It was a packed house at the bar formerly know as the Corner Brewery last night, with 16 teams in attendance. At 111 league points, we’ve had better games, but still not too bad. Game One 1. Cheese: What hard cheese gets its name from the capital of Italy? 2. Flags: Within one year, in what year was the 50th star added to the US flag? 3. Actresses: What actress starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in both Titanic and Revolutionary Road? 4. World Series: Which American League team did the “Miracle Mets” defeat in five games to win the 1969 World Series? 5. Europe: Catalonia, Andalucia, and Galicia are all regions of which European country? 6. 70s Bands: What soul funk band experienced mainstream success during the 1970s with their albums “Up for the Down Stroke,” “Chocolate City,” and “Mothership Connection?” 7. Sayings: What three words completes the adage: “The squeaky wheel…?” **Easy enough. This was the FB hint too. The Sporcle quiz provided a last word that none of us had heard before. A regional thing? 8. Card Games: What Victorian card game that originated in England and Scotland is played by discarding cards in pairs until a player is left with a single unpaired card and is declared the loser? Really????? 9. Entrepreneurs: What pop rock singer/songwriter, TV personality, and entrepreneur released a new fragrance in 2013 and has an apparel collection sold exclusively at Kmart? Alas, we were missing our Millennial who probably could have helped with this one. 10. TV Weddings: What title TV character married Mindy O’Connell in an episode titled “The Wedding” in 1981? Mystery Round: Pick the older Academy Award winning actor. 1. Jeff Bridges or Sean Penn 2. Forest Whitaker or Colin Firth 3. Christian Bale or Javier Bardem 4. Joe Pesci or Tommy Lee Jones Heading into the final: Money Badgers tie with Cool People and Jeff for 61, Miskatonic in 3rd with 60 and us in 5th at 58. Final Category: 2014 Winter Olympics Final Question: There are seven nations competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics for the first time. Five of these nations are represented by a single competitor. Name two of these five countries. Two of the countries are landlocked; the other three are island nations. We blew it. Money Badgers took first, Corn Fritters 2nd and Punky Brewsters took third. QUICKFIRE: Name the six women who have served as regular season long judges on American Idol. Surprisingly, we got all but one. Game Two 1. Stock Symbols: What company trades under the stock symbol BBY on the New York Stock Exchange? 2. US Capitals: Which US capital city is the seat of Maricopa County? 3. Clubs: What famous nightclub was, as its name implies, the building where TV shows like The $64,000 Question and The Jack Benny Show were filmed? 4. Audio: A clip from a 1995 film where a character describes “partying with the Haiti-uns.” 5. Moons: What is the largest moon of Saturn: Titan, Ganymede, Triton, or Europa? 6. Golfers: What Fiji born professional golfer won the Masters in 2000 and the PGA Championship in both 1998 and 2004? 7. TV: What TV series was based on the 1975 movie Moonrunners? 8. Prince: What 1984 song by Prince and the Revolution begins with the line: “Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to get through this thing called life?” 9. Classic Novels: What classic 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston tells the story of Janie Crawford’s life characterized by her dealings in three different marriages? 10. Speeches: Which future US president gave his famous “House Divided” speech in 1858? Visual mystery round: not too tough…all four are easily recognizable if you’re a casual sports fan. Heading into the final: Miskatonic in first with a tie between Cool People and Jeff and Money Badgers Final Category: McDonald’s Final Question: In 2013, McDonald’s announced that their Chicken McNuggets are processed into four specific shapes, each of which have been given a four letter name beginning with the letter B. Name three of the four. What?? Really???
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