PUB QUIZ Blog

Patience (or Stubborness) Rewarded

Every so often a long-suffering team breaks through and achieves something miraculous or at least unprecedented and unexpected. It happened last week at Pub Quiz when a team that has always been vaguely competitive with very little to show for it in the way of compensation, actually pulled of the rare trifecta of winning round 4, the overall score in a tiebreaker, and winning the big jackpot. They were so excited that it didn't even bother them that it was the first week of the jackpot and it was not so big. So congratulations to Team #1 Ram It Home!, for their long awaited victory. Here are their categories for next week's round 3 and remember, PUB QUIZ IS ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 24th INSTEAD OF WEDNESDAY! (Don't miss the month end bonus drawing)

• Vaginas
• Fallon, NV
• Jazz
• Arizona Cardinals
• Buffy
• Dollhouse
• Vietnam War
• Simpsons
• Scotch Whiskey
• Italian Food
• Tom Stoppard
• Probability
• Third Party Presidential Candidates
• Photography

Results:
Ram It Home - 30.5
Blah Blah Blah Purple, Yadda Yadda Yadda Bag - 30.5
Bill Belichick Told Us To Go For It In Round 4 - 30
Jake & Chris Open Water Park On The Moon - 26
Adam's Birthday Wish: Phased-Plasma Rifle in the 40-Watt Range - 26

Look Around, Leaves Are Brown

Pub Quiz has finally reached the dark and chilly stages of it's cycle. Last week however there were about 15 teams that braved the cold and drear to compete for a pretty nice jackpot. In the end, Team #2 Zach's Birthday Wish: Tiger Woods Ball Washer beat out 3 other teams by an entire point to claim the overall score and even selected the correct token to win the jackpot. Team #4 Bert & Ernie's Original Character Names: Jake & Chris were forced to take solace in their winning of round 4 in a tie-breaker and the naming of these categories for round 3 of next week:

• The Mighty Boosh
• Knitting Terms
• World War II in the Pacific
• Irish Language
• The American President (Movie)
• The Clean Water Act
• Giallo Movies
• England in the Middle Ages
• Doctor Who
• Chess (the game)
• 1970's Philadelphia Phillies
• Extinct Mammals
• The Venture Brothers

Results
Zach's Birthday Wish: Tiger Woods Ball Washer - 30.5
Bert & Ernie's Original Character Names: Jake & Chris - 29.5
Scozzafava on my Nut Sack - 29.5
In Honor of Those With Purple Hearts, Our Bags Are at Half Mast - 29.5
Sterling Cooper Draper & Price - 27.5

Charity Pub Quiz Recap

A total of 10 teams participated Thursday night, collectively raising close to $400 for DAWG.  A HUGE shout-out and thanks goes to the participants, and the owners and staff at OKR for making the evening a success. As a bonus, each team that attended the charity pub quiz will get and extra entry in the regular Pub Quiz monthly drawing. It pays to play.

The teams were mostly familiar quizzers, though about 3 teams were new, and there were a few participants who hadn’t done a quiz in quite some time, but managed to get back into the routine nicely.

The teams bravely handled questions on running, dogs, and a variety of topics related to England and Guy Fawkes Day.  One of the highlights was round 4, where 7 out of the 10 teams managed to tie with a score of seven.  Of course, Team 2, Rock Hard Cock, and Team 8, These Are All Yellow, submitted the same guess for song length (and both teams were the closest), leading to our only Tie-Breaker Question of the night.

Team 1, Our Cats Are Mad We’re Here, won 2 rounds as well as the overall grand prize, Team 10, Oh my DAWG, Her Butt is So Big, won the best team name prize, and team 5, NOGSTIVE¸ (no, I have no idea what the team name means) were a fun-loving group winning the consolation prize.

Your top five scores:

Our Cats are Mad We’re Here - 30.25

The Doggie Bounce - 28.5

Boner Jams ’03 - 27.25

Rock Hard Cock - 27.25

These are All Yellow - 23.5

“Cats” Rule - 23.25

Oh my DAWG, Her Butt is So Big - 23.25

If a Quiz Happens in a Pub. . .

And nobody is there to hear it does it actually happen? We almost got to find out last week. But for the few and proud that actually were in attendance, we were treated to a very competitive and high scoring night. Team #11 Tomorrow Night Old Kings Road is Doin' It DAWGy-Style won the overall score in a tie-breaker over Team #4 Measure B Fails, 45ft. Jake & Chris Relieved, but failed to pick the correct token. Only four of them remain in the Purple Bag of Goodness and the jackpot is growing (slowly).

