Fresno Pub Quiz

Topics for 2/1/2012

2012-01-27T16:10:00.001-08:00

Hey, Alana is Satan won round four so here are the topics they'd like you to get acquainted with:

1. Seinfeld (TV Show)
2. Futurama (TV Show)
3. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)
4. California Geography
5. Oingo Boingo (only the music released under this iteration of the band's name)
6. World War II Battles
7. Godfather Part I
8. English Premier League
9. Thoroughbred Horse Racing
10. Tom Waits
11. London Landmarks
12. X (band)
13. Lost Boys (film)
14. Montreal Expos

Have fun! See you next week.

Topics for 1/25/2012

2012-01-20T16:15:00.001-08:00

And here are the topics from the Midiscorians:

1. James Ellroy Novels
2. Mac OSX (All Versions)
3. Archer (TV Show)
4. Alfred Hitchcock Films
5. Pokemon (The Video Game)
6. Judo
7. Doctor Who (TV Shows)
8. 20th Century American Small Arms (pistols and rifles)
9. Genesis (Band)
10. Internet Memes
11. Johnny Cash
12. Much Ado About Nothing (The Play)
13. Tectonic Geology
14. The Wonder Years (TV Show)

Study up and we'll see you on Wednesday.

A fun start to a new jackpot

2012-01-13T15:33:00.000-08:00

This should be fun. Here are the topics submitted by Admiral Akbar for next week's round two. Get yer nerd on, quizzers!

1. the Star Wars Films
2. the Star Wars Films
3. the Star Wars Films
4. the Star Wars Films
5. the Star Wars Films
6. the Star Wars Films
7. the Star Wars Films
8. the Star Wars Films
9. the Star Wars Films
10. the Star Wars Films
11. the Star Wars Films
12. the Star Wars Films
13. the Star Wars Films
14. the Star Wars Films

Topics for 1/11

2012-01-09T22:15:00.000-08:00

Sorry we didn't get these up here earlier, but here are you topics for this Wednesday. Also, sorry that we didn't post an update about last Wednesday.

Topicos Magnificos
1. German Board Games
2. Star Trek films
3. World of Warcraft
4. Western Philosophy
5. Manga
6. Composting
7. Six Feet Under (tv show)
8. Haruki Murakami (author)
9. Leonardo DiVinci
10. Vegan Cooking
11. Classical Music
12. A Song of Fire and Ice
13. Classic Rock
14. NFL Football (2011-2012)

2011 Ends With A Bang

2011-12-30T15:31:00.000-08:00

Hey hey hey! Contrary to the name, there will not be a party at Ed's house for which Adam buys all the booze but the team that wishes that were true did manage to win the overall and round four but were unable to hit for the cycle and draw the jackpot which means it rolls over into January and the new year.

Here are the topics they'd like you to bone up on before and/or after you enjoy your new year's eve celebrations:

1. Break Bad (TV Show)
2. Uncanny X-Men 1975-1985
3. Pai Gow Poker
4. Stone Roses (Band)
5. Pisces (Astrological Sign)
6. Periodic Table of Elements
7. Episodes of Star Trek (Original Series)
8. Al Qaeda
9. H. P. Lovecraft
10. Edward Hopper
11. European capitols
12. The Odyssey by Homer
13. Storage Wars (TV Show)
14. Medici (Board Game)

An item of note, the last night of quiz in 2011 ended up being a record-breaker in terms of both player count and teams competing with 152 of you joining forces on 30 teams.

We'll see you in 2012!

Leave a little room for the Holy Ghost, Tim makes room for a win

2011-12-23T11:42:00.001-08:00

Last week Alana is Satan pulled the double by winning round 4 and the overall but this week, the honor went to the folks who found SNL's Tim Tebow skit as amusing as we did. Here are their topics:

1. Blue Mountain State (TV show)
2. Avengers (comic book)
3. Pai Gow Poker
4. Breaking Bad (TV show)
5. The Saint (literary character)
6. Edgar Allen Poe
7. Elementary Schools in Sanger Unified School District
8. Mike & Molly (TV show)
9. Settlers of Catan (board game)
10. Hunger Games (book)
11. The Smiths (band)
12. Minor Threat (band)
13. Counties in Ireland
14. Astrology (Western)

We hope you have a very happy holiday and enjoy your time with friends and family. Study hard and we'll see you next week for the last pub quiz of 2011.

Alana is Satan powered to a win but they turned me into a newt

2011-12-16T18:35:00.001-08:00

Heyo, here are your round two topics fresh from Alana is Satan. Hit the books:

1. Poker
2. 1980 Oakland A's
3. X (Band)
4. Baseball Nicknames (MLB)
5. Statistics (math)
6. Great Lakes (USA)
7. Radiohead (Band)
8. Native California Birds
9. Get Fuzzy (Comic)
10. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
11. Dead Kennedys (Band)
12. Linux OS
13. Barfly (Film)
14. Thai Food

We're excited for next week's pre-Christmas pub quiz and hope that lots of you can make it. Once again, feel free to drag along any visiting relatives. We always like meeting more of you.

