28
Apr
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Inspired by a Nick Rogers Facebook post tonight about Glass Tiger, I decided to make a list of possible questions for a trivia night category. As you might know, Glass Tiger had the help of fellow Canadian Bryan Adams singing backup on their 1986 hit, “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)“. I was [...]

06
Apr
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Here are a handful of the text-only categories I’ve used in the last 3 events.  Someday I’ll figure out a good way to convert the audio/video categories too.

Title Actors
Get Out
Life Stories
Veeps
Finish the Venn
Rt. 66
Corporate Mascots

More old categories here…

26
Feb

Here are a few more old categories from trivia nights past, converted from animated slides to PDF files. See how you do at these:

Take Me To Your Leader (Who fronted these popular music groups?)
Magic Diesel Crazy Legs (Sports nicknames)
Road Scholar (Name the states where you would find these highway markers)
Many Actors, One Role (Name [...]

22
Feb
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Thank you to everyone who made it out to the Crime Stoppers trivia night Saturday. It was a great night, and I think everyone had a good time.
If you missed it, here are the categories the teams had to deal with.   I converted the slideshows to PDF’s so you miss out on [...]

27
Jan

From time to time, I will post an old, used up category for your fun and amusement (or neither).  Here’s one that I used back in 2007 for a fundraiser in Sherman.  These questions are all about notorious sports figures.
Bad Sports
(Let it load completely, then click the slides to advance.  Or right-click and download)
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The Replacements
Here’s one from 2005.  This category is all about people who replaced (or were replaced by) another person in some capacity.  See how you would have done.  Let it load, then click the slides to continue.
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Movie Bios
I did this one 4 years ago in Rochester.  Your goal here is to name the subject of the biographical film, given the title.  For example, if the clue is “Walk the Line”, your answer would be Johnny Cash.  See how you would do without all the Googling.  Let the thing download completely, then [...]

Many Actors, One Role
Another one from the Hoogland trivia night.  Here, the goal is to name the character that has been played by each of the actors listed in the clue.  Wait for it to load, then click the slides to advance.
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War on Film
Here’s another one from the Hoogland trivia night in January.  The object is to name the war associated with the film.  Let the file load completely, then click on the slides to advance.  Try it without your buddy Google and see how you do.
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Debut Albums
This is a category from a trivia night at the Firefighters’ Club.  The object is to name the band associated with the debut album.  Try it without Google.
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