
Barney's Beanery - Santa Monica
1351 3rd St. PromenadeSanta Monica CA 90401
(310) 656-5777
- PUB QUIZ—Sundays @ 9:00pm
What better way to celebrate a birthday than by giving presents to other people? Well, that's just what happened tonight as I turned a year older and had to hand over money to a bunch of other people. Can you believe that? It's a good thing these people didn't need just one day out of the year to be commemorated - they've all been hitting their strides for the past few months. But it must have really felt like a birthday party for Beyonce as they didn't need to Worry one bit while they breezed past the competition. Devastating Double or Nothing rounds keep the others in check tonight - sorry, no balloons or pin the tail on the donkey for Benji Quiz tonight. Full Loftus managed to squeak past Barney's Biatches for third only because those aforementioned Biatches forgot to turn in their pen - it's true, you really can't have your cake and eat it too.
Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
1 | 10417 | Don't Worry Beyonce | 69 | 9 | 1.000 |
2 | 10010 | Benjamin Quizraeli | 55 | 8 | 0.889 |
3 | 10351 | Full Loftus | 49 | 7 | 0.778 |
4 | Barney's Biatches | 48 | 6 | 0.667 | |
5 | PAAC 4 | 43 | 5 | 0.556 | |
6 | 10348 | Secular Healing | 29 | 4 | 0.444 |
7 | Pisco in the Andes | 23 | 3 | 0.333 | |
8 | Lovely Ducklings | 21 | 2 | 0.222 | |
9 | Sarah's Single | 19 | 1 | 0.111 | |
10 | BBB | 14 | 0 | 0.000 |
Trivia took a nice departure from the Golden Globes tonight as our three top winners were all females. Natalie Portman would have been proud.
King Trivia - more progressive than the Hollywood Foreign Press.
Unfortunately, no one won for fucking a fish tonight but they did win for being able to craft a perfect paper airplane. While our winner was no Sully, they certainly managed to soar over our Three (mini) Billboards.
And the night could not be complete without a couple of overlong speeches but while none of our winners got to thank their agents, kudos to the homeless man who wandered in, tried to speak into the microphone (as I was speaking into it) and then proceeded to tell me he was Elton John moments before management made him do the Crocodile Walk back out the door. Elton John, if that was you, please stop by next week to pick up your little gold statuette. And maybe some deodorant and a toothbrush.
Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
1 | 10348 | Secular Healing | 97 | 6 | 1.000 |
2 | 10010 | Benjamin Quizraeli | 96 | 5 | 0.833 |
3 | 10351 | Full Loftus | 74 | 4 | 0.667 |
4 | XTC | 53 | 2 | 0.417 | |
4 | Don't Worry Beyonce | 53 | 2 | 0.417 | |
6 | Nickelodeon Magazine, Please | 25 | 1 | 0.167 | |
7 | Barney's Bests | 20 | 0 | 0.000 |
With the holidays fast approaching, you may be wondering what you should get for your Quizmaster this year. Here are some helpful gift giving ideas:
1. Money. Did you know this is a 100% volunteer job? Many Quizmasters not only spend their day thinking up new drinking rounds but also how they're going to pay their rent at the end of the month. Give them a helping hand - and a check for $846.00 please.
2. Cash money. Did you know that Quizmasters show up at the bar and read questions out of the goodness of their hearts? Show them you appreciate their timely scorekeeping by slipping them a $20 - after each round.
3. Venmo electronic cash. Did you know Quizmasters sometimes face harassment from players over questions and answers that they didn't write and have no actual knowledge of? Help your host relax this holiday season by purchasing them a massage - via an e-drop of money to their online account.
4. Spare change. Did you know 90% of Quizmasters use quarters to wash and dry their laundry? Empty your pockets. Better yet, stop by the bank before you roll up to the game and weigh down my pockets with some sweet rolled $2o's.
5. Kindness. Did you know Quizmasters respond better when you speak to them like a human? Be kind - give me money.
6. Are you understanding this yet? Don't act like your broke ass doesn't have anything to spare - I see you racking up those gift cards every week and not paying for a single onion ring. Give. Me. Your. Money.
Happy holidays everyone!
Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
1 | 10417 | Don't Worry Beyonce | 68 | 6 | 1.000 |
2 | 10351 | Full Loftus | 67 | 5 | 0.833 |
3 | XTC | 49 | 4 | 0.667 | |
4 | Barney's Beanie Babies | 41 | 3 | 0.500 | |
5 | True Food | 40 | 2 | 0.333 | |
6 | 10010 | Benjamin Quizraeli | 39 | 1 | 0.167 |
7 | Pie | 15 | 0 | 0.000 |