Are You Ready For Some Quizboooowwwl?

Nerds: It's time.Time to dust off those swords and shields.  Time to say those final prayers.  Time to kiss those families goodbye.  'Cause ResCol Quiz Bowl?  It's a-comin'.First up in this intramural Battle of the Brains?  Mathey v. Whitman, 10 pm Tuesday in the Mathey Common Room.  This is just the opening salvo, though -- the tournament continues all year until one college is named the ultimate Titan of Trivia.I've got my money on defending champ Forbes.  I was able to see them in practice yesterday -- and let me tell you, those buzzer thumbs were in fine form.  Fine form.  Little weak on the science categories, though (You're seriously gonna go with Europa as Jupiter's third largest moon?  Embarrassing.)  So you never know.Judging by the official video, most of these Soldiers of Sporcle seem quick to predict their own victory - with the exception of Wilsonians and Rockyites, who declined to participate in the trash-talking.  Maybe they were just too busy cramming world capitals?  ("Moroni is the capital of Comoros because you'd have to be a moron to want to live on this out-of-the-way African island!"  Mnemonic Devices : High School David :: Friends : Well-Adjusted Young People)