Trivia fact of the week

Did you know....

That late great actor Peter Ustinov is descended from Ethiopian nobility?

It's true!

Merry Xmas

Murph

Just a thought on the abysmal Red Wings' shoot out record.

THE DETROIT RED WINGS COULD BE THE BEST TEAM IN THE NHL!!!

It is the thorn in the flesh...the Achilles heel...the turd in the punch bowl...

The shoot out! The shrunken heads of Jivaro, the Nazca lines, and the offensively talented Detroit Red Wings' shoot out drought!  None are easily explained phenomena....

Among the legend of mysterious the phenomenon, the grainy photos of this particular Nessie include: head shaking realizations that a goalie with a regulation .922 save percentage (and a massive Lundqvist-esque contract) tragically devolves into a flaming Icarus of a goalie in shootouts plummeting to a .267 save percentage which is  THE VERY WORST SHOOTOUT RANKING IN THE NHL!!!.

Miraculously the "Elite-Elite" forward (as per Babcock) scorers Datsyuk and Zetterberg barely scrape the top stats Datsyuk is 2 of 5 (22nd) and Nyquist is 1 of 7 (36th) and infuriatingly the seemingly repaired bearded obersturmbahnfuhrer Zetterberg has yet to score in a shootout.  It's as if the world-class stars of the Wings have become sloppy beer league snipers when the first 5 of OT expires

This is not a story of pointedly exposing institutional ignorance.  It is truly a Leonard Nimoy level anomaly as baffling to Red Wing coaches (who hold "daily meetings" regarding shootouts according to one Wing) and players as it is to the fans.  Unfortunately as a fan seeing an overtime end is like seeing the Wings down by 3 goals in the 3rd.  There is a vague and foggy yearning for a win but....
our rational Detroit minds tell us that we should count on a loss... then there is the inevitable post-mortem...We feel like the semi-deluded parents of a gifted child who flunks only civics... "Why not put backup goalie Petr Mrazek in for OT and the shootout."... " Howard obviously has a mental block with shootouts.  He is slow, out of position, and obviously tense during the silly session."  "Where is our right-shooting defenceman?"  As nit-picking as we may feel with an over-achieving team.  As a fan we feel the need to iron out the wrinkles and lest us forget the implications...

This is crucial considering that the Wings would have 48 points in 32 games if they had won merely 50% of lost shootouts.  That would place the "Winged Wheel" 2 points ahead of the East leading Pittsburgh Penguins and tied with the Anaheim Ducks for the top record in the league (with a game in hand).  Just a thought.


Murph

Hey gang...I'm not dead!

Hey blog followers, trivia players, etc....

Although Trivia At The Point on Mondays is shut down until spring (supposedly)...  I will still be blogging trivia questions...games...and my own particular take on my favorite subject... The Detroit Red Wings.  As a former NHL employee and devotee of the coolest game on earth I will offer my own insight into the season and specifically, the Red Wings.

Follow me here and @mrmichaelbeer on twitter.

Happy Holidays to you all!!!

-Mike "Murph" Beer

Trivia At The Point tonight is cancelled

Hey Gang-
Sorry for the late notice but there will be no trivia at The Point tonight.  Stay tuned for more details.

Thanks,

Murph

Free answer for Trivia At The Point October 27th!!!

Happy Halloween everybody!  

Tonight's SCAARRRY free answer is:

"PINHEAD"

Good Luck!!!

-Murph

Free answer for October 20th Trivia At The Point

Hey Trivia Gang:

A Little different bonus question tonight...This is part of the 1st intermission bonus...

"Starbucks"

Free Answer for Trivia at The Point October 13 2014

Hey Gang-
Happy Invading European Hordes Day!  Here's your free answer for tonight's trivia at The Point!!!

"Coffee"

Good Luck!!!

-Murph

Trivia At The Point Free Answer

Hey Gang-
Tonight's free answer is "Bonn" come on out tonight we need more teams!!!

-Murph

Free answer for 9/29/14 Trivia At The Point

Hey Gang-
Tonight's free answer is "Bonn"

Good Luck!!!

-Murph

Free answer for tonight's trivia at The Point!

Hey Gang-

Good luck to all at tonight's playoffs!  Your free answer for tonight is:

"Hornet"

See you tonight!

-Murph

Trivia At The Point Summer League Final Standings and Playoff Seeding!

Hey Gang-

Thanks to everyone for an awesome summer season of Trivia at The Point.  None of this is possible without our teams!!!  Here are the final regular season standings of the top teams...

