Barney's Beanery - Burbank

250 N. 1st St.
Burbank CA 91502
(818) 524-2912
  • PUB QUIZ—Wednesdays @ 9:00pm

QUIZ RECAP

Wed Jun 7 2017
| by Quizmaster Christopher Handschuch
|

Yes, I know.

It's that time of the year again.

You yelled, you pleaded, you stamped your feet - but unfortunately, no, I will not be able to fly back from the East Coast every Wednesday to host trivia.

It's okay.  It's only 2 months.  In actuality, it's like 9 Wednesdays.  Not a big deal.  You can do this.  And just think, I'll be missing you as much as you profess to missing me.

Be nice to your sub.  You can gently let them know how things are done if they seem to be a bit confused but go easy on them.  Sure, haze them a little bit and question them on whether the Amazon is truly longer than the Nile River.  Demand to see the color version of the handout round.  Bring back two pens and ask why you can't get four points.  Remind them loudly that this is not Open Mic night.  Start tapping your watch fervently if they go past 11.  And yes, it's okay if you "accidentally" refer to them as Pretend Chris even after they've just announced their name.

Have a fantastic summer, friends, and we'll reunite in August.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10052 Heavy Lumber 75 7 1.000
2 10493 2 Camels, 1 Hump 72 6 0.857
3 10412 Team Name 68 5 0.714
4 10889 Tea Lizards 63 4 0.571
5 10829 Baby Groot's Got Wood 62 3 0.429
6 Hippie Happenings 56 2 0.286
7 Perch Party 26 1 0.143
8 The Council 19 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Wed May 31 2017
| by Quizmaster Christopher Handschuch
|

Brad Pitt didn't come back to trivia tonight so honestly - what's the point even more?*

I guess take a look at these people.  None of them are Brad Pitt.  They all wish they were Brad Pitt.  Especially that girl in the second picture.  Yeah.  Her.  The one smiling.

Who doesn't wish they were Brad Pitt?

I even hand selected a "Name the Brad Pitt movie" picture round tonight just in the event that Brad Pitt chose to show up.

But he didn't.  He didn't show up.

Thanks a lot, Brad Pitt.  Thanks. A. Lot.

 

*Brad Pitt has never played at Barney's Beanery

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10493 2 Camels, 1 Hump 84 13 1.000
2 Trivia Virgins 61 12 0.923
3 10885 Mostly come at night. Mostly. 54 11 0.846
4 10886 BoTalks 51 10 0.769
5 10412 The Dry Sea Men 45 9 0.692
6 Brackish Dreams 36 7 0.577
6 Bad and Boozy 36 7 0.577
8 Tea Lizards 28 6 0.462
9 Warner Bros 25 5 0.385
10 10829 Baby Groot's Got Wood 21 4 0.308
11 The Has Beens 19 3 0.231
12 Firefighters 18 2 0.154
13 Sam I Am 13 0 0.038
13 I Don't Know 13 0 0.038

QUIZ RECAP

Wed May 24 2017
| by Quizmaster Christopher Handschuch
|

There's really no way to sugarcoat it - tonight was pretty crazy*

Brad Pitt played trivia.

But Brad Pitt had a little bit of trouble.

As I announce (and other Quizmasters, like me) at every game, you cannot have your phone out while the round is in play.  I even go so far as to tell teams to remove their phones from the table so as not to create any unnecessary suspicion from their competitors.  Well, Brad Pitt clearly does not listen to the rules.

Around Round 3, a team came over to say that Brad Pitt was on his phone.  Now Brad Pitt had not yet turned in his answer sheet so this was going to be a problem.  But I have to treat all trivia teams equally and there is no exception - not even for movie stars who hang out with George Clooney.

"Excuse me, Brad Pitt", I say, trying to act cool. "You're on your phone."

"Oh.  Yeah.  Sorry."

"Unfortunately, I'm going to have to give you zero points for this round."

Brad Pitt looks dumbfounded.

"But I was just texting my kids.  There are a lot of them."

I sigh.  Trivia players who get caught with cellphones always have excuses.  Brad Pitt was giving me excuses.

"You could have waited until after you turned your answers in," I say, gaining back my confidence.  "But unfortunately - "

"This is so not fair."

Brad Pitt thinks I'm being unfair.

"Brad Pitt," I begin. "It's fair to the other teams who haven't been using their phone.  If you had just turned in your answer sheet, this wouldn't be a problem.  But now people are going to think you're a cheater."

Brad Pitt freezes up.

"Are people saying I'm a cheater?"

He's getting loud.

"Brad Pitt, all I meant was that - "

Suddenly, Brad Pitt is rising up from the table.  I'm about to get in a fight with Tyler Durden.

"I'm not a cheater!" he screams.

All eyes are now on Brad Pitt.

"I didn't cheat on Jennifer with Angelina!  Why does everyone always say that about me?  That was years ago!  Let it go!  It didn't work out!  We're just FRIENDS!"

Suddenly, everyone laughs.  Brad Pitt has made an unintentional pun about his ex girlfriend's popular sitcom.  At that moment, a server has arrived with Brad Pitt's food in a to-go container.  She doesn't know if she should approach so she hangs back, waiting.  We're all waiting.

Brad Pitt looks around, surveying each and every one of us.  He's upset.  I try to calm the situation.

"Brad Pitt, how about we just skip this round and then we can - "

But Brad Pitt isn't listening to me.  He's looking at the server now.  The girl standing there with his to-go food.

And then he screams:

"Whats in the box?"

Everyone laughs.  Brad Pitt realizes he's made a sly reference to the popular movie Seven.  A movie he starred in.  Alongside Gwyneth Paltrow's head.  He sits down, ashamed.  He takes the box and the zero points.  Brad Pitt finishes second to last tonight.

He does not pull his phone out again.

 

*none of this is true

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10493 2 Camels, 1 Hump 67 8 1.000
2 Lilo and Bitch 66 7 0.875
3 10829 Baby Groot's Got Wood 59 6 0.750
4 10889 The Tea Lizards 52 5 0.625
5 11355 Low key thic 42 4 0.500
6 Flying Elvis 32 3 0.375
7 Beers 4 Fears 26 1 0.188
7 Batman and Batgirl 26 1 0.188
9 The Pope Mobile's Lost Left Wheel 20 0 0.000