Team #2 Hey, Can't a Guy Take a Quiz in Peace? outscored the field in round 4 and have graced us with the following categories for round 3 of next week:

• John Cusack
• Tiger Woods
• Jay-Z
• Microsoft
• Chicago (The Band)
• Breakdancing Films
• Lost (TV Show)
• Freaks & Geeks (TV Show)
• Steven Spielberg Films
• AFC West Football
• Pac-10 Basketball
• German Shepherds
• The Office (American Version)

Results
Tomorrow Night Old Kings Road is Doin' It DAWGy-Style - 32
Measure B Fails, 45ft. Jake & Chris Relieved - 32
Purple Before Swine - 31
How Much For A Free & Fair Election - 29.5
Hey, Can't a Guy Take a Quiz in Peace? - 28.5

Monthly Drawing FTW, Again

Last night we had our second ever monthly bonus drawing and it was a bit of a thrill to randomly reward a team just for playing. This time it was Week 4's Team #5 Green Bud Packers who were blessed with a bottle of Marsannay Rouge and $20 per player. Since they were a team of 3, there were a few more bottles left over and they went to Teams 9, 14, &18, respectively. Yay for free stuff!

As far the Quiz part of the night was concerned, it was deja vu all over again. Team #17 Northwest Purple Baggage Claim won a narrow victory, but failed to win the big jackpot and Team #16 Underdog Overachievers muddled through the first three rounds before winning round 4 for the second week in a row. Here are their new categories for round 3 of next week:

• Nietzsche
• Neolithic Revolution
• Office (TV Show - US Version)
• Werner Herzog
• The Kids in the Hall
• Jimmy Carter
• David Bowie
• Alice in Chains
• William Faulkner
• Nextel
• Six Feet Under
• European Soccer (UEFA)
• US Senators
• Alternative Energy

Also...

Remember, Remember, the fifth of November…..

 

a Pub Quiz at Old Kings Road to benefit

 

TEAM D.A.W.G

(Dog Adoption and Welfare Group)

 

Thursday, November 5, 2009

(Guy Fawkes Day)

7pm-9pm

Old Kings Road Pub,

532 State Street, SB

Entry Fee: $5/person,

maximum 6 people/team

 

Four rounds of 10 trivia questions, with prizes for the winning team each round, as well as an overall prize for the highest scoring team.

 

All proceeds from entry fees go to support DAWG, a no-kill shelter in SB County.

I hope to see you all there!

Results:
Northwest Purple Baggage Claim - 33
Cold Spring Human Powered Flight Clubs - 31
For Halloween, Jake Costume Sell Out, Nobody Wants to Go as Chris - 30.5
The Governator Named Head of Newest UC: The Fuck U - 30
Slutty Kim Jong Il - 28

Computer Love

Last week's Pub Quiz was rip-roaring with a dash of spice due to the presence of many new players. Although many of them got a cold dose of reality when they were faced with the vast variety in the musical selections and the peripatetic drift to the trivia questions, I think that if they hang in there and perhaps bring a few friends to round out their teams, then they will do just fine in coming weeks.

Even with all of the new faces, however, it is obvious that experience counts for something as veteran Team #10 Half Purple, Half in the Bag edged out regulars Team #3 Thank You Balloon Boy Saga For Providing the Cheapest, Easier Halloween Costume Idea This Year by .5 points to win the overall total. The big jackpot rolls over to next week when we will also have our monthly bonus drawing.

On the other hand, Team #5 Falcon's Day Off needed hardly any experience at all to win round 4 and provide us with the following categories for next week's round 3:

• The Wire (TV Show)
• Boulder, CO
• Music Synthesizers
• Oscar Wilde
• Minnesota Vikings
• German Grammar
• Cocktails
• Bertrand Russell
• Physics
• Logic
• Friends (TV Show)
• Halo
• Greek Literature

Results:
Half Purple, Half in the Bag - 30.5
Thank You Balloon Boy Saga For Providing the Cheapest, Easier Halloween Costume Idea This Year - 30
Surprisingly, New Biggest Loser Spin-Off Feature Neither Jake Nor Chris - 28.5
Do Dodger Dogs Cause Choking? - 27.5
Moist Coaster - 27.5
Balloon Jihad - 27.5

Ebb and Flow

Good to know that rain does not keep people away as much as fire. Last night saw a pretty sassy crowd in the house. I know it was my kind of night when I was accosted by someone who used words like 'modernity' and 'interiority' to explain why I would like the book they were reading/class they were taking. I love that stuff.

We had a very competitive quiz with a tie for first in overall score, with another team perhaps actually having the highest score that was overlooked due to an accounting error. (Don't worry, they were compensated.). In any case, Team #19 Barely Purple, Dave's Not Here emerged from the tiebreaker, but failed to win the big jackpot. It will rollover to next week.

