Idle Hour

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

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Jul 18 2023
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

Record temperatures and intractable studio execs couldn’t keep the teams away from Idle Hour for another session of the greatest show in all of NoHo…KING TRIVIA! 26 teams braved the sweltering heat to enjoy frozen drinks and…icy thinks? Questions, they came for the questions. 

LET’S GET TO THE SHOW!

Round One was a solid warm up with a 4-way tie at the top: Here for the Host, Bernie Maximus, Buds Lightyear, We’re the problem, it’s us.

Round Two was a massive stumper, with no one risking a double. The points came hard-earned, but Bernie Maximus founds themselves with a small lead. 

Round Three brought things back into true form, with veterans dropping doubles like they were playing hot potato. Bernie extended their lead and looked to be making moves to another sweep. 

Round Four started to shake things up as a cautious play cost Bernie the lead, with We’re the Problem leaping into first. 

Our Drinking Round played the Price is Right with bulk purchases of caviar. With the closest guess by a mile, Kingbeez earned the free shots (and just in time for a birthday!)

Round 5 saw We’re the problem take a massive lead as one of the few teams to put all the pieces together for our Find the Connection. 

But all was not lost for Bernie. With Round Six, they used their combined knowledge of film and television to put a solid double into the scoreboard and close within 6 points of first place. It would all come down to the final round.

 

We ended the night with a big win. We’re the problem, it’s us, Bernie Maximus, and Antlers Away!

 

 

Come join us every Tuesday for more trivia action!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 82024 We’re the problem, it’s us. 72 25 1.000
2 104519 Bernie Maximus 65 24 0.960
3 104518 Antlers Away 56 23 0.920
4 40028 Kingbeez 49 22 0.880
5 87870 I Know the capacity of a barrel 42 21 0.840
6 104524 Buds Lightyear 40 20 0.800
7 52545 Here for the Host 38 18 0.740
7 90521 Bob-omb’s Burgers 38 18 0.740
9 104511 Team Intersection 35 17 0.680
10 75076 Drink-182 33 16 0.640
11 104516 Idling Gidgets 30 15 0.600
12 77415 720 of emotions 29 12 0.493
12 104515 Codependency Crew 29 12 0.493
12 Catamounts 29 12 0.493
15 Sloots 420 27 11 0.440
16 Essex Lads 24 10 0.400
17 104537 Freezog 20 9 0.360
18 104522 KW 19 7 0.300
18 Jamz & Camz 19 7 0.300
20 Chunnel 18 6 0.240
21 Are Any of us really okay? 17 5 0.200
22 Jewish Bobsled Team 14 4 0.160
23 Double D 11 2 0.100
23 104532 Dr. Equequiztrian 11 2 0.100
25 104512 Two Gay Cat Ladies 10 1 0.040
26 404 name not found 2 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Jul 11 2023
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

Summer heat can only be beat with a bowl of tater tots, a cool Frosé, and a heaping spoonful of KING TRIVIA! With 29 teams and the greatest venue in all the land, Idle Hour was alive with energy for another amazing quizzical adventure. 

Tonight was no normal night. This was a demonstration. With Strikemas Eve Part 2 just around the corner, one team pulled out all the stops. It was a Cinderella story for the ages, and well earned by all involved. 

Quiz-Teama Aguilera arrives each week with hope in their eyes and trivia in their heads. Sadly, they’ve often been the bridesmaids and not the brides, leaving with a silver or bronze in their record. It seemed like that top spot was forever out of their reach. 

Or so they thought. 

Tonight, from the jump, they fired on all cylinders. This wasn’t just a showdown; this was a quiz clinic. They dropped doubles, took risky guesses, and never blinked in the face of a crowded leaderboard. By Round 4, they had a steady lead and wouldn’t look back. 

When the dust finally settled, they had an 11-point lead and a gold medal coming their way. It was a cathartic moment, like Frodo and Sam watching the ring finally fade away in the fires of Mount Doom. It was Rudy being carried on his team’s shoulders. It was…whatever the climax is for the English Patient. 

It was a first place victory, long awaited, and deftly earned. 

 

To honor the most important national holiday—National Cow Appreciation Day—we asked the teams to show us pictures of cows…or cow themes. With the best picture of the bunch, Pussy Pals took the free drinks!

 

We ended the night with a big win. Quiz-Teama Aguilera, Furious Jumpers, and Not Natalie Portmans!

 

 

Come join us every Tuesday for more trivia action!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 91021 Quiz-Teama Aguilera 78 28 1.000
2 63257 The Furious Jumpers! 67 27 0.964
3 103745 not Natalie Portmans 65 26 0.929
4 27554 Quiz Kid Donnie Smith 63 25 0.893
5 96642 Wildly Inconsistent 62 24 0.857
6 103746 En Fuego 61 23 0.821
7 52545 Here for the Host 59 21 0.768
7 66730 Emergency Food: Medical Fishnet 59 21 0.768
9 100151 Sparkle Nation Commitment 58 20 0.714
10 40028 Kingbeez 57 19 0.679
11 The pp’s 53 18 0.643
12 103748 Antler’s Away 46 16 0.589
12 90336 My favorite team 46 16 0.589
14 77957 The Bugle 45 15 0.536
15 21459 Three Cool Boys 44 14 0.500
16 77415 720 of emotions 42 13 0.464
17 103756 Pussy Pals 41 12 0.429
18 Mystery Machine 35 11 0.393
19 103742 The meme team 33 10 0.357
20 California Aussies 31 9 0.321
21 Gus bus 30 8 0.286
22 103755 42 to infinity 29 7 0.250
23 97321 EatingTheBurritoFromTheMiddleOut 28 6 0.214
24 Adam’s Fave Sexuality Spectrum 26 5 0.179
25 103747 Diamond Dogs 25 3 0.125
25 The Pages 25 3 0.125
27 Barking’ Bitches 23 2 0.071
28 Sassafras 11 0 0.018
28 Crabs for the win 11 0 0.018

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Jul 4 2023
| by Quizmaster Zack Binder
|

WOW! What a night at Idle Hour! You guys really turned it out on the 4th - we had a whopping 16 teams competeing in good fun last night. Thank you all for your patriotic hot dogs - they were fantastic. The artistry was truly unmatched. Congrats to Quizten Bell for ultimately winning that drinking round. And congrats to Goat Rodeo for taking home the gold, and Bucktown for taking home the silver! So much fun substituting for Adam at this iconic bar, I hope to be back soon! xo, Zack 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 103088 Goat Rodeo 79 21 1.000
2 103090 Bucktown 70 20 0.952
3 101058 MotherQuake 10.0 57 19 0.905
4 103089 Quizsten Bell 52 18 0.857
5 The Lightweights 51 17 0.810
6 103087 Toucan Play 50 16 0.762
7 77415 720 of emotions 46 15 0.714
8 Wienerdogs 33 14 0.667
9 The bulldogs 30 13 0.619
10 The Lil Cuties 29 12 0.571
11 Gall(hoes) 28 11 0.524
12 HTOWN shinobi 24 10 0.476
13 The Lightweights 0 0 0.005
13 M&M 0 0 0.005
13 Studios 0 0 0.005
13 Bentley 0 0 0.005
13 77212 Seanshi Stache 0 0 0.005
13 The Lightweights 0 0 0.005
13 M&M 0 0 0.005
13 Studios 0 0 0.005
13 Bentley 0 0 0.005
13 77212 Seanshi Stache 0 0 0.005