Capitol City Brewing in Arlington, VA

Another thrilling Cap City trivia night is in the books!  Seventeen teams joined the fray, joined by one very prominent newcomer, who had his own unique take on the night’s events:

Champion Billiards in Frederick, MD

We had an intimate night here at Champion Billiards in Frederick, with ten teams joining us for Tuesday night Pour House Trivia.  I am guessing our regulars were worried about how sweet they are and being out in that rain 😉  I can’t say that I blame you, it’s a good night to curl up with something – we just chose to curl you with a beer and some good company!  The normal suspects were up to the normal shenanigans but it was all in good fun – Jungle Fever didn’t even trip Chuck tonight!  I was just as happy to see you all, no baked goods tonight, but I still love spending my Tuesdays with this crew.  No bribery needed.

Speaking of bribery!  That final question!  Our answers were split right down the middle, on right versus wrong answers, and I really liked that question.  It was a solid final for our solid teams.  After working through a little U.S. geography, it was the Crystal Methodists who finished in third place.  Our second place prize went to the Other Sarah, while Wiseacres held off the competition and pulled themselves another first place finish!  They were able to bounce back from a potentially disastrous blunder on the 6-4-2, taking the lead in the final round and never looking back.  Always a force to be reckoned with, they are in top form these days with their third win in a row and their fifth win in the first six weeks of Season XV.

Next week’s first category:  Movie Yells and Screams.  We’ll see if it’s an audio question or not 😉

~ Sam

Cugini’s Restaurant in Poolesville, MD

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day…  Yep, it’s raining, it’s Tuesday, that means we MUST be at Cugini’s in Poolesville, I swear you folks must know the best deal online to buy galoshes.  Man, we breezed through the first round tonight, identifying Christmas trees, hurricanes, crappy Mila Kunis movies, and figuring out how to get to Madison Square Garden.  Practice.  Round two was equaled to round one in its smoothness, with our subjects being the home state of Davy Crockett, Scarlett Johansson’s sexy voice, and this classic sitcom featuring a comedic spin on some popular horror characters:

The third round showed us just how popular the dollar is, just how crazy Gaddafi was, and told us just how well regarded Sigourney Weaver is as an action hero:

Our final round featured Tiffany’s ability to trademark a color (I didn’t know that was possible), two hit songs by the duo LMFAO, and this Republican, vice-presidential hopeful, and former Governor of Alaska:

It was a great game, with a really close score decided on the final question.  Here are the results:

First Place:  Drunk and Disorderly

Second Place:  No Clue

Third Place:  Lightfoot

Next week’s first category:  “Rogue One”

~ Ronnie

Orioles Nest in Frederick, MD

Coming soon…

Next week’s first category:  Bourbon

Tilted Kilt in Frederick, MD

It was a fun game this week at Tilted Kilt in Frederick, with veterans of Pour House Trivia from all over playing tonight, along with some out of towners!  And yes, I agree and The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Munsters are, conceptually the same show.  Poovey Farms had the game locked up headed into the final, but the rest of the field was anybody’s game.

First Place: Poovey Farms

Second Place: Hookers and Blackjack

Third Place: Wyld Stallyons

Next week’s first category:  Technical Theatre

This one’s for you, theatre nerds!  See you next week!

~ Nick

FireFlies in Alexandria, VA

Y’all had me worried, when at 6:45, there was just one team ready to play at FireFlies!  But the rain did not keep everyone away, as five teams were ready to go by 7:02! 😉  During the first round, our teams really rocked it, with only two missed questions OVERALL.  The easiest question being the eye of the hurricane question, but the toughest bonus was naming the year Madison Square Garden opened. Round 2 saw similar results with only two missed wagers during the entire round. The audio clue went better than expected – these guys know their TV!  I thought “The Munsters” would be a tough one, as well as “Fresh off the Boat”, but not for this group!  The toughest question of the round was question four: when given Encore, Envision, and Enclave, only three teams could name Buick as the GM brand.  And no one was able to name Laurence Olivier in the bonus question about who played Douglas MacArthur in a 1981 film.  There were no perfect scores on the halftime puzzle this time around.

The first question of Round first question ended up as the toughest question of the half, even with multiple choice options.  It was Gaddafi who employed an all-female security team.  Speaking of females, the last question of the third round really had me thinking that either we need more lady film heroes or AFI needs to re-think their list.  When asked “these are the only two female characters to appear in the Top 10 of the American Film Institute’s List of the greatest film heroes” – almost all the teams immediately named Ripley from Alien, and two more teams earned bonus points with Clarice Starling.  No love for Leia? She’s a hero in my book 😉

For the 6-4-2 question, no one was brave enough to answer the six-point clue, but the four-point clue lead most to correctly answer the Fox series “24”.  Round 4 was tough when it came to bonuses – only one team could name Baibu as the Chinese website that ranked 4th on the Alexa list, and NOBODY could tell me the name shared by the LMFAO duo (Gordy).  The final question was easy for three of our teams, but it was Einhorn is Finkle, Finkle is Einhorn that really stuck it to them this week!

First Place:  Einhorn is Finkle, Finkle is Einhorn

Second Place:  Fun Squad

Third Place:  Dennis Hoffman’s Pants

Next week’s first category:  Celine Dion

See You Next Tuesday!

~ Kate

Shuckin’ Shack in Frederick, MD

Our third week at Shuckin’ Shack in Frederick was another huge success.  Definitely a full house: 13 teams!  Once again, we welcomed a couple new teams, and they valiantly stuck through to the end, despite the fierce competition. For example, the difference between being in the money and not being in the money this week was all of a single point!

I will call out one team in particular, One Dematha, only because it is certifiably the strangest team name I’ve yet encountered.  I’m a little afraid to ask to what it refers…

Tonight’s final question was a huge mover on the leader board: with the exception of one team, it was DOWN.  That certainly made things interesting!  Y’all proved two things tonight: 1) you don’t visit Dixie; 2) you haven’t traveled west of the Mississippi! Get out of town, folks!  There’s interesting things to see out there, like Idaho – the most populous state with its own area code 🙂

Here’s tonight’s finishers:

First Place:  Mother Shuckers

Second Place:  Donner Party

Third Place:  South Street Crew

Next week’s first category: Bed, Bath and Beyond (the retail store, specifically, as if there’s other versions…?)

Lastly: GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY (next year).  Fair Winds, teams…

~ Chief

Primanti Brothers in Hagerstown, MD

We had a grand old time with a bunch of new teams at Primanti Brothers in Hagerstown last night!  I want to welcome three new teams: You Pick a Team Name, We’re Not That Creative, and the Legends.  The duo of You Pick a Team Name took a strong lead that they never let go of.  We Don’t Even Know is starting to get into their groove with a second place finish, while the newly minted We’re Not That Creative grabbed third place.

~ Sean

Next week’s first category: Medical Terminology