November 25th Geography Winners

Congratulations to Pat McCarthy for dominating the Geography Bee! Contestants drew states and countries on the whiteboard, answered multiple-choice questions, and played a game called "That's a Dirty Lie," in which I tried to fake people out with statements such as "Uganda has a port at Kampala" and "Afghanistan had its first female head of state under Soviet rule." Our five finalists answered a series of rhyming questions (courtesy of co-host Eric Walton) about foreign currencies.


From left: 2nd place Jordan, host Jen, winner Pat McCarthy, host Eric, and 3rd place Trent.

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November 18th Winners

Chelsea Mind Games is back for a limited, five-show run! We kicked off on November 18th, with Team Trivia. Congratulations to our winners, Team Kitten Mittens!



Here are a few sample questions from Team Trivia:

• What famous novel begins with the line "It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York."
  
  
• From 1897-1908, how many stars were on the U.S. flag?
  
  
• The city of North Pole, Alaska, features what legendary person on its flag?
  
  
• What is the plural of “attorney-at-law”? (Spelling counts!)

(Answers: Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar," 46, Santa Claus, attorneys-at-law)

Were you at Team Trivia? I'll bet your photo is here!