Would not have got Stonewall. Thought it might have something to do with the Mets but they were still in third place, 8 games back. - alex 6-17-2026 1:37 pm [add a comment]
got two almost three rounds of free shots which we didnt get until after the game was over and the bar cleared out. my friend who was driving gave me his second one (he was also puffing away outside between rounds).
what year did scotland join with england and wales to form great britain and who defeated X at the battle of long island in the revolutionary war. X was the question and the winning general was the bonus question. my friend knew both, i guessed right on the bonus.
third one we got wrong though i guessed it right in my head, just a stab. question was what race was at the center of ford v ferrari movie and bonus was what year did it first run?
birding question i didnt know. one friend got it right but since he is a numbskull my other friend chose his answer which was wrong. which bird lays its eggs in other birds nest and has the offspring reared by other species mothers?
the loser at the battle of long island was washington which i thought might be related to washington crossing the delaware to escape but that was a few months later. and while he did cross to retreat the famous painting depicts a time he was coming to attack at the battle of trenton in 1776.
yeah, was le mans. i saw the movie, didnt remember the race but just went with the obvious. google says 1923. i guessed 1924. thought they said 1924 but maybe i misheard.
Googled it and sort of got it right - Cowbird, does my answer count? The only reason I know it is that every so often, Alex notes that the species is a parasite.
Old world cuckoos are brood parasites, cowbirds are new world birds, so it is that cuckoos are longer established in culture as parasites: the cuckoo is a pretty bird... a nest she never buildeth, a vagrant she does roam. And if you know the British film Village of the Damned about the town where the women give birth to alien children, it's from a book called The Midwitch Cuckoos. So I would have known to go with cuckoo, although I do think cowbird should be acceptable. (FWIW American cuckoos are occasionally parasitic but not habitually. They also do not inhabit clocks.)
another trivia night come and gone. the big whiff.
nyc history ... june 28, 1969?
- dave 6-17-2026 12:07 am
spoiler alert. I would never have gotten the MSG event. No recollection at all. Also the summer of soul concerts would follow. Wonder if there is a connection? ... with whitey on the moon. https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/the-young-rascals-aretha-franklin-sonny-and-cher-joe-tex-king-curtis-sam-and-dave
Good year for the Mets too.
- bill 6-17-2026 7:55 am [add a comment]
except it was june 28 not may.
- dave 6-17-2026 7:57 am [add a comment]
Werps. Cough stonewall Cough. Still wouldn’t have gotten it
- bill 6-17-2026 8:24 am [add a comment]
i considered "protests" as a category but still didnt cross my mind.
- dave 6-17-2026 8:26 am [add a comment]
Would not have got Stonewall. Thought it might have something to do with the Mets but they were still in third place, 8 games back.
- alex 6-17-2026 1:37 pm [add a comment]
got two almost three rounds of free shots which we didnt get until after the game was over and the bar cleared out. my friend who was driving gave me his second one (he was also puffing away outside between rounds).
what year did scotland join with england and wales to form great britain and who defeated X at the battle of long island in the revolutionary war. X was the question and the winning general was the bonus question. my friend knew both, i guessed right on the bonus.
third one we got wrong though i guessed it right in my head, just a stab. question was what race was at the center of ford v ferrari movie and bonus was what year did it first run?
birding question i didnt know. one friend got it right but since he is a numbskull my other friend chose his answer which was wrong. which bird lays its eggs in other birds nest and has the offspring reared by other species mothers?
- dave 6-17-2026 7:56 am [add a comment]
the loser at the battle of long island was washington which i thought might be related to washington crossing the delaware to escape but that was a few months later. and while he did cross to retreat the famous painting depicts a time he was coming to attack at the battle of trenton in 1776.
- dave 6-17-2026 11:02 am [add a comment]
Knew Washington and would have got Howe but only because of recently watching the Ken Burns doc.
- alex 6-17-2026 1:34 pm [add a comment]
mmmm. i think i tried once with the ken burns doc but am tired of his schtick. i did say howe but was kind of a lucky guess.
- dave 6-17-2026 4:23 pm [add a comment]
Le Mans?
- steve 6-17-2026 10:09 am [add a comment]
I saw the Steve McQueen movie a number of times as a teen, but that battle was Ferrari vs Porche 917K
- steve 6-17-2026 10:15 am [add a comment]
yeah, was le mans. i saw the movie, didnt remember the race but just went with the obvious. google says 1923. i guessed 1924. thought they said 1924 but maybe i misheard.
mistakes abound.
- dave 6-17-2026 10:37 am [add a comment]
Cow bird?
- steve 6-17-2026 10:10 am [add a comment]
Googled it and sort of got it right - Cowbird, does my answer count? The only reason I know it is that every so often, Alex notes that the species is a parasite.
- steve 6-17-2026 10:11 am [add a comment]
the answer was cuckoo but looking at google for cowbird i would have challenged it and won unless im missing something.
- dave 6-17-2026 10:33 am [add a comment]
Cowbirds are classic DMT subject matter.
- bill 6-17-2026 10:24 am [add a comment]
Old world cuckoos are brood parasites, cowbirds are new world birds, so it is that cuckoos are longer established in culture as parasites: the cuckoo is a pretty bird... a nest she never buildeth, a vagrant she does roam. And if you know the British film Village of the Damned about the town where the women give birth to alien children, it's from a book called The Midwitch Cuckoos. So I would have known to go with cuckoo, although I do think cowbird should be acceptable. (FWIW American cuckoos are occasionally parasitic but not habitually. They also do not inhabit clocks.)
- alex 6-17-2026 1:29 pm [add a comment]
gene shalit was also an answer for a current events question.
- dave 6-17-2026 10:38 am [add a comment]