Well, well well! Aren’t you blog readers the lucky ones? I just got home within the past hour or so – I did my shift at work, had some lunch, got my hair cut and went out to vote, and wrote up some trivia questions for my mom’s birthday, which you can read here read if you haven’t already! It will be helpful to be a baby boomer, a huge fan of Nick at Night, or be the child of a baby boomer when you’re trying to answer these questions!

Since I have a little time to spare before having dinner with my folks later this evening, how about I type up the questions from Monday’s game at Powell’s Pub? Will do! You guys get the “sneak peak,” I will not post these on Facebook until later tonight or Wednesday. We won no prizes, finished with 60 points going into the final (which was the top score of the night). First game of the season? We’ll take that! I came SUPER close to guessing the right year on a sportsball question…but crossed it off! Other than that, not too bad of a night!

Round One

Vice Presidents – Who preceded Mike Pence as Vice President of the United States? 5

Search Engines – Which search engines uses an “I’m Feeling Lucky” button that bypasses the search results page? 3

Mountains – Mount Everest is part of what mountain range? Really? 1

Round Two

Idioms – What two-word idiom describes a person taking an opposing viewpoint in an argument just for the sake of argument? 5

Historical Figures – Who wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848 and Das Capital in 1867?

Before They Were Stars – What actor had a minor non-speaking role in the 1991 film Curly Sue and would eventually go on to play Michael Scott for seven seasons on The Office?

Round Three

Song Origins – Patty and Mildred Hill wrote what song in the late 19th Century which originated as Good Morning to All? Mike recently read this factoid, so we got this for 5.

MLB – In what year did the 2016 Chicago Cubs last win the World Series prior to winning in 2016? I wrote down the correct year first, then two other years which were incorrect. Someone hit me with a fly ball! D’oh! Miss for 1.

Presidents – Who was the first U.S. president to appoint a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court? Again – REALLY? Well, I guess after the tough tournament questions on Sunday, I’ll take some softballs! 3

Halftime – Literary Animals

Given a description of the animal and the author/title, identify the fictional animals.

1. Bengal tiger and main antagonist in The Jungle Book
2. Alice’s cat in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
3. Winnie the Pooh’s ever-glum sarcastic donkey friend in the AA Milne book series
4. Rat who helps Charlotte and Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web and also provides comic relief

We couldn’t think of this kitty’s name!

Missed #2. Remembered #4 because Brad said his brother played this character in a school play! As I’ve said…it doesn’t matter HOW you know an answer as long as you know it!
We had 32 points going into the second half, and were just two points behind the Ham Wallets, who were in first.

Round Four

Festivals – In which state would you find the Sparta Butter Fest? Newsletter “gimme” for 6.

Boxing – Who was the only world heavyweight champion to retire undefeated? Nope for 2.

Debut Albums – Which Athens, GA based band released its debut album Murmur in 1983?

Round Five

Bill the Butcher – Who played “Bill the Butcher” in the 2002 Martin Scorsese film Gangs of New York? 6

Quotes – Whom is credited with the quote “Be the change….” even though there is no evidence he said it? This is abbreviated, but we missed for 4.

Soccer – Which country hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930? 2

Round Six

Volcanoes – What U.S. state has the largest number of active volcanoes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey? 4

Famous Firsts – Within one, in what year did Chuck Yeager become the first pilot to beat the land speed record for level flight? We were off by ONE….

HBO – Sarah Jessica Parker played Carrie Bradshaw on what HBO sitcom? And this exhausts my knowledge of this show (LOL)!

We were on top of the heap with 60 points going into the final question.

Category – Artists

What artist’s last work before their death was Vida La Vida before their death, which depicts watermelons?

Went with a Spanish artist because of the title, but picked the wrong Spanish-speaking artist. Risked and missed. Says Who and Yaks wagered and got this right, Ham Wallets wagered zero and got third.

No more trivia games for us this week, we are still on “hiatus” during the Sporcle “bye” week, but we will be back in the fight next week!