3/14/2011

Another obscure sports question tonight, I really do love these things: Which town won the Little League Softball title for the state of Massachusetts in 2010? As tough as this one sounds it was pretty easy for me. Thanks to nearly 2 years of doing the ChaCha, I am pretty familiar with where to find things on the Little League website. The Swampscott Little League won the Massachusetts Little League Softball title in 2010. They are from the town of Swampscott, Mass. and they went 2-2 in the 2010 Little League Softball East Regional. They beat Maine (boooo!) and Rhode Island, but lost to Vermont and Connecticut.

Difficulty: 2 - Ho Hum

Theme: Baseball Rocks

3/13/2011

Another sports question tonight, but this one was a little more obscure: What is the Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award? This is an award in the world of professional hockey that was named after NHL Hall of Famer Charlie Conacher. It was given to an NHL player who made an "outstanding contribution to humanitarian or community service projects". The award was given out annually from 1969 to 1984 and then retired by the NHL. A similar award has been given out since 1988, The King Clancy Memorial Trophy. It also goes to the top humanitarian in the NHL each year.

Difficulty: 3 - Fully Engaged

Theme: Feeling Sleuthy

3/12/2011

Tonight's question was a juicy sports statistic that would have flustered most other guides: What is Michigan's record vs Ohio State in men's ice hockey? It turns out that the Michigan Wolverines have owned the Ohio State Buckeyes in men's hockey. They have an all-time record of 65-30-11 against them. You can slice this series up in many ways and Michigan is dominant in all of them. 33-12-6 at home, 28-15-5 on the road, 4-2-11 in overtime, 4-3-0 on neutral ice, and 7-3-0 in the last 10 meetings.

Difficulty: 4 - Very Challenging

Theme: Stats Nut

3/11/2011

Tonight's question was: Is there going to be a sequel to the Thankskilling movie? Normally, I would think that this is some kind of typo, but I have actually seen the 2009 movie Thankskilling. It is an independent, ultra low budget film about a homicidal turkey that kills college students over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It has quite a cult following. My cousin Adam was the one who introduced the movie to me. I don't even pretend to be that hip anymore.

Anyway, their is a website for the film that claims there will be a sequel. However I noticed that this particular news item was posted on April Fool's Day in 2010, so who knows if it is real or a joke at this point.

Difficulty: 2 - Ho Hum

3/10/2011

Had to do a little detective work tonight to answer this question: What is the name of the hotel across the street from Whiskey Dix in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The first step is to find this place on a map. Whiskey Dix is a night club and it is located at 436 Main Street in downtown Winnipeg. There are actually 3 hotels pretty close to Whiskey Dix but only one is truly across the street. The Royal Albert Arm's Hotel is located at 48 Albert Street, which is one street over from Main Street. If I ever make it to Winnipeg I will most definitely stay there.

Difficulty: 3 - Fully Engaged

Theme: Feeling Sleuthy

3/08/2011

Got stumped today while doing the ChaCha: What year is the Firebird that Will Ferrell drives in the movie Old School? I searched and searched and couldn't find the answer to this one. Getting stumped bugged me so much that I went back and found the answer to this question after signing out of ChaCha for the night. Will Ferrell played the character Frank "The Tank" Ricard and his car was named "The Dragon". The Dragon was a red, 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.

Difficulty: 5 - Stumped!

Theme: Relentless

3/06/2011

Another movie question piqued my interest tonight while doing the ChaCha: What is the name of Balian's father in Kingdom of Heaven? Balian of Ibelin was played by Orlando Bloom in the 2005 movie Kingdom of Heaven. His father was named Godfrey of Ibelin and was played by Liam Neeson. This one got my attention since my last name is Godfrey. Perhaps there is some royal blood in the family, woot woot!

Difficulty: 1 - Slam Dunk!

Theme: Worlds are Colliding!