December 2014 Final Games

I'm going to roll these all into one post, so it might be a bit long.  In other words, don't try reading this while driving home!

Dec. 9th.  

     We played at Las Trojas on hwy 53.  Players were:  Owen, Nick, Anthony, myself, Jason & his wife Heather.  This is Jason and Heather's first time playing with us.  Glad to have them joining in.
     We started out great, missing 2 of the first 3 questions, yet getting a perfect score in round 2 & round 3.  I'm certain the sports question was only right because of the guys.

As to why there are no question and answers to this night:

     It was the first time that I was told I should take a break and let the guys handle it.  Well maybe not in those words, they were nice about it.  The words were something like..... You don't have to be in control, let go and relax.  While I did enjoy my drink that night, I have no idea what the questions were.  The only one I remember for sure was this one.
     The half time question was to put these movies in order:  

Inception

Harry Potter & the deathly Hallows

Toy Story 3

Alice in Wonderland

Shrek Forever After

     Now good luck to all of you who think you can put those in the correct order.  Was the question from oldest to newest?  In order of US box office hits?  In world wide grossing?
     The game did end with us taking 3rd place,  Bad Idea coming in 2nd and our friends TEAM BACON taking home the 1st place prize!
     Oh and a lot of fun with friends, which is the main reason I play.

Dec. 16th.

     Our team played at The Boot Pizzeria tonight.  We had a good turnout for the game:  Myself, Amanda, Michael, Joanna, DuWayne, Sharon and Bill.

     The questions were fun and I learned that the average beaver takes down 116 trees per year.

This is the answer to the game question:

Best picture Oscar of 2014 went to 12 Years a Slave and if you haven't seen it yet, you should. 

 

I didn't know this creature was in the story "Alice in Wonderland.
click the link to read up on him.

The Mock Turtle

Half time:  Sports
Name the team these guys played on:

1. Blake Griffin
2. Felix Hernandez
3. Sebastian Janikowski
4. Sidney Crosby
5. Bradley Wright Phillips

By the end of half time, we had a total of 34 points and in 2nd place so far.

We gained an additional 28 points in the 2 rapid rounds, yet it was not enough to win us the game. IF only we had bid 20 on the final question.  We knew the answer, yet were not confident enough to bid. Maybe next week.  It was still a lot of fun!

Dec. 23rd

We are back at Las Trojas and our team is:  Steve, Nick, Anthony and myself.    I'll give you all one guess about what the entire game is about?

Round 1 was about Silk hats, Dr. Seuss and The nightmare before Christmas.  Round 2 we only missed the first one and that was because I didn't trust myself enough.  In 1937 the first collectible Christmas stamp was a Rose.
We knew that Jacob Marley was the ghost of Christmas in "A Christmas Carol".
The Poinsettia originated from Mexico
St. Stephens Day is on December 26th
and to end the night, for the final question, we bid 18 and missed it.

The question was:  Where is Christmas Island?


Well Everyone, that's it for catching up tonight.  I have some work that needs to be done before midnight.  I hope you enjoyed this quick summery of a few weeks.  I'll try and do the Final Game of 2014 in the next post.  Have a good night and everyone stay warm.