Googling Andruw Jones

written by Lazers

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It was a late one at TC Pub, as the trivia battle did not begin until the White Sox game ended. Congratulations to the 2008 AL Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins!

J&B represented by: Chemical man, Stix, Shoe and Lazers

The competition: Bar, Best of Morning Wood, Team Miller

This week’s summary begins with the Aflac trivia question from the Sox game (for those of you who may not have seen it): Who are the only 3 players in MLB history with a stolen base in 4 different decades?

First Half: News/2008 White Sox/October 2008 Playboy

With minimum 50 Ks, which ’08 Sox pitcher has the best K/BB ratio?
With minimum 300 ABs, which Chicago player (either team) has the top average?
(note: bad guess from another team- Nick Swisher)
In his new biography, Robert Wagner confesses that, as a 22 year old, he had an affair with this actress more than 20 years his senior?
Name the 4 MLB teams for whom Javier Vazquez has played?
Miss October Year of Birth? (mentioned only to point out that Benkowski provided a visual aid for the team that selected this question…ahh, throwback to the old “gift of porn” days)
True/False: Julie Newmar posed for a nude set of photos in the 1970s, but they never were published?

As expected, Benkowski has some “guess the punchline” questions in the Playboy category. One joke asked what a sorority girl said after having multiple orgasms. Bar input: “I know you’re not Pat Benkowski.”

J&B selects its “Lady’s Choice” trick- Shortest Hair. Morning Wood guy: “Shortest hair where?”

Did not catch the halftime scores, but J&B was in the lead.

Second Half: Bears & Cubs/90s TV/Death, Dying & Graves

Which 2 Presidents are buried in Arlington, VA?
Only Cub position player with more BB than K in 2008?
100 people die each year choking on b.p.- what does b.p. stand for?
’90- short-lived sitcom based upon “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” starred this 21 year old actress who would later go on to become very famous?
Which 2 Presidents are buried together in the same crypt?
(bad guess: Washington and Lincoln)
1990s- 3 TV shows finished #1 for the season multiple times- 1 was a sitcom, 2 were not sitcoms?
Fall ’97- NBC Thursday lineup- 7:00 Friends 7:30 ?? 8:00 Seinfeld 8:30 ?? 9:00 ER
Who was the host of the 90s adult dating show “Studs”?
Only Cub pitcher with a better than 4:1 K:BB ratio?
Leading cause of death in US for kids aged 1-4?

Scores after two halves: J&B 2320 Bar 1870 Wood 1750 Miller 1390

Choice of Final Category: 90s Music or September National Enquirer. Two of three wins wager, with 3000 bonus for all three correct.

J&B, Bar and Miller select Music.

90s Music:
1991- who sang “Mysterious Ways”?
1991- who sang “2 Legit 2 Quit”?
1999- who sang “Amazed”?

National Enquirer:
“I’ll destroy you”- Oprah says this to whom?
Guy named John Seville was in a coma until his wife placed what on his chest, pulling him out of it?
Mariah Carey flipped out over a book’s revelation that she was dumped by her boyfriend after cheating with what person (6 letters)?

As Rocky said to Drago: “Go for it”

Part II

J&B guesses U2, MC Hammer and Lonestar. Stix is very confident in all three answers, only questioning whether the middle song was made after the “MC” was dropped from Hammer’s name- will Benkowski penalize teams (or just J&B)?

Aflac answer: Rickey Henderson, Tim Raines and Ted Williams.

First half answers:
Matt Thornton
Reed Johnson
Barbara Stanwyck
Expos, Yankees, Diamondbacks, White Sox
1986
True
Actual punchline: “Are you all on the same team?”

Second half answers:
Taft and JFK
Ryan Theriot
Ballpoint pen (other guesses: body parts, buttered popcorn)
Jennifer Aniston
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
Seinfeld, ER and 60 Minutes
Veronica’s Closet and Union Square
Mark DeCarlo
Bobby Howry
Car accidents

Final question:

Miller- 1390- Music- guesses U2 (correct), MC Hammer (correct), and Lonestar (correct)- wagered 1385 plus bonus- up to 5775 and the lead (but somehow the drama is missing).

Wood- 1750- Enquirer- guesses Dr Phil (correct), “my blowup doll” (no), and Eminem (correct)- wagered 1739- up to 3489.

Bar- 1870- Music- guesses U2 (correct), MC Hammer (correct), and Lonestar (correct)- wagered 1870 plus bonus- up to 6740 and the lead.

J&B- 2320- Music- guesses U2 (correct), MC Hammer (correct), and Lonestar (correct)- wagered 1421 plus bonus- up to 6741. And that’s why they call it “the classic”.

Only missing answer- the guy awoke from his coma when his new born baby was placed on his chest.

Next trivia night in two weeks- Thursday, October 9th. Stix is out (due to his third procedure, not due to him and Nitenurse “googling Andruw Jones”).