Topics 12/14

2011-12-09T16:12:00.001-08:00

We were glad to be back in our normal hosting chairs last Wednesday because we again demonstrated that we're much better at asking questions than answering them. It was a good game, and ended fairly close. Congratulations go out to You Sank My Battleship. They rose to the top for the win, and pulled the jackpot chip.
Topics from Mitch Cumstein Considers Cleavage Pearl Harbor for next week's round two:
1. Brand New (band)
2. Kill Bill (movie)
3. Structural Engineering
4. Tombstone (movie)
5. UFC
6. Dental terminology
7. Community (tv show)
8. CA Public Contract Code
9. NY Yankees
10. 2011 Detroit Lions
11. Metallica (band)
12. Southern Vampire Mysteries (books)
13. 1990s grunge bands
14. TV chef

*SPECIAL NOTE/HINT - all the music next week has been featured in commercials in the last year

*UPDATE SPECIAL BONUS - We'll be awarding a bonus 1/2 point to teams that can identify the current commercial using the song.

Back to it!

2011-12-02T17:12:00.001-08:00

Hey, back to your regularly scheduled pub quiz, here are the round 2 topics from Gina Rebecca Toof & T-Rex:

1. Pez
2. Unicorns
3. They Might Be Giants (Band)
4. Boston Red Sox
5. Firefighting
6. Young Adult Fiction
7. Spelling
8. Dewey Decimal Classification
9. Savannah, GA
10. St. Louis, MO
11. Entrepreneurship
12. Factory Farming
13. MacGyver (TV Show)
14. Morrissey Lyrics

Don't forget that the Landmark has graciously offered to let pub quizzers bring ornaments to hang on the Christmas trees they plan to erect. Buy or make one that represents you or your team. Have fun with it!

See you next Wednesday!

Mexiflips!

2011-11-19T16:29:00.001-08:00

Mexiflips send on their topics for next week's pre-Thanksgiving matchup. Seriously though, if you've got family coming into town and don't have other plans, we'd love if you brought them around to enjoy a night of quizzing. And if you've got family stuff happening that precludes your ability to play, we hope you have a joyous holiday! Study up:

1. Filipino Food
2. Britney Spears
3. Handball
4. World Class Cyclists
5. Corridos (Mexican Music)
6. FSU Basketball
7. New Wonders of the World
8. Beany and Cecil
9. Reality TV
10. Criminal Law
11. Deewop Music
12. Obscure Alcoholic Beverages
13. Calculus
14. American Literature

The only thing we're not sure on is whether the New Wonders of the World topic refers only to the modern 7 or if it merely excludes the ancient 7. Check the Facebook post to see if any of the Mexiflips players is able to clarify.

Thanks and see you Wednesday!

Alana is Satan scores a devilish win

2011-11-12T09:34:00.001-08:00

In a slightly harder night than most, Alana Is Satan made a strong showing winning both rounds 3 and 4 as well as the overall. Unfortunately for them, they weren't able to draw the blue chip which means next week's overall winner wins the jackpot. Study these topics:

1. 1985 Chicago Bears
2. Barfly (Film)
3. Linux (OS)
4. Probability & Statistics
5. Uproxx Websites
6. Hunter S. Thompson
7. 2nd Wave 2 Tone Ska
8. Fantasy Football
9. U.S. Geography
10. Lakes & Rivers of North America
11. Aztec Camera
12. Single Malt Scotch
13. Black Flag (Band)
14. Hitchhiker's Guid to the Galaxy (Novel only)

If you studied your topics last week, you'll already have a head start on some of these but if not, you better hop to it! See you Wednesday!

Topics and such for the upcoming week

2011-11-05T09:33:00.001-07:00

Hey, the team that wanted to raise a little Cain took first and drew a red chip but Alana is Satan scored the round four win and they want you to check out these topics:

1. 1980 Oakland A's
2. Blue Velvet (Film)
3. X (Band)
4. English Premier League
5. Seinfeld (TV Show)
6. Thai Food
7. Black Flag (Band)
8. Radiohead (Band)
9. Futurama (TV Show)
10. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Book only)
11. Probability and Statistics
12. 1985 Chicago Bears
13. NFL Kickers
14. Apocalypse Now (Film)

Good luck studying, we'll see you next week with all your thorough knowledge of a Bay Area baseball club from 31 years ago.

Twofer fer the team that always changes their name

2011-10-28T16:15:00.001-07:00

Two wins and two round fours in a row. Winning your topics is key, folks. Will any of you take them on next week?

