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QUIZ RECAP

Tue Nov 15 2022
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

A gorgeous Fall evening here in NoHo. The weather was perfect, the crowd was energized, but our futuristic app? Not so much! Never fear, however, as these teams (and this intrepid QM) are never afraid of a little adversity. 

27 groups joined us in the barrel-shaped battlefield to test their knowledge and win prizes. It was a fight for honor, a fight for glory, and a fight for…some gift cards to Idle Hour!

In the opening rounds of the game, Kimpossible Burgers took an early lead and managed to hold out for four rounds, fending off would be leaders by a single point. 

During our well earned break in the Drinking Round, we asked our teams to discern when the first working refrigerator was invented. With a quick tie-breaker, The Ham Game took the free shots (and a little bit of knew knowledge) back to their table. 

Round Five through everything out the window, as Snark Squad and Kingbeez locked into a tie for first and pushed everyone else back by several points. But all that would change when KB dropped back to fourth and Yes Chef leapt into third, with Tequila Tots angling for an upset. 

Finally, we reached Round Seven. Snark Squad’s uncanny knowledge of Broadway kept them in the top spot, but Kingbeez and Yes Chef had to battle out a tie-breaker for the final seats. 

In the end, we crowned our champions and enjoyed a well-earned glass of water, the perfect end to another incredible trivia show. 

 

Come join us every Tuesday for more trivia action. 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 32145 Snark Squad 74 26 1.000
2* Yes Chef, The Menu Out this Weekend 68 24 0.942
2 40028 Kingbeez 68 24 0.942
4 Team Queso 67 23 0.885
5 The Ham Game 59 19 0.740
5 66730 Emergency Food: Gyros of a Pure Heart 59 19 0.740
5 72345 Tequila Tots 59 19 0.740
5 No Better Ideas 59 19 0.740
9 75268 Win or Booze 55 18 0.692
10 11501 Camp Mohawk 54 17 0.654
11 Kimpossible Burgers 53 16 0.615
12 68743 The Hooligans 51 15 0.577
13 Very Good Girls 49 14 0.538
14 22625 The Bad News Care Bears 47 13 0.500
15 Jackyboys 46 12 0.462
16 Eleven 43 11 0.423
17 Roll Tide 42 10 0.385
18 Vestal Virgins 40 9 0.346
19 The Megs 37 8 0.308
20 Quizward Tentacles 36 7 0.269
21 Clueless 35 6 0.231
22 The Bugle 30 5 0.192
23 77415 720 of emotions 25 4 0.154
24 Manpuku 19 2 0.096
24 Rolobey 19 2 0.096
26 Allison Pallison 11 1 0.038
27 Garnet Rocks 6 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Nov 8 2022
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

The storms raged and torrents of rain fell upon the unprepared denizens of North Hollywood. Seeking shelter from the sudden downpour, throngs of soaked city dwellers descended into a barrel-shaped paradise called Idle Hour, seeking warmth and nourishment. What they found was…KING TRIVIA! 

11 teams braved the weather to test their mettle against the gridiron of guessing, the quest of quizzes, the KING of TRIVIA. 

Round One helped our teams shake off the rain and warm up with some easy, over the plate questions. Four teams held the lead with perfect scores, but their domination could last only so long. 

In Round Two, Rise of the Quizantine Empire took a single point lead over the pack, followed by a tense tie between Long Hair Don’t Care and Needy Boyfriends. 

Round Three was slim pickings as our intrepid teams weren’t as well versed in 1930s boxing or Selective Service expiration dates. Still, with the teams not moving much on the boards, it only fueled more fire for the future of the contest. 

Round Four was easy for Shonda-heads. This meant that, aside from Let’s Get Quizzical joining the tie at 2nd, the scoreboard hardly shifted. It was a tight game and only getting tighter!

For our Drinking Round, we celebrated National S.T.E.M. Day by asking for amazing science facts from our teams. With a mind blowing (and haunting) fact, Let’s Get Quizzical won free shots!

Round Five took our champions from the warm halls of Idle Hour all the way to the moon and back! With some careful thinking and reckless doubles, Needy Boyfriends took the lead!

In Round Six, we were looking for famous people and their famous mothers, like you do. A few teams followed the E network pretty close, so this was practically no work at all. With a major double, Hooligans tied Needy Boyfriends in first, while Long Hair Don’t Care jumped into second!

