A Rafter of Turnips

Almost every Tuesday evening myself and a group of friends gather at O'Neills Pub in Salem for a friendly game of trivia. (Our team name last night was Crocodile Tears, in memory of Steve Erwin.) Chris, our trivia jockey, is a great guy - funny and a little bit angry; just the way we like 'em. This week got off to a slow start but we had a cracker-jack team and came from behind to win. Ahhh, the smell of a free gift certificate in the evening...

I digress.

One of this week's challenges was to match a list of group names with the animals that belong in that group. (Such as a litter of kittens.) It was super easy, he even listed the animal names along the bottom - simple mix and match.

We got bored. We drank beers.

We decided to make up our own damn group names and gave him a second list of alternative answers.


Here is the real quiz, see how you do:

1. Gam (or pod)
2. Rafter
3. String
4. Yoke
5. Pride
6. Troop
7. Band
8. Murder
9. Colony
10. Bed

Choose from - Kangaroos, Crows, Gorillas, Ponies, Ants, Lions, Oxen, Clams, Whales, Turkeys.














Here it is again, first the true answer and then our version.

1. Gam (or pod) - Whales
A Gam of Legs

2. Rafter - Turkeys
A Rafter of Turnips

3. String - Ponies
A String of Pearls

4. Yoke - Oxen
A Yoke of Eggs

5. Pride - Lions
A Pride of Queers

6. Troop - Kangaroos
A Troop of Fs

7. Band - Gorillas
A Band of Radios

8. Murder - Crows
A Murder of Comedians

9. Colony - Ants
A Colony of Pilgrims

10.Bed - Clams
A Bed of Springs


We had a good time. And, yes, we're nerds.