Answers in the comments.

We “had” originally planned to go out for a trivia game on a recent Wednesday evening, but my trivia partner decided that he didn’t feel like going out that night. So I said to him:

“Would you rather do a virtual game then sweetie?” Yes, sometimes I do use terms of endearment that sound a lot better coming out of chain-smoking traditionally uniformed diner waitresses that you’re likely to see in any David Lynch film or TV series! I speculate that Lynch has a fetish for waitress uniforms (and he probably isn’t the only one):

My husband slash “trivia partner” said “yes” to virtual trivia, so I paid the $ and signed us up. Yes, it may seem silly to pay for trivia games that are free to play in bars, and while there are no prizes – and always the thought that the other teams could be cheating a lot more than they would in an in-person trivia game?

Well, there are benefits of virtual games too! You don’t have to get dressed for “going out,” it’s a great option for parents with kids at home, you don’t have to drive anywhere or worry about finding parking, you dont have to wait in any lines for drinks, and – the best part? You can occasionally see your dear friends whom have moved out of state (or just out of city). We got to wish our dear friends Sam and Angela a belated happy 10th wedding anniversary to them! The poor souls had some sweltering heat and humidity down in the “Peninsula” region of Virginia. When your city name of Poquoson translates to “big swamp,” you’re probably going to want a house with a screened porch and central AC!

Dave K., “Mr. E” and their wives Susan and Abbey also joined in on the virtual game.

We didn’t do that well in the game, both final questions were a “nope.” We had our bright moments!

1 Slogans – What insurance company headquartered in Columbus Georgia has used the slogan “We’ve got you under our wing?”

2 Animals – What 10-letter P word describes an animal’s tail that can be used for grasping?

3 Sports Teams – Due to travel restrictions, the Toronto Blue Jays played their home games during the 2020 season at Sahlen Field in what US state that is the regular home of two MLB teams?

NERD POINT – Sahlen Field is in what US city?

Miss and miss, though we discussed the right state.

4 TV Shows – What British game show hosted by comedian Alexander Armstrong has a title that can mean “devoid of meaning?” No idea.

Mystery Round One – John Candy Films in Order

Place the following John Candy films in order from earliest release date to the most recent.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Splash, Stripes, Uncle Buck

Got all of these correct (yay 80s movies)!

Round Two

5 Singers – What singer, who is featured on the 2009 single Empire State of Mind, released a response song titled Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down on her album The Element of Freedom later that same year?

6 Advances – Both Pansexual & Panromantic Visibility Day and International Day Against Homophobia, Transportation and Biphobia fall during which month of the year – February, May, July or November? FB clue.

7 Book Titles – What eight-letter word completes the title of the following 1963 book by Betty Friedan – The Feminine BLANK?

8 Gaming – What gaming console was released in the US with Super Mario Land, Alleyway and Baseball among its launch titles? Miss.

Mystery Round Two

Name the company based on the year it was founded and an alternate definition of its name

M1 1946 – The part of the car body that surrounds the wheels

M2 2012 – The main field of cyclists in a race

M3 1902 – The object of an attack

M4 – A sun-dried brick

Missed #2.

Final Question Game One – Viral Cocktails

In a viral 2022 video posted to HBO’s Tik Tok account, House of the Dragon star Emma D’Arcy said that their favorite cocktail is a “negroni sbagliato,” meaning “bungled” or “mistaken” in Italian.

A traditional negroni is made with gin, vermouth and Campari – what ingredient is used instead of gin in a negroni sbagliato?

This was a question where someone would really know this because they actually use Tik Tok, watched this video and committed this tidbit to memory, read about it someplace and committed it to memory, or…

Made a damn lucky correct guess. This was not exactly a “teamwork” final question like we had last weekend in the Sporcle Events Game we played (boy was that question fun)!

For that question, teams had to name three of the five “big four” sports teams in North America whose names do NOT include any shared letters with the letters in their location/city. Moving on…

Round Three/Game Two

9 Animated Films – Actress Ming-Na Wen voices the title character in what 1998 Disney animated film, released five years after her breakthrough role in the Joy Luck Club?

10 Beef -Filet Mignon is taken from the end of what cut of beef? Miss, we were close!

11 War History – What decisive World War II battle, which took place six months after Pearl Harbor, is named for a Pacific Atoll that is roughly equidistant from Asia and North America?

12 Languages – Name one of the two most spoken languages that are NOT among the official languages of the United Nations, both of which have more speakers than Portuguese (based on the number of speakers).

NERD POINT – Name both.

I think we got one but not both. I honestly don’t recall.

Mystery Round Three

Name the LGBTQ+ musician based on three of their most screamed songs on Spotify

M1 I Want to Come Over, I’m the Only One, and Come to My Window

M2 Make Me Feel, Tightrope, and I Like That

M3 Eastside, Without me and Bad at Love

M4 Sorry did not get one of these down, but I don’t know which one!

Round Four

13 Science – What elementary particle that has no mass and always moves at the speed of light in a vacuum is denoted using the lower case Greek letter Gamma? Got this.

14 Sitcoms – Audio clue.

15 Mountains – Aoraki is the indigenous name of the tallest mountain in what island country? Miss. Did this mountain have a credited role in any Peter Jackson films?

16 Art – What pink-reddish color lends its name to a period of Picasso’s art that lasted from 1904-1906?

Mystery Round Four

Missed #4 (Yes that is the only one we missed, we actually had our “NBA dude” playing with us on this night!)

Final Question Game Two – TV Casts

Of the six performers who are credited on all 250 episodes of Modern Family, three did NOT win a Primetime Emmy for their roles. Name two of those three performers, all of whom were nominated multiple times without winning.

We did successfully name two cast members of that show, just not the right ones (we got one correct).

We’ll be out for a real live trivia game later today. As always, Go Pods, and stay classy, Alicia Keys!