The final round was a mixed bag for our assembled teams, as they argued about which characters could possibly have taken the lead for most popular new Halloween costumes. In the end, we crowned three amazing winners:

Needy Boyfriends, The Hooligans, and Long Hair Don’t Care!

 

Come join us every Tuesday for more trivia action!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 Needy Boyfriends 69 10 1.000
2 68743 The Hooligans 68 9 0.900
3 52545 Here for the Host 67 8 0.800
4 82294 Long Hair Don’t Care 60 7 0.700
5 41265 The Rise of the Quizantine Empire 58 6 0.600
6 82295 Let’s get Quizzical 46 5 0.500
7 75079 720 of emotions 44 3 0.350
7 44 points 44 3 0.350
9 Garnet 23 2 0.200
10 Neuro-tics 19 1 0.100
11 LUCKY NUMBER 13 15 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Nov 1 2022
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

The night after Halloween is always tricky. You’re tired from an epic party the evening before, you still have leftover makeup in the corners of your face, and your blood is still 90% sugar. Sounds like the perfect time for a little KING TRIVIA if you asked me!

22 teams wore their Tuesday best for the greatest show in all of NoHo. With seven rounds of intense trivia staring down at them like an angry boulder, they set out to prove they were the best in the land. 

Round One was tougher than many were expecting, which led them to hold back on a double even though over ten teams had perfect scores. The four brave teams jumping to the lead were The Hooligans, Algorithm & Blues, Shrub, and Boats n Goats.

Round Two put our teams’ sleuthing skills to the test as they tried to guess the names of famous spokespeople. While most of the guesses were successful, only Algorithm & Blues had the nerve to double and they took a massive jump to the top of the board. 

Rounds Three and Four saw Algorithm hold their lead, but Kingbeez and Quiz Kid Donnie Smith rocketed to a tie at second and third moments later! It was shaping up to be a tighter game than any had predicted. 

For our Drinking Round, we celebrated National Author Day and had our teams give us 6-word stories Ala Hemingway. You can read them all below!

 

Warning. Low flying Owl. Lost Chihuahua. 

Worst of Tim has no Tim.

The last human. The door knocked. 

I woke up and chose violence. 

They came, they saw, they conquered (they plagiarized).

Girls play alone, don’t know Himalayas. 

Bald man, big voice, very attractive (QM’s obvious favorite).

Heidi Klum was a freaking worm!

Ambience is here, let’s drink beer. (Bonus points for rhyme)

Tainted dinner, perilous flow, not Shirley. 

Trivia King chooses guitar losers team (a bit inside baseball)

Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t…

They came, they guessed, they won. 

What is the point of today (existentially terrifying!)

 

Our winners, The Bugle, also had to break a tie by guessing the correct date from National Author’s Day, securing their free shots. 

Round Five saw Quiz Kid Donnie Smith edge closer and closer to that top spot. It was growing into a slugfest!

Round Six was the great shakeup, as Hot Diggity Dog came out of nowhere to leap into first place, only one point away from Algorithm & Blues and just a few above Quiz Kid. Kingbeez slipped into fourth and needed a massive boost to get back into it. 

Our final round was all about Tarantino, and there were a few fans in the house! Numerous teams got perfect scores…but only a few were brave enough to double. 

Our winners were Hot Diggity Dog, Quiz Kid Donnie Smith, and Algorithm & Blues!

 

Come join us next Tuesday for more trivia action. 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 23325 Hot Diggity Dogs 76 21 1.000
2 27554 Quiz Kid Donnie Smith 67 20 0.952
3 35457 Algorithm & Blues 65 19 0.905
4 40028 Kingbeez 63 18 0.857
5 63257 Banshees of Burbank 61 17 0.810
6 Shrub 52 16 0.762
7 Thunderstorm 50 15 0.714
8 81771 Boats n Goats 44 14 0.667
9 77957 The Bugle 41 12 0.595
9 68743 The Hooligans 41 12 0.595
11 Benis Palls 36 11 0.524
12 66730 Emergency Food: Halloween Ends 34 10 0.476
13 55668 not here to make friends 33 8 0.405
13 81759 Quizzy McGuire 33 8 0.405
15 72345 Tequila Tots 32 7 0.333
16 77415 720 of emotions 31 6 0.286
17 10518 It was the best of times, it was the worst of Tim 30 5 0.238
18 81765 You Jump, I Jump, Jack 27 3 0.167
18 52545 Here for the Host 27 3 0.167
20 dangerous nights crew 18 2 0.095
21 Nittany lions 15 1 0.048
22 Broken Story 9 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker