QUIZ RECAP

Was tonight a great night for trivia or what!?

I was delighted to see the familiar faces of Just for Fun making their return to trivia. They were eager to get back in the game against long running competitors who have been dominating the weekly leaderboard here at the Tilted Mash, Flying Solo, In the Heights, and We Need Help. We also welcomed a new team into the mix, Brown Pony Express. 

For the first time, I saw a three way tie pop-up after round three was submitted, so it was anyone's game well into the next few rounds. By the final round, we had everyone claiming their own spots on the leaderboard, some with a very small lead over the competition; some only by a single point! Flying solo managed to take home the gold tonight and earn themselves two 4-packs of their choice. Congratulations teams! See you next time

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That question in round one pertaining to subatomic particles reminded me of a great story I heard that revolutionized the world. That story is of the great scientist, Dmitri Mendeleev. NO NO please don't tune out, I promise it's interesting! There have been many great stories of scientists who have revolutionized the world through their obsession from those that smuggled parasites in their own body for research and doctors who performed medical procedures on themselves (come find me before or after shows to hear more)

Okay okay the story of Dmitri Mendeleev, the Russian chemist was that he was a child amongst over 10 other borthers and sisters living in siberia after their father passed. His mother, desperate to get young Dmitri an education road over 1,200 miles with him on horseback and was able to convince St. Petersburg university to admit him before passing. Young Dmitri became obsessed with study the elements from their reactivity to their physical and chemical properties. He struggled to group them all into a table, obsessing day and night to find a way to arrange them that made sense. During his time in the 1860s, only 60 elements were known, and Dmitri struggled to find a way to make them all fit neatly into a table before having his Eureka moment: What if some elements simply haven't been discovered? Mendeleev was so confident in the periodic table he created that when other scientists would announce they had discovered a new element, he could take a glance at their research, give it a quick read, march up to them, and tell them they are wrong....ABOUT THEIR OWN RESEARCH! and the great part was is that Mendeleev was right. As you go about your day today, I hope you walk with the confidence and self-assuredness of Dmitri Mendeleev 

QUIZ RECAP

Who is that peeking into another night at the Tilted Mash? Your favorite quizmaster, Danny! Here tonight we welcomed back a few teams, Flying Solo and ChiliandCornbread to test their mettle against new teams Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers and Trap House. We had teams playing at the Tiled Mash literally from the window to the wall. I was excited to see one of our rounds concerned the princess bride only to talk to one of the teams during a break and find out that a member of Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers had watched the film that same day. What a coincidence! You never know what will pop up on trivia.

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Today's fun fact takes you back to 101 years ago on this day in Tennesse an important decision was made to ratify the 19th ammendment which was passed by just a single vote. The 24-year-old man had changed his mind and elected to support the ammendment after receiving a note from his mother.

QUIZ RECAP

A very relaxed evening here at the Tilted Mash. Fresh food, friendly faces, and good times served from your friends here at The Tilted Mash and your host, me, Daniel Herrmann, here from King Trivia serving up more trivial knowledge for your noggins!

Today, we witnessed the face off between a returning team, Flying Solo, and a family team, The Aristocats. 

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Today we had one of our questions dedicated to Alex Trebek, so i'd like to dedicate this week's space for the late game show host. Alex was most notably known for his broadcasting career. He dropped out of military school for refusing to cut his hair, had a long employment with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation where he worked hard going to school in the mornings and working at night covering every posting he could for both radio and television. In '73 he moved to the US and hosted a multitude of game shows for different networks from NBC to Nickelodeon. In 1986, he started his role that he was most popularly known for, Jeopardy. For 34 years, families across the country welcomed Alex Trebek into their homes. It didn't feel like a true family game night without an epsidoe hosted by this revered host. R.I.P Alex Trebek.