gblowfish
08-28-2007, 09:37 PM
My wifey wanted to go play trivia games with some of her pals up at the Independence square tonight . She's been wanting me to go with her for weeks, finally agreed to go. Frankly, the last freakin' thing I want to do after a day in the customer service mosh pit is to have to come home and THINK like I'm taking an SAT exam for three freakin' hours.
OK, so me and my wife were a team. We were the only one of two two-person teams. The others all had four or five people, which I thought was really unfair. Five heads to two, so to speak. And two of the guys were lawyers and their wives.
Through the entire evening, there were only TWO...count em....TWO sports questions.
One: Who was the all time MLB leader in runs scored? (Ricky Henderson) I guessed Ty Cobb and missed that one.
Two: Who was the only female golfer to win 5 tourneys in a row? (Nancy Lopez, I got that one for some reason. She's the only female golfer I could think of.)
We were in second place at halftime, but lost because I bet it all on the last question.
Here's some of the questions, see if you know them without Googling. These were some typical questions, no multiple choice:
I'll give you ten questions, put the answers last. No cheating:
1) What Big Band had the theme song "Cherokee?"
2) What movie title was on the marquee in the opening to the Flintstones?
3) In what decade in the 1900's did Gideans start putting bibles in hotels?
4) What's a 9 letter word that starts with "P" for a tent or shelter in a park or open public area?
5) Who played Barney Miller in the sitcom "Barney Miller?"
6) In Star Trek Next Generation, what did Data name his cat?
7) What is the largest Castle in England?
8) Who's theme song was the tune "Flying Home? (Jazz Question)
9) What Native American Indian food is made of meat, fat and berries?
10) This was the final Jeapordy answer I blew all our points on:
In the Abbot & Costello comedy bit "Who's on First" what is the only field position not mentioned?
Ready for answers...no cheating, bitches:
1) Charlie Barnett Orchestra (who the F*CK would know that?)
2) "The Monster." I knew this one because it came up in Trivial Pursuit once.
3) The 1900's. Gidians started in 1903.
4) Pavillion. Damn Cross Word Freaks all got this one no sweat.
5) Hal Linden
6) Spot
7) Windsor Castle
8) Lionel Hampton (I guessed Benny Goodman, which is a tune he did, Hampton played on it in Goodman's band, and stole it when he went solo)
9) Pemison (whatever the hell that is...I guessed "Jerky" which was, of course, the same as Pemison without the fruit. Damn!!!
10) The category was "comedy classics." I said WTF, let's bet it all, Alex.
Answer to the question: I said "DH", which technically is correct, except Abbot & Costello's bit was done Pre-DH in the American League. So my answer was disqualified on a technicality.
Correct answer is: Right Field.
Most people thought Shortstop, but of course, that's the punchline.
Right field is the winning answer. Winning team took home about $100.
Now I'm just pissed that I lost. And I hate hanging out in a coffee shop with a bunch of eggheaded lawyers who don't even have to answer sports questions, or anything about music from the last SIXTY years!!!
Of course, they knew all the answers on show tunes, authors, gourmet foods, literature. Screw them. Screw them all.
TWO sports questions all night, and one was on the LPGA. Oh, and 2 questions on Rock n Roll, but a whole freakin' category on Big Band and Jazz.
I hope I can sleep tonight....
OK, so me and my wife were a team. We were the only one of two two-person teams. The others all had four or five people, which I thought was really unfair. Five heads to two, so to speak. And two of the guys were lawyers and their wives.
Through the entire evening, there were only TWO...count em....TWO sports questions.
One: Who was the all time MLB leader in runs scored? (Ricky Henderson) I guessed Ty Cobb and missed that one.
Two: Who was the only female golfer to win 5 tourneys in a row? (Nancy Lopez, I got that one for some reason. She's the only female golfer I could think of.)
We were in second place at halftime, but lost because I bet it all on the last question.
Here's some of the questions, see if you know them without Googling. These were some typical questions, no multiple choice:
I'll give you ten questions, put the answers last. No cheating:
1) What Big Band had the theme song "Cherokee?"
2) What movie title was on the marquee in the opening to the Flintstones?
3) In what decade in the 1900's did Gideans start putting bibles in hotels?
4) What's a 9 letter word that starts with "P" for a tent or shelter in a park or open public area?
5) Who played Barney Miller in the sitcom "Barney Miller?"
6) In Star Trek Next Generation, what did Data name his cat?
7) What is the largest Castle in England?
8) Who's theme song was the tune "Flying Home? (Jazz Question)
9) What Native American Indian food is made of meat, fat and berries?
10) This was the final Jeapordy answer I blew all our points on:
In the Abbot & Costello comedy bit "Who's on First" what is the only field position not mentioned?
Ready for answers...no cheating, bitches:
1) Charlie Barnett Orchestra (who the F*CK would know that?)
2) "The Monster." I knew this one because it came up in Trivial Pursuit once.
3) The 1900's. Gidians started in 1903.
4) Pavillion. Damn Cross Word Freaks all got this one no sweat.
5) Hal Linden
6) Spot
7) Windsor Castle
8) Lionel Hampton (I guessed Benny Goodman, which is a tune he did, Hampton played on it in Goodman's band, and stole it when he went solo)
9) Pemison (whatever the hell that is...I guessed "Jerky" which was, of course, the same as Pemison without the fruit. Damn!!!
10) The category was "comedy classics." I said WTF, let's bet it all, Alex.
Answer to the question: I said "DH", which technically is correct, except Abbot & Costello's bit was done Pre-DH in the American League. So my answer was disqualified on a technicality.
Correct answer is: Right Field.
Most people thought Shortstop, but of course, that's the punchline.
Right field is the winning answer. Winning team took home about $100.
Now I'm just pissed that I lost. And I hate hanging out in a coffee shop with a bunch of eggheaded lawyers who don't even have to answer sports questions, or anything about music from the last SIXTY years!!!
Of course, they knew all the answers on show tunes, authors, gourmet foods, literature. Screw them. Screw them all.
TWO sports questions all night, and one was on the LPGA. Oh, and 2 questions on Rock n Roll, but a whole freakin' category on Big Band and Jazz.
I hope I can sleep tonight....