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July 2010 Tournament of Champions


Here are the final results from the Summer 2010 $1,000 Tournament of Champions played on July 18, 2010 at the Irish Bred Pub in Hapville.

Final standings:

1    Toxic Family Reunion     167
2    Bulimia Makes Me Gag    161
3    Tomahawk Chop    137
4    G.A.T.A.    133
5    Necron 99    133
6    Wobbleys    127
7    Oxymorons    123
8    Nerd Hurd    118
9    Slowpokes    112
10    Shennanigans    109
11    Lucky 7’s    108
12    Drunk N Stoopid    105
13    Snamish    100
14     Keepers Of Useless Knowledge    94
15    Trojans    93
16    Can’s stop the Toyota    92
17    We’re Not Adult Film Stars But We Play Them on TV    88
18    Stuart     83
19    Phil’s Phans    79
20    Unseasonably cool    69
21    Fuzzy Navels     67
22    Jo’s Crew    46
23    Mutt & Pooch and a Couple of Gators    38

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Here are the questions we asked:

1. Literature - What was the name of the first work by Ernest Hemingway published posthumously? A Movable Feast

2. Movies - Who owns the bank that is robbed at the begin of The Dark Knight? The Mob

3. Geography - In 1989, the Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef spilling it?s cargo into what Gulf of Alaska seaway? A: Prince William Sound

4. TV - What vegetable does Office character Dwight K Schrute farm? Beets

5 Sports — Who is the only National League player to achieve MLB’s Triple Crown twice in a career? A: Rogers Hornsby

6. Geography - In what city and state did “Baby Jessica” fall into the well? Midland, Texas

7 History - Who was the last President of the Soviet Union? Mikhail Gorbachev

8 Movies - What former Senator portrayed the role of Admiral Painter in the film The Hunt for Red October? Fred Dalton Thompson

9 Sports - Notre Dame and what other school play in the oldest Division 1 college rivalry game dating back to 1887? A: University of Michigan

10 Advertising - What gum brand used Yipes the Zebra as their mascot? Fruit Stripe Gum

11 Sports - What former NBA All-Star holds the NBA record for the most seasons, games, and consecutive games played with one team? A: John Stockton

12 History - What war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in 1902? Boer War

13 Off the Wall - Who is the only musician to be named Time Magazine?s “Person of the Year”? A: Bono

14 Music - In 1963 at the age of 13, who is the youngest artist to hit number on the Billboard Hot 100 charts? A: .Stevie Wonder

15 Movies - In the movie Full Metal Jacket, what river flows through the city of Hue? Perfume

16 TV - Who hosted the TV show Reading Rainbow? Laver Burton

17 History - What famous Quaker founded the province of Pennsylvania and the city of Philadelphia? A: William Penn

18 Movies - What is the name of the restaurant in Pulp Fiction? Jack Rabbit Slims

19 Geo - What is the capital of Sierra Leone? Freetown

20 TV - What academy award winning actor made special guest appearances as Uncle Ned on the series Family Ties? A: Tom Hanks

BONUS: List the 21 ways to prepare shrimp according to “Benjamin Buford “Bubba” Blue in the movie “Forrest Gump,”

ANSWERS:

  1. BBQ it
  2. Boil it
  3. Broil it
  4. Bake it
  5. Saute it
  6. Shrimp Kabobs
  7. Shrinp Creole
  8. Shrimp Gumbo
  9. Pan Fried
  10. Deep Fried
  11. Stir Fried
  12. Pineapple Shrimp
  13. Lemon Shrimp
  14. Coconut Shrimp
  15. Pepper Shrimp
  16. Shrimp Soup
  17. Shrimp Stew
  18. Shrimp Salad
  19. Shrimp and Potatoes
  20. Shrimp Burger
  21. Shrimp Sandwich
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