This blog is going to be a “snapshot” of the top 10 highest-scoring games that me and my trivia team have had in 2023, including final questions, how we did in the games, the moon phase of that game (JK, although one of our highest scoring games was during a blood moon)! So I guess I’m only partially kidding about moon phases! I do mention the moon in the March 23 game!

Feel free to look up any of these recaps to see the questions in their entirety. Or to make that task easier, I’ve made a category for these games that you can visit here: https://hebontheweb.blog/category/top-ten-sporcle-games-2023/

Top Ten Scoring Games – 2023 – Miskatonic University Fighting Cephalopods

#10

YpsiAlehouse, October 29, 2023 – 100 total points, second place overall, one second place/$10 prize.

Final Question One:

What two natural landmarks are featured on the quarters for Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite National Park that are part of the America the Beautiful quarters series, which ran from 2010-2021?

Hit.

Final Question Two:

What 2007 play by Tracy Letts that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for best play is named for the time and place it is set?

Miss.

Visual mystery round:

#9

December 28, 2023, Corner Brewery, Ypsilanti, MI, 102 total points, seventh overall, no prizes

Final Question Game One –

There are four U.S. presidents with middle names starting with H. Name all four of those middle names.

Yay, we got this, but so did enough teams ahead of us to keep us from being even remotely close to prizes. Meh…

Final Question Game Two

What performer has earned Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for playing TV title characters with the last names Pierce and Sheehan? Miss.

Visual Mystery Round –

#8

September 24, 2023, Ypsialehouse, Ypsilanti, MI – 103 total points, fifth place overall, no prizes

Final Question Game One:

Which phase of cell mitosis comes fourth chronologically and first alphabetically?

Hit.

Final Question Game Two:

“The Chain,” “The Man who Belonged on Earth,” ” The Moratorium on Brains,” and “The Egoist” are titles of chapters in what book published in the 20th Century?”

Miss.

Visual Mystery Round:

#7

March 29, 2023, arbor brewing company microbrewery, Ypsilanti, MI – 105 total points, fourth place overall, no prizes

Final Question Game One:

mong the Grammy Award winners won by the same person more than once, name the two artists who won in the following years/categories:

Best Female R&B performance, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1975

Best Score/Soundtrack designed for Visual Media – 1978-1983

Best Male Country Performance – 1995-1999

Miss.

Final Question Game Two:

Name the three main credit bureaus used by lenders in the U.S. to assess an applicant’s credit rating.

Hit.

Visual Mystery Round:

#6

November 5, 2023, Ypsialehouse, Ypsilanti, MI – 110 total points, third place overall, no prizes

Final Question Game One:

A 1987 film subtitled “The Revenge,” which used the tagline “This time, it’s personal,” is the fourth and final installment in what franchise?

Hit.

Final Question Game Two:

There are seven breed groups that compete in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – sporting, working, toy, non-sporting, hound, herding and what seventh group that has produced the most winners – by far?

Hit.

Visual Mystery Round:

#5

February 8, 2023, arbor brewing company microbrewery, Ypsilanti, MI – 112 total points, third place overall, no prizes

Final Question One:

TV Voices

H. Jon Benjamin voices the title character on two different animated series that have aired at least 13 seasons debuting in 2009 and 2011 respectively.

Hit.

Final Question Game Two:

The Guardian listed 10 “Greatest Works of Art Ever,” which included one depicting a real-life event from 1937 – and another called Number 31 from 1950. Name both of those artists creating those works.

Miss.

#4

november 12, 2023, ypsialehouse, Ypsilanti, MI – 117 total points, second place overall, one second place/$10 prize

Final Question Game One:

20th Century – What year of the 20th century is the longest when written out in Roman numerals, with a total of 11 characters?

Hit.

Final Question Game Two:

As a solo artist, Paul Simon has had six top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Name two of those six songs, the last of which was released in 1980.

Hit.

#3

august 24, 2023, sticks, Ypsilanti, MI – 117 total points, third place overall, no prizes

Final Question Game One;

Name two of the three countries whose capitals in Europe have exactly eight letters and start with the letter “B.”

Hit.

Final Question Game Two:

The streaming services Redbox and Crackle are both currently owned by a company named for an inspirational book series that it also owns. Name that book series.

Hit.

Visual Mystery Round:

#2

march 23, 2023, sticks, Ypsilanti, MI – 130 total points, first place overall, one second place/$10 prize, one first place/$15 prize

Final Question Game One:

There are three U.S. states that share a border with six other U.S. states as well as a border with Canada. Name two of those states.

Hit.

Final Question Game Two:

There are two U.S. presidents with the last name “Harrison.” Name any of the decades in which they served as president.

Hit.

Visual Mystery Round:

#1

december 10, 2023, ypsialehouse, Ypsilanti, MI – 133 total points, first place overall, one first place/$20 prize

Final Question Game One:

What three countries have been visited by U.S. presidents at least 40 times each, ranking them ahead of Germany?

Hit.

Final Question Game Two:

What derived unit of mass equal to roughly 32.17 pounds in standard gravity shares its four letter name with an animal in the phylum Mollusca?

Hit.

Visual Mystery Round: