Idle Hour
4824 Vineland AveLos Angeles CA 91601
(818) 980-5604
- PUB QUIZ—Tuesdays @ 8:00pm
Idle Hour
Los Angeles CA 91601
(818) 980-5604
QUIZ RECAP
It's getting close to Halloween and all the ghosts and ghouls are out for blood! By which, of course, I mean it was time for some incredible trivia action. 17 teams joined the fray for the quizness that brings the business, King Trivia!
We opened with a salvo of perfection, with several teams crushing their first six question in great 6 out of 6...however only two opted for the double down: Pumkin Spice Hattés and Libra Moon. With a few teams going green with jealousy, it was time for the battle of the Jacks.
This picture round was extra special, with a cheeseburger mixed in amongst the starring players of pop culture. When the answers fell and the scores exploded, it looked like PSH had just cemented an insurmountable lead.
Round after round, Pumpkin lead the pack with incredible scores. Second and Third place swapped constantly, with with Raystar, Libra, Queerest Kittens, and Come Pet Our Dogs slipping in and out of the leaderboard. Who knew what would happen next?
Our drink round took a bit of movie trivia and combined it with math as we asked our teams to determine the box office gross for Aracnaphobia (1990)...adjusted for inflation. The closest team sadly went over by a few million dollars, and we play by Price is Right rules, so the free shots went to Raystar Woyco, and it seemed to be just the boost they needed.
Over the next few rounds, the leaderboard became a battleground for every single team. Doubles flew like trash in a windstorm, and by Round 7 it was anyone's guess who would take the top prize. Fortune favored the bold...and we had one team that refused to give up.
CHICKEN NUGGETS had started the game with a decent score, but couldn't seem to put the pieces together for a true rise. Then, from Rounds Five through Seven, they delivered a showstopping performance that shot them straight up to the top.
When the dust settled, we had CHICKEN NUGGETS as a clear winner, followed by Raystar Woyco and Pumpkin Spice Hattés. An amazing finish.
Come join us at Idle Hour every Tuesday night for some incredible trivia action!
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 34765 | CHICKEN NUGGETS | 71 | 16 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 36874 | Raystar Woyco | 61 | 15 | 0.938 |
| 3 | 36869 | Pumpkin Spice Hattés | 59 | 14 | 0.875 |
| 4 | 36870 | Libra Moon | 51 | 13 | 0.813 |
| 5 | 36881 | Priscilla’s Peasants | 44 | 12 | 0.750 |
| 6 | 36745 | The Queerest Kittens You Know | 43 | 11 | 0.688 |
| 7 | 33474 | Come Pet Our Dog | 37 | 10 | 0.625 |
| 8 | 14940 | It’s Quizness Time | 35 | 8 | 0.531 |
| 8 | 36876 | Santas jingleberries | 35 | 8 | 0.531 |
| 10 | 36872 | Low Key Loki | 33 | 7 | 0.438 |
| 11 | 36877 | Ross’s Tots | 31 | 6 | 0.375 |
| 12 | 36875 | Trick or Tits | 29 | 5 | 0.313 |
| 13 | 33476 | The Bean Brigade | 28 | 4 | 0.250 |
| 14 | 36131 | Drunk fish in a barrel | 26 | 3 | 0.188 |
| 15 | 32145 | Snark Squad | 25 | 2 | 0.125 |
| 16 | 36867 | Ninja Stripper | 10 | 1 | 0.063 |
| 17 | 36873 | Jett Vibes | 8 | 0 | 0.000 |
QUIZ RECAP
Hold onto your hats, guys and ghouls, because it's Halloween Month at Idle Hour! Well, technically that started last week, but my patented Candy Bucket®©™ didn't arrive until now. Stuffed with all the latest in ToothRotTech, this sugar delivery vehicle was just what the teams needed to bring some serious energy. You guessed it: We had us a good old fashioned TRIVIA SESH!
We saw some amazing teams, from veterans Algorith & Blues and CHICKEN NUGGETS to an all-star rollout of newcomers: Troublemakers, Queer and Present Danger, and Crazy Kim and Her Fancy Band. With twenty teams and over one hundred players on the field, this was bound to be one for the books.
Things started off with a stacked leaderboard. A few easy rounds lulled the teams into a false sense of security, but all that was about to change. We brought out the big guns in Round Three and got our groups thinking in terms of some salty snacks. Turns out a few of our teams were feeling a little salty themselves, and they doubled it down to grab those top spots.
By Round Four, with teams barely missing some key clues, we had a clear frontrunner in Charlestown Chiefs. It was time for a little break, time for a drink, so we went to the candy dish for a Drinking Round.
We asked the teams how much revenue M&Ms brought in over 2020 ($712 MM if you're curious). Thirsty Merchants earned the liquid prize with a just-under guess, and they were pumped to continue their hot streak.
In Rounds 5 and 6, we saw the leaderboard shift rapidly under the bombardment of double downs across the entire field! Crazy Kim and Her Fancy Band seemed liked a shoe-in for the top three, but then Queer and Present Danger snagged an easy 20 in Round 6. Suddenly, it was anyone's game.
Finally, Round 7. The ultimate showdown. Nearly ten teams were all within sight of victory, but it came down to Chemistry. Specifically, the Periodic Table. As it turned out, our top three were each equally gifted in their knowledge of the elements, and the spots didn't move.
Charlestown Chiefs took their victory by one point, leaving Queer and Present Danger and Troublemakers to fill out the leaderboard.
