Popper Claus and the Reindeer Travel the Hooch World in One Beatdown

AO: The Hooch

When: 2024-12-23

QIC: Popper

PAX (16): Angus, Animal, Credit Check, Doughboy, Feathers, Flo, Humperdinck, Maguire, McCracken, Meatball, Saint2O, Scrooge, Sunshine, Tenderfoot, Turk

Preamble:

Santa Claus travels the whole world in a single night each year. He must be a whiz at geography. His lesser known cousin, Popper Claus, has lived in Santa's shadow his whole life. Not anymore. This Christmas, Popper Claus and the Hooch reindeer traveled (almost) the entire world of The Hooch AO in a single beatdown. Each Hooch "venue" was a pain station where Popper Claus quizzed his reindeer on geography to ready them for their own future world travels. If the reindeer answered correctly, they were on the nice list and got an easy exercise; if they answered incorrectly, they were on the naughty list and got a hard exercise.

Warm-O-Rama:

Quick disclaimer followed by Side Straddle Hop, Toy Soldier, Willy Mays Hayes, Weed Picker, and Michael Phelps. Popper Claus explained the beatdown plan and off the reindeer flew.

The Thang:

Below are the venues, hints, answers, and how the reindeer scored. 6 Nice's and 8 Naughty's. 3 questions near the end were cut out for time.
# Hooch Location Popper Claus & Reindeer Location Hint Answer Naughty Exercise Nice Exercise Reindeers' Score
1 Crab shack wall The U.S. state home to the invention of the Turducken, which John Madden made famous on Thanksgiving Day NFL football broadcasts. Louisiana 20 Derkins 20 Irkins Nice
2 Base of high school path The country with the youngest population in the world Niger (median age 15.1 years) 5 Burpee Broad Jumps 5 Broad Jumps Naughty
3 High school wall The man-made structure that took the longest in history to build. Where is it, and how many years did it take? Great wall of China, approximately 2,000 years 30 seconds BTTW 30 seconds wall sit Naughty
4 High school hill The location of the tallest mountain base-to-peak in the world. Hawaii. Mauna Kea is > 33,500 feet, or ~6.3 miles Bernie Sanders up the hill, 5 merkins, mosey down Mosey up the hill, 5 merkins, mosey down Nice
5 Sara Donuts The country that eats the most donuts per capita. Canada 5 Mike Tysons 10 Merkins Naughty
6 Behind Starbucks The country that is the world's top coffee producer. Brazil All-You-Got around the parking lot Karaoke around the parking lot Naughty
7 Ari Korean overhang We are in South Korea. In this country, one of the numbers from 1 to 10 is considered unlucky, because it sounds very similar to the word for "death". Which number is it? 4 5 Donkey Kicks 5 Mountain Climbers (alpha) Naughty
8 Movie theater The city considered the capital of Bollywood. Mumbai, India Indian Bernie Sanders to former Hurricanes Indian run to former Hurricanes Nice
9 Former Hurricanes parking lot The US city which is the site of the deadliest hurricane in US History. Galveston, TX (6-12k people killed in 1900) 20 Bobby Hurleys 20 Squats Naughty
10 Homer's Donut The city that is credited with inventing the modern donut New York City Bear crawl around donut Lunge walk around donut Nice
11 Gauntlet (No trivia, just run through in remembrance of Ready-Mix)
12 Sojourn Hill The country with the steepest climb in the world Wales (Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech, Wales. Max gradient of 28.6%) 5 Mountain Goats 5 crab cakes alpha Nice
13 Perimeter pavilion (No trivia, just run through)
14 Perimeter track The home country of the most decorated track & field Olympian in history. Finland (Paavo Nurmi, 12 medals. The "Flying Finn") Mosey around track, stop and do 5 burpees half-way Mosey around track Naughty
15 Pond patio The country that boasts the deepest lake in the world Russia (Lake Baikal, 5,387 feet deep) 20 Russian Dips 20 Dips Nice
16 School playground The country with the oldest school still in existence in the world China (Shishi High School) 20 pull-ups 10 pull-ups Cut out for time
17 Perimeter amphitheater Origin country of the amphitheater Italy (ancient Rome) 10 derkins 10 dips Naughty
18 Outdoor chapel (just run through)
19 Chapel hill The country with the oldest surviving church building in the world Syria (Dura-Europos church) 5 Merkins, Bernie Sanders up the hill 5 merkins, Run up the hill Cut out for time
20 Line up near bakery to suicide / sprint The country with the lowest suicide rate in the world Antigua and Barbuda, or Barbados. Both 0.3 per 100K population. 3 Merkins each line back to the flag All You Got Back to the Flag Cut out for time

COT:

Scrooge's annual Christmas Eve beatdown is 12/24 7-8am at The Hooch. Eggnogteria @ Scrooge Manor afterwards. Prayers for traveling mercies and family relationships at Christmas.

Naked-Man Moleskin:

This beatdown was a crowd-pleaser for sure, worthy of a replay in future Christmas seasons. In 6+ years calling The Hooch my home AO, never (to my knowledge) has there been an attempt to hit all Hooch venues in one beatdown until today. The PAX get the credit, as they motivate one another to push the boundaries of creativity and acceleration. Merry Christmas, from Popper Claus and his reindeer.

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