QUIZ RECAP

It was the night before Halloween and all through the pub,

the teams worked their pencils down to the nub.

We quizzed on movies, horrors and all of the thrillers,

Stephen King and superstition and even a few killers!

This host costumed up but since she's a pivoter,

she went for the pun with Rosie the Trivoter.

Happy Halloween and congrats to our top teams We Have a Bad Feeling About This and Handsome Host!

QUIZ RECAP

We had a blast tonight at Hop Merchants. Team Donny, joined us for the first time at this location, and took home the first prize this evening. We Have A Bad Feeling About This and Handsome Host were very close behind.

I took the time to chat with We Have A Bad Feeling About This to get to know them a little better.

The name is a reference to Star Wars, a great touchstone for this film-loving team. (I like to believe it was also because they knew their host loves Star Wars, too. Sources haven't confirmed.) They frequented Hop Merchants and happened to be in on a Wednesday night. But they didn't start playing right away. It took a few weeks for them to join in on the fun!

Their favorite rounds are 2 and 5 and find round 7 particularly difficult. You can bet they will do well on any movies or music questions and 1/3 of the team loves sports. But don't ask the other 2.

Finally, don't buy them all the same drink! They all drink different beers: wheat bears, double IPAs, and stouts.

I love chatting with them after a quiz on most nights and it was fun to get to know them a little better tonight!

QUIZ RECAP

It was a battle royale at Hop Merchant's this evening as different teams took the lead almost every round. Handsome Host, with 2 successful double downs in the first two rounds, had an early lead. But The Keg (Like the 2018 Movie The Meg), like a shark, kept moving. A key double down in round 5 gave them the point jump they needed to secure first place.

As one of the resident Hop Merchant's teams, I took the time to interview them post win. We kept answers short and sweet. 😉

How did you all meet? College.

What got you started playing trivia? 2 team members were "sad and needed beer" and made their way to Hop Merchant's one Wednesday evening several months ago. It happened to be the same night King Trivia started hosting their weekly trivia nights. They started playing and became hooked! They've grown their team to 5 and join the fun most Wednesday nights.

What is your name from? The Keg (Like the 2018 Movie The Meg) is from the first night they played. They wanted a beer pun and went with it!

What's your favorite round? Round 5. They start to figure out the theme during questions 1 and 2 and pretty consistently are able to nail it.

What's your least favorite round? Round 4. They never feel like they can figure out the person early enough.

If it were up to The Keg, there would be more questions about science, modern literature (Harry Potter and Stephen King), sports and Disney and no history or Presidents questions. One team member admitted that she has since purchased 3 or 4 books about history to boost her own knowledge and her team's knowledge.

I had a great time chatting with the team (as always!) and look forward to seeing their faces each week.

Til next week's recap, be kind and learn something!