The winners on Monday, November 28

Tied for first place: Lagoon Merritts and Blue Cheese Mafia with 50 points.

Third place: The Canadian Mooses

Congrats to all!

Song round from November 7

 

I can't simulate a music round, because if I pull songs off YouTube, the artist will be listed. So instead, I will list the artists and in alphabetical order, and you will be able to answer original or cover.

 

Originals and Covers

 

Song: Not Fade Away

Artist #1: Buddy Holly

Original or Cover? _____________

 

Artist #2: The Rolling Stones 

Original or Cover? _____________

 

Song: Once in a Lifetime

Artist #1: Angelique Kidjo    

Original or Cover? _____________

Artist #2: Talking Heads

Original or Cover? _____________

 

Song: Baby, Don’t You Do It

Artist #1: The Band

Original or Cover? _____________

Artist #2: Marvin Gaye

Original or Cover? _____________

Song: Hound Dog

Artist #1: Elvis Presley    

Original or Cover? _____________

Artist #2: Big Mama Thornton 

Original or Cover? _____________

 

Song: Respect

Artist #1: Aretha Franklin    

Original or Cover? _____________

Artist #2: Otis Redding  

Original or Cover? _____________

 

Answers in the comments.

Second picture round from November 7

 

 Name the actor and the show the second picture is from. Answers in the comments.

Second ten questions from November 7th

Lines from Movies

1) “Rommell, you magnificent bastard, I READ YOUR BOOK!”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________
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2) “I’m your huckleberry.”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________
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3) “THIS IS SPARTA!”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________
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4) “I’ll get you, my pretty... and your little dog, too!”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________
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5) “Senator, you can have my answer now if you like. My offer is this: nothing.”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________
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6) “And remember, dear readers, you heard it here first. Off the record, on the QT, and very HUSH HUSH!”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________
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7) “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________
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8) “This was NOT a boat accident!”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________
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9) “SHUT THE FUCK UP, DONNY!”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________
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10) “There’s no crying in baseball!”
Movie: _____________________________
Actor: _____________________________
Role: ______________________________

The Final Countdown from November 7th

 In the Final Countdown round, I give four clues about the same topic. If you get the correct answer in one clue, it's worth 10 points. The more clues you need the lower the value for a correct answer. The correct answer is in the comments. Good luck!

(10 points): This two player game is derived from a four player game from India called Chaturanga, first played some 1,500 years ago.

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(6 points): Books are filled with variations of different opening move sequences. Among the most famous openings are the Ruy Lopez, the Sicilian Defense and the Queen’s Gambit Declined.

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(3 points): The first American world champion was Paul Morphy, who won in 1858. The most famous American champion was Bobby Fischer, who won in 1972.

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(1 point): In this game, a pawn reaching the final rank can be turned into any piece other than a king. The usual choice is queen.

The winning teams from November 7th

 Last week, the winners were

1st place: Winthrop & Valentine, $30

2nd place: Blue Cheese Mafia, $20

3rd place: Herschel Walker's Unaborted Babies, $10

 

Congratulations to all the teams, and I hope to see you all again soon.

 

Welcome to the Monday Night Trivia at Portal blog

 Hello! This is the first post in the Monday Night Trivia at Portal blog.

My name is Matthew Hubbard, a.k.a. The Mean Geezer ™ . Every week I will be posting the questions and answers from last week's game, along with the names of the winning teams. The questions will be in the blog post, the answers in the comments. This way, you can play along.

On a blog like this, it is hard to simulate the music round. If I use YouTube videos, the artist and the song title are listed, so the answers become as plain as day. Instead of questions you can answer, I will post videos from YouTube. This will give you an idea of the kind of music I use for these rounds, though I do pride myself in not repeating songs.