End of June Update

sorry we've had some formatting issues here on the blog recently.  we'll do better.

also, remember we're on vacation for two weeks, but keep checking back here or on our facebook for updates.

Congrats to Gersberms Mah Fravrit Berks for winning the match and the jackpot.  Jersey Shoregasms won round 4, and we'll put up their topics the Friday before we come back to Pub Quiz.

Who Needs Underpants to Win?

Commando Riker. What? It's Hot was in effect Wednesday night, winning rounds 2 and 3 as well as holding off some stiff competition for the overall win. However, they couldn't win the jackpot so that rolls over to next week. Round four was won by Boats & Hoes with a perfect score of 10. Here are the topics they picked for your study: Elementary Schools in Sanger Unified Wonder Valley Ranch International Air Transport Association Codes US Tax Laws US Presidents Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (movie) Jersey Shore (tv show) Game of Thrones The Bachelorette Cribbage Rules Pugs (dog) Pool Maintenance California Workers Comp SF Giants Remember, there is Pub Quiz next Wednesday, June 27, but no Pub Quiz on July 4 or July 11. We'll keep you updated with info throughout the time off though.

Dingo Eats up Competition

Another week of Pub Quiz, another close finish. A Dingo Ate Your Baby won by 1/2 point, triumphing over the crowd. Round 4 was won on a tie breaker, and here are the topics chosen for you by Commander Riker's Islands in the Stream: David Lynch Movies Planned Parenthood Musical Theater 1960’s TV Comedy Jack White in totality Hermaphrodites we know and love Sid & Marty Croft shows Dexter (tv show) 50 Shades of Grey Rocky Horror Picture Show Walt Disney Haruki Murakami Pomegranates Potential Band Names that would be totally cool! Study, Study, Study. Don't forget that Pub Quiz will have a little break coming up. We're closed for the 4th of July and the Landmark will be closed July 8-14 so no Pub Quiz that week.

The Return of Bavmorta

There hasn't been a team using the name Bavmorta for a few weeks, but last night Bavmorta Who? returned and came back to show who was boss.  The won rounds 3 & 4, won the night, and won the jackpot.  What a night for them.  Here are the topics they picked for next week's game:

Bespoke Tailoring
No Doubt (band)
Carl Jung
Teddy Roosevelt
Nixon
Tudors
The L Word (tv show)
W. Somerset Maugham
Singapore
Phoebe Philo
Lost (tv show)
VGA planets
Algebra
Battlestar Gallactica (new version)

Study up and see if you can be the ones to take home the glory!  Or, at least win.

Brown Chicken, Brown Cow victorious

Brown Chicken, Brown Cow brought the funk and won by 1/2 point, capturing 32.5 of the 40 points available on the night.  They managed to hold off several surging teams, including Fantastic Fourgasm who won rounds 3 and 4. Here are the topics they chose for next week's round 2:

New Model Army (band)
Nottingham Forest Football Club
Girls (HBO show)
Sherlock (tv show)
Diablo 3 (game)
I.P.v6 (Internet Protocol version 6)
Rocky Horror Picture Show (movie)
Frankenstein (book)
City of Heroes (video game)
Sufjan Stevens
Forbidden Zone (movie)
Doctor Who (tv show)
Animaniacs (tv show)
Oscar Wilde

On a side note, Brown Chicken, Brown Cow stepped out on a limb and welcomed a single player onto their team.  After the game, they told us that it played a part in their win.  We know they're not the only ones, in fact we saw three teams add on strangers this week, but we're always glad to see teams open up and add newcomers and we'd like to thank every team that does so.

Only Two Boobies, Any More Would Be Weird

A close game, lots of round ties, and a couple of boobie prizes. What did you guys think? The Scorgasm business model proved fruitful for the win, alas a red chip was pulled and the jackpot grows. Grey Matters won the coveted fourth round, and the topics they hope to best you in are as follows:

1. Napoleon Dynamite (movie)
2. Talladega Nights (movie)
3. Casablanca (movie)
4. Magnum PI (tv show)
5. Jimmy Buffett
6. The Hangover (the movie)
7. US Geography
8. Anchor Man (movie)
9. White Stripes (band)
10. 1983 NIT Champions
11. Blue Bloods (tv show)
12. Godfather (movie)
13. Family Guy
14. Solar System

Cha Cha Cha Changes

Some of you may remember a few months back, we asked about what you might do differently at Pub Quiz.  Well, we wanted to implement a few changes to what we're doing.  Don't worry, the game is going to be the same, mostly.  We have six weeks until the 4th of July, when we'll have two weeks off.  We figured this would be a nice little trial period for some changes.  We're starting off with two changes:
1. Elimination of 1/2 point for round tie breakers.  We're still going to use song length to decide ties in rounds to dole out the drink tokens, but no more 1/2 point.
2. More prizes.  We're going to incorporate more random prize give-aways.  These prizes will vary, and we're going to do some different methods of awarding rather than just points in game or round wins.

And now, to this week's topics, provided by the Wealth Mathematicians, winners of round 4 and the game:
Rolling Stones 1968-1974
X Men comics 1975-1985
The Goonies
Idris Elba
Edward O. Wilson
Black Sabbath post-Dio (1983-now)
Elvis Costello
John Hughes films
Doc Savage
Pulp Fiction (film)
Ontological Argument
Barack Obama
Neuron Structure & Function
Alternate Guitar tunings