Theatre tickets at stake in trivia quiz contest

University Players is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two tickets to see the Shakespearean comedy Twelfth Night. The play’s run continues through March 22 in the Jackman Dramatic Art Centre’s Hatch Studio Theatre.

Performances Wednesday through Saturday are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m., as is an additional Saturday on March 14. Order tickets online at www.UniversityPlayers.com or by phoning 519-253-3000, ext. 2808.

To enter the contest, just send your answers to the following three trivia questions, drawn from this production’s setting in Jazz-Age Detroit. The winner will be selected at random from all correct responses received by 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 11.

  1. What beastly term was Prohibition-era slang for an establishment illegally serving alcohol?
    1. blind pig
    2. deaf cow
    3. lame horse
    4. three-legged dog
       
  2. Which 1928 art deco landmark was originally named the Union Trust Building?
    1. the Fisher Building
    2. the Fox Theatre
    3. the Guardian Building
    4. the Hudson department store
       
  3. Which Detroit-based bootlegging mob rates a mention in Elvis Presley’s hit Jailhouse Rock?
    1. Murderers’ Row
    2. Our Gang
    3. the Purple Gang
    4. the Rat Pack

Contest is open to all readers of the DailyNews. Send an e-mail with your responses to uofwnews@uwindsor.ca. One entry per contestant, please.