Tubby Hook Tavern
4946 BroadwayNew York NY 10034
212-569-7071
- PUB QUIZ—Tuesdays @ 8:00pm
Hey, you! Don't sit outside in the cold by yourself. Come on in and play free bar trivia at Tubby Hook Tavern!
4 teams took up the invite on Tuesday and, just like the Knicks vs. Nets game playing on all the screens, it was a tight and hotly contested battle up until the end. Both Sharper Than Peas and Trial by combat were hoping to place for a third week in a row, but returning teams We Don't Google (that's they all say...) and Pavarotti's Revenge were hoping to play the roles of spoilers.
The Peas jumped out to an early lead thanks to well-timed Double or Nothing in Round 2, but their lead was still in reach for the other 3 teams, all of whom were battling neck and neck for the next 4 rounds. Three out of the four teams all hit Double or Nothings in Round 6 setting up a nailbiting conclusion. In the end, it was the Nets Sharper Than Peas that emerged victorious for a third week in a row, but it didn't come easy!
Come on by to Tubby Hook Tavern next week at 8PM and see if you can't take their crown!
Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
1 | Sharper Than Peas | 71 | 3 | 1.000 | |
2 | 41200 | We Don’t Google | 65 | 2 | 0.667 |
3 | 36727 | Trial by combat | 52 | 1 | 0.333 |
4 | Pavarotti's Revenge | 36 | 0 | 0.000 |
It was the last game of trivia before Thanksgiving and 6 teams made up of both old friends and new gathered together at Tubby Hook Tavern to express gratitude for many things: good beer, working heat, Double or Nothings, and tiebreakers.
Two-thirds of last week's tiebreaker finale, Sharper Than Peas and Trial by combat, got off to slow starts, seemingly making room for newcomers Isaac and Dave Michaela Franco to usurp their thrones. The race was wide open early thanks to some stumbles identifying the fictional royalty in Round 2 (Cinderella's Queen Ravenna is neither the "Ice Queen" nor "Snow Queen") and a divide in the generational knowledge identifying Demi Lovato in Round 4. But after two teams scored Double or Nothings in a pivotal Round 6, we found ourselves again facing a tiebreaker with things seemingly wrapped up at the conclusion of Round 7.
36,201 feet was the answer we were looking for in the depth in feet of the Mariana Trench and with a guess only 3799 feet off the mark, Sharper Than Peas emerged victorious once again with newcomers (and favorite team name) I was safer with the mountain lions settling for 2nd. Tria/ by combat again found themselves again walking away with 3rd place, but considering they did the same thing last week with half as many team members, perhaps they'll enter the long holiday weekend rethinking their game plan.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from our team at King Trivia! Stay safe, stay warm, stay thankful and we'll see you next week!
Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
1* | Sharper Than Peas | 56 | 5 | 1.000 | |
2 | 40676 | I was safer with the mountain lions | 55 | 4 | 0.800 |
3 | 36727 | Trial by combat | 49 | 3 | 0.600 |
4 | 40668 | Dave Michaela Franco | 38 | 2 | 0.400 |
5 | 40678 | Isaac | 37 | 1 | 0.200 |
6 | 40670 | 8th round wonders | 20 | 0 | 0.000 |
Baby, it's cold outside and while 2 bold folks opted for outdoor dining despite the fact that the heaters hadn't even been set up yet, 5 teams made sure that things heated up sufficiently inside with a historical trivia game at Tubby Hook Tavern!
Rounds 1 through 4 were your standard hotly contested bar trivia rounds, with close scores, near misses, and a surprisingly high amount of points awarded early in "Guess Who?" (who knew that people knew so much about Sting?). After a 3-way tie for 1st formed upon the completion of Round 5, we all figured it was only going to take another round until a frontrunner emerged.
But the 3-way tie remained in tact after Round 6 and,with all teams vying for 1st doubling down and missing on Round 7 (Marvin the Martian was a referee, not a teammate in Space Jam), Tubby Hook saw its first ever tiebreaker with everyone knowing which teams would win prizes, but the question of which prize still hanging heavy in the air.
In the end, Sharper Than Peas who were the closest in guessing how many Oscars had been awarded in totality since the first ceremony in 1929 - 3160! - bringing this unprecedented game to a thrilling conclusion.
Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
1* | Sharper Than Peas | 62 | 5 | 1.000 | |
2 | 31495 | #possumcore | 61 | 4 | 0.800 |
3 | 36727 | Trial by combat | 60 | 3 | 0.600 |
4 | 39831 | Quiz and tonics | 42 | 2 | 0.400 |
5 | 39834 | BRRS | 32 | 1 | 0.200 |
6 | 39832 | Inwood Local Refugees | 25 | 0 | 0.000 |