Answers are at the end.

We visited a trivia spot on a recent icy cold Saturday evening that we used to play semi-regularly before the Plague – Oscar’s in Saline. It’s only about 20 minutes from home, but  because it’s on a Saturday evening (among other things), it’s not really a good spot for us to play each week.

But if you like a good no-nonsense sports bar with decent drink and food prices, free on-site parking and of course weekly trivia games (they offer two here – the other trivia night is a My Trivia Live night 7:30 Wednesdays), then look no further!

Sometimes the bar gets a bit packed for special events like super important sportsball games, but on this night, my husband and I were able to get our “favorite” seats at the end of the bar. We tend to like to sit near the door at trivia nights so as to make a quick escape if the game goes south (about that…ugh game one was NOT kind to us)! We also like to be able to get a good view of the trivia room. Hey we all have our “things” don’t we? 

We tried going out for a trivia night Thursday, but apparently there was some sort of super important sportsball event or something going on that packed the bar too much for us to find a good table. Which is why we went out for a weekend trivia game (a rarity for us these days). 

This was certainly a lopsided trivia night for us! TWENTY points was all we were able to scrape together for game one! This put us in last going into the final, and since we didn’t want to potentially end up with single digit points, we wagered zero on the final question and finished in NOT last place!

The second game was much kinder to us, we managed to finish first in that game, and I think we were one of only two teams to get the game two final question correct. Who says watching Saturday morning cartoons – even as an adult – can’t pay off on trivia nights?

We occasionally try to take a “When in Rome” approach when we play trivia games in non-regular spots. Since we kind of “thought” that this would be a good place to go a bit…incognito, and not use our regular team name like some of the regular teams here also do, we went with one of our common “aliases” that we use when we’re too lazy to come up with anything better.

So we used the standby “Bastard Squad,” which is inspired by the short-lived 1980s British comedy series “The Young Ones.” They only  reference “Bastard Squad” a couple of times (apparently it was a popular fictitious TV series on that series), but it totally sounds like something that Mike and I would watch! This series used to be aired late nights on MTV during the 1980s.

“The Young Ones” is not easily streamable in the U.S. unless you want to pay (it is worth it)! But you can probably find hard copies on DVD or  Blu-Ray. Just be sure that your player can handle DVDS in multiple regions, or buy the DVD designated for your region. 

Here were our questions:

Game One/Round One

1 Brand Names – What American beverage brand has been credited with popularizing the modern conception of the appearance of Santa Claus? This was one of only five questions that we would get correct in this game! 😞

2 Flags – What Western Asian country’s maroon and white flag is the only national flag with a width more than twice its height, at a ratio of 11 to 28? FB clue, but we didn’t think of it. Miss.

3 Anatomy – I did not get this question down, so I’m going by memory here. The word “lunula,” which means “little moon,” can be found in which area of the human body? Miss.

4 Stage Names – Scottish singer-songwriter  Emeli decided against using her given first name because she shares it with what one-named British singer who found popular success first? We guessed “Fergie,” even though we knew it wasn’t right. Miss.

Mystery Round One – Visual

5 Pokemon – Not counting any characters acquired via a trade, transfer or event, what splashing fish creature is the only one that can be caught in every mainline game in the series? Miss.

6 Documentaries – In a 2024 documentary film, what comedic actor embarks on a 17-day road trip across the U.S. with his friend Harper Steele? We incorrectly guessed Tom Green.

7 2010s TV – Episodes in the first season of what 2010s TV show starring Rami Malek have titles that end in a type of digital container video format such as “.mov,” “.mp4,” and “.wmv”? We incorrectly guessed  Parks and Recreation, but later in game two, we’d be happy that this show was in our head!

8 WNBA – Name one of the only two active franchises, both in the Eastern Conference, that have made it to the WNBA Finals, but have never won the championship.

NERD POINT: Name both franchises.

Nope and nope. Don’t know about this subject area. Game killing category!

Mystery Round Two

The correct answer to each clue contains the consecutive letters A, T, L in that order.

M1 Term coined by British journalists to describe the frenzy experienced at certain live music performances from 1963 to 1966

M2 Last name of the character played by Andy Griffith on television from 1986 to 1995

M3 Tourist destination and port city located due east of the tip of Baja, California in the Mexican state of Sinaloa

M4 Last name of the inventor who created an early hand-cranked machine gun in 1861 that shares his name

Scores heading into the game one final:

Final Question Game One

Category – Stock Crashes

What company saw a total value loss of around $100 million on August 21, 2025, following controversy involving a fictional character named “Uncle Herschel?”

Did not write down game winners.

Game Two/Round Three

9 Podcasts – In January, 2026, what Saturday Night Live alum won the inuagural Golden Globe Award for Best Podcast for her podcast Good Hang? Good guess!

10 Top Tens – This was an audio question, so I’ll turn it into a “words” question. What singer’s most recent top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was called “Heartlight?” Thank the gods that this was an 80s song!

11 Presidents – In 1798, what U.S. president signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law amid rising tensions during the United States’ so-called Quasi War with France?

12 Sci-Fi Films – What 2018 sci-fi action film that has a tile named for an extinct specials of giant mackerel shark spawned a 2023 sequel subtitled “The Trench?”

Mystery Round Three

Give the first and last names of the people described by the following clues, all of which have initials L.P.

M1 Businessman who co-founded Google alongside Sengey Brin

M2 French scientist known as the “father of bacteriology”

M3 Actor known for his roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Riverdale

M4 Singer-songwriter known for the songs “Why Can’t I” and “Supernova”

Missed #s 1 and 4.

Round Four

13 Planets – What is the largest planet in the solar system without any known moons?

14 TV Creators – What media mogul who hosted a long-running talk show that debuted in 1962 created the game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune?

NERD POINT: What sitcom aired a 1997 episode named after this talk show?

Yes and yes. Got both parts correct.

15 Bridges – What U.S. city is connected to Fort Erie, Ontario, via the Peace Bridge, which spans the Niagara River?

16 Food Names – What marketing name for the Patagonian toothfish, notably  mentioned in the 1993 film Jurassic Park, was coined in the late 1970s? Miss. Do not remember this fish being mentioned in that movie.

Mystery Round Four

Name the U.S. state which each given college football bowl game is played.

M1 Pop Tarts Bowl at Camping World Stadium

M2 Liberty Bowl at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

M3 Duke’s Mayo Bowl at Bank of America Stadium

M4 Holiday Bowl at Snapdragon Stadium

Does anyone else think that if food companies sponsor   bowl games that the foods should be gratis for people at the games? If I were at a Pop Tarts bowl game, gimme Pop Tarts! Ditto for Duke’s Mayo! Serve a bowl of it to me 😜

Anyway…

Heading into the game two final we were in third with 46 points, behind Crustafarians who had 49 points, and Grizzle, who had 52 points. Behind us were Last Place, 40; Educated Guessers, 36 and Grizz Califa, 22.

 

R1 coke, Qatar, fingernail, Adele

R2 Magikarp, will Ferrell, mister robot, Atlanta/ Connecticut

M1 dogwood, basketball, strawberry, drawbridges

M2 beatlemania, Matlock, Mazatlan, Gatling

F cracker barrel

R3 Amy poehler, Neil Diamond, John Adams, the meg

M3 Larry page, Louis Pasteur, Luke Perry, Liz phair

M4 fl, tn, NC, ca

F dinkley