Trivia Recap: 4/13

The Players: Hannah (English teacher), Brock (very talented artist and marketing expert), Mary (English teacher), Darren (math professor), and Danielle (bartender)

Opening Category: WWE Entrance Music (Audio Question)

Hint of the Day: Barrel

Round One:

The WWE category was awful and we lost a point. After that, we did fine. Here's what it looked like:

• Song Inspirations. The answer was "Sweet Caroline," which was easy, and the bonus was Fenway Park, which Brock and Darren knew.

• What's Your "M.O."? Microwave Oven, Michelle Obama, and Magnum Opus.

• Last Word/First Word. Michael Clark Duncan Hines. Darren knew this straight away. The man is brilliant.

• Name That Author. Mary Shelley. We named her alright, but didn't know when she was born. Or when her book was published. Or something like that.

Round Two:

• The "First" Question of Round 2. All of the songs had "First" in the title, which proved to be a little tricky. Brock called "First Cut is the Deepest," but Danielle had to help us with "First Date" (freakin' Blink 182... that band is so nasally! BOTH singers sound like they're holding their noses while they sing, even though Ben only thinks the one guy is nasally) and "First Class."

• Presidential Potpourri. Teddy Roosevelt. We all knew that one. Even Brock, once he got back from the bathroom.

• NFL Players. Brock got this for us because he'd seen it projected on the bar's TV earlier that night!

• Animal Kingdom. Elephant seal was the answer. Mary knew it and I agreed.

• US Geography. Arkansas borders Texas and Louisiana, but we didn't know it was called "The Natural State."

Halftime:

This was the worst bonus sheet in the history of Pour House Trivia. On the top, we had to identify actors and actresses with the same initials (the initials being E.B.) and on the bottom, we had to determine whether the listed countries were former U.S.S.R. members. Miraculously, we got 19/20 on the sheet, but I did write a note to Adam letting him know that the halftime sheet was absolutely atrocious.

Round Three:

• Athletic Namesakes. Jim Thorpe was the answer, which I knew immediately, and Mary knew he was from Oklahoma so we got a two-point bonus.

• Broadway Musicals. I knew Wicked was written by Gregory Maguire so that was easy.

• Three Clues/One Word. Dutch was the answer. We got it thanks to Danielle.

• TV Actresses. Being the Seventh Heaven fans that we once were, Mary and I both knew that Jessica Biel played Mary on that show.

• The Periodic Table. Thank goodness I wore my periodic table shirt because it came it handy!

6-4-2:

Did you know Mel Gibson was born in New York? Me neither. It took us three clues, which means we only got two points. Oh well.

Round Four:

• Shakespearean Characters. Thanks to The Reduced Shakespeare Company, Mary and I knew this. Othello and Desdemona were the answers.

• A+B=C. Darren and I (and maybe Brock too; I forget) knew The Spin Doctors sang "Two Princes." And then Mary and Darren figured out the second half of the question, which involved five presidents, and since two plus five is seven, seven was the answer. We wagered seven points on it, obviously.

• Famous Females. Mary's love of British royalty got us Diana Spencer.

• Name The Game. Barrel of Monkeys! Brock was soooo excited about this one, having called it earlier in the evening. He barely allowed Darren time to record the answer before he ran it up to Adam.

• An "Egg"cellent Question. We ended up getting this answer correct, but the category was pretty stupid.

Final:

I forget the question, but it was about someone who is beautiful -- like, one of the most beautiful people -- and who also won an Academy Award. I actually forget the answer too. We got it wrong, but we still won, and next week's opening category, courtesy of The Educated Friends, is Daisy Jones and the Six, the book (not the film) by Taylor Jenkins Reid.