Team Triv Takes 2nd Place

Do you agree with Dale?

Our Tuesday Team Trivia night landed in the money ($25) but it was a scrappy night to battling for 1st. We had a horrible 1st half but battled to remain close-ish ...

1st Half

Round 1:

Sporting Events - What sporting event takes place near Fenway Park and has been won at least 15 times by Kenyans? A: Boston Marathon (Correct)

Food - What "S" word is a green onion and sometime is commonly referred to as a spring onion? A: Scallions (Correct)

Art Terms - Coming from the Latin for wall, what term is given to a painting applied directly to the side of a building? A: Mural (Correct)

Round 2:

80's Movies - In the 1988 movie "Who framed Roger Rabbit", what crime was the title character framed for? A: Robbery (Incorrect. Correct - Murder)

US Cities - What two cities, beginning with the letter K, is across from each other on the Missouri river and is in two separate states? A: Kansas City (Correct)

American History - In 1814, the British burned the Library of Congress which was held in what building at the time? A: White House (Incorrect. Correct - Capitol Building)

Round 3:

Advertising - From 1993 - 2000, what snack brand had Randy the Macho Man Savage talk about a new level of excitement? A: Doritos (Incorrect. Correct - Slim Jim. Note - we knew a wrestler did Slim Jim commercials and said 'step into a slim jim' but the part of the question referencing a level of excitement threw us. In short, sounded like 2 different jingles).

Cover Songs - What BJ Thomas song was later covered by Blue Swede who added 'Ooga chaka ooga ooga' to the beginning of the song? A: More than a feeling. (Incorrect. Correct - Hooked on a feeling). Note: synapses were not firing at this point!!

Colleges/Universities - Of the big 5 colleges in Philadelphia, which one is named after a Saint? A: Xavier (Incorrect. Correct - St. Joseph's). Xavier apparently in Cincy.

Halftime: Who were the best men at these weddings of famous or infamous people?

1. William Shatner - Leonard Nimoy (Correct)

2. Jorge Posada - Mariano Rivera (Incorrect. Correct - Derek Jeter)

3. Wilhelm Goering - Adolf Hitler (Correct).

4. Sammy Davis Jr. - Dean Martin (Incorrect. Correct - Sinatra)

   
   

And so our small but valiant band of Myself, Hilaire, Jennifer, Luke (1+ yr old) and Mil (3 yr old going on 23), were squarely in 2nd with a horrendous 18 points. The leaders had 32 points! Ugh.

2nd Half

Round 1:

Currency - In 2017, the Sacagawea dollar coin featured what Native American on the reverse side? A: Sequoyah. (Correct)

Movie Link - What is the common actor or actress between these 3 movies: The Bone Collector, Chicago and Hairspray (2007 version)? A: Catherine Zeta Jones. (Incorrect. Correct - Queen Latifah).

American History - In 1965, what section or neighborhood of Los Angeles was subject to widespread rioting? A: Watts (Correct).

Round 2:

Fictional Characters - In the now defunct "International Moustache Hall of Fame" what Dr. Seuss character was inducted in 2017? A: The Lorax (Correct)

Science - Promethium is that last periodic elemebt in what Rare Earth series that begins with the letter "L"? A: Lanthanide (Correct)

Blues - Little Walter, Paul Butterfield, Juniore Wells and Sonny Boy Williamson were all famous for playing what instrument? A: Harmonica (Correct)

Round 3:

Friends - What handsome actor was on a 2003 episode of Friends, wherein he played a guy named Zach was going to be Chandler and Monica's sperm donor? A: George Clooney (Incorrect. Correct - John Stamos).

Different #1 Songs with Same Title - What song title was a #1 hit for both Adele and Lionel Ritchie? A: Hello (Correct)

Sports Business - Of the 4 major professional sports leagues in America, which league features a commissioner who is a NY lawyer but went to school in Chicago? A: NBA (Correct).

So, we are sitting at 50 points going into the final with the leaders in 58. We made up 6 points on them and definitely catchable since you can bet up to 15 points for the final. Once again, the culture was our achilles heel up to this point. My tally is we lost 80s movies, advertising, cover songs, movie link Qs. Pop culture definitely. Shamefully, we missed an American History and Colleges Q.

Final Round:

Directors.

Of the 6 listed directors below, name the 2 that have not won an oscar for Best Director?

James Cameron

Alfred Hitchcock

John Huston

George Lucas

Roman Polanski

Martin Scorcese

A: Hitchcock & Lucas. (Correct). We bet 15 points. The lead team bet 8 points and just did cover ours, winning the game with 66 vs our 65 point total. If anyone lives in the Greensboro NC area and knows TV, movies and more recent music -- come on out to World of Beer on Tuesdays and join up!

Until next Tuesday!