King Trivia! Lion and Crown! Eleven teams! Forty-eight players! No waiting! That was
the atmosphere last night as our favorite pastime collided with our favorite people. Great
quiz, too; Though some players prefer getting the answers right, the questions that make
one wrinkle one's brow and scratch one's cap fill the heart and the head with much more
satisfaction than easy victory. At least, that is this Quiz Master's opinion. After all,
if everybody Double's down, then scoring means little.
The up and coming Smart Asses took home the gold with a narrow but well deserved 44 point
win. Beer Logic, rock steady, held second place with 42 while Pickles on a Plate marinated
40 points into third.
Welcome to newbies the Boddington Bears, though they were accompanied by one of the revered
Ninja Turtles. Joy to the Rockafellers who showed up late but played anyway because...
Hey, it's about fun!
Things that made our mirth meter red line:
Someone identified Evil Ash as Evil Quiz Master Lou!
"I didn't think it possible that Kermit could have an evil twin..."
The New Doctor Who is not Ginger Spice.
Quiz Master Lou's two stanzas of "I Fought the Law" brought the house down! No, really!
A column collapsed and a beam crashed through a table. (Just kidding...)
May your weekend be fantastimundo!
Those of you who happen to peruse our website may have seen our call to arms for Quiz
Master substitutes. This program is to find willing dupes, er, enthusiastic fill-ins for
the eventual circumstance when a regular Quiz Master may want to take some time off or
has a sick day. (A word to the wise... Quiz Master Lou never takes a day off and doesn't
get sick. Ever. Also, I'm always right, and I never lie.) However, on the off chance
that Quiz Master Lou should get cast in a movie and has to jet off to Thailand or some other
exotic locale, he wouldn't want to leave you King Trivia fans in the lurch. Which is why
we had a warm up session with Substitute QM John last night at the Lion & Crown in Allen.
Kudos to John for taking over the scoring duties and manning the microphone for rounds
three, four and five. Well done, John! Also, he did a fine job of setting up the sound
system and dressing cords. Also, thanks for doing my hair and make up as well as wardrobe
and fetching my drinks. (You know, having a trainee is kind of like having a roadie!)
All kidding aside, great quiz, great teams and great times! Blood, Bath & Beyond brought
along their posse and brought home the gold with an impressive 81 point win! Beer Logic
hit their stride with a second place win and the Hooligans yahooed third! Welcome back
to Team Shine, who always have a good time even if they don't win. Also a shout out to
the Rockerfellers for providing a nice drawing of Steve Carell as a Camel... I think.
Happy weekend whatever you do!
Whether it's the cooling trend in the weather or some other intangible energy wafting in
the air, the crowd picked up last night at the Lion & Crown Public House in Allen, Texas.
Add in a boisterous table of newbies and a great set of trivia questions and you've got a
recipe for a prize winning dish of King Trivia!
Above mentioned newbies were a raucous group of ladies who styled themselves as Judy's
Jewels. Shine and sparkle they did, with a room rending cheer each time their score was
called out and an impressive third place win! The once-a-month Shredder Squad showed up
as is their fashion and slashed their way to first place. The Hooligans started off
in the lead, with a couple of judicious Double-or-Nothing's in the first rounds, but got
elbowed to second in the end game.
TRIVIA PONDERS:
TV personality Jerry Springer used to be mayor of Cincinnati. Cincinnati WKRP used to be
on TV. How about Howard Hesseman/Dr. Johnny Fever for mayor?
What if the Muppets did their own version of the film Marathon Man?
Remembering Irene Cara's song hits is a trivia triumph of enormous proportion!
Going from Musicals to United Nations/European Union trivia is like doing a 180 in the
Batmobile.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