Team #2 St. Louis Rams Win Biggest Loser Competition After Losing 300lbs. of Ugly Fat won round 4 and have provided these categories for round 3 of next week:

• Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
• James Frey Novels
• Intervention (A&E)
• Detroit Lions
• X-Planes
• Assault Rifles
• Mad Men (TV Show)
• Sade
• Neil Diamond
• Schutzhund
• Hitchcock Films
• Hydromulch
• 1980's Funk
• Spiderman Villians
• Garfield (comic strip)

Results:
Barely Purple, Dave's Not Here - 30.5
Our Creative Juices Contain Pulp - 30.5
St. Louis Rams Win Biggest Loser Competition After Losing 300lbs. of Ugly Fat - 29.83
Jake Sweeps Chris in Three - 29.5
Mark Yudof Can Kiss Our Shapely Asses - 28

Somewhat Sober October

The quality of last week's quiz far surpassed the total interest in it. Those teams that were in attendance were treated to some good questions and a quick evening. It was a very competitive night with the top team scoring only 8 points more than the bottom team. Parity at last. In the end Team #12 UN Sanctioned Groping and Grinding aka Reese & The Kicks @ SoHo tomorrow at 10pm parlayed wins in the last two rounds to win a narrow victory. The jackpot, however, was not claimed and will rollover. But all 11 teams now have a chance to win in the end of month bonus drawing. Here are the categories for next week's round 3:

• Celebrity Hermaphrodites
• Korean Food
• The X-Factor
• Spice Girls
• Bell X1
• Filipino Food
• Entertainmentweekly.com
• The 818
• thekicksreggae.com
• Hollister Beer
• Worst Ways to Get a Hangover
• The Guild
• German Family Board Games
• Cock
• The Hills
• Harlem Renaissance
• Aztecs
• The Kicks

UN Sanctioned Groping and Grinding aka Reese & The Kicks @ SoHo tomorrow at 10pm - 29.5
Instant Pirate Booty: Just Add Water - 28.5
Bags Your Uncle - 28
Jake & Chris Successfully Lobby IOC for Rio in 2016; They Hate America - 27.5
Tall Dark & Still Horny - 26

Monthly Drawing FTW

Although it kinda seemed like nobody was paying attention, and we missed the drama of having an absent team win, this idea of a monthly drawing for which all teams that have attended over the course of the month are eligible, is a good one. It will continue. To reiterate:

1. Every team that plays in a month gets a chance to win on the last Wednesday of the month.
2. At least one person from that team must be present and playing for that team to be allowed to win.
3. The winning team gets $20 per person and 6 bottles of wine.
4. Any questions?

The winning team in September was Team #2 from Wednesday #5 - Quiz on My Tits - Congrats!

Now onto regular business. Lot's of high scores this last week, but in the end Team #3 Jake Says, "I Thought Chris Was Going to Pay the San Ysidro Ranch Bill." won both the overall score and round 4. The left the jackpot for someone to win another day, but did leave these fine categories for next week's round 4:

• WWII in the Pacific
• Jane Austen
• Battlestar Gallactica
• Big Lebowski
• Beer
• Julie Andrews
• Knitting Terms
• Magic the Gathering
• Venture Brothers
• I Love Lucy
• The I.T. Crowd
• Guybrush Threepwood
• Dixie Chicks
• Project Runway

Results:
Jake Says, "I Thought Chris Was Going to Pay the San Ysidro Ranch Bill." - 33.5
Tall, Dark, & Horny - 32
Purple Asphault - 31
Bollocks, The - 31
In Honor of International Blasphemy Day - Jesus Was a Gay Stripper - 30.5

All Fall Down

Super close Pub Quiz contest last night. Despite having a sore tooth and nearly loosing my voice trying to shout over the inexplicable 20 or so noisy nonparticipants, I think that every thing went well. In a last round show of force, Team #7 Keep Bagging That Chicken pulled off the clean sweep of winning round 4, the overall score, and drawing the correct token for the big jackpot. The out-pointed 3 teams by a total of 4 points for a narrow and lucrative win. Here are their categories for next week's round 3:

• Neil Gaiman's Sandman
• Ludwig Wittgenstein
• Gossip Girl
• Clive Cussler
• The World Series
• 70's Rock & Roll
• 60's LA Dodgers
• DWTS
• Dark Comedies (Movies)
• US Geography
• Chico, CA
• Black Sabbath
• Darts
• Santa Barbara Dining

Results:
Keep Bagging That Chicken - 32.5
Dancing With Jake's & Chris's - 31.5
From Now on Were Commuting by Helicopter - 31.5
24 Hour Pub Quiz People - 30.5
Six Beers Short of a Six Pack - 26.5