The Famous Bar

154 S. Brand Blvd.
Glendale CA 91204
(818) 241-2888
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 Jan 19 2017
| by Quizmaster Tim Barkas
|

Scene from a King Trivia quiz night:

She looked so forlorn, sitting there on her stool, tragically beautiful and all alone in the otherwise crowded, noisy bar. She looked around, searching the place for a friendly face; any sign of a potential ally. But there was no help to be had.

"What's the matter, m'dear?" the handsome young stranger asked, suddenly appearing at her side. "You look a bit...kerfuffled," he added. "Can I help?"

"My friend's not here, she said she would be, but she's not. And now the quiz has started and I don't know what the more common name for a 'furcula' is!"

"Well that's no problem," the gallant young man said. "Make a wish, and I'll tell you the answer," he said...

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 #thanksobama 73 12 1.000
2* 10331 Planet Express 56 10 0.875
2 Tiggle Bitties 56 10 0.875
4 Young Dirty Bastards 54 9 0.750
5 Electric Moustache 53 8 0.667
6 Celine Dions 44 7 0.583
7 Work Bitch! 40 6 0.500
8 Jake From State Farm 37 5 0.417
9 Bittie Titties 35 4 0.333
10 ALFS 27 3 0.250
11 Whiskey Fries 18 2 0.167
12 KAF 17 1 0.083
13 Hitchhikers Guide to Trivia 13 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Jan 12 2017
| by Quizmaster Tim Barkas
|

There's nothing like a photo finish to bring out the competitive spirit in King Trivia players. And thus it was Thursday night at The Famous, when Yer a Quizzard Harry and Sham Wow (But Wait! There's More!) ended the game with identical scores of 84!

But hey! That's what we have tiebreaker questions for! And thus it was that the Quizzardly kids of Harry eked out the win, with the fine folks of Gentle Sweaters coming in third with an oh-so-close 82!

Come on out and join us at The Famous next week, and you too can engage in the friendly competitive rivalries engendered by the King Trivia weekly quiz. See you then!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1* Yer a Quizzard, Harry 84 10 0.955
1 Sham Wow! (But WAIT! There's MORE!) 84 10 0.955
3 10135 Gentle Sweaters 82 9 0.818
4 10458 The Barrelers 62 8 0.727
5 Electric Mustache 61 7 0.636
6 Billy Mays Here 56 6 0.545
7 Zaphod 52 5 0.455
8 Safara 49 4 0.364
9 Hitchhikers Guide to Trivia 45 3 0.273
10 10593 Zombie Unicorns 38 2 0.182
11 The Cat's Meow 15 1 0.091
12 Whiskeys 13 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Jan 5 2017
| by Quizmaster Tim Barkas
|

We enjoyed a BIG, BIG night at The Famous this week. There was the usual boasting and trash-talking, of course, and QM Tim (that's me!) took a beer-soaked paper towel to the face from the girl in photo #1 above! (Note to self: the innocent-looking women are always the most dangerous!)

The competition was FIERCE, with five teams finishing within 7 points of each other - all with 60 points or better! Amazing!

Join us next Thursday (or any Thursday) for an evening of fun and trivia at one of the hottest nightspots on Glendale's famed Brand boulevard. I'll be the guy with a beer-soaked paper towel on his head.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10617 Marvel-us 68 15 1.000
2 The Creamery 65 14 0.933
3 Tupac Ain't Dead! 63 13 0.867
4 Sam Loves Cookies 62 12 0.800
5 Yer A Quizzard, Harry 61 11 0.733
6 Electric Mustache 54 10 0.667
7 Jill Stein 50 9 0.600
8 24 Month Gestation 49 8 0.533
9 Sherlock and the Homies 48 7 0.467
10 10331 Planet Express 46 6 0.400
11 10135 Gentle Sweaters 45 5 0.333
12 Young Dirty Bastards 37 4 0.267
13 Jagoffs 23 3 0.200
14 The Members 15 2 0.133
15 Shameless 14 1 0.067
16 Loco-Motion 6 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker