QUIZ RECAP

A brisk night in NoHo can mean temperatures as low as 40 degrees, with thunderous winds, icy asphalt, and food that sometimes arrives below the optimal temperature. However, even the depths of Fimbulwinter, nothing could keep the crowd away from Idle Hour for another epic, world-shaking round of King Trivia!

14 teams arrived in the barrel for some yuletide yaks and holiday hokum. With a bucket of chocolate standing by and DJ Pandora spinning the best tracks of the 80s, we go down to quizness. 

Round One was a solid warmup, with most teams absolutely crushing those gimme questions. It set up a massive tie at the top of the board to open our tournament of holiday heroes. 

Round Two saw our champions monkeying around with real and fictional primates. With a wild double and a bit of luck, We’re the Problem, It’s Us took the top spot and a sizable lead going into the theme round!

With Spice as the theme, Round Three was already hot before we even asked the first question. We’re the Problem kept their lead, but Mike Who Cheese Hairy stepped up into second with a wild series of guesses. 

Round Four kept things pretty close, as Intravenous DeMilo, Quiz Kid Donnie Smith, and Kingbeez locked into a tie for third. 

This led directly onto our drinking round, where self-described horse girls Kingbeez earned themselves some delicious free shots!

Round Five threw the entire game into a loop as Mike Who Cheese jumped into the top spot, with Intravenous DeMilo sneaking into second and knocking We’re the Problem into third! And with a massive tie in 4th place, this was quickly shaping up to be a scramble for the finish. 

Round Six not only pushed our players to the limit, but it taught them some new diction as well in the word Demonym! Let’s Get Quizzical rose to within 2 points of a spot on the board, kicking off the final round to end all final rounds. 

With the crown and glory on the line, our teams set out to determine the answers to the List Round, reciting the filmography of De Niro and Scorcecse. As the dust cleared, we announced our winners. 

Mike Who Cheese Hairy  took the top spot, followed by Intravenous DeMilo and We’re the Problem, It’s Us!

Come join us every Tuesday for more trivia action. 

QUIZ RECAP

Tis the season, ladies and gentlemen. The yuletide log is in the fire (metaphorically, we’re still under a burn advisory in LA), and the chestnuts were certainly roasting over the fire pit here at Idle Hour in NoHo! With the teams coming from all over to join the celebration, there was only one thing on everyone’s mind: KING TRIVIA!

24 teams rode in on sleds (driven by an entire manager of animals) to our barrel-shaped gingerbread house for a game of kings and jesters. 

Round One presented many topical questions and current events, aiding our more “reality savvy” teams in taking an early lead. Nine teams tied for the top spot, meaning there was plenty of room for a shakeup as we sprinted toward the picture round. 

Everyone loves a good TV round, which meant many teams were already feeling lucky going into Round Two. Banshees of Burbank and The Team Just Inside the Door took the tied lead, but the rest of the room was gaining ground quickly. 

It took until Round Four for The Team Just Inside the Door to separate from the pack, but Banshees were close behind, with Tamale Dogs and Lewdicrous Mode nipping at their heels. 

For our drinking round, we asked out teams to do a little inflation math on the first microwave oven. With a guess just a few dollars closer than their competitor, 720 of Emotion earned the free shots and felt a wind at their backs. Could they charge ever higher?

Round Five always challenges our players to think outside the box as they try to form connections between randomized answers. With the stakes growing ever higher,  Banshees of Burbank pulled out all the stops to leap into second place! It was going to be a fight to the finish for these amazing champions!

Round Six was a musical mashup of those famous artists playing second fiddle to bigger stars. One team was tired of playing in second, so Banshees of Burbank jumped into the top spot with only one round to go!

The final round was a scrum for the ages, with all the theater nerds rising to the occasion for a miraculous rally. When the dust cleared, we crowned The Team Just Inside the Door as our grand winner, with Banshees of Burbank and Lewdicrous Mode on the board. 

Come join us every Tuesday for more trivia action.  

GAME OF THRONES VOL. 1 THEMED EVENT AT IDLE HOUR RECAP

In the Game of King Trivia, you win…or you DIE! Or…rather you just don’t win. We’re not that crazy here. The big barrel at Idle Hour was renamed the NoHo Castle as we traveled to Westeros for a Game of Thrones themed evening! Bannermen from every realm journeyed to our glorious battlefield to test their mettle on the anvil of trivia. 

Round One opened with general thoughts and information about the world of GoT. Even the simplest queries proved daunting to our teams, but they would not flee. Instead, they honed their swords and charged fully into the breach! With the only double of the day, Mystery Gang took an early lead…but could they hold?

Round Two was a collection of famous landmarks in the world, some from as far off as Mereen! Mystery Gang was able to maintain their lead, but Santa and his Hoes and Border Reavers were quickly closing the distance. 

Round Three woke the dragons as our teams discussed the many tidbits about the show’s leathery winged fiends (technically, they are Wyverns, but that wasn’t the point of this round). Mystery Gang held their lead, but Santa was charging up fast!

Round Four barely moved the needle as our teams were more interested in fictional characters than real ones, so the board stayed the same. This gave us more than enough motivation going into our Drinking Round. 

We asked our teams to remember the words of the famous houses, and of course Mystery Gang demonstrated their nearly encyclopedic knowledge of the world! Could anyone stop them from running away with the competition?

Round Five proved exciting as Vanessa rose into third place, knocking out Border Reavers and Blue Team. However, with only a few rounds remaining, it was still anyone’s game to win. 

Round Six was a theological journey through the faiths of Westeros, and it was a kingmaker for those teams willing to risk it all for the double. Going into the final chapter, our teams were neck and neck for the top spots. 

Round Seven was all about the real world consequences of Game of Thrones…namely a veritable mountain of EMMYs! With their knowledge put to a final test, which teams would come out victorious. 

In the end, we crowned Mystery Gang as our big winners, with Santa and his Hoes and Blue Team following.