written by Lazers
names edited by Hilts
It has been a long time since I’ve set foot in Groucho’s- a long, lonely, lonely time. This past Sunday night, J&B decided to invade Groucho’s trivia night. There were no monuments to recognize the Twin Towers or Trixie.
Update will be sent only in one part, with answers at the end.
J&B was off to a bad start, as the website advertised starting time was half an hour later than the actual starting time. No J&Bers were around for the first few questions of the 2-point round.
The competition was 9 other teams, most of whose names we didn’t hear. One team was named Comfortably Dumb- I assume the same group that were semi-regular at TC Pub, but not known for certain.
J&B was represented by: chemical Man, Stix, Peppys/Hammer, Hilts, Gf and Lazers
The fee for the night was a hefty $20, although Stix got a free pen for fronting the money.
Questions would be asked in rounds, with each team getting to write their answer on a post-it. The moderators would read some of the funnier guesses after informing the group how many teams had the answer correct. If only one team had an answer correct, that team received double points. Most if not all rounds ended with an audio question, asking for the singer or group that performed the song used as a segue way to allow the moderators to add the scores.
Question from the 2-point round: What do Ruth Wakefield, Wally Amos and Margaret Rutkin have in common?
J&B was 4 points out of first place after the initial round.
Next up was the 5-point round:
What is the most popular Pepperidge Farm cookie?
The New York Dolls, David Bowie, T-Rex, and Gary Glitter were all examples of what genre of 70s music?
J&B was 9 points back in 5th place after this round.
Next up was the 10-point round:
Miley Cyrus- what is her real name (as reflected on her birth certificate)?
After the NFL/AFL merger, what 3 NFL teams were mixed in with the AFL teams in their conference?
Thus far, Groucho’s trivia features overall tough questions without much sports and pop culture. Peppys / Hammer: “We’ve gotten soft.”
Nonetheless, J&B eked its way into second place with 109 points after the last round. The leading team had 148.
Final round was the 15- point round:
Prior to “McGyver”, Richard Dean Anderson was a co-star on this popular TV show?
What is made with the following ingredients: chopped raw beef, onion, parsley, capers, a hot sauce (usually made from Worcestershire), and raw egg?
That last question singled out because J&B was the only team that was wrong.
After a random drawing for free t-shirts (won by Comfortably Dumb), the winning teams were announced:
4th place was a tie with 143 points. The prize was a pizza.
3rd place was 156 points, winning a free round of drinks (won by Mr. Peterson)
2nd place was 186 points, winning $50.
1st place was 208 points, winning $100.
As previously mentioned, J&B won a “free” pen with what I think would have been 124 points (getting only 1 of the 4 answers for the final round).
Overall, there were some very tough questions across many categories. Without a “Final” question, the “History of J&B” lacks its dramatic natural break for the chance for online players to answer questions followed by the often amazing finality of that night’s game. With the earlier start, the game was over around 10:00.
Answers:
Cookie makers
Milano
Glam rock
Destiny Hope
Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns
General Hospital
Steak Tar tare
Upcoming J&B:
Discussion of attending Benkowski trivia at “The Castle”- 5700 W. 79th Street. Next option is Wednesday, February 25th at 7:00. Benkowski hadn’t responded to Art’s email, so Art was looking at options via website. Coincidentally, Gf ran into Benkowski at the library and indicated he suggested “The Castle”. I’m just astounded that he was doing actual research rather than relying on his sometimes-less-than-stellar memory.
I’m listing myself as a “maybe” for that night.
St Bede’s- coming up on Saturday, February 28th. Hilts has fronted our fee and will pass along details regarding start time, etc. I think we have our 10-person roster set with the same crew as last year.
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