Things to do in Denver today, Oct. 17: ’90s rock trivia, pumpkin carving and the Lituation

Happy Tuesday.

Ashley Dean

Oct. 17, 2017, 10:38 a.m.

Beck in the video for "Wow." (Courtesy Nasty Little Man)

It’s time again for the Ratio Quiz Show at Ratio Beerworks, 2920 Larimer St.

By now you know the drill: Teams of audience members compete with a panel of “experts.” If an audience team wins, everyone gets cool prizes. If the panel wins, everyone gets lame prizes.

For this round, the theme is ’90s rock and, yes, there will be gloriously dated video clips.

It’s free to play. Sign up starts at 8 p.m. and the game starts at 8:30 p.m.

We’re entering that delicate period of time when you can start carving pumpkins without worrying that they’ll rot before Halloween, and Stoney’s has you covered.

Get down to the bar (1111 Lincoln St.) between 7 and 10 p.m. to carve your jack-o-lantern and try a bunch of pumpkin beers. You’ll just need to make a reservation by calling 303-830-6839.

Happy second anniversary to the party that invites you get wild on a weekday. The Lituation is celebrating two years tonight at the Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway.

It’s free, 21+ and starts at 9:30 p.m.

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Colorado's Federal Security Director Larry Nau hands Oleg Faktorovich a medal during a memorial for his brother, Eduard, a TSA agent who died after contracting COVID-19. Nov, 21, 2020.

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Denver Health. April 1, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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A mock-up of a sanctioned urban campsite in the parking lot of Belong Church in North Capitol Hill. Oct. 2, 2020.

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Mayor Michael Hancock speaks during Gov. Jared Polis' press conference on COVID-19 at the Governor's Mansion in Capitol Hill. Nov. 17, 2020.

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An ADU in Westwood on June 19, 2020. (Donna Bryson/Denverite)

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The Denver Art Museum, Nov 13, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Chris Washington returned on Oct. 31, 2020 to the building where he lived before an August fire in a neighbor's apartment. Washington and other former residents were shocked to find they faced eviction proceedings after being displaced by the fire at Pine Creek Apartments.

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Denver Streets Partnership Executive Director Jill Locantore lights candles in the window of her City Park West home for a World Day of Remembrance for people killed in traffic crashes. Nov. 18, 2020.

48 people killed while walking, rolling, biking and driving around Denver this year get a COVID-style memorial

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A body camera worn by Officer Austin Barela shows him firing on a vehicle. (Source: Denver Police Department)

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A facilities crew wipes down surfaces at Bruce Randolph School during an extended COVID-19 spring break. March 19, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver Public Schools shifting to remote learning after Thanksgiving

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A forced cleanup of an encampment at 19th Avenue and Emerson Street. Nov. 17, 2020.

Protesters arrested as city workers started clearing out an encampment in Five Points

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Beck in the video for "Wow." (Courtesy Nasty Little Man)