This week, seasoned King Trivia veterans Leave Room for Jesus (the artists formerly known as Sith Happens and Trivia Neutron Bomb) returned to the ring to defend their title, while enthusiastic newcomers Hangin' with Epstein fought for that top slot until they were, er, blue in the face. How did the Trivia Gods award the ultimate prize? Read on to find out...
Round 1's General Knowledge ended in a dead heat, with Leave Room for Jesus, Hangin' with Epstein, and You're a Quizard, Harry all tying for first, while Menopausal Gandalf, Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore, and the Motherf***ing M&Ms kept in a close second. Round 1's biggest shocker? Not one single team knew the name of Demi Lovato's sixth studio album...which, let's face it, is probably not a bad thing.
Round 2's "Babies...Assemble!" theme was right in Hangin' with Epstein's wheelhouse, and they showed their stuff with a perfect double-or-nothing round. Not to be outdone, almost all of our other teams doubled up on this round as well, keeping it close for the duration of the game.
Round 3 threw some (double!) D's on that b***, with a hotly contested alliterative round. While one team attempted to double-or-nothing, the Quizmaster's ruling kept them from dominating this round, and our top seven teams ended in a relatively close heat.
Round 4 and Round 5 kept it a close game, with a solid performance across all teams in both sets of questions.
This crew showed their Thanks for T- Hanks in Round 6, with 4 teams naming all ten Tom Hanks characters correctly for the double-or-nothing. And, finally, we saw a strong performance from several teams in Round 7.
While we had so many strong teams in play this week, it stayed a close game between our winners (technically defending champions) Leave Room for Jesus, second-place finishers Hangin' with Epstein, and close third You're a Quizard, Harry. In addition to their second-place win, Hangin' with Epstein took the "best team name" category. Best, or most groan-worthy? Why not both.
It was great to see a record crowd come out for trivia night at Schilling Cider. Will someone finally overthrow the Leave Room for Jesus/Sith Happens/Trivia Neutron Bomb dynasty next week? There's only one way to find out...
...tune in next Monday at 7pm for another rousing round of King Trivia at Schilling Cider House!
On Monday nights at Schilling Cider, we got dinos...we got dogs...we got...pierogies?
Trivia regulars Sith Happens (this time + a Trekkie) continued their weeks-long winning streak with a commanding win over fellow regular competitors A Team Has No Name (2nd place). While we can't confirm reports that they influenced the game results by stuffing the Quizmaster, Your Truly, with Russian dumplings...it probably didn't hurt their cause. Oh yeah, and those two successful double-or-nothing rounds didn't hurt either. Collusion!
Elsewhere in the bar, we saw strong showings by first-time teams My Doula Oblong Catas and Mamasehmamasahmakamusah, both of whom remained within one point of a second-place finish until our final round.
Last, but certainly not least, one-person team Biff Jerky occupied last place on the board, but first place in my heart, with some truly hilarious answers. Who knew that Eddie Murphy's top grossing film was "Madea...all of them?" We do now. Biff Jerky's commitment to the comedy won them our honorary "Favorite Team Name" prize at the end of the game.
That's it for this week. Will Sith Happens continue to dominate, possibly while bribing the Quizmaster? Will we ever see Biff Jerky again? Will your Quizmaster ever have to say the dreaded words "New York Yankees" five times in one night ever again? Come find out next Monday at 7pm!
| Game Rank |
Team # |
Team Name |
Score |
Teams Beaten |
Team Beat Average |
| 1 |
21406 |
Sith Happens + a Trekkie |
71 |
4 |
1.000 |
| 2 |
21582 |
A Team Has No Name |
47 |
3 |
0.750 |
| 3 |
|
My Doula Oblong Catas |
43 |
2 |
0.500 |
| 4 |
|
Mamasehmamasahmamakusah |
35 |
1 |
0.250 |
| 5 |
|
Biff Jerky |
18 |
0 |
0.000 |
Schilling Cider House came to play this week. This was the biggest turnout that King Trivia has seen at this relatively new venue so far, and our seven enthusiastic teams all faced a lofty challenge. Not only did we have some top talent playing the game, but these were some of the toughest questions that our regular players have come up against yet. Game on!
After some Round 1 General Knowledge and Round 2 Floral Album Covers, My Long Lost Appendix said "C.U. Later" to the other teams, leaving them in the dust after a gator-themed Round 3.
Round 4, usually a "Guess Who," changed course this week into a "Guess What!" This threw several of our teams off their game, as we only had one group brave enough to turn in an early response (and losing a point for the incorrect response). Our other 6 teams played it safe, with most teams guessing the musical "Oklahoma!" correctly just in time for the 2-point clue.
Round 6 saw our very first upset of the game. Sith Happens went from zero (points) to heroes, averaging out an early zero-point round with a successful double-or-nothing in Round 6 and snatching the lead away from fellow regulars My Long Lost Appendix.
Round 7 got real cheesy, with each team being asked to name the top ten most popular cheeses in the U.S. All teams performed very well, with one common error across each and every team-- American cheese was not on the list, proving that there is some justice in this cold, cruel world.
Our unanimous favorite for "best team name," Crouching Woman, Hidden Cucumber, pulled their own hiding act after Round 4, leaving runners-up A Team Has No Name to take the honorary third prize trophy. Sith Happens maintained their first place lead, with My Long Lost Appendix clocking in at second...proving that regulars really do have more fun.
It was another night full of lots of laughs, delicious cider, and just enough pedantry to keep things interesting. Thanks again to all of our players, both regulars and first timers. Hope to see you all back at Schilling Cider House, next Monday at 7pm!
