HISTORIC GAMES
Curious what the oldest Board Game ever found was? Behold The Royal Game of Ur.
A- Occasionally the game would tell your future, including promises of friends and beer.
B- Originally believed to be 2 players, a version was found with 4 player icons, all carved animals.
C- In recent years the game has been renamed to “The Game of Fake Queens”
No Doubt, you’ve heard of Blake Sheldon and Gwen Stefani
A- Between the two they share nearly 30 Grammy nominations but only 3 wins.
B- Between the two, there are 6 marriages, not counting their own.
C- A week after mocking Vaccines, both of them caught COVID, it would not be the only time.
The H in Ghost
A- George Bush claimed to have seen the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln walking around.
B- Ghost with Patrick Swayze won two Oscars for best screenplay and best supporting actress.
C- Ghostbusters almost wasn’t made after Dan Ankroyd burnt the original script when he fell asleep while smoking.
If not, use the Smell-O-Scope!
A- Introduced in Futurama, the Smell-o-Scope gets the lowest grade possible, an A Minus Minus.
B- The Smell-O-Scope runs on Dolphin brain waves, leading to a moral dilemma when the last dolphin on Earth is killed fueling the machine
C- Dr, Zoiberg is the only character who can’t use the machine, after all, alien lobsters don’t have noses.
Well this is Ba Ba Ba Ba Barbaric
A- Hagar the Horrible just celebrated its 50th anniversary, however, they have let to do a Garfield crossover.
B- In Conan The Barbarian, Arnold Schwarzenegger had all his lines dubbed over, it wasn’t until the 10th anniversary that the original version was released.
C- Greek soldiers wrote that the Germanic Barbarians had “Godless” tendencies and didn’t participate in homoerotic situations, they wrote this in disgust.
In 1936 the longest professional hockey game was played
A- The game ended with a forfeit from The Quebec Nordics after playing for 3 hours.
B- Red Wings Goalie lost a recorded 12 pounds of weight
C- Of every player on both teams, only 5 wouldn’t win a Stanley Cup in their career
Donald Trump and Marla Maples were both married when they got together
A- Wedding Guests consisted of OJ Simpson, just a year before his trials.
B- Marla was very vocal in her disproval of pseudoscience and anti-vaxxers during COVID
C- During a 2019 press conference, Donald Trump pretended not to know who she was, when bought up.
The T in Apostle
A- St. James was strangled to death in modern-day Algeria after interrupting a Muslim prayer to preach.
B- Despite being poisoned by Romans, St. John is the only apostle to die of natural causes.
C- Judas Iscariot is the only Apostle whose death is written in the original Bible, suicide shortly after betraying Jesus.
Mmm New Car Smell
A- Despite being one of the most famous inventors, Henry Ford actually criticized cars as being inefficient to trains, he constantly tried to make something better than a train.
B- The Dog Car from Dumb and Dumber was actually sold in an auction to raise money to get the second film made
C-In 1886, the first automobile was created, it had 3 wheels.
Award winning Actress Ba Ba Ba Ba Barbara Streisand
A- Streisand contemplated retiring after being told she would win an award for “Meet the Fockers” The idea was apparently really insulting.
B- She was originally cast as the Virgin Mary in The Last Temptation of Christ but lost the role after Martin Scorcese wrote Mary out entirely.
C- Streisand recently left an Instagram comment asking if Mellisa McCarthy was taking Ozempic, medicine for diabetes- that drastically causes weight loss.
The McRigged is back, did you know the McDonalds Monopoly was Rigged?
A- Of the 35 Nissan Ultimas given away, only 10 were claimed
B- The hamburgular has not made an official appearance since news first broke out, coincidence?
C- The trial for the fraud started on September 10th 2001, it was overshadowed.
Henry VII and Anne Boleyn were a little freaky
A- With her final breath she cursed the King, speeding up her beheading- she died while speaking.
B- Their offspring would end up ruling for 45 years, one of the shortest times for an English heir.
C- Boleyn almost convinced Henry VII not to create the church of England, something Jane Seymor would immediately argue for when she became Queen.
The O in Jeopardy
A- Foods that end in “amburger”
B- Countries called Brazil
C- Words that Rhyme with Pig
A common question for those with COVID-19
A- Despite constantly denying it, Paul McCartney admitted to having COVID a few days later.
B- North Korea claimed they had no COVID-19 cases, this was because they shot everyone who tested positive.
