but before i get into that, here’s a recap of Monday Night’s Team Trivia affair . . . .

Folks sure made it out last night, with plenty of teams competing for all sorts of prizes, the night was destined to be special.  the super-awesome shooter girls did a great job before they could relax and kick down a few brews.  thanks for spreading the cheer, party on ladies!!

of course every team wants to take command of the Trivia Trophy and have their time as Champions of the Week.  but, Monday was special as we continued celebrating the Fourth of July.  teams were wrestiling with patriotic questions like . . .

• what PA town was daniel boone born in? (answer later in the post, for anyone too “time pressed” to look it up )
• who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
• According to the song, where was Yankee Doodle going on his pony?

teams were really battilng this one out, with several teams tied for the lead at the end of regulation, and a few more that were one point off the pace.  if only someone on the defending Champs had known . . . .

what is a “a type of firework, the name of a mixed drink, and a John Cougar Mellencamp song”.  still, at the end of regulation, three teams were tied in the biggest Trivia conTEST of the summer!!

but before the potential winners could do battle, we handed out the prizes - at least one to every team!  Double A Ron was ready to put his prize into play the moment he got his hands on it! 

but the basketballs, camp chairs, beer pong sets, etc. were not what people really had their eye on.  tonight was the night that some lucky person would take home the gas grill.  and . . . Varano’s team picked the flag that said “GAS GRILL” on it.  well, actually it was colored gold on the bottom, but it meant the same thing. someone on their team was taking home the grill.  now, to the task of deciding whom.

since the grill was a “No Questions Asked” prize, we had to dig deep, and pull out a timeless classic.  everyone from the chosen team would do battle in the time-tested game of “BUZZ”.

for those of you who aren’t from around here, here’s how it works:

• Buzz is a count off/substitution game. 
• players count off, and substitute any number containing “7″ as one of the digits with the word BUZZ. 
• you also substitute any “double number” (11, 22, 33, etc.) with the word BUZZ. 

simple, no?

you might be surprised how easy it is to slip up.  and in the end, the man who failed to fail was Mr. “Trivia Machine” Demanski.  this happy couple should have some serious grilling/partying in store for some time to come!!

besides the team prizes, we also had a “beads contest” running throughout the night.  in the end, the lady who collected the most beads from the fellows in the room was awarded a prize.  in typical fashion, the prize was a themed beer cooler.  er, beverage cooler. 

Congratulations to Dawn Dormer for collecting more beads than any other lady in the room, and winning both the title and the prize!

meanwhile, back on the ranch, we still didn’t have a winning team!!  in fact, three teams tied for the top spot.  they each sent one represntative to the table to compete in a sudden death overtime.  the question . . . . write the number 1776 in Roman Numerals.

it doesn’t look like Shawn Ryan fears Skrully’s skills in the field of Roman Numerals. . . .

after attempts by each player, it turned out that no one had written down the correct answer - MDCCLXXVI.  i didn’t know it at the time, but apparently it’s written under the pyramid on the back of the one dollar bill.  never noticed that before. 

so - on to DOUBLE OVERTIME!!

new representatives were put forth by both teams for a final “sports, or more specifically, golf” question. 

“How Many Dimples are there on a standard Golf Ball?”

 My Parents Think I’m a Virgin came closer than Cookie Signed the Declaration of Independance with their guess, and WON THE TITLE!!!!

Way to go guys!!!

P.S. - Daniel boone was born in Reading, PA