1. Thin Lizzy

2. Names our team has used when winning PQ

3. HP Lovecraft

4. Fringe (TV show)

5. Selma, CA history

6. William Tecumseh Sherman

7. Home loan refinancing

8. Modern Family (tv show)

9. Doom Patrol (comic book)

10. From Hell (comic book/graphic novel)

11. Instruments played by Tony Banks of Genesis

12. Gibson Les Paul guitar

13. Periodic Table of Elements

14. Akira (anime)

A lot of crabs were got last Wednesday

2011-10-21T16:50:00.000-07:00

Team ...And That's The Second Time I Got Crabs managed to win three rounds, including round 4 this last Wednesday but since the jackpot is young, their odds of pulling the blue chip were low. That means that all you other players have five days to put together some phenomenal teams* and study up on these topics:

1. Songs by Blake Jones & The Trike Shop
2. Howl's Moving Castle (Film)
3. Auschwitz Concentration Camp
4. Defenders (Marvel Comic Series)
5. East-West-runnig streets north of Herndon and east of Blackstone
6. Dodgeball (Game)
7. Derek & The Dominos (Band)
8. Birds of the Galapagos
9. Oasis (Band)
10. Names our team has used when winning pub quiz
11. Writings of H.P. Lovecraft
12. Tim Tebow
13. Republican Presidential Candidates
14. Soma (the muscle relaxant Carisoprodol)

Study hard and we'll see you next week! Don't forget that we'll be integrating some Halloween-flavored aspects for the game so feel free to get into the holiday mood early by learning about the ghoulish nights ahead.

*you're all phenomenal teams to us

Riker takes round four

2011-10-14T11:00:00.000-07:00

Here are their topics for next week. A new jackpot, a new game, a possible advantage. Happy weekend, quizzers. We love you.

French Revolution
Batman graphic novels of the 80s
Coen brothers films
Big Bang Theory - tv show
Ely, Nevada
Tron (movies)
Disneyland
Feminist lit
New York City
Cowboy Bebop
Armenian culture
Cover songs
Hermaphrodites we know and love
Kau'ai

Fresnocity wins but draws unlucky red

2011-10-07T17:00:00.001-07:00

If we recall correctly, this is the second time a team has won the game when it was one red and one blue, and opted to send a new team member up for the chip draw. Both times, red. That's a lot to bear. Take heart rookies, it's pure chance.

Next week, all there is in the bag is a blue chip. Bring your A-game, set your star line-ups, and study hard because you'll be contending with these topics from All My Fascist Friends Are Coming Over Tonight (don't eat saltine crackers while studying, these are dry enough):

1. Warren Ellis Bibliography
2. Allman Brothers Band
3. Home Loan Refinancing
4. Washington DC Punk of the 80s
5. Characters from Game of Thrones
6. Cutter Expansive Classification System
7. Credit Reporting
8. Damages (TV Show)
9. Clan of the Cave Bear (novel)
10. Current NFL Quarterbacks
11. Sister Wives (TV Show)
12. Justice Society of America (Comic Book)
13. Isis (Egyption Goddess)
14. First 6 Black Sabbath Albums

Good luck, have fun!

Beets and Riker, do their thang

2011-09-30T14:54:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-23T10:33:00.001-07:00

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

Washington DC Punk of the 80s
Tarot cards
Artemis (Greek Goddess)
Pai Gow poker
Alfred Hitchcock films
Swimming pool care
Banned books week
Darker than Black (anime)
The Wire (HBO series)
Episodes of Star Trek (original series)
Duane Allman
Stephen Jay Gould
Twelve Tone Composition
That Metal Show (VH1 show)

And the jackpot rolls

2011-09-16T14:30:00.001-07:00

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:

periodic table
Washington DC punk of the 80s
Artemis (Greek Goddess)
Modern Evolutionary Synthesis (1930-1960)
90s Britpop
Belgium
St. Augustine of Hippo
Pai Gow poker
Claymore (anime)
Guns N' Roses
Tarot cards
Chris Farley
Game of Thrones characters
Veronica Mars

Results from 9/7, topics for 9/14

2011-09-09T10:22:00.000-07:00

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-1990spelling
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

2011-09-02T11:58:00.000-07:00

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!

