Chapter 17
GrahamOur fields of random knowledge complemented each other, yielding a perfect score through the first two rounds of trivia. What Alexa didn’t know about the Beatles, I could answer instantly, and she surprised me again with her grasp of all things scientific. The periodic table, the solar system, and anatomy—Alexa handled all of the topics with ease.
“Do you go home at night and study science books?”
“I read things and watch science shows on TV.” Alexa moved her empty cocktail glass to the edge of the table for the passing busboy, and her pencil rolled off the table. “Then, it’s like any of these ridiculous questions. You’ve collected random factoids along the way, and half the battle is being able to pull them out of your a*s when required. I have good a*s-to-brain recall
