Alright, let’s talk about this “Tom Brady Trivia” thing I cooked up. It wasn’t some grand, planned-out project, more like a “hey, that’d be fun” kind of deal that spiraled (like one of Brady’s passes, maybe?) into something I actually spent time on.
It all started with me, just sitting around, probably avoiding some other task. I was watching some sports highlights, and Brady popped up, you know, as he does. And I thought, “Man, how much random Brady info is just floating around in my head?” That’s when the idea hit me: trivia! But not just any trivia – Tom Brady trivia. Because, why not?
First thing I did was just start jotting down questions. Anything that came to mind. Super Bowl wins, stats, weird endorsements, deflategate… you name it. I basically just brain-dumped everything I knew (or thought I knew) onto a notepad. And trust me, it was a mess. Scribbled notes, crossed-out ideas, arrows pointing everywhere. Classic.
Next up, fact-checking. Oh boy, was that a rabbit hole. Turns out, memory is a fickle thing. I was wrong on a surprising number of “facts.” So I spent a good chunk of time on the internet, confirming stats, dates, and other random bits of Brady-ana. Pro-Football-Reference became my best friend for a while there.
Once I had a decent list of questions and answers, I needed a way to, you know, do the trivia. I considered a bunch of options – a simple text document, a slideshow, even a full-blown website (gotta love that ambition!). But then I remembered I had some experience with Python, and figured, “Why not try to automate this thing?”
So I fired up my old IDE and started coding. It was pretty basic stuff. I created a dictionary to store the questions and answers. Then, I wrote a function to randomly select a question, display it to the user, and check their answer. I even added a little scoring system, because who doesn’t love points?
Here’s a snippet of what the code looked like:
questions = {
"How many Super Bowls has Tom Brady won?": "7",
"What college did Tom Brady attend?": "Michigan",
"What year was Tom Brady drafted into the NFL?": "2000"
def run_trivia(questions):
score = 0
for question, answer in *():
user_answer = input(question + " ")
if user_*() == *():
print("Correct!")
score += 1
else:
print("Incorrect. The correct answer was " + answer)
print("Your final score is " + str(score) + " out of " + str(len(questions)))
run_trivia(questions)
I won’t lie, it was a bit buggy at first. I had to deal with case sensitivity issues, weird user input, and the occasional infinite loop (coding is fun, right?). But after a bit of tweaking, I got it working pretty smoothly.
Then came the fun part: testing it out on friends. I gathered a few buddies who were also Brady fans (or at least, pretended to be for my sake), and we played a few rounds. It was hilarious. There were cheers, groans, and a surprising amount of arguing about obscure football rules. I even learned a few things myself! It was all in good fun.
Lessons Learned:
Fact-checking is crucial. Don’t trust your memory, especially when it comes to sports stats.
Even simple coding projects can be surprisingly satisfying.
Trivia is always more fun with friends.
So yeah, that’s the story of my Tom Brady trivia project. It wasn’t earth-shattering, but it was a fun little diversion that kept my brain engaged. Maybe I’ll expand it someday, add more questions, or even turn it into a mobile app. Who knows? But for now, I’m happy with the little Python script I whipped up. Go Pats!