Nicola Tesla
California Geography
Jimmy Buffett
Three Stooges
Peter Frampton
Magnum PI
Civil War Battles
Metallica
Baseball Hall of Fame nicknames
Fresno State Men's Basketball
The Godfather (not the sequels)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Alexander Calder
Abe Lincoln

Results from 8/31

2011-09-01T13:22:00.001-07:00

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

2011-08-26T10:56:00.000-07:00

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)

Hello Riker, Goodnight Moon out-guessed two other teams on song length

2011-08-19T10:58:00.001-07:00

Thus winning round 4 by a half point for next week's Round 2 advantage. Here are their topics:

David Lynch Films
So You Think You Can Dance
Yoga Poses
U2
80s Orange County Punk
Disneyland
Burlesque Dancers
the Platypus
Canadian Geography
Poetry
Meteorology
Star Trek: Next Gen
The Damned (punk band)
WWII Pacific Theater

668: The Neighbor of the Beast

2011-08-12T07:13:00.000-07:00

The last game started out good for some teams, but they trailed off and 668: The Neighbor of the Beast came over for the win, and they pulled the jackpot chip.

Round four was won by the Catalina Winemixers, who snuck out before giving us their round 2 topics. But have no fear, we tracked them down, and got their topics. Enjoy yourselves as you study up.
1. Surfing Terminology
2. Oceanography
3. The Soup(TV Show)
4. Alkaline Trio(Band)
5. The Life Aquatic(Movie)
6. House on Mango Street(Book)
7. MLA Format
8. Star Wars
9. Entourage(TV Show)
10. Anchorman(Movie)
11. Jimmy Eat World(Band)
12. Flipping Out(TV Show)
13. Breaking Dawn-Twilight Novel
14. Fresno Pub Quiz History

Mmmmm...Gamecocks

2011-08-04T15:32:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Mmmmmmm...Gamecocks for their win on Wednesday. They scored a 10 in round 1, and a 10.5 in round 2 and hung on for the win. It was a fresh jackpot, but it wasn't won so the odds get better and rolls on to next week.

Clown Practice didn't win round 2, featuring the topics they picked a few weeks back, but they did win round 4, and so here are their topics for next week's round 2. Study up, and we'll see you on the 10th.

1. Dialysis
2. C.S. Lewis
3. Scott Pilgrim vs the the World (movie)
4. English Premiership Soccer Stadia
5. Iron Maiden (band)
6. Dungeons & Dragons Online
7. The BElgariad
8. Avatar the Last Airbender (tv cartoon)
9. Reptiles
10. Fight Club (movie)
11. Yo Gabba Gabba
12. The Simpsons
13. Battlestar Galactica (all versions)
14. Norse Mythology

Thanks and here we go again

2011-07-30T15:25:00.001-07:00

One more time, thanks to Finding Strangers In The Alps for guest hosting. I hope they don't mind if at some point in the future we re-use their movie dialogue gimmick because that was fun.

And looking forward at the next week, here are the topics brought to you by round four winners from July 20th, Clown Practice:

1. English Premiership Soccer
2. The Sookie Stackhouse novels
3. Berries
4. Diabetes
5. Child Support Federal Performance Measures
6. Dialysis
7. Drop Dead Fred (film)
8. Organic Chemistry
9. Pulp Fiction (film)
10. The Belgariad
11. Social Penetration Theory
12. XKCD (web comic)
13. Firefly (TV Show)
14. Radiohead

Definitely some obscure and unique topics mixed in there. Have fun studying and we'll see you on Wednesday, same place, same time, with your regular hosts (well, except for Carrie who'll be out of town for work).

Here's the deal

2011-07-25T07:37:00.001-07:00

All right, here's the deal. Finding Strangers In The Alps will be
hosting and they want you to know that music won't be in play this
week. Instead, they'll play audio clips of film dialogue and you'll
have to name the actor(s)* involved, the film, and your guess at the
length of the film.

*Not sure if it's actor or character but we'll get you some
clarification at some point.

So, if you heard this bit of dialogue:

"Describe what Marsellus Wallace looks like!"
"What?"
"Say 'what' again. Say 'what' again, I dare you, I double dare you
motherfucker, say what one more Goddamn time!"

Your answer would be Jules and Brett (or Samuel L. Jackson and Frank
Whaley depending on the clarification we get), Pulp Fiction, and if
you're really good 154 minutes.

Pub Quiz 7/20 results

2011-07-24T21:15:00.001-07:00

We were so giddy about beaver drawings that we forgot to tell you what happened last week. The Work of Bavmorta won it all, including the week old jackpot. Clown Practice won round 4, and we'll use their topics in 2 weeks (8/3). Next week, Finding Strangers in the Alps will be our guest hosts for a stand alone, winner take all game. We'll join you in playing as well.

Pub Quiz Round 2 topics for 7/20

2011-07-15T06:55:00.000-07:00

Here are the topics from I Heard it was Consensual. Study up, it's your chance to win a fresh jackpot.

