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80'S MOVIES VOL. 1 THEMED EVENT AT IDLE HOUR RECAP

Wed Jul 27 2022
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

A balmy Wednesday evening struck the Valley, and it was like stepping back in time…all the way to the 1980s. That’s right, you gnarly NoHo-ians. It’s time for a special King Trivia event at Idle Hour!

With 3 amazing prizes up for grabs, it was no surprise to see most of NoHo turn out in their flashiest slap bracelets and joggers. But who had eaten the right Breakfast Club to give them the Weird Science they’d need to be the Top Gun? Who was ready to bless some rains down in Africa? Only the challenge of trivia could divide the winners from the posers. 

Round One of course left a massive tie at the top, as these were no squares. They knew their general knowledge well enough, but what about kids’ movies?

Round Two witnessed the rise of two trivia titans: Addicted to Love and Brindsay. Would their doubles be enough to keep them from the rest of the pack?

In fact, they would! Following Round Four, Brindsay had stepped into the lead by just a few points! With things heating up so much, we were in desperate need of a drinking game. 

During our Drink Round, we asked a no holds barred question about the 1988 movie Bloodsport! With the best guess by just a hair, Breakfast Club took the free shots! 

Round Five saw the teams growing closer and closer together with only a few points separating our top ten teams. With two rounds to go, this was anybody’s game.

Round Six tasked our teams with combining 1980s movies with their locations; a tall ask, to be sure. When the dust settled, after a few technical issues, we sorted out the new leaders…The Shpeilbergs, Brindsay, and Addicted to Love! With mere points between them, it was time for as TENSE a round as we’ve ever seen!

However, it was the knowledge of 1980s directors that flipped the script entirely for our top tier teams. Brindsay ended up with the big win, followed by Addicted to Love and a fully powered Flux Capacitors!

 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 74348 Brindsay 61 16 1.000
2 Addicted to love 59 15 0.938
3 The Flux Capacitors 58 14 0.875
4 74354 The Shpielbergs 55 13 0.813
5 Lands Lamda Lamda 49 12 0.750
6 74340 The Know Nothings 44 10 0.656
6 Bueller Bueller Bueller Bueller 44 10 0.656
8 40028 Kingbeez 43 9 0.563
9 22859 No Shitty Glasses 40 8 0.500
10 29438 The Codependency Crew Does the 80’s 39 7 0.438
11 Captain Chunk 38 6 0.375
12 74344 The Breakfast Club 36 5 0.313
13 74342 Hellfire Club 32 4 0.250
14 74346 Only Mostly Dead 27 3 0.188
15 Team Traci 26 2 0.125
16 74351 Class of Sixteen Candles 24 1 0.063
17 18th Century Models 16 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Jul 26 2022
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

A scorcher of a Tuesday brought out the best teams in NoHo to our barrel-shaped paradise for an incredible night of Trivia and refreshing beverages. That’s right, it’s KING TRIVIA time! 26 teams arrived in the gridiron for a truly monumental event. But only three could take home the prize, so it was time to get down to quizness. 

Round One saw a massive tie of nearly ten teams, and many more that simply failed to capitalize on perfect scores. Round Two, however, saw an immediate shift in the leaderboard. Quiz in Your Face took the top spot, followed by Renegades of the Zeitgeist and Snark Squad. 

Round Three took our guests by surprise, as no one expects either the Spanish Inquisition or a Math Quiz! While scores did suffer, the leaderboard didn’t change much for our intrepid test takers. 

Our Drinking Round challenged the teams to determine information about National Bagel Day. With the closest guess by a county mile, Gonk Chomp won the free shots. With our teams feeling properly lubricated, it was time to separate winners from losers in the final half of the show. 

With the teams tightly locked, we ran through our final rounds in a fury. Round Five saw Baby Geniuses 3 advancing up to 4th place, only a point away from stealing the spot. Round Six saw the teams grow ever closer. Nearly every team had a chance to reach the leaderboard!

As the smoke cleared, a new champion emerged from the rubble. Algorithm and Blues took the top spot, Quiz on Your Face took second, and Renegades of the Zeitgeist had third. 