C- More Bowling Alleys closed during COVID than any other type of business.
Life is plastic when your Ba Ba Ba Ba Barbie
A- A “Women in Film” Barbie line was canceled after the Sharon Tate murders, she was one of the main Barbies who was going to be marketed.
B- in 1996 Barbie and Ken dressed in the enterprise uniform for the “Star Trek Barbie” 30-year anniversary.
C- The Barbie movie was the 2nd highest-grossing film directed by a woman, the overseas box office just pushed Wonder Woman into the first spot.
In 1973 OJ Simpson broke records, running over 2000 years the whole season.
A- Simpson was nominated for Player of the Year but lost to Miami Quarterback, and hall-of-fame legend, Dan Marino
B- Despite his yards, the Bills finished with less than 10 wins in the regular season.
C-An Award, named after Simpson, was given out every year after 1973, up until the 1994 season.
A Love worth dying for, that's Anthony and Cleopatra.
A- Unfinished manuscripts showed that William Shakespeare started a play on the two, but died shortly after starting the first act.
B- Cleopatra bought Anthony a piece of the pyramids as a peace offering, he would keep it until his death.
C- Cleopatra and Anthony remained married for 11 years, shortly after his death Cleopatra sent love mail to Roman leaders.
The B in Numb
A- Despite popular belief, Comfortably Numb is actually not about illegal psychedelics but medically approved drugs
B- Pink Floyd was originally going to play Comfortably Numb at the Berlin Wall, but after Roger Waters dropped out the band didn’t do it.
C- The Bass line to Comfortably Numb reportedly came during a dream that led Waters to write it down at 4 am.
The answer is no! Thats why its called the silent killer!
A- In X-men New Mutants Part 3, Wolverine is injected with a liquid form of carbon monoxide which almost kills him.
B- Weezer’s River Cuomo once revealed he almost died after a CO2 leak in his San Franciso home.
C- Nearly half of all CO2 deaths are suicide-related.
America’s first lady Ba Ba Ba Ba Barbara Bush
A- In a leaked taping, she told Donald Rumsfield, “Saddam Husein will have to be hung by October, or were going to lose that election.”
B- Her funeral was only 90 minutes by request, after having spent over 2 hours at Lady Bird Johnsons' funeral.
C- She reportedly told Jeb Bush that she was going to pull his ear after he woke her up to wish her a happy New Year, she had been in bed by 8 pm.
Clue 1985, was the first game based on a board game
A- Mr. Green Actor Micheal McKean did not act in any other project after this until getting cast in Breaking Bad 45 years later.
B- A year after her cameo in this film, Jane Wiedlin, the lead guitarist for the GoGos, would get cast in another film by Paramount.
C- Nominated for “Best Adapted Screenplay”, Clue lost to Amadeus
Her name is Maria Reynolds and his name is Alexander Hamil- eh you know the rest
A- Despite having a big part in the musical, the affair lasted no more than a month.
B- During the affair Hamilton visited a NY bar so often they changed their name to “Hamilton’s” shortly after his death.
C- Popular Theory claims that there was no affair but instead a cover-up of a financial scandal, who said that? President James Madison.
The W in Sword
A- Named the 25th greatest character of all time, by Empire, The Bride is from Kill Bill Vol 1 & Vol 2
B- Despite being called a “lightsaber” Anakin Skywalker has referred to it as a “Light Sword” in an episode of Clone Wars.
C- Pyslocke is not only the first X-Men character to wield swords but also the first Marvel Character to do so.
If you were a cartoon then you’d fly away.
A- on July 4th, 1995 the Yankees sold slices of apple pie, they never did this again after fans threw their pie on the field after an embarrassing 2-9 loss.
B- You can Visit Pie Town NM, its just off Highway 60! Only 5 hours away.
C- In protest of the Vietnam War, bakeries in Kingston Connecticut, stopped selling apple pies, this led to a state-wide protest that lasted about 6 months.
Need a shave? Use Ba Ba Ba Ba Barbasol
A- The CEO of Barbasol has revealed that despite constantly trying, Gillette has yet to acquire Barbasol, they still send offers every month.
B- The Barbasol jingle is, "Barbasol, Barbasol ... No brush, no lather, no rub-in ... Wet your razor, then begin,"
C- Steven Spielberg did not have the rights to use the Barbasol can in Jurassic Park but had to use it as he couldn’t find another brand in Hawaii. He got the rights, 3 months before the release of the film.