1. Elliot Smith music
2. Physics
3. Calculus
4. Star Trek
5. Electric Guitars
6. Tudor Dynasty
7. California Water - seas, lakes, canals, etc
8. Fresno History
9. Medici Family
10. Catholicism
11. Valley Ag
12. Spanish language
13. The IT Crowd (tv show)
14. Cuba

Double win

2011-07-11T15:53:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Picard Requests Commander Ryker to Update his Log for winning last Wednesday's game with a whopping 36 points. They also won the jackpot, so double congrats. A duo named I Heard it was Consensual pulled out the round 4 win, so you'll see topics from them in a little over a week. That's right, no Pub Quiz this week (7/13) because Landmark is closed for vacation. See you all on 7/20.

Alana Is Satan dominates but the jackpot rolls

2011-07-01T16:46:00.001-07:00

Alana is Satan won two rounds including a round four win on their road to victory. They drew a red chip though so you'll want to make sure you stake out a table next week before the Landmark closes for their regular summer vacation in two weeks. Yes, that's right, no pub quiz on July 13th so you better get your fix this coming week. And, you'll want to study these topics for round two so you can have the best chance of winning:

1. Fresno Punk Rock
2. Kurt Vonnegut
3. Statistics
4. Ecology
5. Micro-Brewed Beers
6. South East Asia
7. X (band)
8. Montreal Expos
9. 1980 Oakland A's (seriously, just that one year)
10. Poker
11. Kevin Smith Films
12. CAKE (band)
13. Netherlands
14. US Civil War

Make sure you study Netherlands, not nether regions or you'll be ill-prepared for quiz night (though you might be prepared for some other night). See you next week!

Music Twist!

2011-07-01T09:25:00.000-07:00

Okay folks, Adam is throwing a twist into next week's music. He's going to try to come up with some leitmotifs (probably from film and television, maybe from video games) for your music. You'll have to guess the film, the character (or group of characters) represented by the motif, and the length of course. Just a heads up!

Don't know what I'm talking about, need an example? The music that plays whenever Jaws appears or is about to appear on screen, that's the shark's leitmotif. Your answer would be Jaws, Jaws, and a length.

Table Possessiveness Exposed in Wednesday Night Pub Trivia Ring

2011-06-24T15:25:00.001-07:00

The team that wins a lot, won again, and tricked you all into thinking they were the Bavmorta "table stealers" with their similarly themed team name. A big first jackpot was not claimed, and rolls over to next week. Will regulars show up early next week to claim their favorite spots? They better - first come first served with no reservsies. Here's hoping our new players give everyone a run for their money. But they have to win the game, and with these proposed topics from round four winners, Alana is Satan, we wish you good luck.

1. Baseball Nicknames (MLB)

2. Simpsons

3. Chicago Bears (NFL)

4. Thoroughbred Horse Racing

5. Geography

6. Aztec Camera

7. 1980s Oakland A's

8. Barfly (the movie)

9. Mel Brooks movies

10. The Ramones

11. Ecology (science)

12. Starline Grill

13. Statistics

14. WWII

Michelle Bachman for Prez takes the jackpot and Cho-Stix secure round 4

2011-06-18T17:20:00.001-07:00

Too bad their star quizzer Kathy had her last pub quiz last week but we hope it made it memorable! Here are their topics:

1. Secret Life of the American Teenager
2. Battlestar Galactica
3. Phineus and Ferb
4. Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps
5. Logo Therapy
6. B.A.R.T.
7. Book of Mormon (musical)
8. Car parts
9. Detroit
10. Fleet Foxes
11. Federal court system
12. Movie directors
13. Menu of Luby Chinese Retaurant (willow and nees)
14. Sex toys

Great seeing you all out this week. See you Wednesday!

New team "Here for the Specials" surprises themselves with round 4 win

2011-06-10T10:05:00.001-07:00

...but we think its awesome. Below are their topics for next week's round two. Will it be enough to keep Weiner is Coming from a 4-peat overall win next week? It's up to you to stop them, quizzers!

1. Propane and propane accessories

2. Global warming

3. Dark ages

4. Nintendo

5. John Steinbeck

6. European history

7. Philosophy

8. Astronomy

9. Country music

10. Walmart

11. Baseball

12. Pink Floyd

13. Social media

14. Traffic signals

Winter is Coming wins, Bavmorta takes round 4

2011-06-01T22:10:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Winter is Coming for winning the first 3 rounds and winning with 33 points. They didn't win the jackpot, and The Work of Bavmorta pulled out round 4. Here are the topics Bavmorta picked for round 2 next week:

Sons of Anarchy (tv show)
Kings of Leon (band)
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (movie)
music theory
Richard Nixon
Fresno county history
Theodore Roosevelt
The Fleshtones
National Lampoon's Animal House
Western outlaws
Beethoven (composer)
Stanley Kubrick films
All in the Family
Dragnet (tv show)

An overall win, a blue chip draw, and round four win for Oneders

2011-05-27T16:56:00.001-07:00

Makes the recap easy and gives the Oneders the advantage for the new pot next week. Study up quizzers, we like a little variety around here once in a while!

