Satan is a Winner

This week started off with a bang, as Stevenik, Scottnik, Corinenik, Nick, Nick & Kim scored 10s in each of the first two rounds. But Alana is Satan was right behind them. In the end, these two teams were tied at 35 points. Alana is Satan won the tie breaker to be the night's winner, but there didn't pull the jackpot chip. Next week, it'll be 1 in 3 odds.

On the night Arthur Chu lost on Jeopardy, a team named Arthur Chu was chosen for round 2 topics. In an interesting twist, it was their first time playing pub quiz with us. We love that random drawing element.  Anyway, here are the study topics they picked for next week's round 2:
Evolutionary Psychology
Statistics
Cold War
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
California's Gold with Huell Howser
House of Cards
Poker
Yosemite
Geo-politics
NFL
Reddit
Weightlifting
Sexual Fetishes
Breweries

Study up and we'll see you next Wednesday.


As a reminder, we will be switching Pub Quiz off the normal night onto Tuesday April 1st and 8th, and then back to Wednesdays.

First 4 Round Winner Ever!

We've been doing Pub Quiz for four years now, and we've never had a team win all four rounds. There have been teams that got close, teams we thought were going to do it, teams that missed on a tie breaker, but never any team to actually pull off that sweep.

On Wednesday, March 5th it happened.  Gasm! The Musical put it all together. They were a show stopper of sorts. They won all four rounds. They scored the highest score ever in a game done by Adam, Carrie & Ed (we've had a higher guest hosted game) at 37 points.  The only thing that would have made their night perfect would have been a jackpot victory, but their chip pulling was off key and so our jackpot begins to roll.

Our randomly chosen team for topics was Uffizi Gallery? I Studied the Uzi Gallery and they picked these topics for next week's round 2:
History of Biology
Duane Allman
The Periodic Table
Citric Acid Cycle
Attack on Titan (anime)
Episodes of Star Trek original series
The King of Queens (tv show)
Derek Trucks
Dickey Betts
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Derek & the Dominoes Album)
The Grateful Dead
Films of Ray Harryhausen
The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East (album)
Javita Coffee

Put on your favorite album, brew a cup of coffee, snuggle up with your internet and see if you can become the next team to win all four rounds.  We'll see you next week at Pub Quiz!



P.S. If you're looking for more trivia for your life, check out Sequoia North Pub Quiz. Find them on facebook, study some other topics. Maybe you can sweep their game?

Galactic Gasms Grab Gravy

We had a good mix of teams the other night at pub quiz, a few lead changes, different round winners, and a jackpot win. The Gasms of the Galaxy showed their intergalactic brains off and knew a few more things than everyone else. We don't know if it was supernatural, but they did pull the jackpot chip. Congrats on that.  Next week the jackpot starts fresh, but it already told us that it wants to go home with you.  And, whenever we have a jackpot winner, the second place team gets their entry money back, so Riker Goes Commando earned that distinction.

The Filthy Princesses Are Crossing Their Fingers and Opening Their Legs... Pick Us! we randomly picked for round 2 topics, and here is what they would like you to study:
How Was Your Week w/ Julie Klausner
Modest Mouse Lyrics
Math
Punjabi Language
Broadway Musicals
Music Theory
Russian Words
Uffizi Gallery
Damages (tv show)
Symbolic Logic
Valentino design house
Hmong History
Gospel of John
U.S. Presidents

Sounds like you may need to исследование or ਦਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ before next Wednesday

50/50 Odds Next Week!

Commander Riker Has the Biggest Powerballs of Them All utilized a technique mastered by a few other teams this week - they hung around in second place, didn't win a round, but won the game.  That takes skill.  However, they didn't win the jackpot, which sets up next week to be a 50/50 chance at the big prize.

The Harry Wong Fan Club was randomly chosen for Round 2 topics, and here's what they came up with for you all to study:
Harry Wong
Boxing
UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
98 Degrees (band)
Core Waiver California
Cats (animal)
2Pac & Notorious BIG
Gilmore Girls (tv show)
Chelsea Handler
Sons of Anarchy
Fishing
Justified (tv show)
Wonder (book by RJ Palacio)
Red Wine

Interesting. Very Interesting.  Hit the books and maybe you'll take home the jackpot and more.


PS - please use your drink tokens. Stop squirreling them away. They will be of no use when the zombie apocalypse happens.

Delicious Nickalicious triumphs over Princesses

Two teams were on a roll this week, and they split the game with two rounds each. They even put down a lot of the same song lengths. When it came down to it though, Nickalicious savored their win on the evening.  Despite their shared dominance on the night, they didn't pull the jackpot chip so next week is 1 in 3 odds.

Tackling Tight Ends Like Michael Sam was drawn to pick Round 2 topics for their first time, and here is what they decided you should study:

Breaking Bad

Walking Dead (tv show)

Gossip Girl (tv show)

Naturally Occurring Plant Growth Hormones

Friday Night Lights (tv show)

Thermodynamic Laws

E! Network

Astronomy

Riddles

Masters Champions (golf)

Cuts of Beef

Harry Potter

Six Flags Magic Mountain Rides

City of Coalinga

Study up, learn some new things, and we'll see you next week at Pub Quiz.

Seymour Black Tar Heroin

Seymour Black Tar Heroin was on a roll last night. They won two rounds to put the smack on the other teams for the win.  Sadly, for them, the didn't pull the jackpot, so next week it begins to build.

Hold Me Closer, Tiny Riker was our randomly drawn team for round 2 topics, and here is what they chose:
Current Broadway Musicals
Common Core Standards (education)
Puns
The Basin and Range Province
Anatomy of the Human Brain
Food Network shows
Strawberry Growing Regions in California
Things that rhyme with "butt"
Classic Hollywood Starlets 1930-1950
Emotional Freedom Technique
Chocolate
Early Simpsons (seasons 1-6)
Don't Trust the B in Apt. 23 (tv show)
Sherman's March (Civil War event)

Spend some time with those topics and we'll see you next week at Pub Quiz.

That Jackpot Win Will Buy a Lot of Broccoli

Another good night at Pub Quiz this week. Thirteen teams duked it out, and Britney Spears? Dammit, I Studied Broccoli Spears won it all.  They also pulled the jackpot chip, taking home the big prize.  We also had a 3 way tie for second place, with The Real Cold Housewives of Atlanta winning the 2nd place prize on a tiebreaker question.

In First Place with 875 points! was drawn for the round two topics, and here's what they chose:
Will Clark
Tom Savini
Cinderella Man (movie)
Gladiator (movie)
Amy Winehouse Songs
Mormonism
Slasher films from the 80's
Wrestlemania III
Martin Luther
Internet Memes
San Francisco 49ers (2004 - present)
To Kill A Mockingbird (movie)
Soulive
Night of the Living Dead (1968 films)

Next week the jackpot starts building again, but your team could take it down if you study up.

Finally, if you want to keep sharp, check out Sequoia North Pub Quiz on Monday night.  It's the 1 year anniversary and they'll be doing a bunch of give aways.