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Hello Everyone,

I was talking with Marc Michael's earlier this month about winning a chance at $25,000 playing a fun game of trivia with friends.  I looked up the website and went over to a location in Huntsville to play.  They weren't having it there any more, but I would like to Thank Steve W. and Mark Ray for joining me in a last minute decision on playing.  It was a lot of fun to sit and have dinner with these guys even if I didn't get to play trivia.

 It meant a lot to me that they showed up on such a short notice (couple hours notice at best).
After I went home for the night, I talked with Marc some more about other locations. Then came up with a plan to play at the Honest Pint in Chattanooga, TN.  It's only a few hours from here and granted it is a bit of a drive for a Sunday night.  The good news is, the 3 of us who were able to go, didn't have to work the next day.  So Herman, Myself and Steve all met up and rode off into the sunset....oh wait, that is a different blog....
We arrived at the Honest Pint about 45 minutes early to give us time to order some dinner before the game.  We settled in at a table near the stage area and ordered up some Bonny Scot & Sully’s Nachos to get us started.  If you are ever in the area, stop by and order you some.  They serve some mouth watering good food. Here's the link: Honest Pint

Now let me introduce you to Marc and Bryanna who were Amazing hosts for the entire evening.

Upon their arrival, they quickly set up and the game was underway!  Marc did an outstanding job of keeping everyone entertained while keeping score as well.  I loved that they have the double point questions.  That's a bit different from the trivia we play in Huntsville and I loved the change!  Now if I were to ask you what color group you would find Cobalt in, of course you would know that it's           .  The next question I enjoyed for many reasons, not just because we knew it.  It was a very well done song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1981 on the album Hard Promises.  It never made it to the number 1 spot on the Hot 100, but it did get all the way to #19.  So if you would like to take a trip down memory lane, here's your chance:  The Waiting
To end round 1 with a perfect score, We knew that the first Nuclear-Powered aircraft carrier was:

Hold on a second, this can't be right.  I'm certain of the name and I know the ship was commissioned in 1961 and decommissioned last year in 2013.  Yes, it was non other than this beauty here:

USS Enterprise

We moved on to round 2 and only missed the 3rd question.  I thought Japan was the country who caught the most fish.  Turns out that as far as "catching" fish, we beat out Japan.  However, China is the number 1 country for catching the most fish and also consuming the most fish.  Japan does more importing than I realized when I looked it up tonight.  who know?  Here is the link for China tops world in catching fish.

Our 3rd round brought us questions from Advertising, Science and States.  Who has the slogan "Unleash the Beast"?   That would be non other than the toxic MONSTER energy drinks.  That by the way is my opinion and not that of the FDA.  Next time try some Arbonne Energy drink instead.  While I'm putting out opinion's,  here is an interesting one that I came across and had not heard before:  Could it be the mark of the beast? HA  (I don't support the idea, just sharing what I find)

We missed the states question because we didn't know that the Pocono Mountains were in Pennsylvania.  That is a state I have not yet visited, so it's on my list of must see places.  So looks like I will be making a trip to the Pocono Mountains for a bit a vacation time. Or as they say in London,  While I'm on Holiday :)  Here is a wonderful website to check out when you have some time off.  Beautiful Pocono-Mountains You can also find them on Facebook, Twitter and several other social media locations.

Half time at last!

Name 4 of the 6 movies that Brad Pitt starred in that have a number in the title?  (I'm writing this blog from memory and a few notes, however that question isn't entirely worded correctly, yet my brain can't replay the words to get it right.  So I'll give you the correct answers:  

Se7en  (1995)

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

(Banned from entering China because of his role in) Seven Years in Tibet  (1997) 

Oceans Eleven (2001)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas  (2003)

12 years a Slave  (2013)   

If you have not watched 12 years a Slave, it's a movie everyone should see.  You need a box of tissues!

Now at the end of half time, we are in 3rd place.  For a team of only 3 players, we are doing very well against all the regulars who play each week at this location.  There are 8 teams who are all playing to get qualified for the semi finals coming up on February 9th and 16th.

During the 2nd half of the game, Steve scored another round of beer that can't be sold in Alabama due solo upon the name on the label.  Next on the list of things I will recommend he try. (only if I'm driving home)  is the Double Arrogant Bastard.  It has an ABV of 11.2%, yet he must wait until it goes on sale again in November for it's seasonal sales.  

Commercial is over, Now back to the game....

 We answered all 3 of the next questions correctly.  That would also include what a Pirate Spiders main food source is.  Just 2 more rounds and then the Final Question is coming up.
We aced the next 2 questions and missed the Business question.  We knew the story about George Zimmer being fired as CEO of a company that him and his roommate started in 1973.  I use to watch the commercial and it always ended in "You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it.".  
However knowing all that did us no good because we couldn't recall the name of the company.  I'm sure by now you all know that I'm referring to Men's Warehouse.

Due to the fact that we live in the South and have a few ginneries in the area, we knew that the product they produce is Cotton.
Now we missed the next 2 questions.  One of them simply because we were over thinking it.  If only we had gone with the first answer and not changed it....oh well, we still entered the Final question in a qualifying position.  I will tell you that one of the questions we missed was "what is the only land locked country in south east Asia"?  We named it off and then dismissed it for another answer. We should have gone with Make sure you think about it before clicking here.

Our Final Question was to Put these 4 things in order from greatest to smallest:  (this is written in the order it was read)

1. Number of Crime Families in NYC
2. Lowest Jersey number retired
3. Number of land locked countries in South America
4. 2nd prime number

The correct order is as Follows:

There are 5 Crime Families 

3 is the 2nd prime number

Only 2 land locked countries in South America

The #1 is the lowest Jersey number to be retired

We were pretty sure on the order and decided to bid 20 points and hope that we had enough to bring home a winning place in the semi finals.  

We all wait for the song to end and Marc to finish up which teams get to walk away with a gift card tonight and a chance at $25,000 in the March game coming up.  The top 3 winning teams for tonight (January 12, 2014)  Challenge Entertainment Trivia in Chattanooga, TN goes to:     1st Place with a score of 129 goes to Neighborinos Reloaded (This is Brandon Ables team)   2nd Place with 115 points was yours truly, The Romero's Rejects.  3rd place with 104 points was We skipped church for this.  

Well everyone, that is it for this night of trivia and fun.  We stayed around and hung out with Marc and Bryanna for a bit.  It's always good to see them.  You have to love the laughter they bring with them everywhere they go.  So here's to another enjoyable night with good food, Great Friends and one super night of fun!

 Now this last picture I want you to look closely to see the beauty in it.  For those of you who know me, it's going to stand out even at a glance.  For those of you who don't, it might take a bit.  Enjoy the smile I had on my drive home.

It's time to Fly away now and get some work done in my office.  Until next time, stay warm out there!