Monday we had our customary gathering for an evening of Team Trivia fun!  There was a wonderful turnout, and plenty of teams got into the action.  I like to give a big thumbs up to Audrey’s team for joining in and extend a “Welcome Back” to Jehova’s Witness Protection Program!

team name of the night might have been “Larry’s a Better Trivia Host than Hula Hoop Player”.  that’s a reference to his performance on Saturday Night during the Survivor Immunity Challenge.  

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here’s a quick coin flip for you . . . true or false, Bob Builder was unable to identify the following theme song during trivia . . .

while you ponder that, our players were making their way through the usual 4 rounds of 10 questions that touched everything from sports (name the elite 8 teams from this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament) to the periodic table. 

 in between, several players were able to win prize packages by naming all of the seven dwarves, and 7 of the U.S. Presidents that also served as Vice-President.

in the main trivia event, we finally had a clear cut winner at the end of four rounds.  no tie breakers this week!  the team in the back ended their drought, which began some time before the Christmas holiday.  it was a long time coming, but this week, you guys are once again the Team Trivia Champs!!!

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now, we’ll see how they all fare in Thursday’s SPORTS TRIVIA CONTEST!!

That’s Right – SPORTS TRIVIA on Thursday at 7 pm!!!!

last night was the follow up to St. Patty’s Day trivia, and a chance for the Rizza to take down back-to-back Team Trivia titles.  of course the rest of the teams would be trying thier best to keep that from happening!

team name of the night goes to . . . “Larry Lost Two Stripes in Louisiana”.  and yes, there’s a story behind it

teams made their wayy through four rounds of questions such as . . .

• What meat traditionally becomes a Weiner Schnitzel ?
• With 5.3 million sold since 1953, what’s by far the most successful British Car of all time?
• What clothing item was first known as the ‘slide fastener’?

besides the questions that are actually worth points in the game, there are prize questions that must be answered from the barstool of knowledge.  last night players were vying for a prize package by trying to list all of the numbers with names that have no repeating letters. 

for instance, “One” has no repeating letters.  In the word “Nine”, the letter ‘n’ repeats.  There are 16 in total, including the number “Zero”.  Good luck!

when all of that was finished, we had one lucky player choose from the magic envelope pile, where there is a $50 bill hidden, waiting for a new home!  several people found “Golden Tipped Shooters” and now have a chance at winning seats on a bus trip to a baseball game at Camden Yards this summer.

and after all of THAT, we found out that TWO teams were tied for First Place!

The Rizza and “The irresistable force meets the immovable object” . . . .

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the question?  When the U.S. bought Alaska from Russia, what did we pay per acre?

as it turns out, we didn’t pay much – abut $.02 per acre.  Rad came closer with his answer during the showdown, which means that “The irresistable force meets the immovable object” came away with the Trivia Title for the evening!!  Congrats guys!

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St. Patty’s Team Trivia

there was plenty of action on Monday.  Every team that played won a prize, following the holiday tradition at Team Trivia.  Of course only one team could win the big prize, possession of the Trophy for the week and the cash to commemorate victory in the event!

there were definitely plenty of questions that were based on the holiday, from recipes for irish food to the birthplace of St. Patrick.  of course people’s brains were taxed on other topics, including a question were the answer was that Shicky is a midget.  

throughout the evening fun was in the air.  there was a beads conTEST for the ladies.  every man playing team trivia was given a set of beads, and the obligation to bestow that set upon one lovely lady playing the game.  when the night was done TWO visions of beauty TIED with the same amount of beads!!

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during all of the fun, and that included the “pick a pop” game where the pops were actually “Leprecondums” each with their own witty saying on the packaging . . .

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three “one of a kind” T Shirts that Larry had made up to commemorate the evening, and prizes going to the teams with the Best St. Patrick’s Day themed team names, there was some room for learning.  for instance, the CIA doesn’t think of England or Scotland as their own nations.  they’re part of the UK.  and according to the Catholic Church, St. Patty was born in scotland, which is part of Britan.  much the same way Pennsylvania is part of the United States. 

geography questions aside, someone walked away with a one of a kind T shirt for naming 5 of the top shows on television according to the Neilson Ratings system, and someone else won a prize package by naming the State Capitals that have multiple professional sports franchises!

the shooter girls were offering jello cups, and of course the test tubes.  a couple of folks got lucky and picked the gold test tube, adding their names to the draw for a FREE PAIR of tickets on the BUS TRIP to Camdan Yards this June!!

and like every week, someone playing trivia had a chance to pick from the Magic Envelope Pile!!

meanwhile, teams were competing.  and after four rounds of questions, we still didn’t have a winner.  in fact, THREE teams were tied for the top spot, and so we went into tie-breaking mode for the second week in a row!!

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but in the end, there can be only one. winner that is, and on St. Patty’s Day it was . . . .

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The Rizza!!

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Funky Tut

when someone asked the winning team how they did it, i heard one of them respond that “this isn’t just a good-looking hat rack on my shoulders”.  that made me chuckle. 

indeed last week at trivia there were plenty of folks out doing some big-time competition.  it kinda caught me of guard, but looking at the seemingly stacked team by the back dartboard i knew it was ON!  guys, i’m telling ya, get a girl and an old dude.  or else you’ll always have trouble with things like panty hose sizes and identifying the theme to F-Troop!

as it was, teams battled throughout the night with the game in doubt right up to the very end.  in fact, it ended in a tie after regulation!!  and so two teams sent one member each to the stage to answer the question . . .  

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“How many lioncloths were found in the burial chambers of King Tut?”

of course it happened to be that Vic is currently teaching Egyptian history to his students.  Unfortunately, he wasn’t concentrating on the important things like the numbers of lioncloths found in the burial chambers of the pharaohs.   Both he and Uncle Dwayne put down the same number – 10.  So, after four rounds of questions we were tied, and after one round of tie-breaking, we were tied.  that’s the first time that has happened at Team Trivia!

on the second opportunity Vic came closer to the correct answer, improving his mark in tie-breaking situations to 7 – 0.  there, i’ve put the jinx on that one

and so i offer a photo of the good looking hat racks, errr, I mean the winning team . . .

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last night was a packed house for Team Trivia!  All of the regular teams were, some with expanded rosters.  Plus, several new teams made thier way into the mix, so there was plenty of action!!

teams battled their way through four rounds of ten questions, with no one gaining a clear cut advantage.  in fact, at the end of three rounds every team in the house was within 3 points of each other.  it turns out that after Four Rounds – Four Teams were Tied for First Place!! 

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the all-important tie-breaking question? 

How many total medals did the United States earn in all of the Winter Olympics combined? 

your guess would be as good as mine, but the man who came closest to the correct answer when the heat was on was our beloved Ox.  and he brought the trophy back to the night’s champs . . . “Larry started on time for once”

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