No answers for this one (strapped for time).

Four of us met virtually for a trivia game Wednesday night, we finished third overall with 99 points.

Here were our questions:

1 Peninsulas – The Scandinavian Peninsula consists of all of mainland Norway and Sweden, as well as part of what third country?

2 Poker – In a standard game of poker, what hand ranks between a flush and a four of a kind? Nice work Sam and Evan!

3 Companies – Giant, Santa Cruz, Trek, and Specialized are among the companies that manufacture what type of vehicle?

4 Grammar – In grammar, what is the term for the part of a sentence that contains the verb and gives information about the subject?

Mystery Round 1

Round 2

5 NASCAR – What driver won five consecutive NASCAR Cup Series Championships from 2006–2010?

NERD POINT: What driver won the Regular Season Championship in 2024?

Miss and miss.

6 Cartoons – Non-Audio Option: What Looney Tunes character wears a green helmet and has no distinguishing facial features other than his eyes?

7 Bands – What band released the 1997 single “Du hast,” which reached #20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, becoming the most successful German-language song in the history of that chart?

8 Graves – What woman is depicted by a statue outside St George’s Church in Gravesend, England, where she was buried following her death from unknown causes in 1617?

Mystery Round 2

Answer the questions about events that have taken place recently.


M1 What film earned 13 nominations at the upcoming 97th Academy Awards, more than both The Brutalist and Wicked?

M2 Who was unanimously confirmed as U.S. secretary of state?

M3 What retailer introduced an updated brand identity, including a wordmark inspired by its founder’s classic trucker hat?

M4 It was announced that Whitney Wolfe Herd will return as CEO of what dating app, which she founded and previously served as CEO of until January 2024?

Missed all but #2, bad scene!

Final Question 1:

Name one of the three plays in Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical series of plays known as the “Eugene Trilogy.”

Got this.

Round Three/Game 2

9 Same Name – What type of paper, commonly used to make file folders and envelopes, shares its name with the capital of a Southeast Asian country?

10 Mythology -In ancient Greece, it was customary to place a coin in or on a deceased person’s mouth before burial in order to pay the toll of Charon, who ferries their souls across what river?

11 Marvel Movies –  Other than the Space Stone and the Time Stone, name two of the four Infinity Stones that appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

NERD POINT: Name three of four.

12 Art -What artist’s early 16th-century fresco The Creation of Adam was inspired by scenes in the Book of Genesis?

Name the TV series with an “L” title based on a selection of the cast and the years the show aired.


M1 Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba (2019–2020)

M2 Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain (1993–1997)

M3 Barbara Billingsley and Jerry Mathers (1957–1963)

M4 Dove Cameron and Joey Bragg (2013–2017)

Only got 2 and 3 correct.

Round 4

13 Animals – What beetle that feeds on cotton buds and flowers migrated to the United States from Mexico, and devastated the cotton industry in the early 20th century?

14 Quarterbacks – In 2013, the Philadelphia Eagles retired the #5 jersey in honor of what quarterback, who is the team’s all-time passing leader?

15 Memes – In a meme that first appeared in the 2000s, what animal replaces the Hindenburg in a modified image of the disaster, creating a pun on the coverage of the incident by radio journalist Herbert Morrison?

16 Games – What protagonist first appeared in a 1980s video game in which he has to travel across the land of Hyrule in a quest to collect the eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom?

Mystery Round 4

Name the region of the U.S. that is home to each given state, according to the Census Bureau.

Options: West, Midwest, South, Northeast

M1 Pennsylvania

M2 Colorado

M3 Missouri

M4 Delaware

Only got #2 correct.

Final Question Game 2:

The alkaline earth metals are six elements in group 2 on the periodic table with similar properties—they are all shiny, silvery-white, and somewhat reactive at standard temperature and pressure. Name two of those six elements.

Miss, only got one correct.

Back to local watering hole next week for trivia. As always, Go Pods, and stay classy, Marvin the Martian!