Wilson Dinner Party Jeopardy

The Rice Clan

100

If the youngest subtracted the oldest

who am I?

Mimi     (6-1) 

200

He took a limo to work one day!

Papa! 

300

He was a squirter!

Willie!

400

When I was younger people thought I had a rifle!

Gloria - guns!

500

"I can sleep on the edge of an axe"

Kay and or Nana Rice

The Beatles!

100

Whats Ringo Starr's real name?

 Richard Starkey

200

What Beatles members could read music?

Not one!

300

Was the Lucy in "Lucy in the Sky w/ Diamonds"  a real person or a hidden reference to LSD?

• The "Lucy" in "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was real. Despite widespread rumors that the song title was a hidden reference to the drug LSD, the inspiration actually came from a drawing by John's son, Julian. It depicted his four-year-old classmate, Lucy Vodden, who Julian described as being "in the sky with diamonds". 

400

Did Decca records reject signing the Beatles because they felt guitar groups were on the way out?

True - one of the biggest blunders in the industry!

500

"Yesterday" was originally titled "Scrambled Eggs."

True!

Race horse or football player?

100

General Booty

Football 

200

Bill the Butcher

Racehorse

300

Mo  Bilitz

Football

400

Frankel

Racehorse

500

Zinedine Zidane

Football

Tom WHO?

100

I was a streaker .

Tom  JR

200

I lost the grill!

Tom Wilson

300

I drove a Mini Van -- kinda?

Tom  SR - station wagon

400

I went camping!

Tom SR, JR and Wilson!

500

Working  with my friend who ended up in the bushes!

Tom  SR - Mr. Kelly - he was drunk! 

Am I Irish?

100

Whats the number 1 problem solver for the Irish?

Tea solves everything — No matter the problem — breakup, bad day, apocalypse — the first question is always, “Will you have a cup of tea?”

200

Are they Weather Experts?  

Yes, Every Irish person has a built-in radar for rain. You’ll hear, “It’s grand sure, just a bit of a soft day” 

300

True or False the  Irish has the inability to Take a compliment?

 True!

If you tell an Irish person they look nice, they will rarely just say "thank you." Instead, they will immediately try to devalue the compliment to avoid appearing "notional" (full of themselves).

• You: "That’s a lovely jacket!"

• Them: "This old thing? I got it in the bargain bin five years ago; it’s falling apart!"

400

A Irish goodbye -- long or short?

 The "Irish Long Goodbye" happens when you try to leave a house:

1. You say goodbye in the living room.

2. You say goodbye again in the hallway.

3. You have a full 20-minute conversation standing at the open front door.

4. You finally say "bye, bye, bye, bye, bye" rapidly while driving away.

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500

They celebrate pessimism with optimism  ??????

Yes - it cold be worst!