Battle of the Wits...and Dumb-Wits

Last night we played a game called Wits and Wagers with some friends. The concept of the game is quite simple. A player reads a question with a numerical answer – a percentage, year, number. All players record their guess on miniature dry erase cards. The cards are then laid out lowest to highest on the board and each player bets on the “right” answer, or the closest with out going over (kind of like the Price is Right). It was a blast and extremely interesting.

Did you know...

1. Maine is known as the “Pine Tree State” – 90% of Maine’s land is covered in forest. Not surprisingly, at one time 95% of all wooden toothpicks are manufactured in Maine.

2. Only 7 countries have won the FIFA Soccer World Cup Championship since it began in 1930: Brazil, Italy, Germany, Uruguay, Argentine, France, and England.

3. Walmart’s record single day sales tops off at $1.52 billion (cha-ching!).

4. In 1800, only 16 states were established: the thirteen original colonies plus Tennessee, Kentucky and Vermont.

…because I sure didn’t!