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

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!

QUIZ RECAP

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!

QUIZ RECAP

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.