QUIZ RECAP

A brisk and bracing night out here in NoHo as the classiest folk in all the land gathered for good food, good fun…and GREAT TRIVIA! That’s right, folks, you just can’t keep a king down, and we’ve arrived with more of the best quizness in Cali. 

26 teams joined us in the barrel-shaped ballroom for an evening of laughs, tears, and massive prizes. 

Round One was an easy warmup for our veteran teams, leading to a large tie at the top (and a surprisingly large group of perfect scores…WITHOUT doubles)!

Round Two was a game changer for teams with a memory for faces. 720 of Emotions launched out of the gate with a strong double and took the lead!

Round Three was a fantastic mashup of tasty treats and wrasslin’ feats. 720 managed to hold their lead, but Diana Spencer’s Gifts and Here for the Host locked into a tight race for second. 

Round Four was a fantastic chance to shine for fans of Westside Story. DSG jumped into first, followed by Here for the Host only a few points behind. 

In our Drinking Round, we asked our guests to get fancy with it and honor National Classy Day! Their magic phrase? “I have to leave the party, I have pooped by pants.” Wibbly Wombats locked in a great win by doing the classiest thing of all: lying through their teeth to avoid revealing the nasty truth. 

Round Five brought back fond memories of a childhood hero, giving Quiz Kid Donnie Smith a chance to sneak ahead of the completion and take first!

Round Six was far more challenging than many anticipated…but not for Geralt of Triviera! With an amazing double (and guessing on two questions no less) they jumped into the top spot with only one round to go. 

Our final round was an opportunity to close for all our teams that enjoyed a good road trip…or futball. Yet it was one team that took the chance to not only close the distance…but to take the whole enchilada. 

As the evening rolled to a close, we crowned our winner. Emergency Food: Emerge and See Food, Geralt of Triviera, and Quiz Kid Donnie Smith. 

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QUIZ RECAP

The stars were shining bright tonight—hidden of course by the intense light pollution—as teams gathered in the barrel-shaped battlefield for some good ol’ fashioned trivia. Throngs of hungry competitors crowded the bar and cried out for questions, so this QM was only too happy to oblige. 

Now this wasn’t just any normal night. This was a true fight to the finish. Our top spot changed hands (nearly) EVERY SINGLE ROUND! Only the best competitors come to Idle Hour, and this was a show for the ages. 

Round One was an enormous 8-way tie, but it was only a matter of time. 

Round Two was a big challenge for anyone born after 2000 (or that worked Saturday nights). Kingbeez took the lead by 2, followed by Benoit Blanc and Jellyfish Assassins. 

Round Three tested our teams’ hiphop knowledge, and Here for the Host was ready to capitalize. They jumped into the top spot with Valley Girls. 

Round Four was all about the queen P herself, Miss Piggy. Hooligans had Muppet fever and snagged their turn on the throne.  

In our Drinking Round we honored National Milk Day with a question about the undisputed leaders in producing milk: Cows! Spunk and Tude were in the mood to win it, dude…so they earned the free shots!

Round Five was a challenging connection to find, but our teams had a secret: They were avid readers. Benoit Blanc took the lead, and with a few points too spare. 

Round Six was a chance for our Saturday Morning crowd, and  Benoit managed to hold on to their lead… but Finishing Pints was in a close second. 

Round Seven was as controversial as they come, as we asked the NYT to talk about Chicago cuisine? 

In the end, we crowned our winners: Finishing Pints, Benoit Blanc and the Disruptors, and the IQ’ties!

Come join us every Tuesday for more trivia action. 

QUIZ RECAP

Welcome to the first Trivia Show for 2023 here at Idle Hour! With the weather still very wet and chilly, only the most fervent quiz champions (and those already back from vacation) braved the storms to claim their place in history. Seven rounds divided them from their much-deserved glory, so there was no time to waste in getting started. 

Round One was a great warm up to shake off the New Year’s Eve confetti and get back down to quizness. Five teams locked in a solid double right off the bat, but with more groups joining by the minute it was going to be a fight to the finish. 

Round Two was all about movies with short story times (though not necessarily short run times). Our in-house aficionados Diana Spencer’s Gifts, It’s Quizness Time, and Here for the Host tied in first. 

Round Three forced this QM to look up how to pronounce the “Nobel” in Nobel Prize (It’s the normal way, BTW). Diana Spencer’s Gifts took a chancy double to step into first, carving out a decent lead along the way. 

Round Four was our Guess Who Round, offering the chance for a quick leap into the leaderboard. Here for the Host went for the opportunity and earned third place!

In our Drinking Round was all about the most important invention of the 19th century: the Drinking Straw. With an outstanding bit of guesswork, Diana Spencer’s Gifts won the free shots (we were sensing a trend).  

Round Five presented a celestial challenge to our teams, but a few folks weren’t here to be fooled; they were here to win! Wonder Twin Powers Activate took the form of Third Place…and made it their home. 

Round Six was a sports fanatic’s dream, and it turned out Jellyfish Assassins were just that kind of trivia nerd. They took the opportunity to double down and rocket to second!

The Final Round was all about the music, and our teams…were mostly stumped. Still, it was enough to reach the end without a tie. 

After the dust settled, Diana Spencer’s Gifts took first, Jellyfish Assassins took second, and Wonder Twin Powers Activate earned third. 

Come join us for more trivia every Tuesday!