Topics for next week's round two could be any of the following:

1. Green Lantern (comics)

2. Oasis (band)

3. Spanish-American War

4. Clan of the Cave Bear (novel)

5. Led Zeppelin (band)

6. Episodes of Star Trek (original series)

7. Tetrapod evolution

8. Galapagos fauna

9. The Anna Magdalena notebook

10. Marvel comics of the 1980s

11. Gastric bypass surgery

12. The West Wing (tv series)

13. Romeo and Juliet (play)

14. 1970s American Politics

Thanks for the big night this week and to everyone who showed up. We love seeing all of your faces. A big thanks to Steve Portola for being our Ed stand-in, and saving you all from having to listen to Carrie or Adam's voices for a night. See you Wednesday!

Round 2 Topics 5/25

2011-05-20T16:33:00.001-07:00

The Work of Bavmorta returns to the top of the heap with a fine score of 35.5. They didn't pull the jackpot chip, which will roll for the second week in a row. It's Not a Tumah, It's a Baby won round 4 and selected these fine topics to impregnate your minds:
Assassin's Creed (game)
Cutter Expansive Classification System
Storage Wars (tv show)
Periodic Table
Songs by Elvis Costello
Greek Mythology
Credit Reporting
Fawcett Comics
Major League Baseball 1st Round draft picks
Oingo Boingo
Pai Gow
Hard-Fi (band)
Mendelian Genetics
Pretty in Pink (movie)

There you have it. Study up, and we'll see you next Wednesday @ Pub Quiz.

Alana Is Satan seeks redemption with a half-point win

2011-05-14T10:50:00.000-07:00

It was another close game this week but Alana Is Satan eked out a win in an effort to counter their previous week's half-point loss. Team We Can't Think Of Anything Funny played a strong round 4 and gave us these topics to pass on. Have fun learning!

1. Little House on the Prairie (books)
2. Doctor Who (new series: 2005-present)
3. Stranger With Candy (TV show)
4. Panic! At The Disco
5. Weird Al Yankovic
6. Disneyland Rides
7. The Producers (play)
8. WW I Aviation
9. A Clockwork Orange (film)
10. Spongebob Squarepants
11. Stanley Ann Dunham
12. Titanic (the ship)
13. Raymond Chandler novels
14. Famous Entertainers from Fresno

Some wide-ranging topics. Study and build your teams well. See you on Wednesday.

Masticating In Public With Thespians wins a new jackpot

2011-05-06T15:41:00.000-07:00

It was another close game with Alana Is Satan playing bridesmaid again. But neither team was able to outscore Grey Matters in round 4 giving them their first opportunity to choose the topics for round 2 next week. They've got some good ones so study up:

1. Jimmy Buffett
2. Napoleon Dynamite (film)
3. WW II
4. Geography
5. U2 (band)
6. Nicola Tesla
7. War Films
8. Bridge (card game)
9. Saturday Night Live
10. Magnum, P.I. (TV show)
11. Family Guy (TV show)
12. Fresno State Men's Basketball
13. George Thorogood & the Destroyers
14. '55-'57 Chevy Bel Air

Good luck!

A real birth certificate, Trump's fake hair wins the jackpot

2011-04-30T09:31:00.001-07:00

I'm The Special For Tonight won the coveted round 4. Here's what they
want you to study:

1. Boy Meets World (TV show)
2. Repo! the Genetic Opera
3. Tegan & Sara (band)
4. Philo T. Farnsworth
5. Volkswagens
6. Walter Cronkite
7. The Sounds (band)
8. Deadliest Catch (TV show)
9. Belgian Beer
10. The current season of Doctor Who
11. Carpentry
12. The Music Man
13. Solvang, CA
14. A Series Of Unfortunate Events

Have fun and we'll see you next Wednesday!

Smells Like Skunk in Here secures round 2 advantage for the second week in a row

2011-04-22T14:54:00.000-07:00

If you want it back, come and get it. Here are the topics you have to best them at (besides winning round 4):

1. Mass Effect (video game)

2. Cutter Expansive Classification

3. Asterios Polyp (graphic novel)

4. Fractal Geometry

5. Travis (band)

6. 'Game of Thrones' characters

7. Bleach (anime)

8. Carthage

9. National Lampoon's Vacation

10. Exile on Main Street (Rolling Stones album)

11. Greek Mythology

12. Chess openings/defenses

13. Almost Famous (film)

14. European Geography

Bavmorta Returns

2011-04-16T16:42:00.001-07:00

The Work Of Bavmorta returns to their winning ways this last week but failed to draw the jackpot so it rolls to next week where you'll want to be well-versed (or at least quasi-versed) in these topics from team Barry's Bail Bonds:

1. Frisky Dingo
2. Grateful Dead
3. Periodic Table of Elements
4. Sister Wives (TV show)
5. Cutter Expansive Classification
6. Arcade Fire
7. Fractal Geometry
8. Kevin Garnett
9. George Orwell
10. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon
11. Evolutionary Biology
12. Ancient Carthage
13. Chicago Bears
14. (Possible) Republican Presidential Candidates for 2012

That last one should lead to some interesting rumor-based research. Have fun and we'll see you on Wednesday!

