Wednesday, January 8, 2014

ANSWER: Sports

NY Mets

The Mets became the first expansion team to win a division title, a pennant, and the World Series, winning in their eighth year of existence. Two teams would later surpass that, as the Florida Marlins won the 1997 World Series in their fifth year (also becoming the first wild card team to win a World Series) and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series in their fourth year of play. This was the first World Series since 1954 to have games played in New York which didn't involve the New York Yankees.

Matt: --
Record: 612-511

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

QUESTION: Sports

What was the first expansion team to win the World Series?

ANSWER: Games

Marven (Marvin on the board) Gardens

Marven Gardens is famous as a Yellow property on the original Atlantic City version of the Monopoly game board, although the game misspelled the name as Marvin Gardens. The misspelling was introduced by Charles and Olive Todd, who taught the game to Charles Darrow, its eventual patentee. His homemade Monopoly board was copied by Parker Brothers. In 1995 Parker Brothers acknowledged this mistake and formally apologized to the residents of Marven Gardens for the misspelling. It is the only property on the board that is not located within Atlantic City.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 612-511

Monday, January 6, 2014

QUESTION: Games

In Monopoly, what New Jersey housing area has been misspelled on the board for close to 80 years?

ANSWER: US States

Texas & New Mexico

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 612-510

Thursday, January 2, 2014

QUESTION: US States

What two U.S. states border Mexico's largest state, Chihuahua?

ANSWER: Music

Sting

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 611-510