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OB's Pub & Grill Manhattan Beach

3610 North Highland Ave.
Manhattan Beach CA 90266
(310) 546-1542
  • PUB QUIZ—Wednesdays @ 8:00pm
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OB's Manhattan Beach is proud to be your local beach pub since 1985. We are dedicated to personal attention, great food, excellent drinks and always a good time.

QUIZ RECAP

Wed Sep 14 2016
| by Quizmaster John Alexander
|

Quizmaster Fail.

Wallets of El Segundo won?!

Cohort placed?!

E=MC Hammer won the chili cheese fries?!

Polar Bear Uprising couldn't pull off the three-peat, but came in third so it wasn't a total bust.

Jesse Can't Wait came an unenviable 4th place.

Jana was the only server on and rocked it like a hurricane.

I finished the quiz super early just to spite Rachel.

That's all folks.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10243 The Wallets of El Segundo 68 11 1.000
2 The Cohort 66 10 0.909
3 Polar Bear Uprising 59 9 0.818
4 10555 Jesse Can't Wait 57 8 0.727
5 10481 Box-wine Children 55 7 0.636
6 10193 E=MC Hammer 54 6 0.545
7 Plan B 52 5 0.455
8 Bangerz and Mash 45 3 0.318
8 Slo Cals 45 3 0.318
10 Charlie's The Dog's Angels 35 2 0.182
11 Burnt 33 1 0.091
12 Expense Pass Through 32 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Wed Sep 7 2016
| by Quizmaster John Alexander
|

Well that was annoying. No, I don't mean the people who sat at my quizmaster's table all night (Or do I?)... Actually, I typed up the whole recap last night and thought I submitted it, but apparently not, and now it's gone and I have to start over. Yep, the old 'my dog ate my homework' routine.

Sometimes it can be slow on a holiday week, but we had most of our best teams in tonight. As mentioned, I didn't sit up by the door like usual, so I had to sit by the nuts, which I said over and over again until I got booed.

North American Taco Fleet were in tonight, they change their name every week but are currently back-to-back champions. I did find out that they cheated on me and went to a different trivia night up in Santa Monica. I think with a lot of work our relationship is strong enough to overcome this, but for now we're just going to be friends with benefits. They did their famous frantic table search upon first arrival. Bill threatened to vomit on everyone until a table finally relented and opened up for them. 1st place! Woop Woop! Liz we missed you!

The mighty Charlestown Chiefs were back in the house. A lot of their dominance hinges upon doubling down, which can be catastrophic if chosen poorly. Poor Drew took the brunt of the blame for that one. Quail?! Who's state bird is a quail?! But they pulled through and finished just a single point off of first place.

Walleeeeeeeeeets are here! I arrived early today and shared some onion rings with Chris and Kitty Kat. Chris stole his table from a lonely old man who wanted to sit next to his dog. Chris you heartless bastard! Then Chris stole bacon from the dog. Also the dog was blind and only had 3 legs. Kitty Kat in da house! Kitty Kat missed last week because she was getting a tan and having orgies on Catalina Island. Tiffany sported her 'hot for teacher' outfit which is always welcome. Third Place!

The Berry sisters' dream of having me sit next to them finally came to fruition (yes Megan, that pun is for you)... Rachel claims that she doesn't read my recaps because I'm a creeper, but I think she's just angry that she got a Harry Potter question wrong. Why do I ask her Harry Potter questions? Because she holds my beer hostage until I do. Yes folks, this is what we're dealing with over here. Side note: once Rachel didn't talk to me for an entire evening because I asked her a Game Of Thrones question that did not correctly specify whether or not it was book or TV series.

E=MC Hammer finally back. They took last week off due to an improbable combination of food allergies and grand slam tennis tournaments. Mineko said she would have come in and sat with me, but I keep refusing to spell Mineko correctly. Mineko is always welcome to come in whenever Mineko wishes, and I have no doubt that Mineko will win the quiz single-handedly. Speaking of which, I think I'm getting blamed for the results this week. Every time I announce on the microphone that they're definitely going to win, they crumble under the pressure. Womp Womp!