GrantCo		2029
Team Venture		1630
Lumberjoes		1320
D&D		1274

So this means that THIS Monday is the first round of the playoffs AND the first match of the Fall/Winter season.  GrantCo plays D&D, Team Venture plays Lumberjoes.  The winners of those two matches meet in the finals at a date TBD by the bar and the team captains.  The 3rd place team will receive a special gift this year as well.  4th place gets a pat on the back and maybe a cigarette!

Good Luck to all see you Monday at 8!!!

Murph

Tonight's free answer for trivia at The Point!!! We're on at 8pm!

Hey gang-

Tonight's free answer is:  "Blades of Glory"

Note:  Tonight is the last night of the Summer season I will have point totals for playoffs at the end of the night!!!

Good Luck-

Murph

TRIVIA FOR TONIGHT SEPTEMBER 8 2014 IS CANCELELD

Hey gang tonight's trivia is cancelled due to the conflict with the Monday Night Football double header!  We'll see you next week at 8

Murph

Murph is back, now here's your free damn answer!!!

Hey gang-

Tonight's free answer is "The Mousetrap"

Good luck!!!!

-Murph

Free trivia answer for trivia at The Point for August 11 2014

Hey Gang-

Tonight's free answer is "Crocodile"

Good Luck!!!!

Murph

Updated league scores for the Trivia At The Point Summer league

Hey Gang-

Here are the updated standings going into tonight's game!   The last regular season match is September 8th and the finals are sometime after the playoff match on the 15th.

Spring/Summer League Standings
Teams	Scores by Date
		Total
GrantCo		1694
Team Venture		1530
D&D		989
Lumberoes		930
Bohica		234
Suck It		160
Old 3 g's		155

Free answer for Trivia At The Point!!!

Hey Gang-

Tonight's free answer is "Miami"

See you tonight!!!

-Murph

Tonight's free answer for Trivia at The Point!!!

Hey Gang tonight's free answer is "Spanish"

-Murph

Free Answer of the day for Trivia At The Point!!!

Hey Gang-
Today's free answer is...."Christians"

See you tonight and Good Luck!!!!

-Murph

Weeee're back Trivia @ The Point's Free answer of the day!

Hey Gang-
Back and refreshed after a week off, I humbly offer you this free answer of the day..."Choke"

-Murph

OLE OLE! FREE ANSWER OF THE DAY!

Murph has world cup fever: The free answer of the day is in honor of the team the US beat in order to advance to the knockout round "GHANA"

See you tonight...GOOD LUCK!!!

Tonight's Free Answer for Trivia At The Point!

Hey Gang-
Tonight's Free Answer is:  "Dunlop"

See you tonight at 8!!!

-Murph

Free Answer for Trivia At The Point!

Hey Trivia Peeps-
Tonight's free answer is "Boston Bruins"

See you tonight and good luck!!!
Murph

Great big globs of....Free answer for tonight's trivia at The Point!

Hey Trivia Gang-
Tonight's free answer of the day is....."Stanford"

See you tonight and good luck!!!

-Murph

PS We are almost 1/3 done with our Spring League season...I will post updated league scores on next week's blog

Free answer of the day for Trivia At The Point!

Hey Gang!

After a week off I am rested and ready for an awesome game tonight!!! Tonight's free answer is:  "Hank Stram"

Good Luck!!!!

-Murph

Free Answer for Tonight's Trivia At The Point!

Hey Trivia Players!

Tonight's Free Answer is..."The Gong Show"

See You Tonight!

-Murph

Trivia Yum Yum!!!

Hey Gang-

Trivia is on for tonight at The Point!  Tonight's free answer is:  Dog Treats

See you tonight at 8!!! Good Luck!!!

-Murph

Free Answer and Finals Info

Hey Gang-

Trivia is on for tonight at The Point!  The free answer of the day is "G-Men"

Congrats to our teams, Team Venture and Grant and Co. for making the finals of the winter league!!! Finals showdown is tomorrow (Tuesday the 6th) at 8pm

See you all tonight!!! And Good Luck!!!

-Murph

Free Answer For Trivia At The Point and Final Standings for The Winter League!

Hey Gang-

Tonight the semi-final round for league teams and a regular trivia game starting week 1 of the Spring league for all.  Our free answer for tonight is "Desertion"

The final standings for the winter league are the following:

Team Venture		1161
Old 3 gs		1025
Grant and Co		901
D &D		820
Suck It		548
Railin		358

Team Venture will be playing D&D and Old 3 Gs will be playing Grant and Co. for a space in the finals!

Good Luck Everyone, see you tonight!!!

-Murph

Free answer for tonight's Trivia At The Point!

Hey Gang-

Tonight's free answer of the day is:  "Felix The Cat"

See you tonight at 8!  Good Luck!

