Beets and Riker, do their thang

We Got Mad Beets, Yo pulled off a win thanks in large part to winning their topics in round two. The fun part was four different teams winning a round, but the most important round to be won was four. Apparently, there is some truth in the team name The Power Of Riker Compels You. Here are their topics for next week:

1. The Matrix Trilogy (films)
2. Batman Graphic Novels (1980's)
3. Yoga Poses
4. Poop
5. Tim Burton
6. Platypus
7. The Beatles
8. Ballet
9. Cloud Formation
10. Ska
11. Hypnotherapy
12. History of Broadcasting
13. Original Indiana Jones Film Trilogy (4th movie sucks)
14. Huell Houser

Study up! Have a great weekend!

Taking your team names and the win

Along with round four. Here are the topics for next week's round two. Get a study buddy.

1. Washington DC Punk of the 80s
2. Tarot cards
3. Artemis (Greek Goddess)
4. Pai Gow poker
5. Alfred Hitchcock films
6. Swimming pool care
7. Banned books week
8. Darker than Black (anime)
9. The Wire (HBO series)
10. Episodes of Star Trek (original series)
11. Duane Allman
12. Stephen Jay Gould
13. Twelve Tone Composition
14. That Metal Show (VH1 show)

And the jackpot rolls

Bavmorta won the game for the second week in a row, but failed to pull the blue chip. Our jackpot gets bigger next week, and round four winners always have an edge for the next week's round 2. Here are your topics, the work of Unfrozen Caveman Lawyers:

1. periodic table
2. Washington DC punk of the 80s
3. Artemis (Greek Goddess)
4. Modern Evolutionary Synthesis (1930-1960)
5. 90s Britpop
6. Belgium
7. St. Augustine of Hippo
8. Pai Gow poker
9. Claymore (anime)
10. Guns N' Roses
11. Tarot cards
12. Chris Farley
13. Game of Thrones characters
14. Veronica Mars

Results from 9/7, topics for 9/14

Congrats to The Work of Bavmorta. They won an overall tie-breaker an pulled the jackpot chip! Very well done. Next week the jackpot starts over. Thanks everyone for coming out and playing. We appreciate all of you being a part of what we do and love that you keep coming back for the fun.

Fresnocity won rounds 3 & 4, snuck into the overall tie-breaker at the end, and here are their topics to study up on:

• Disney movies, 
• pre-1990 spelling 
• state capitals 
• Reel Pride film fest history 
• Chubby Checker 
• Tudor dynasty 
• Nursery Rhymes 
• Fresno History 
• Jesus Christ Super Star at the Tower Theater 
• Fresno State Men’s Hoops Academic Scandal 
• Black Sabbath 
• Mario Bava films 
• Downtown Fresno 
• Heathers - film

Gray Matters materializes with round 4 victory

Crackers and Beans in Straw Hats gave We Might Be Dethroned Tonight a serious run for their money - neck and neck tie from round two on - that lead to an overall tie-breaker.WMBDT came out on top again, but they didn't pull the blue chip, so next week's winner has a 50% chance at taking the pot.

Here are Grey Matters's topics for next week's round two. Don't forget it's a holiday weekend and Wednesday might feel like Tuesday. Hooray for an early hump day!

1. Nicola Tesla
2. California Geography
3. Jimmy Buffett
4. Three Stooges
5. Peter Frampton
6. Magnum PI
7. Civil War Battles
8. Metallica
9. Baseball Hall of Fame nicknames
10. Fresno State Men's Basketball
11. The Godfather (not the sequels)
12. Attack on Pearl Harbor
13. Alexander Calder
14. Abe Lincoln

Results from 8/31

We're Getting Dethroned Tonight was not, in fact, dethroned. Congrats on their win, but they just can't seem to pull the jackpot chip. Grey Matters won round 4, and their topics will be posted on Friday or Saturday. Thanks again to everyone for coming out and supporting Fresno Pub Quiz.

A friendly reminder: If you have a disagreement on an answer, please come up after a round and speak to Ed. Carrie and Adam are generally busy grading & scoring responses, and so Ed will hear your issue out. The three of us will discuss it as a team and come to a decision on the issue. We don't mind if you have a disagreement, but we want to make sure everything is handled in an appropriate fashion.

Well Whaddya Know

The team that always wins won again, in a surprise upset after trailing the first 3 rounds. These guys know how to play the game. My Wife Doesn't Know How To Wrestle, But You Should See Her Box also secured round four for the first time in a while; below are their topics for next week's round two. WHO WILL DETHRONE THEM? It's up to you, quizzers! Blue chip wasn't pulled so the money rolls to next week's jackpot. Do it.

1. Curb Your Enthusiasm

2. The Matrix (first movie)

3. Fawcett Comics

4. Grateful Dead lyrics

5. the hymns of Charles Wesley

6. Isis (Egyptian goddess)

7. Books by Juliet Marillier

8. Martin Luther

9. Romeo and Juliet (just the Shakespear play)

10. Modern Evolutionary Synthesis (1930-1960)

11. 1994 World Cup

12. 90s Britpop bands

13. Washington DC punk of the 80s

14. XXX Holic (anime)