Beck's a Loser, Baby resets the jackpot...

2011-04-08T13:07:00.000-07:00

...and Sugar Dumpling Muffin Baby Pumpkin Pies secures round 4 to offer you these topics:

David Tennant
Portlandia
The X-Files
Lemonheads
Bathroom habits around the world
cracked.com
Fresno County Government
The West Wing
History of the Phillipines
Diablo Cody
Crystal Castles (band)
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Avenue Q

The Snicklefits Take Round Four - not an April Fools joke

2011-04-01T10:59:00.001-07:00

And here are your categories for next week's round 2:

A Separate Peace (book)
Alkaline Trio (band)
Clueless (movie) quotes
Jim Gaffigan
D-Listed.com
Health Care Reform
Twilight Series novels
Glee (Fox series)
2011 Summer Blockbusters
Weezer (band)
Plate Tectonics
Entourage (HBO series)
2011 SF Giants
Tennis terms

Thanks to all of our regulars and the new faces that showed up this week. We love doing this and love that you love it too. (soo much LOVE!) See you next week!

Once You've Had a Fortensky, Everything Else is Gravy wins the night

2011-03-26T10:41:00.001-07:00

With a dominating score of 34 points, team Fortensky swept round 4 and the overall win this last Wednesday but failed to draw the blue chip. Turnout was low, probably due in part to the rain and weather, but we hope the one in three chance of winning the jackpot pulls a few more of you out next week. Should you decide to quiz it up, we suggest you study up on the following topics so you don't get left behind in round 2 next week:

1. Evolutionary Biology
2. Judge Judy
3. Greek Mythology
4. Friday (film)
5. Blur (band)
6. Exile on Main Street (Rolling Stones album)
7. The novels of Ira Levin
8. MLB no-hitters
9. Teddy Roosevelt
10. State Birds
11. Ouran High School Host Club (anime)
12. The novels of Jules Verne
13. European Geography
14. Jack the Ripper

A nice mix of broad and narrow topics. Good luck!

We should wash your mouth out with soap, but we won't

2011-03-18T16:51:00.001-07:00

Well, team I Like To Pretend My Dick Is A Microphone rolled to a commanding win with 34 points this last Wednesday. They won three rounds on tie-breakers including round 4 so let's just cut to the chase and see what they want you to study this week:

1. Episodes of Star Trek (original TV series)
2. Elvis Costello Songs
3. Evolutionary Biology
4. Frisky Dingo (cartoon)
5. Fawcett Comics
6. Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare)
7. Cowboy Bebop (anime)
8. Preacher (comic series)
9. Sanger, CA
10. Dewey Decimal System
11. Periodic Table of Elements
12. Thin Lizzy (band)
13. The Goonies (film)
14. Poplord (local band)

Some repeats, some new ones. We hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend and we'll see you next Wednesday!

Round 2 topics 3/16

2011-03-12T17:22:00.000-08:00

round 2 topics:
Laurie Berckner band
East Bound & Down
Yo Gabba Gabba
Fun (band)
SF Giants
Garth Brooks
Monopoly board game
Paula Dean
Daniel Tosh jokes
Dinuba, Ca
Future Farmers of America
HVACR - Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Refrigeration
Ca. Penal Code
Tom Delonge

Holy Scorgasms, Batman, we're down to one chip again!

2011-02-25T12:39:00.000-08:00

Once again, the jackpot reaches maximum capacity as the final token is yet to be pulled, with no other token to get in the way. Big ups to the come-back team, the Multiple Scorgasms, who pulled a last minute half point victory in round four to take the whole game. Alas, they'll have to do it again next week to finally win the big prize. Here are their topics for next week's round two, giving them an edge unless you are an expert in the following too:

1. Parks and Rec (TV show)

2. Twin Peaks

3. Doctor Who

4. Autism

5. Jersey Shore

6. Cheesecake Factory Menu

7. Scrabble

8. Tectonic Geology

9. Rademacher

10. Constitutional Law

11. They Might Be Giants (band)

12. General William T. Sherman

13. Exeter, CA

14. Joy Division

Fresnocity gets ferocious

2011-02-18T09:59:00.000-08:00

Fresnocity won round one and never looked back this week. Though they never won a round after that, their consistent play led to a solid overall win. The Work of Bavmorta worked for a win in round four so they could bring you these topics:

1. Music Theory
2. Bob's Burgers (TV Show)
3. The Fleshtones
4. House M.D. (TV Show)
5. Nixon
6. Social and Cultural Taboos
7. Winchester Mystery House
8. The Ramones
9. JFK (person, not the film)
10. Monty Python
11. 1971 music hits
12. Serial Killers
13. Linda Rondstadt
14. Connecticut

For those of you that get Monday off, enjoy your three day weekend. For those of you that don't, our sincerest condolences. Study hard and we'll see you on Wednesday!

