"We got to win tonight! I can't go back to Montana until we win." Then I explained the reason I was still in North Dakota and hadn't returned to Montana as I has planned.
We got the pre-game bonus question correct.
Dock Ellis, a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, once pitched a no-hitter while under the influence of what drug?
Since I don't know sports trivia I had to look the answer up online before the game started. The correct answer was LSD.
Round 1:
- Of the continental 48 U.S. states, which of the following has the most northern state capital? A: Minnesota B: North Dakota C: Washington D: Maine
- The Guggenheim museum is in which city? A: Paris B: London C: Rome D: New York
- According to an online survey, what item do homehowners fear the most? A: (I forgot) B: Door knob C: Ceiling fan D: Fireplace
- For the following slogan, fill in the blank: "If gas pains persist, try ___"? A: Imodium B: Gas-x C: (I forgot) D: Volkswagon
- Who said: "How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?" A: Napoleon B: Jacques Chirac C: De Gaulle D: Sarkozy
Round 2:
- What is the name of the animal that Chester the cat thought was a vampire?
- Who wrote "One for the Money" and "Hard Eight"?
- Which 1990s grunge band had a 2009 hit with the song "The Fixer"?
- How long do bull riders need to stay on a bull?
- What are the Russian letters for U.S.S.R?
Round 3:
Concert riders are lists of demands made by musicians to make them feel comfortable offstage. Match the demand to the musician or band who made it?
- Four organic lip balms (not Chapstick)
- Two competent and sober local crew
- One man sized box of Kleenex
- Juicy baked chicken, legs, wings and breast only
- Hot air balloon
- One box of Cuban cigars
- Three oxygen tanks
- No fast food or chain restaurant food
- French candles
- Two packs of Zig Zag rolling papers
B = John Mayer
C = Beyonce
D = Kenny Rogers
E = Amy Winehouse
F = Jane's Addicton
G = Ted Nugent
H = Brooks and Dunn
I = Ozzy Ozbourne
J = Jennifer Lopez
We only got one answer correct! The winning team this round only got three correct. The only answer we got correct was for Ozzy Ozbourne. But we were still in first place with 170 points, but now were tied with our nemesis: the Funkymonks team. We were twenty points ahead of the next team.
Round 4:
- What character was played by Clayton Moore?
- Of the Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har cartoon characters, what kind of animal is Hady Har Har?
- The Erie Canal connects Lake Ontario with what?
- True or False? More cards are sent on Valentines Day than Christmas?
- True or False? Disneyland once banned men with long hair from their theme park.
- What color is the bottle for Aussie hair products?
- What does a protractor measure?
- In the Winnie the Pooh stories, what is the name of the rabbit?
- What state is the birthplace to presidents Reagan and Lincoln?
- What is the first name of the Jonas Brother that dated Taylor Swift?
We got all of the answers correct! Everyone on my team knew some of the answers, and together we got a perfect score. Darrel's wife used the Aussie hair products and he and Marvin knew what a protector measured. I knew what Hardy Har Har was and I eventually remembered which Jonas brother Taylor Swift dated. That one I am not proud at remembering. I do take satisfaction that it took me a long time to remember his name. Darrel almost turned in the paper with my first and incorrect guess until I told him to wait a few minutes while I thought about it some more.
The next highest score was 7 answers correct. In our excitement we then realized that we hadn't doubled-down this round and only got 100 points. *augh!* If this decision costs us the game...! I wailed and gnashed my teeth so much so that Mark from the Funkymonks team got some Kleenex for me to cry into.
Even though one other team (Brewster) doubled-down this round they only got five correct. So at the end of this round we were in the lead at 270 points. Brewster, who had doubled down, was at 250 points. Funkymonks was at 240 points.
We're looking good.
Round 5:
- True or False? Do men almost always get an erection when they dream? The teams with women on them left it to men to answer, and us men said, "How would we know? We're sleeping!"
- What is the name of the famous bridge in Venice, Italy that was first built in 1181?
- How many solid color balls are on a pool table?
- What lives in the Dead Sea?
- Who had the slogan: "Don't treat your puppy like a dog."?
- What food did Goldilocks eat?
- What river did Tom Sawyer float on?
- Who did Bob Cratchit help?
- In what state did the Unibomber live?
Since I had been in Venice I thought I knew that answer: The Bridge of Sighs. Nope. Wrong answer. We also got the puppy dog slogan wrong and the Dead Sea question.
So we got seven correct. This time we had doubled down as it is dangerous to double down on the last round. Two other teams doubled down too. Funkymonks got eight answer correct and gained on us, especially as they had doubled down.
At the end of this round we still were in the lead with 410 points. Funkymonks were breathing down our neck at 400 points. The rest of the teams were at: 310, 250 and 200. Even if the only team left to double down got all answer correct in round 6, they would only end up with 400 points total. Funkymonks were our competition. Fortunately Matt was busy bowling tonight and wasn't here to help the Funkymonks team.
Round 6:
Of the top 20 companies in the Fortune 500 in April 2009, name ten companies.
Darrel, Marvin and I each came up with a list of companies and then we negotiated as to what would be included. We went with:
GE, Exxon, British Petroleum, Walmart, Google, Microsoft, Proctor and Gamble, IBM, Sony, McDonalds
We got five answers correct. The top score was seven correct, but it was not the Funkymonks team as they also got five answers correct. We stayed ahead of them by ten points! Score! Goal! Hurrah! My team finally won the trivia game this week. For once we beat the Funkymonks team and didn't finish in second place by a few points. In the overall rankings for our region we are in second place behind the Funkymonks team. We'll see how we rank after this week.
As our reward for winning Darrel, Marvin and I each got a $10 gift certificate for drinks and food at the bar. Since I won't be here next week I let Darrel and Marvin have my share. Even though I don't drink beer I joined Darrel and Marvin in a post-game drink and had a bottle of Mike's Hard Lemonade.
Answers:
Round 1: 1=C, 2=D, 3=C, 4=D, 5=C
Round 2: 1=Bunnicula 2=Janet Evanovich 3=Pearl Jam 4=8 seconds 5=CCCP
Round 3: 1=B, 2=E, 3=G, 4=C, 5=H, 6=A, 7=I, 8=D, 9=J, 10=F
Round 4: 1=Lone Ranger , 2=Hyenna, 3=Hudson River, 4=F, 5=T, 6=Purple, 7=Angle, 8=Rabbit, 9=Illinois 10=Joe
Round 5: 1=True 2=Rialto 3=Eight, 4= Nothing, 5=Purina 6=Porridge 7=Mississippi 8=Tiny Tim 9=Montana
Round 6: Here is the link to the following list.
1. Exxon Mobil
2. Wal-Mart
3. Chevron
4. ConocoPhillips
5. General Electric
6. General Motors
7. Ford Motor
8. AT&T
9. Hewlett-Packard
10. Valero Energy
11. Bank of America Corp.
12. Citigroup
13. Berkshire Hathaway
14. International Business Machines
15. McKesson
16. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
17. Verizon Communications
18. Cardinal Health
19. CVS Caremark
20. Procter and Gamble
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