Thursday, March 16, 2006

3/15 Recap

This week's rounds:

1. On This Day
2. Irish
3. You Don't Know Jack (audio)
4. Yellow
5. TV Shows with Acronyms in the title

Aside from the fact that I physically assaulted a few people over a Terry Jacks song, including my best mate, things went pretty well. About half the room was combative and confrontational, just like I like it, and the visiting dignitaries from South America were thrilled to do Jager shots and blithely watch as the teams in the back corners rocked the last two rounds and almost caught the duo up front who wound up winning the night.

Best team name was Secret Midnight Handjob (I'm going from memory; the tally sheet somehow didn't make it home), and two teams managed a perfect ten on the audio round. Maybe I'll post it later; we'll see.

Anyway, it was excellent to have an evening so interactive. Let me know if we as hosts can do anything to help out on that end.

Thursday, March 02, 2006

3/1: On This Day

I'll be posting recaps of the previous night if I can get it together to do so, but you'll get a round or two every week in this space, as well as star sightings, hype and other trivia-related news.

===============

1. On this day in 1961, President Kennedy signed what volunteer agency into existence?

2. Dirk Benedict turns 61 today. Aside from playing "Face" on the A Team, he might have been best known for playing Lieutenant Starbuck on what science fiction movie and TV series?

3. On March 1, 1983, the company that's now the world's largest maker of timepieces began operations. Name that company.

4. On this day in 1932, the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped and murdered, sparking one of the largest media circuses and show trials in American History. Which Agatha Christie novel (later to be made into a movie) was inspired by the Lindbergh baby kidnapping?

5. On March 1, 1565, the City of Rio de Janeiro was incorporated. Residents of Rio de Janeiro are known by what term, which is also the name of a popular dance step?

6. The producer, actor and Canadian dude Alan Thicke is 59 today. He was also a popular songwriter, who wrote the original Wheel of Fortune theme, as well as the theme songs to two of the most popular sitcoms of the 1980's. Name either of those sitcoms.
(Hint: Growing Pains is not one of them.)

7. On March 1, 1803, what Great Lakes state became the 17th State admitted to the union?

8. On March 1, 1994, in Munich, Nirvana played their final live show. What was the name of Nirvana's first studio album?

9. Glenn Miller would have been 102 years old today if he were still alive. But he's not. How did he probably die?

10. On this date in 1989, prohibition was finally lifted in this northern nation, and now, every March 1, they celebrate Beer Day. (I don't know what you'd do on "Beer Day," but there you go.) What northern country now celebrates "Beer Day" every March 1?