Here are the questions to several rounds in the Trivia contest. I'll post my answers Monday so don't spoil the fun by answering in the comments!

Round 1: Famous TV and Movie Animals
1.What are the names of Jon Arbuckle's pets?
2. What is the name of Bart Simpson's dog?
3. Who does Wilber Post own?
4. Ron Stoppable has a pet. What is his name and what kind of animal is he?
5. What is Dorothy Gale's dog's name?
6. Two white mice conspire nightly to take over the world. What are their names?
7. What is the name of the animated clown fish who gets lost?
8. In the movie Frozen, Kristoff owns a reindeer. What is the reindeer's name?
9. Arthur Hoggett owns a pig. What is the pig's name?
10. Johnny Depp voiced an Acapulco shirt-wearing chameleon with an identity crisis. What was the chameleon's name?

Round 2: Name these dog breeds

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Round 9: Famous Cats
1.Name this cat.

2. What is the name of this Guiness World Record holder for longest fur?

3. What is the name of Primrose's cat from "The Hunger Games"?

4. What is this cat's name?

5. Name this cat.

6. What is this cat's name?

7.Name the pet cat of Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch. She patrols the corridors of the school looking for students skipping class.

8. What is this cat's name?

9. This cat shot to fame as the spokescat for Nine Lives Cat Food. What's his name?

10. Antonio Banderas voiced this cat. What is his name?

I have to start thinking about Super Bowl Sunday this weekend. My husband is very excited. We had thought that maybe we would have a our own chili cook off and invite a few friends but mostly his siblings (it is a very large group). However, I have hosted the last several get togethers for holidays and events. Frankly I think it is someone else's turn. So I resolved to have a little party here with just us and maybe a few friends. Just this last week Sparky's sister announced that she is hosting the chili cook off! Hurrah (I don't have to clean)! So I need to come up with a chili for the event. Last time I made a delicious Peach chili. It didn't go over very well. People liked it but not as much as some of the other chili recipes. His family is rather traditional and because they are from Minnesota where the use of spices is mostly frowned upon (the food tends toward the bland unless you count salt and pepper), they don't do really spicy. So I was looking for a flavorful chili, light on the "hot" spices, not sweet, and enough toward traditional that no one gets freaked out. I had considered Venison chili but there are several who would give me dirty looks for cooking "Bambi". I considered reprising my "award winning" creamy chicken chili - a white chicken chili. Sparky's sister made her version last year but it was too light on the chicken and too heavy on the beans. So after surfing the internet and reading about saintvi going on a chili crawl and giving a thumbs up to sweet potato chili, I'm considering these chili recipes:
1. Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili
2. Turkey Corn Chili
3. Beef and Beer Chili

So xangans, what do you say? Should I make my every day chili (5 can chili) or be wild and crazy and try something new?? I'm waiting for your reply before heading to the grocery on Saturday to pick up ingredients!

I'm in a chili extravaganza. Yesterday's chili cook off at work was tasty. There were 10 participants and 21 tasters. I didn't think I'd win a prize but I did! I won second place. I enjoyed tasting everyone's version of the perfect chili. I'm happy to say that there was just enough leftover for Sparky to enjoy my "award winning" chili!
The first place prize was for a very smooth chili that was a little sweet and a little spicy - a worthy winner! There was one chili that was so spicy that no one could take more than a couple bites. Mr. Fudd brought venison chili that had rice in it - novel and tasty but not a winner. My votes went for the other chicken chili made with shredded chicken and in a tomato base with roasted poblano peppers and the last year's winner which was a ground turkey chili with a touch of cinnamon. But I know you all want my "Award Winning" Creamy Chicken Chili recipe:

Ingredients:
two tablespoons olive oil
half a sweet onion chopped
one can petite diced tomatoes
one can Bush's white chili beans
one can cannellini beans
one can cream style corn

one large can white meat chicken
2 Teaspoons chili powder
half teaspoon ground cumin
one cup sour cream

Instructions:
In a large pot saute onion in olive oil until soft and translucent. Add cream style corn, beans, and chicken - stir well.

Rinse cans with about a half cup water to get the last bit of yum out of them. Add the rinse water to the pot. Next stir in the tomatoes and the spices.

Bring the chili to a boil stirring frequently. Reduce the heat and allow it to cool a bit before adding the sour cream. Mix the sour cream into the chili.

The chili is ready to serve!

This is International Laboratory Technician Week. At work we are celebrating or trying to. Morale is so low that you have to lower a ladder into a deep hole to find it. On Monday we were all gifted with doughnuts in the break room. Although we all like doughnuts, and the idea behind them, it is really hard to keep New Year Resolutions to lose the holiday weight when you have a big box of sugar bombs calling your name. Fortunately for me, none of them were enticing enough to waste calories on. Others however could not resist the siren call and then felt the regret of eating the whole thing! Tuesday we were all given little "charms". I suppose they would look good on a charm bracelet or as a necklace. Most of the staff looked at them and shrugged. I suggested we could add them to our name badges. I just happened to have some jump rings and a pair of needle nose pliers... Today was originally scheduled as a luncheon paid for by management. My Chili Cook-off that was scheduled for February 8th was hijacked and moved to today. So even though we were all looking forward to a fun and tasty competition, now the staff is viewing it as providing their own lunch. I hope everyone participates - otherwise I think there will only be 3 pots of chili. On the bright side that makes me at least a 3rd place finisher!! I have no idea what tomorrow will bring. Friday is the Trivia Contest. I'm crossing my fingers that it will be fun and that everyone will participate. The negativity vortex has been swirling and I am starting to feel the pull. To combat it I was watching silly cat videos and the animated "Simon's Cat" which is infinitely amusing. How do you amuse yourself when you are feeling down?