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 Feb 9 2017
| by Quizmaster Tim Barkas
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Ya know, there are some questions that just can't be answered. Like, fer instance, these puzzlers:

  1. Do a broken heart and a heart in love have the same atomic weight?
  2. Do SnapChat photos really disappear after 30 seconds?
  3. What song from The Wizard of Oz should replace Hail to the Chief?
  4. Why is Chris (from The Barrelers) so damn handsome!?
  5. Who wrote Who Wrote The Book of Love?
  6. Is God a Dodgers fan?
    *turns out, these questions CAN be answered. See below...

When it comes to questions that CAN be answered, there's no one better to turn to than a team of King Trivia players, as was demonstrated last night by the good folks of Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink, who both drank and won our regular Thursday night trivia quiz!

We Can't Hear You demonstrated the falseness of their team name, by hearing well enough to come in second. And Yer a Quizzard, Harry completed the troika by eking out a one-point edge over Gentle Sweaters.

A grand night, by any measure! (You'll get that point you needed NEXT Time, Sweaters! Thanks for playing, everyone. We'll see you again next week. In the meantime...

  1. A heart in love has an atomic weight of 196.96657 u ± 0.000004 u (which is the same as gold!) A broken heart - as we all surely know - is much, MUCH heavier.
  2. Are you NUTS!? SnapChat photos never disappear! Even now, they're being stored and studied by agents of the federal government. That's why I'm wearing this aluminum foil hat!!
  3. If I Only Had A Brain, obviously!
  4. There is simply no explanation for Chris' awesomeness. And it's just so unfair!! (I hear he wears tinfoil underwear, and there're SnapChat photos to prove it!)
  5. Warren Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick wrote Who Wrote The Book of Love? back in 1957!
  6. Is God a Dodgers fan? Damn right he is! And this is the year, baby! THIS IS THE YEAR!!

 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10643 Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink 77 13 1.000
2 We Can't Hear You 68 12 0.923
3 10663 Yer a Quizard Harry 66 11 0.846
4 10135 Gentle Sweaters 65 10 0.769
5 Hitchhikers Guide To Trivia 60 9 0.692
6 Big Fudge 59 8 0.615
7 Pancake Thunder Ranch 55 7 0.538
8 Aragulas 54 6 0.462
9 10347 Electric Moustache 51 5 0.385
10 Young Dirty Bastards 50 3 0.269
10 10458 The Barrelers 50 3 0.269
12 10550 i also met with the Russians 39 2 0.154
13 Hammer Time 35 1 0.077
14 On Sundays We Drink Mimosas 34 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Feb 2 2017
| by Quizmaster Tim Barkas
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It was a good night for Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink last night, finishing in the top spot after coming in tied for fifth a week ago.

The other fifth-place finisher last week, The Barrelers, also moved up a few notches, finishing in third place.

Electric Mustache finished in the money again, disproving Emerson's famous quote about how "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..." Their minds aren't little. (But they may be hobgoblins!)

On the other hand, it was a tough night for last week's champ, Yer a Quizard Harry, who proved that even magical beings can have an off night now and then. Hey! It could be worse. You could be muggles!

See y'all next week.

 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10643 Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink 73 6 1.000
2 10347 Electric Moustache 68 5 0.833
3 10458 The Barrelers 65 4 0.667
4 Team Blake 60 3 0.500
5 10663 Yer a Quizard Harry 59 2 0.333
6 Alternative Facts 41 1 0.167
7 Quoted by Overheard L.A. 38 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Jan 26 2017
| by Quizmaster Tim Barkas
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Wow, what a night at The Famous! It's A Boy! took top honors with a strong performance. We congratulate you on your victory, and on the upcoming birth of your child. (We hear it's a boy! "Tim" is a good name for a boy - jus' sayin').

A real battle took place for second place between Electric Mustache and Yer a Quizard Harry.  The Mustache crew eked out the win, and earned a $20 gift certificate for their troubles. Great performance from both teams.

On a personal note, Round 7 was a little painful for your humble quizmaster last night. The task was to name People Magazine's ten most recent "Sexiest Men Alive."  I was reminded that People's sexiest men list of winners and runners-up has  NEVER included Quizmaster Tim.

It's not so much that I've been overlooked. It's that I lost to unattractive, talentless hacks like Chris Hemsworth, Channing Tatum, Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper!

Are you KIDDING ME, People!? See ya next week at The Famous.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 It's A Boy! 41 14 1.000
2 10663 Yer a Quizard Harry 35 12 0.893
2* 10347 Electric Moustache 35 12 0.893
4 You Are Looking Live 32 11 0.786
5 10643 Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink 31 9 0.679
5 10458 The Barrelers 31 9 0.679
7 Alternative Facts 29 8 0.571
8 E-Rock Ø1 26 7 0.500
9 Team WFG 23 6 0.429
10 Smarty Pints 22 5 0.357
11 Padval 20 4 0.286
12 Troll Toll 17 3 0.214
13 Hitchhikers Guide to Trivia 11 2 0.143
14 Weiners, Boobs & Fallopian Tubes 9 1 0.071
15 Heather 8 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker
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