Fountain Square is much more than an outdoor lunch spot this summer! Last week, there were miniature golf putting greens, and on Wednesdays, the excellent 3CDC event crew is putting on Cincinnati versions of classic game shows. Haven’t you ever wished you could be a contestant on Family Feud, Match Game, the Dating Game or Jeopardy? On June 20, I got to play Family Feud with team "Club Red." (That is, the original Club Red - the YP group for the Cincinnati Red Cross. Not that new club where Red Cheetah used to be.) Unfortunately there were only a few spectators, despite the sunny weather and the availability of beer. We were up against The Rusty Griswolds at Party in the Park. I'm sure we were much more entertaining. Ha!
So the Club Red Family - myself, Joseph, Clara, Courtney, and Jason played against Mayor Mallory's YP Kitchen Cabinet Family. Club Red did not condescend to talking smack about our competitors as Candace from the Kitchen Cabinet did. Nor did any of us start campaigning for the 2027 Kentucky gubernatorial election, as Candace did. And Edward, who is a member of both "families," chose the Kitchen Cabinet over Club Red instead of diplomatically sitting out. Oh, he will regret that! Because as it turned out, Club Red trounced the Kitchen Cabinet, 300+ to ZERO. Yes zero, nil, nada, a big, fat 0! They didn't win even any round, didn't score any points! But I don't mean to gloat. They did answer some questions correctly; just not enough and not at the right time. And they definitely talked a good game and were a lot of fun.
Maybe Club Red is lucky that Edward turned against us and played for the Kitchen Cabinet. I bet he's sorry now!
Round 2 was a battle between the Cincinnati Police Dept. and a team of Metro employees. We thought the Metro Family might have a little advantage with geography-based questions such as "Name your favorite Cincinnati park." Then again, the Police might have the same advantage depending on their District. So we went to get a drink only to find out that the Police Family had cleaned out the bar's supply of Mojitos during our round! There must have been something in those Mojitos. The Police defeated Metro, although it wasn't a sweep like Club Red had. The Metro Family did win some points.
So in a tense, closely contested championship round, Club Red, ahem, lost to the Police Dept. It came down to the triple point round! But, its probably best not to beat the Police Dept. right?
Here are some of the survey questions.
Name a flavor of Graeter's ice cream:
-Black raspberry chocolate chip (#1) and Mint chocolate chip were correctly guessed by Club Red.
-No one guessed: chocolate chip (Jason had to go overboard and answer Double chocolate chip), coconut chip, and peach.
Name an animal at the Cincinnati zoo: I think I remember correctly. It was elephant, tigers, (polar) bears, monkeys, giraffe and lions. (Not necessarily in that order.) Conspicuously missing was my favorite, the cheetah - hello? Cat Ambassador program? And the zoo’s been advertising the new Cheetah Encounter ad nauseum this year - and Clara's guess, a goat, which can be found in the petting zoo, I believe.
Companies whose headquarters are in Cincinnati:
-P&G, obviously was #1
-Chiquita, Fifth Third, Kroger and the one no one guessed: U.S. Bank.
-Macy's, f.k.a. Federated Department Stores was NOT on the board!
Name a Cincinnati politician:
Mayor Mark Mallory was #1. Also listed was David Pepper, Charlie Luken, someone I'm forgetting, Cranley maybe, and yes, the last on the list was Jerry Springer! Missing were Jim Tarbell, David Crowley, and Laketa Cole.
And the championship-deciding question? Where do you do most of your grocery shopping?: -Krogers, naturally
-Bigg's, Meijers, and one I'm forgetting
-Club Red could steal and there was only one answer still covered on the board. Courtney and Jason wanted to guess Fresh Market, but I think that's too new and too small. We figured Trader Joe's was also too small and too limited with only 1 or 2 locations. So we couldn't decide between Wild Oats, in Rookwood and Mason, or Jungle Jim's. In the end I decided that, while Jungle Jim's is wildly popular, the outlying location makes it more of a destination grocery store rather than where most people do most of their shopping. Some families probably build a vacation around a trip to Jungle Jim's! So we said Wild Oats…and... -X-. The survey said... Trader Joe's!! What? First, they discontinue the Mango Tortilla Chips which were soooo good, and now this!
The Fountain Square event staff will be recreating classic ‘70s game shows every Wednesday night on Fountain Square this summer. The games start at 5:30, and beer will be served from 5:30 to 7:30. Upcoming games include Match Game, Family Feud, and Jeopardy-style games. Check out the calendar is at www.myfountainsquare.com for these and lots of other events.