-Murph

Free Answer for Trivia At The Point Monday April 14th

Hey guys, Monday's free answer is:  "Greece"

See you at 8pm and Good Luck!!!

-Murph

Here are the updated league standings with two regular league weeks left! Only 33 points between 5th and the final playoff spot at 4th!

Winter League Standings	Total
Team Venture	918
Old 3 gs	804
D &D	690
Grant and Co	571
Suck It	538

What's up Trivia monsters!  Tonight's free answer is "Sunday"

Good Luck!!!

Murph

Trivia At The Point...Free Answer!

Hey Gang-
Tonight's free answer for Trivia At The Point..."7-Up"

Here are your updated standings:

Team Venture		768
Old 3 gs		699
D &D		620
Grant and Co		541
Suck It		383

See You Tonight At 8!

-Murph

Free Answer for Mar 17th Trivia At The Point

Erin Go Bragh, trivia @the point is on for tonight at 8pm! 

Free answer of the day is "Boston"

Free Answer and League standings for Trivia At The Point

Hey Gang!
Today's free answer is "Pepper" 

We are 6 weeks into our 12 week Winter season of  Trivia At The Point, here are the standings so far:

Winter League Standings	Total
Grant and Co	541
Old 3 gs	539
D &D	466
Team Venture	428
Suck It	253
Railin	168
Cook	165
Dorks And Divas	123
Foxy Ladies	90
Steven	25
Santa's Whip	25
Genesee Caucasian	15
Northern Lights	5

Remember you need to attend at least 6 weeks to be eligible. The top 4 teams make the playoff round.  I will update standings weekly going forward!

-Murph

Free Answer of the Day For Trivia At The Point!

Hey Gang-
Tonight's free answer is "Kansas" follow me @mrmichaelbeer on twitter to get your an extra free answer tweeted to your phone during the game!

-Murph

Start following me on Twitter to get the free answer of the Day for Trivia

Hey Gang-
I'm trying to make it easier for everyone to get the free answer of the day, so I'm encouraging you at to follow me on twitter @mrmichaelbeer  thanks!

-Murph

Tonight's free answer for Trivia At The Point!

Hey Trivia Gang!
Here's your free answer of the day for Trivia At The Point:

"Anne Frank"

Good luck, see you tonight at 8!

-Murph

Tonight's free answer for Trivia At The Point!

Hey Triviators-

Tonight's free answer is...."Closer"

See you tonight at 8!

-Murph

Tonight's free answer for Trivia At The Point!

Hey Gang!  Tonight's free answer is "UTAH" !  See you tonight at 8!  Also, don't forget tomorrow night is Vintage Video Game Night at The Point!!!

See you Tonight!

Murph

Tonight's Free Answer for Trivia At The Point!

Here's tonight free answer for Trivia At The Point:

"Zaire"

Tonight's Free Answer For Trivia At The Point!!!!

Brrrrr!!!

I sure am looking forward to some warm and toasty trivia tonight at The Point!!!  Here is your free answer for tonight's game:  
"Monday"

Also congratulations to The Exes our Fall League champions!

-Murph

Free Answer For Tonight's Trivia At The Point!

Hey Gang-

Tonight's free answer is:  "Sanford"

Playoff update:  Congratulations to The Exes and The Red Ribbon Rebels who advanced to the finals of  The Point's fall trivia league!  This is the Exes first appearance in the finals and the Red Ribbon Rebels second consecutive finals appearance.  The finals are taking place Sunday afternoon, January 26th at 7pm!  Remember the winter season is underway and this week is week two of fourteen.  To be eligible for the league playoffs you must attend a minimum of six weeks.  Thanks again for making the fall season a great success!!!

-Murph

Free Answer For Tonight's Trivia and Playoffs..

Hey Gang!
Tonight's free answer is:  "Benson"

Tonight is the first night of the Winter season and the first round of the playoffs.  The top four teams that come to tonight's match will play each other (if your team is an alternate and the other team does not show, you're in).  The top two teams will appear in the finals and will have bragging rights for the season!

Here are the standings:

1st Seed	dorks and divas
2nd Seed	Red Ribbon Rebels
3rd Seed	Lumberjoes
4th Seed	D and D
1st ALT	The Exes aka Shetlands aka one trick pony aka BJ
2nd ALT	Old 3Gs

Free Answer for Trivia At The Point for January 6, 2014

Happy New Year Trivia Folks!!!

Here is your free answer for tonight's game:

ISRAEL

Remember the top 4 teams in league points qualify for the playoffs.  I will announce results after the game tonight!

Good luck, See you at 8 tonight!

-Murph