Fun Fact Friday Part V - John Goodman's Voice

It's probably safe to say John Goodman is a well-known and respected actor. He's been in dozens of popular films and a few TV series.

Ever watch something, hear a voice, and know for a fact you've heard that voice before, but you just can't place it? Well, it may have been Mr. Goodman himself.

Sure, we've all seen Monsters, Inc./Monsters University a time or two, but did you know John Goodman was also featured in The Simpsons, Futurama, and several TV commercials?

John Goodman and Jon Lovitz

John Goodman and Steve Buscemi

He's there...after the horrible song. 

And then there's this little gem we just couldn't resist sharing.

This Week's Secret Question

The Secret Question this week caused a lot of agony for some folks. It was extremely hard to verify, and took you guys several hours to find. We also had to do our own research for this question. It also took us many hours to find the answer and verify it. But, maybe this will make it all worth it.

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Notice: Once you click the link, you've gone down the rabbit hole. We are not responsible for your faltering productivity, loss of respect by your peers, or foreclosure on your home. Please play these games responsibly and don't get sucked too deep into nostalgia-land.

Last Night's Recap - February 24

We had another full house at Molly Malone's last night with 20 teams, despite the series finale of Parks & Rec (thank you DVR!). The first round was a tough one. The average score was 5.75. The pace quickly picked up with Big Birdman grabbing the lead until the final round (a common problem for that crew). Bye Bye Lil' Sebastian, a team who saw second and third place throughout the game, dominated the final round and took home the win.

Over at The Granville, we had a good rebound crowd from last week's snow. The teams started out a little slow in round one with lower scores. The Honeybadgers were the first to comeback. The Inspiration round was a good round for most teams. Last week's winners, Hit It and Acquit It, made a late run, but it wasn't enough to take the win from the Honeybadgers.

Google-Proof Trivia - Movie Monday #7

Google-Proof Trivia is our way to offer you guys a trivia fix outside the bar. We currently only do one style of game each week, but more ideas are being ironed out. If you have suggestions, throw them our way. The first person to post the correct answer here on the blog, over at Facebook, or on Twitter, wins that week's Google-Proof Trivia. Win five Google-Proof Trivia rounds, you get a prize of questionable value.

Movie Monday – Below are five screen shots of five well-known movies. The challenge is to identify a sixth movie based on these screen shots. It’s three-fold. First, identify the movies. Then, identify the relevant cast member from each movie. Once you have both of those, figure out the sixth movie that all five cast members have in common. It's not going to be easy. It’s Google-Proof Trivia.

Molly Malone's Recap - February 17

It's always hard to tell what we're going to get when the city is blanketed in snow. Sometimes we have one team show up and sometimes we have a full house. And that's exactly what happened last night. We had to cancel at The Granville because we had so few teams. Over at Molly's we had 19 teams show up initially. Sixteen of them finished the game.

It was a tough start, since no one got the first question right. Things smoothed out until round 3 when the Rachel McAdams picture round had Paul Rudd answers. Overall it was a good game, if not a bit harder than usual. The winning team, 50 Shades of No Chemistry, was in the lead in the first round, tapered off in the middle, and came back for the victory when it counted.

50 Shades of No Chemistry

Sneaux Day!

Happy sneauxy Mardi Gras. Bundle up and travel safe. Trivia is on! We'll see you tonight at 8 at Molly Malone's and The Granville.

Bundle up and travel safe.

Snow Daze - 20 Questions for a Snowy Day

What is the name of the dolphin in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective?
A: Snowflake

In 1846 heavy snowfall trapped what cannibalistic group in the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
A: Donner Party (or the Donner-Reed Party)

What does “Nevada” mean in Spanish?
A: Snowfall or Snow-covered

In the story of Stuart Little, what is the name of the family’s cat?
A: Snowbell

What comic strip famously recreated “Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2” with a snowman sculpture?
A: "Calvin and Hobbes"

What snowboarder is known as the Flying Tomato?
A: Shaun White

How wide was the world’s largest recorded snowflake?
A: 15 inch diameter

Barn, Snowy, Great Horned are all types of what animal species?
A: Owl

In what novel would you find the characters of Benjamin, Boxer, Mollie, Moses, Napoleon, Old Major, Snowball, and Squealer?
A: "Animal Farm"

Jack Tripper, Chrissy Snow, Janet Wood are characters on what TV show?
A: Three’s Company

