Quiz Recap – Idle Hour – Tue Aug 31 2021 — King Trivia

Idle Hour

4824 Vineland Ave
Los Angeles CA 91601
(818) 980-5604
  • PUB QUIZ—Tuesdays @ 8:00pm

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Aug 31 2021
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
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Apparently some of you have been reading these recaps, because I often ask for you to come join us at Idle Hour every Tuesday night at 8PM. I say this because the ENTIRETY OF NOHO showed up to play the country's favorite pub trivia (citation needed). 

It was a gridiron of guessers this Tuesday evening as 24 teams descended on the wonderful Big Barrel to try their luck at an intense game of knowledge. While a few patrons decided late in the game to join the fun, the majority of our players had 6-plus member squads ready to divvy up responsibilities during this showdown. 

The first few rounds handily went to old hats Generals Washington and the newcomer (and excellently named) Quiz Me Like One of Your French Girls. (Side note, the pun game for team names tonight was off the chart, hook, and wagon). For three rounds, the leaderboard hardly moved. 

Then came the sudden shift. Our drinking round featured a bit of history, with a guess for when Trail Mix (or Gorp/Scroggin) first entered the world. The experts at Wikipedia say around 1913, but we're playing Price is Right rules...so 99% of the teams failed out right away. But the lucky folks at Bingbong threw down a crazy guess at 1890 and took the free shots!

With the reality of this competition now starkly in everyone's minds, the mood grew serious. Side chatter died out and smack talk ruled the day. For the next two rounds, the leaderboard could hardly stand still. By the end of Round 6, the top ten teams were mere points apart. It was honestly anyone's game. 

Round 7 split the winners from the losers (as so often happens in these particular competitions). More than a few teams risked it all with a double or nothing...only to miss a vital question. This left our top three as tight as we've seen here at Idle Hour. 

While we of course celebrate You're a Quizzard, Harry for their outstanding win, we can't help but marvel at the moxxy of Donald Tramps. They were down and out in Round 6, but turned it all around with an impressive rally to third place. 

Every team should be proud of their performance, as this was a banner evening at NoHo's hottest location. If you're itching for a piece of the action, come down to Idle Hour next Tuesday night at 8PM!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 32648 You’re a quizzard Harry! 47 23 1.000
2 32638 Quiz Me Like One of Your French Girls 46 22 0.957
3 32646 Donald Tramps 41 21 0.913
4 32628 Taylor Eat Hair 40 20 0.870
5 32642 The General Washingtons 35 19 0.826
6 32633 Bottom of the Barrel 33 18 0.783
7 32653 Rhea 32 17 0.739
8 32650 The Nathans 30 16 0.696
9 32635 Snark Squad 29 14 0.630
9 31181 Baby Janes 29 14 0.630
11 10330 Intravenus De Milo 28 13 0.565
12 32630 The Wizard Sleeves 27 12 0.522
13 30299 Bingbong 26 11 0.478
14 12601 Shut the f*@k up, Donny! 25 9 0.413
14 32649 Zaddy warbucks 25 9 0.413
16 32632 1990s Pop Group The Bonus Boys Plus Some Friends Also 24 8 0.348
17 32629 The IT Crowd 23 7 0.304
18 32651 Waxed vaxxed spending our income tax 21 6 0.261
19 32655 Double Condor 20 5 0.217
20 28849 Hope this Email finds you Well 18 4 0.174
21 32637 Ground Control 17 3 0.130
22 32636 Trivia Dukakis 11 2 0.087
23 32641 My Drinking Team Has A Trivia Problem 10 1 0.043