QUIZ RECAP

It was a low key Tuesday evening at Tubby Hook Tavern, with only 5 teams competing for that coveted discount on the bar tab. A rambunctious collective of youngsters and their parents occupied the normal spot for the Quizmaster, so he had to position himself in a new position by the open windows, being serenaded by the din of the vibrant Inwood neighborhood wafting in on the summer breeze.

Despite - or perhaps, because of - the smaller group size, the competition was tight throughout the entirety of the game with a two-way tie for 1st place and few points separating the rest of the teams after Round 6, with no one having yet utilized their Double or Nothing. 

In the end, Sharper Than Peas proved to be sharper than the competition, winning 1st and cashing in for a 3rd straight week. However, the old guard weren't the only ones victorious as 2nd and 3rd were both claimed by teams playing for the first time and hopefully, the seeds have been planted for further attendance (and further victories).

QUIZ RECAP

The humid night at Tubby Hook Tavern looked like it would be a largely forgettable one at first, but as we saw with Hurricane Henri last weekend, when it rains, it pours. What appeared to be a low key night at 7:45 turned into 8 teams battling it out by 8:00, 3 of whom were playing at Tubby Hook for the very first time.

One of those new teams, Icebox, cautiously approached the Quizmaster's table before the game started and asked to enter, meekly declaring "I don't even know if we'll stay the whole time." Wouldn't you know it, they ended up pulling off a second place finish in the very last round finishing just above Sharper Than Peas, who went for it all with a Double or Nothing on the last round and came up with nothing.

After Round 5 though, it was KiwiPaisa's world and everyone else was just living in it as they hit their Double or Nothing en route to an easy first place finish - not a bad night for two ladies celebrating their 3rd anniversary together!

While there was one instance of something yelling out an answer to a question - "What is a four letter word for an opera solo?" - it turned out to be entirely understandable, as the duo who entered late were actually both opera singers overcome with enthusiasm to see their art represented. 

QUIZ RECAP

Trivia made its return to Tubby Hook Tavern last week, so the question on everyone's mind for its second week back was would momentum build or would there be a sophomore slump?

When question #1 in Round 1 was finally read shortly after 8PM with 10 teams signed up, the answer to that question was resoundingly clear. Many of the teams who played were first timers, so they were willing to look past the opening night jitters of the first-time Quizmaster who had an inadvertent mic drop moment when he, uh...inadvertently dropped the mic.

Scores were close for the first few rounds, but it was basically a two team race by the time of the final round. When it was all said and done, a good time was had by all even if none of them had any idea who Mason "The Line" Dixon was.