“She's pure as New York snow.” Whose eyes inspired a 1981 Kim Carnes hit?
A: Bette Davis

What is a body of slow-moving snow and ice called?
A: Glacier

In downhill skiing, what is the term for the hard mounds of snow designed to give racers a bumpy ride?
A: Moguls

Which of Snow White’s seven dwarfs is first alphabetically?
A: Bashful

Which Hollywood director said "Blondes make the best victims. They are like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints"?
A: Alfred Hitchcock

During the Second Punic War, Hannibal had 38 of what type of animal when he began crossing the Alps, but very few survived the ice and snow?
A: Elephants

What position did John Snow hold in the 2004 Bush administration?
A: US. Secretary of Treasury

What is the official snowboarding term for riding right-foot-forward (it shares a name with a famous Disney character)?
A: Goofy

What fell from dying newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane’s hand in the 1941 film classic Citizen Kane?
A: Snow Globe

What geographic name comes from Sanskrit words meaning “snow dwelling,” or literally "abode of snow"?
A: Himalaya

Four Pegs Recap - Sunday, 2/15/15

We had another good size crowd last night, despite the impending snow. Most of the rounds went over well, but our "Picture Round" was hit or miss with the teams. It was great to see a lot of new teams come out last night. Our winners last night to make it three in a row was Beercat.

For those fans or our International Food round. This is a Sacher torte.

Valentine's Day Trivia

Here are 10 Valentine's Day questions to help you celebrate today. You know. If you're into that sort of thing. Highlight the blank space below each question to see the answers.

What is the date (month, day, and year) of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of Chicago?
A: Feb 14, 1929
Christopher Plummer said of what actress, "Working with her is like being hit over the head with a Valentine's card"?
A: Julie Andrews
Speed is a clownish servant to Valentine in what Shakespeare comedy set in Romeo's town?
A: Two Gentlemen of Verona
Who was the Long Island Lolita?
A: Amy Fischer
In 1990, the Pope called for a boycott of Madonna’s Blond Ambition tour because of which song?
A: Like a Virgin
Released in 2010, Garry Marshall’s "Valentine’s Day" had an ensemble cast. Of the following actors, who was not featured in the movie? Kathie Bates, George Lopez, Bruce Willis, or Joe Montegna
A: Bruce Willis
In 1984, Baby Fae successfully received a heart transplant from what animal?
A: Baboon
What Hollywood couple was voted “Most Romantic” by Hello magazine in 2004?
A: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston
What former presidential candidate raised eyebrows (among other things) when he endorsed Viagra?
A: Bob Dole
What famous ancient Indian text is the study of erotic practice and its cultivation in both men and women?
A: Kama Sutra
How many birth control pills come in a single packet?
A: 28

Fun Fact Friday Part IV - Little Boxes

The Showtime hit “Weeds” featured a song called “Little Boxes” as its theme song for the first three seasons and it's final season. The song was written in 1962 by Malvina Reynolds and was a success for her friend Pete Seeger the very next year. During the eight-year run of “Weeds,” more than 30 versions of the song were used. (A similar technique was used years before on the hit HBO show “The Wire,” as each season highlighted a different version of Tom Waits’ “Way Down in the Hole.”)

Last Night's Recap - February 11

Brandon subbed in for Annie last night at Molly Malone's while she was off to Cedar Rapids for a work trip. Cedar Rapids in the middle of winter. Sounds fabulous!

We had a good number of teams playing and despite the UofL game being on, things went smoothly. There were a couple of hard-to-pronounce words in the Foot Round, but after some self-deprecating jokes, it went over well. The Love Song music round went well this time due to a quieter audience. We ended up with a three-way tie for 1st place with the winner, 5 Dwarfs, taking the tie breaker question.

Over at The Bard's Town, we had a smaller-than-usual crowd, but it was still a blast. Six Hour Peacock walked away with the win and bragging rights for the next week.

5 Dwarfs

Six Hour Peacock

Tuesday Night Recap - February 10

Last night at The Granville, we had an abbreviated game due to the UK game on the big screens. We got in five rounds, including the hard-to-hear-in-a-crowd audio round.

Meanwhile, at Molly Malone's in St. Matthews, we played the full game, but took a quick break to watch the Wildcats eek out another win in their undefeated season. The inappropriate innuendo-laced picture round seemed to go over well. We need to get you folks reading more books, though.

