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 Sep 28 2017
| by Quizmaster Tim Barkas
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It's always nice to make new friends, and we made a LOT of 'em this week at The Famous. A large group of co-workers from a nearby office came in to celebrate one of their owns last day. And despite being new to our game, Last Day Da did great, finishing with a third place win.

But the real competition was, as is often the case, between formidable frequent quizzers Gentle Sweaters and Yer a Quizard Harry, with the Woolite crew squeaking out the win by just ONE point!!

Huzzah, and thanks for playing. See ya next week.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10135 Gentle Sweaters 59 5 1.000
2 10663 Yer a Quizard Harry 58 4 0.800
3 Last Day Day 52 3 0.600
4 Praise Nash 40 2 0.400
5 Hamilton Bradley 34 1 0.200
6 10296 Bad News Barristers 33 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Sep 21 2017
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Okay, so, Yer a Quizard Harry is gettin' pretty full of themselves. I mean, not only did they win the quiz for the second week in a row! They did it by successfully doubling-down not once; not twice; but FOUR times! Sheesh! Those muggles are pretty smart!

And love was in the air at The Famous in Glendale last night! At least, maybe. Quizmaster's must be very observant. And last night, we observed an attractive young couple seated on the couch across from the QM Command Center (i.e. my little table in the corner) who were new to our game.

They seemed to be enjoying the quiz - and each other's company - very much. So when the young lady turned in her answer sheet after Round 5, I said, "you guys look great together! How long have you been together?"

She smiled, laughed a little and said, "this is our first date!"

"You chose trivia night for your first date!? That's fantastic!" I replied. "So, how's it going so far?" I asked.

"Pretty good, I think. We'll see..." she said with a smile.

No, they didn't finish in the top three, but based on the kiss they shared later in the evening, I believe they felt like they were winning.

See y'all next week.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10663 Yer a Quizard Harry 82 9 1.000
2 10747 Nuns with Scissors 73 8 0.889
3 10296 Bad News Barristers 63 7 0.778
4 10347 Electric Moustache 51 6 0.667
5 I Gotta Dump 45 5 0.556
6 O'Trivia Newton John 40 4 0.444
7 Tubular! 35 3 0.333
8 Rocket Man 30 2 0.222
9 Quizzed In My Pants 21 1 0.111
10 Disney Down Under 19 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Sep 14 2017
| by Quizmaster Tim Barkas
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Happy Birthday Megan!

That's Megan, right there in the middle of photo #1. She turned 28 this week and celebrated with her teammates on Yer A Quizard, Harry by making everyone else feel Dumb(ledore) when they blew away the competition and won the night with a formidable score of 83!

And it was formidable competition, to be sure! Electric Moustache finished in second - just six points behind - with 77, and perennial powerhouse Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink finished in third with 75 points, and felt the sting of regret that occurs when you opt out of an opportunity to double and discover later on that those missed points would have tied you for first place.

Ouch! That's gotta hurt! But not as much as the harsh regret of finishing the quiz just one point shy of the winner's circle. How much does that hurt? Just ask the fine folks of 2nd Nook On The Left, who took fourth spot on the tally with a 74 - just a point behind the Jeopardy people!

What a night! What a fight! What a treat to host this odd collection of nerdy quiz whackadoos! Let's do it all again next week! See ya then!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10663 Yer a Quizard Harry 83 9 1.000
2 10347 Electric Moustache 77 8 0.889
3 10643 Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink 75 7 0.778
4 10296 2nd Nook on the Left 74 6 0.667
5 Philadelphia Team Cheese 61 5 0.556
6 Speed 2: Ted Cruz Control 58 4 0.444
7 10458 The Barrelers 49 3 0.333
8 12531 Kitty Power 38 2 0.222
9 Eric, Tom & Larry 27 1 0.111
10 Mega Victorious 25 0 0.000
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