The VIBE:
Was there a basketball game on Wednesday? Or was the pope in town?Either way. It was a sold out house that apparently wanted to witness the Raptors 14 point smack-down over the Warriors. Obviously, we had to call a delay of game......but eventually when 9pm rolled around.....we were able to get things going.
19 teams started...12 survived....
3 went home with a smile and a gift card....
....but only 1 team was crowned GRAND CHAMPIONS...
Let's do this.
The GAME:
It's Quizness Time had a perfect Round 1 and were a registered team....hence the other 18 teams should have already been on high alert. Or just high. One of the two.
Round 2/Picture Round showed us a Richard Nixon in the 1950's. Several teams immediately thought Nixon - crook - 70's....but he made a less famous speech several years before. Tricky. Yeah, I know.
I'm quite certain the sensitivity of the microphone enabled me to pronounce "pop-o-matic" with such flair during Round 3, as the teams tried to guess it's board game origin.
Round 4/Guess Who? seeeeeeeemed way too easy for most teams....but that's because only 4 teams end up having the correct answer. Sure, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Courtney Cox have both accumulated a massive amount of money on two giant TV shows....but Dreyfus has almost doubled Cox's worth since then.
Popeye's anchor tattoo was key for Round 5/Find the Connection as That Black Guy From Work (who was killing it by himself!) barely missed the double-up...ah, so close!
I decided to skip The Drinking Round as I noticed 3 am was approaching and we had already been there since Monday night.
Ever hear of a land called Far Far Away? Not to be confused with Star Wars which is a galaxy far, far way... Round 6/Matching had all the teams trying to remember which town came from which movie. No team scored less than 6 points. Two teams had perfect 10's and two more teams doubled-up...easily everyone's best round!
It all came down to Round 7 which was a crazy, fun mix of Full House, Socrates, and a man named Garfield. I know...bet you wish you were there now.
The RESULTS:
It's hard to keep track of soooooo many teams....and, truth be told, one team was even accused of cheating! Eh, Warriors fans probably.
3rd place....Downtown Sasquatch secured their spot after 2 back-back Rounds 6 & 7 - Solid game! (57 points)
The alliteration champs of the night - Paul Pierce's Poopy Poo-hole - pulled out an excellent 64 points for 2nd place....
...but nobody could ever catch the CHAMPS with 71 points...
It's Quizness Time!!
Next Themed Event: STRANGER THINGS
Saturday, June 29th @8pm * TICKETS *
33 Taps - Silver Lake, CA
OR
Bagby Bear - Oceanside, CA
~ Quizmaster (of the Trivia Universe) Johnny
* Won Tiebreaker