While there were a few winners tonight, the greatest victor goes to the ENERGY from all these incredible teams. Are you feeling some FOMO? Need to get your quiz on all day long? Then come on down to Idle Hour every Tuesday night at 8PM!
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 36142 | Charlestown Chiefs | 91 | 19 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 36138 | Queer and Present Danger | 90 | 18 | 0.947 |
| 3 | 36124 | Troublemakers | 88 | 17 | 0.895 |
| 4 | 35457 | Algorithm & Blues | 85 | 16 | 0.842 |
| 5 | 36125 | Crazy Kim and her Fancy Band | 84 | 15 | 0.789 |
| 6 | 32145 | Snark Squad | 75 | 14 | 0.737 |
| 7 | 33476 | The Bean Brigade | 67 | 12 | 0.658 |
| 7 | 32899 | Sluts from the 90s | 67 | 12 | 0.658 |
| 9 | 34765 | CHICKEN NUGGETS | 63 | 11 | 0.579 |
| 10 | 36131 | Drunk fish in a barrel | 62 | 10 | 0.526 |
| 11 | 36127 | Chillie Willies | 59 | 9 | 0.474 |
| 12 | 36140 | Thirsty Merchants | 57 | 8 | 0.421 |
| 13 | 36141 | TriVinas | 51 | 7 | 0.368 |
| 14 | 36133 | Mr. Moneybubbles | 49 | 6 | 0.316 |
| 15 | 35452 | Buds Light | 43 | 5 | 0.263 |
| 16 | 36123 | The Batty Bunch | 40 | 4 | 0.211 |
| 17 | 36129 | Porno for podcasts | 31 | 3 | 0.158 |
| 18 | 36135 | Jumpin pumpkin | 29 | 2 | 0.105 |
| 19 | 36126 | OPBCLA | 19 | 1 | 0.053 |
| 20 | 36137 | OP | 8 | 0 | 0.000 |
QUIZ RECAP
What an incredible night for trivia! Rain might not be the best for LA drivers, but the clean new day brought out hungry quiz-heads like never before. Even better, this Quizmaster had a teammate to share in the ride: Casey! With our powers combined, this was destined to an epic throwdown.
The game started off with a bang as Algorithm & Blues (a top-tier team name) threw out a big double down. This soft-spoken-yet-mighty threesome came to Idle Hour to eat giant soft pretzels and win at trivia...and they'd already finished their pretzel.
Not to be outdone, a massive party of Play Fleetwood Mac (sorry, by the way. DJ Pandora was feeling the Stones tonight) had a team member for every style of trivia, including two birthday celebrations. While they didn't always have the right answer, they always had the right attitude.
Casey took round three and challenged the teams for a themed round of courtroom drama, and that might have been the catalyst needed to awaken two sleeping giants: CHICKEN NUGGETS and Booooooooobs (with a few more O's for good measure). These titans decided then and there that an epic showdown was due.
Enter the drinking round, which we at Idle Hour call the Shot Round (do we call it that? Is it just me?). With the Halloween spirit in the air, we asked the teams to guess how many pounds of candy were bought in America each year. If you guessed 600 million pounds, you ought to see your doctor and have that thing checked out. You would also be right. Booooooobs took the free booze and hoped to win it all.
When it came down to Round Seven, the big kahuna, it was a nailbiter. A single point separated our leaderboard, and it was clearly anyone's game. But when we announced that the teams needed to know about metal bands, CHICKEN NUGGETS roared with excitement. It seemed we had stumbled into their sector of knowledge.
But would it be enough?
When the dust settled, we had as close a contest as you could expect without going into a tie-breaker! Algorithm & Blues knocked it out with third, Boooooooobs brought in a respectable second, and newbie CHICKEN NUGGETS grabbed that brass ring and the grand prize!
Idle Hour is the place to be every Tuesday night at 8PM. While you might not always have the wonderful Casey backing up this humble QM, you'll always have great food, great people, and the greatest trivia game this side of Jeopardy.
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 34765 | CHICKEN NUGGETS | 90 | 17 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 35454 | Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooobs | 89 | 16 | 0.941 |
| 3 | 35457 | Algorithm & Blues | 87 | 15 | 0.882 |
| 4 | 35452 | Buds Light | 85 | 14 | 0.824 |
| 5 | 35445 | Kendall Roy Kent | 74 | 13 | 0.765 |
| 6 | 33474 | Come Pet Our Dogs | 72 | 11 | 0.676 |
| 6 | 32145 | Snark Squad | 72 | 11 | 0.676 |
| 8 | 33065 | Let’s Get Trivial | 69 | 10 | 0.588 |
| 9 | 35447 | One Erection | 66 | 8 | 0.500 |
| 9 | 33476 | The Bean Brigade | 66 | 8 | 0.500 |
| 11 | 35463 | IC | 50 | 7 | 0.412 |
| 12 | 35456 | We’re Only Here Because Facebook was Down | 41 | 6 | 0.353 |
| 13 | 35448 | Play Fleetwood Mac | 32 | 5 | 0.294 |
| 14 | 35453 | Hingedate | 12 | 4 | 0.235 |
| 15 | 35462 | Lobos | 11 | 3 | 0.176 |
| 16 | 35459 | striped sweaters | 4 | 1 | 0.088 |
| 16 | 35465 | Steve | 4 | 1 | 0.088 |
| 18 | 35497 | Ucon-Cornelius | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