Come on down to Idle Hour every Tuesday for more King Trivia!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 35457 Algorithm & Blues 78 23 1.000
2 10930 Quiz on Your Face 70 22 0.957
3 15751 Renegades of the Zeitgeist 66 21 0.913
4 74239 Baby Geniuses 3 58 20 0.870
5 32145 Snark Squad 45 19 0.826
6 72897 The Bugles 44 17 0.761
6 Vandelay Industries 44 17 0.761
8 Win or Booze 43 16 0.696
9 72345 Tequila Tots 36 15 0.652
10 My wife left me 35 14 0.609
11 Big bagels 34 12 0.543
11 Sneak attack 34 12 0.543
13 40028 Birthday beez (king beez) 33 11 0.478
14 74229 Falcons 30 9 0.413
14 74228 Quizzie McGuire 30 9 0.413
16 The McBixies 26 8 0.348
17 74243 Aquagems 25 7 0.304
18 68739 IKEA Hot Dog 24 6 0.261
19 52545 Here for the Host 18 4 0.196
19 68743 The Hooligans 18 4 0.196
21 13232 Our team 17 3 0.130
22 Bart Harley Jarvis 16 2 0.087
23 gonk chomp 13 1 0.043
24 74226 The Scorpion Kings 12 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Jul 19 2022
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

Tuesday was a scorcher, with temperatures holding at 90 even as guests poured into our barrel-shaped haven of Idle Hour. What could possibly inspire these leagues of travelers to brave the fiery eve? That’s right, only the best quiz show in NoHo: King Trivia! 35 teams joined the fray for our biggest night yet. 

After one round, we had a three-way tie for the top spot: Tequila Mockingbird, Algorithm and Blues, and Agents of the Zeitgeist. 

Their lead didn’t last long, as a clutch double put Quiz in Your Face ahead in round two! Zeitgeist and My Momma (not actually the QMs mother) took the second and third spots, much to the chagrin of our overheated troops. 

Rounds three and four saw little Zeitgeist fully take second, with Tequila Mockingbird flying back to third. With so much heat on this game, players were desperate for a drinking round. 

As it was National Daiquiri Day, we asked our quizzers quoins about the world famous rum drink. After three separate runoffs, we finally awarded the free shots to Crucial Taunt!

Round 5 was a real challenge, with tricky wording and a money-maker of a connection. Fortune smiled on a few teams with choice doubles. Agents of the Zeitgeist and Tequila Tots jumped into a tie for first with 50 points!

With the scores remaining roughly the same after the sixth round, it was all coming down to our final question to settle who would be the winner…although, if pressed, this QM smelled a tie on the horizon. 

After a quick tie-break, we had our three winners to crown: Agents of the Zeitgeist, Tequila Mockingbird, and Quiz in Your Face!

 

Come on down to Idle Hour every Tuesday for more trivia action. 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 15751 Agents of the Zeitgeist 79 30 1.000
2 10155 Tequila Mockingbirds 77 29 0.967
3* 10930 Quiz on Your Face 70 28 0.933
4 My Momma 69 27 0.900
5 73785 For The Honor Of Grayskull 67 26 0.867
6 Creatures from the Wack Lagoon 65 25 0.833
7 Algorithm and Blues 61 24 0.800
8 10754 Crucial Taunt 54 22 0.750
8 73791 Sit on the Tire Boys 54 22 0.750
10 We need a table 51 21 0.700
11 37507 Cool Barrel Roll 47 19 0.650
11 32145 Snark Squad 47 19 0.650
13 73782 The Bugle 46 18 0.600
14 valley rats 45 17 0.567
15 37633 Diana Spencer’s Gifts 42 16 0.533
16 73779 Team Marc 40 15 0.500
17 72345 Tequila Tots 38 13 0.450
17 Britta & The Blowfish 38 13 0.450
19 Heartbreak Feels Good In A Place Like This 37 12 0.400
20 The Daring Dingoes 36 10 0.350
20 Yeah no I don’t know 36 10 0.350
22 22625 The Bad News Care Bears 35 9 0.300
23 73789 Howard? 32 8 0.267
24 73794 Clutonesptra 31 7 0.233
25 52545 Here for the Host 30 5 0.183
25 13400 Softies 30 5 0.183
27 73788 Spontaneous 28 4 0.133
28 Haykev 26 2 0.083
28 on the merits 26 2 0.083
30 Lavender 20 1 0.033
31 73793 VIPs 13 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker