The Famous Bar

The Famous Bar

154 S. Brand Blvd.
Glendale CA 91204
(818) 241-2888
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About The Famous Bar

The Famous craft cocktail lounge is located in Glendale's historic Huntley-Evans building, directly across the street from the Americana at Brand. It follows an eclectic and rich pedigree of establishments that have called this building home in the last century, most notably the early Glendale landmark, The Famous Department Store. The Famous, true to its heritage, embraces the classic art of fine craft cocktail creation, invented in the United States in 1856, using bitters, juices, syrups, and infusions, prepared in-house using fresh ingredients from local markets and growers. Cocktails served at The Famous are identical to those served nearly 100 years ago when the building was constructed.

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Nov 7 2019
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At some point during every trivia quiz, this quizmaster likes to spend a few moments discussing the many beneficial effects of eating more dried grapes. Why? Because I'm all about raisin awareness.

We had us a delightful night full of trivia fun and awareness raisin' this week at The Famous in Glendale. The always formidable fellows of Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink won the night with another strong performance.

But the real action was for the #2 spot, and You're a Quizzard, Harry held off the very determined Team Vitamin D with an exciting tie-breaker win in overtime! Well done, all!

"Your jokes are lame and you're not as funny as you think you are," said Mike Pence None the Richer team leader Matt while turning in an answer sheet. "Also, you dress weird and you have an odd aroma," he added.

That's the aroma of victory, Matt! The aura of power and authority that comes with being a King Trivia Quizmaster! (See there, Matt!? I told you I'd mention you in the recap! And a quizmaster is always true to their word!)

Speaking of quizmastering, have you ever wondered what it would be like to host a King Trivia show and tell really bad jokes? Of course you have! It's more fun than you can possibly imagine! But Don't dream it, be it! *** Use the "Become a Quizmaster" link below to start your journey into trivia quiz nirvana!

See ya next week!
*** Rocky Horror Picture Show reference.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10643 Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink 86 9 1.000
2* 10663 Yer a Quizard Harry 81 7 0.833
2 19446 Team Vitamin D! 81 7 0.833
4 The Carl Hornbauers 53 6 0.667
5 19117 Mike Pence None The Richer 49 5 0.556
6 10347 Electric Moustache 48 4 0.444
7 10296 Bad News Barristers 47 3 0.333
8 L to the O.G. 44 2 0.222
9 The Kennedy's Are Alive! 43 1 0.111
10 Home Free 40 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Oct 31 2019
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Overheard at The Famous in Glendale during this week's haunting trivia quiz: "Ya know...putting a few ounces of brown gravy in a whoopie cushion adds a delightful new level of humor to a timelessly classic prank!" *

As the photos above clearly illustrate, the spooks and ghouls and an array of costumed contestants gathered at The Famous this week for a haunting round of King Trivia chills and thrills.

Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink's Matty led his team to victory with an awesome Billy Porter costume (photo #1), despite teammates Doug, Mike and Stephanie opting out of the costume drama!

I Spooped My Pants finished a strong second, and offered advice on fun ways to execute delightful practical jokes (see quote above). And The Blanches rounded out out top three with a strong late-game surge.

We can't finish this recap without a nod of deep appreciation to The Joker and The Riddler (photo #5) who impressed us deeply with their commitment to costumed excellence. Well done, friends!

See ya next week!

*note: King Trivia quizmasters and support staff do not advocate putting brown gravy into whoopie cushions! I mean, come on!! That's just icky! (pretty funny idea, though!)

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10643 Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink 95 7 1.000
2 I Spooped My Pants 87 6 0.857
3 15581 The Blanches 71 5 0.714
4 10296 The Sanderson Sisters 60 4 0.571
5 Dead Kennedys 45 3 0.429
6 Holden M'Groin 39 2 0.286
7 901 34 1 0.143
8 Sheerket 31 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Oct 24 2019
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Q: Whaddaya call a cow with no legs?
A: Ground Beef!

A three-way tie!? Oh, yeah. That's how the trivia competitors roll at The Famous on Brand in Glendale. Electric Moustache, GriffinWhores and Chrissy Tiegen & Scare-Ah finished regulation play in a tight troika of tenacious trivia team excellence with 55-points apiece.

A tie-breaker question saw the Moustache crew edge their way into a third place finish, with Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink finishing in 2nd, and Mike Pence None The Richer taking the top spot with a stellar 84-point performance.

Yes, if trivia excellence is in your DNA, and you want to test yourself against the best, The Famous is the place for you! And we'll be back for more next Thursday. See ya then!

Q: What do you call a cow with three legs?
A: Lean beef!!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 19117 Mike Pence None The Richer 84 10 1.000
2 10643 Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink 70 9 0.900
3* 10347 Electric Moustache 55 6 0.700
3 GriffinWhores 55 6 0.700
3 10318 Chrissy Tiegen & Scare-Ah 55 6 0.700
6 17296 Talk Nerdy To Me 47 5 0.500
7 10296 Bad News Barristers 45 4 0.400
8 Long Necks 43 3 0.300
9 House Lancer 34 2 0.200
10 Wangus Khan 25 1 0.100
11 Fill-In: The Prequel 24 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker
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