Cohort in the house with a new member?! Unclear at this stage whether or not this member will continue to join. Especially as they already have an Alex on their team. Seth strolled in late as always and berated the team for getting all the answers wrong. They pulled back within striking distance however, and only a round 7 failed double down prevented them from joining the winners circle. Hopefully a solid literature round next week will play in their favour. Although watching Sarah struggle with sports questions before Seth arrives is particularly joyful for me. Maybe they'll get plus 2 points for having the tallest team. Who knows!

Ooook I think that's a wrap on OB's trivia festivities for this week.

Peace out trouts

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 North American Taco Fleet 75 8 1.000
2 Charlestown Chiefs 74 7 0.875
3 10243 The Wallets of El Segundo 56 6 0.750
4 10193 E=MC Hammer 54 5 0.625
5 10399 Year of the Rat 52 4 0.500
6 Team Whisky 51 3 0.375
7 The Cohort 48 2 0.250
8 The Next Newest American 42 1 0.125
9 Bayview Duo 28 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Wed Aug 31 2016
| by Quizmaster John Alexander
|

Dios Mio what a night. Had some major traffic issues on the way in, so lost some of my customary beer drinking/chat time. But never fear! The trivia must go on! Plus I was day drinking all day, so things got a little crazy at the end. Triple or nothing... is that even legal?!?

Kicked off with some extra boos when I was presented with a "Make America Great Again" hat from Megan. Colin Kaepernick was not there, but I doubt he would have stood for this type of accessory. (Damn, my pun game is on point today.) This hat should really come with a disclaimer that it is being worn as a joke. (Or is it?) Thankfully Wednesday pilates will not be stretching (wink) into the future, so Year of the Rat will once again get all The Bachelor questions correct.

The Oompa Loompas had been in short (yep) supply the past few weeks, but made a winner's showing. Made it through the Southern/Antarctic controversy with a powerful triple double round 7 to stake their claim to victory. They'd come in second place the last two times, so it was due. Thankfully they found a table just in time for Troy to arrive, because Troy does not do standing trivia.

Jesse Can't Wait came in second place without Cody, who is apparently in Hawaii with his girlfriend who hates trivia more than anyone I've ever met. Amy finally wore a cleavage shirt. "You said that last time I wore a cleavage shirt," she informs me. At least I'm consistent. Believe it or not, Jesse requested a music round for next week. Apparently they are looking for a 4th teammate but can't find anyone that can stand them long enough to be at their table for 2 full hours.

Trump Lochte 2016 overcame a sluggish start to rob the other teams of 3rd place. (although, upon further review, it seems that no robbery took place) (side note: they also may have peed on the walls) 10 bucks! Don't spend it all in once place. (Disclaimer: you do actually have to spend it all in one place)

Tessa is here! This is always fun because she lets me know exactly which questions/rounds were not to her liking. Year of the Rat had a bare bones team tonight. Rachel delivered me a beer, but not before making sure I understood that she had not bought it. She also petitioned to be done before 10pm, which I was able to provide.

Quiz Bros was finally let out of the house again now that the baby has popped out. After a failed reality show question early in the evening, they stormed back and would have medalled had the controversial Southern vs Antarctic ocean not come in to play. I think it's safe to say that it was all +1/2 Melanie's fault. They did win the chili cheese fries though, so wasn't a total bust.

Speaking of bust, Wallets of El Segundo in the house! Well just two of them (am I talking about the team or the bust?) Chris only scored a 3/10 on grumpiness scale, but I'm sure he'll make up the points next week. Also, Tiffany, please keep drunkenly writing suggestions to the King Trivia team.

Sarah from Cohort apologized in advance for their poor performance tonight. School has started up again and apparently literature Masters/PHDs use up a lot of brain power. PS: I also tried to run Tyson over with my car.

E=MC Hammer thought that by not showing up they would not be included in this week's recap, but they were incorrect.

I think that's all for this week kids!

See you all next time!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 Oompa Loompas 71 9 1.000
2 Jesse Can't Wait 68 8 0.889
3 Trump Lochte 2016 65 7 0.778
4 10243 The Wallets of El Segundo 64 5 0.611
4 Locals Only 64 5 0.611
6 The Cohort 63 4 0.444
7 10399 Year of the Rat 61 3 0.333
8 10015 Quiz Bros 59 2 0.222
9 Wednesdays Are For The Boys 54 1 0.111
10 2 Pawls Make A Right 52 0 0.000