The winners this week at The Granville were Hit It & Acquit It with a perfect score in the final round. Over at Molly's, We Don't Know walked away victorious, also with a perfect score in the final round.

Hit It & Acquit It

Google-Proof Trivia - Movie Monday #6

Google-Proof Trivia is our way to offer you guys a trivia fix outside the bar. We currently only do one style of game each week, but more ideas are being ironed out. If you have suggestions, throw them our way. The first person to post the correct answer here on the blog, over at Facebook, or on Twitter, wins that week's Google-Proof Trivia. Win five Google-Proof Trivia rounds, you get a prize of questionable value.

Movie Monday – Below are five screen shots of five well-known movies. The challenge is to identify a sixth* movie based on these screen shots. It’s three-fold. First, identify the movies. Then, identify the relevant cast member from each movie. Once you have both of those, figure out the sixth* movie that all five cast members have in common. It's not going to be easy. It’s Google-Proof Trivia.

*There are actually two correct answers to this week's Movie Monday Trivia.

Four Pegs Recap - Feb. 8

The night had two themes, arrive early and bears. Four Pegs was once again packed with teams chomping at the bit to be a part of trivia. It is great to see so many teams come out to play. Best advice on getting a table, arrive early. Order some food and settle in, you won't be disappointed. The second theme of the evening was, oddly enough, bears. We are not entirely certain where that came from, but it is great to see everybody having fun.

Round one was a little too easy last night with no team scoring lower than 8 points, a great way to start off the evening. The game was a close game all the way up to the last round. There was at least a two-way tie for first in every round but the final round. It was in the last round that our winners, Bearcat (normally know as Beercat), grabbed the lead. They won with 86 points.

Molly Malone's Recap - February 3

We had a lot going on tonight at Molly Malone's. There were two basketball games on the TVs and the place was full with 19 teams. There also happened to be several Super Bowl-themed team names and a few very specific Katy Perry/Shark team names.

The first few rounds went fairly well. There was some confusion about the "Birthstones" round. That usually happens with a themed picture round. We'll work on it. (Next week should prove to be interesting...) Round 4 was hit or miss. The average score was 5. Round 5 was the real doozy. Movies from before 1990. Average score? 3.1 In Round 6, we learned about Enterprise, Alabama and the devastation and redemption caused by the boll weevil.

Tonight's winning team, Jumping the Left Shark, dominated the final round and walked away victorious. Can they do it again next week?

Jumping the Left Shark

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Movie Monday #5 - Answers

Congratulations to this week's winner, once again, Heather Macey. It took less than four hours. We're dumbfounded. She's 4/5 in our little competition here. Here are your answers for Movie Monday #5.

The first movie was The Dukes of Hazzard with M.C. Gainey. The second movie was The Adventures of Huck Finn featuring Ron Perlman.The third movie was Mr. Mom with Jeffrey Tambor. The fourth movie was The Spy Who Loved Me with Richard Kiel. The last movie was There Will Be Blood with Paul F. Thompkins.

Google-Proof Trivia - Movie Monday #5

Google-Proof Trivia is our way to offer you guys a trivia fix outside the bar. We currently only do one style of game each week, but more ideas are being ironed out. If you have suggestions, throw them our way. The first person to post the correct answer here on the blog, over at Facebook, or on Twitter, wins that week's Google-Proof Trivia. Win five Google-Proof Trivia rounds, you get a prize of questionable value.

Movie Monday – Below are five screen shots of five well-known movies. The challenge is to identify a sixth movie based on these screen shots. It’s three-fold. First, identify the movies. Then, identify the relevant cast member from each movie. Once you have both of those, figure out the sixth movie that all five cast members have in common. It's not going to be easy. It’s Google-Proof Trivia.

Good luck!

Four Pegs Recap - Super Bowl Edition

There are exactly 10 people that we know of in Louisville who don't care about the outcome of the Super Bowl. That's how many people showed up to play trivia tonight. Three teams. Ten people. Lots of fun. I guess we'll all just watch the commercials online tomorrow.

This group was all about song lyrics and Simpsons trivia. Sports? Not so much.

Team Game showed up ready to dominate. They had a lot of heart, but sadly ended up in third place with 51 points. Second place (apparently perpetually so) went to The Dumb Kids with 58 points. Grabbing first tonight with 59 points was Team Shah.

Team Shah

The Dumb Kids (and friend)