We had a question about Rocky Balboa in our My Trivia Live game Wednesday at The Wurst Bar, which asked who was victorious in the boxing match at the end of the first “Rocky” film. Maybe we were taking a page from Rocky’s playbook Wednesday when we entered the trivia “ring,” bruised and battered from two consecutive defeats which left us out of the prize zone! Maybe all of those motivational speeches from our cigar-chomping boxing coach paid off – we won first place/$30 after wisely wagering zero on a tough final question. Shout out to John for being the star of the game and for using my pretty, pretty pink pen 🦄 Brad played pretty awesomely, too, getting the “Rocky” bonus points question correct! More about that “Rocky” question and lots of lots of questions that weren’t about “Rocky” coming right up!
Round One
1. Food – What is the better known name of a “graham cracker sandwich” as described in a 1920s recipe book?
2. Disasters – From 1953 to 1978, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration assigned only women’s names to what natural disasters?
3. Human Body – What part of the body is a gastrologist most concerned with?
Perfect first round…
Round Two
1. Phone Calls – What code do you dial to receive the phone number of the person who most recently dialed your number? What would Bill and Ted say?
2. Technology – the IOS operating system is most commonly found on mobile devices made by what company?
3. Rocky – In the 1976 film “Rocky,” which character wins the fight at the end of the film? For an extra three-point bonus, how was the winner of the fight determined? Brad was all over both parts of this question, woot! Got this for a total of four points.
Round Three
1. Grammar – What is the superlative of the word “bad?” Apparently some teams put “baddest” for this, lol…
2. Song Lyrics – In the 1981 song “Kiss on My List,” that list is comprised of what? Seriously I could have showed up just in time to help answer this question – they didn’t need me up until this point!
3. Presidency – What is Donald Trump’s whole Twitter handle? I just started using our team’s Twitter page again, and nope, I don’t follow him, we missed this…just as a shameless plug (ahem) if you want to follow us on Twitter, look for us: miskatonicUFC. Please and thank you! We have a whopping 46 followers, so it’s pretty sad!
Halftime (this is going to be TERRIBLE, spoiler!)
Identify the companies for which the following single-letter stock symbols represent.
F, K, V, T
We only got “F” correct. I don’t think any teams got all of these correct. Boo!
Scores: Nine teams, scores 16 to 36 with “I’m not a Gynecologist, but I’ll Take a Look” in first (love that name). Team Pants was in second with 33, and we were tied for third with another team with 31. That mystery round really killed us! Grrr…stock market! 😩
Round Four
1. Bark at the Moon – What do we call full moon that happens in January? Newsletter clue…
2 Detectives – What Dashiell Hammett series featured the characters Nora and Nick Charles? Brad all over this, woot!
3. Ranks – What rank used in many different military branches involves two French words meaning “place holder?”
Round Five
1. New York, New York – What company co-owns the New York, New York Hotel on the Vegas strip? 6
2. Winter Olympics – Besides Lake Placid, name one of the two other cities to have hosted the Winter Olympics more than once, 4 points.
3. Word Origins – The word “bowdlerize” comes from the real life person Thomas Bowdler, who was known for doing what to Shakespeare works in the early 19th century? Solo hit for John…
Round Six
1. Money Math – If Dolly Parton worked a “9 to 5” shift at today’s minimum wage rate, how much would she earn before taxes and deductions? Mike came up with this answer for the points…
2. Glaciers – What is the name for rock that supports a glacier? Miss for 4.
3. Name’s the Same – What is the rhyming name for an object use to unlock a vehicle that shares its name with a snack food? Also shares its name with a member of the “Stray Cats,” lol…
Ended with 63 points heading into the final and were behind the Gynecologist by only 1 point.
Final Category – Annual Events
What annual event beginning in 1970 determined its winners by a vote among the players? Now winners of that tournament are determined by being the best at what they do. I THINK I have the gist of the question, I really didn’t write it down very well. Our new team policy is, “Whenever questions are too wordy, wager zero. This time, we did…Top two teams – Tipsy Gypsies (knew the answer but only wagered 1 point), and ‘Pods, 63. That’s all folks, until next time, which will be Saturday for Sporcle Live with Liz and her 700th game at Oscar’s! We will not be Invading Original Gravity again tonight, but will most likely be back next week for a couple of things! One, trivia Thursday, and two, Oktoberfest on Saturday! Look for our next recap on Sunday, until then, Go Pods, and stay classy, Burt Young from “Rocky.” Anyone else remember his character from “The Sopranos?” Aging hit man, thought he’d keel over and die while taking someone else out…