Superfriends...With Benefits enjoy some perks

2011-02-12T13:36:00.003-08:00

We had our first ever three-way tie after the final round of this week's game. Superfriends...With Benefits, Fresnocity, and Starring Commander Riker as "The Beaver" all finished with 30 points. It was a close game with a good showing from many teams but these three rose to the top. As the tie-breaker we asked the teams what the combined score of Super Bowl 45 was and Superfriends...With Benefits managed to get the right answer giving them the win. Alas (for them), they did not draw the jackpot.

In news that matters to all you studious types, The Snicklefits won round four and submitted these topics for your pain and suffering:

1. Breaking Dawn
2. Stephanie Plum Novels
3. Anne of Green Gables (mini-series)
4. Layers of the Atmosphere
5. The Great Gatsby (book)
6. Backgammon Terms
7. The Bouncing Souls (band)
8. Oh No They Didn't (Livejournal website)
9. Hell's Kitchen (American TV Show)
10. 2010 S.F. 49ers
11. Mechanical Watches
12. Handguns
13. Dog Breeds
14. Pillars of the Earth (book)

Have fun learning things for round two and we'll see you next week!

One night, five different team winners

2011-02-04T16:46:00.000-08:00

We love it when a different team wins each round. Couple that with an overall winning team that won no rounds, and I'd call it a pretty good quiz night. Congratulations to Anderson Cooper Chin Check for their overall win, and congratulations to the rest of you for them not pulling the blue chip. We hope we see you all next week, charged up and ready to conquer round two with your in depth knowledge of the following categories, thanks to Committee to Re-elect Mubarak:

1. John Irving
2. Green Lantern
3. Chris Colfer
4. Battlestar Gallactica
5. New Testament
6. Android OS
7. Sandra Bullock movies
8. Musical Theater
9. French Architecture
10. Bruce Springsteen
11. Meteorology
12. Tom Selleck's Mustache
13. The Big Bang Theory: TV show
14. Sid and Marty Kroft Shows

topics for 2/2/11

2011-01-28T18:26:00.000-08:00

Congrats to Alana is Satan for their win this week. They took down a good pot in a close game.

Here are your potential round-two topics provided by Fresnocity for next week's Pub Quiz, back to 5 chips in and no rolled-over jackpot! Hope to see you all next week. Let's juice up this jackpot same as you did this past time!

1. Fresno History
2. Downtown Fresno Buildings
3. Central Valley Towns (CA)
4. L.A. Law TV Series
5. Mathematics
6. Willie Nelson
7. Elliot Smith
8. Corey Haim/Corey Feldman movies
9. Linguistics
10. DC Comics Characters
11. New Kids on the Block
12. National Parks (U.S.)
13. Star Trek
14. Octavia Butler

Multiple Scoregasms achieve the three-peat

2011-01-22T21:29:00.001-08:00

It wasn't looking like they'd manage at some points of the night but Multiple Scoregasms did it and achieved three wins in a row. That enters them into the pantheon of previously dominant and sometimes "hated" teams including The Work Of Bavmorta, The Mad Figs, and team-who-changes-their-name-every-week. It's tough being on the top and the reign inevitably has to come to an end, but we'll see how long Multiple Scoregasms can keep the streak alive. I Am An FBI Agent! pulled a round four win that we think surprised even them. Will their potential round 2 advantage be enough to unseat the current champions or will some other teams mount an offense? This week we're down to the blue chip only. That means that the winner takes it all! Use your time wisely to study up:

1. Weezer
2. Rent (Musical)
3. Big Break (Golf Channel)
4. Oi! Bands
5. Breaking Dawn (Novel)
6. The Office (TV Show/U.S. version)
7. Entourage (TV Show)
8. Banking Regulations
9. San Jose Sharks
10. Interpol (Band)
11. KMJ Radio Shows
12. California Surf Spots
13. Cooking Terms (Not Baking)
14. Banking Terms

Those are some tough ones. Good luck and we'll see you next week!

Multiple Scoregasms gets the repeat win, they're hungry for more

2011-01-14T16:47:00.001-08:00

We sorely missed Carrie at the head table for our one year anniversary pub quiz and the night was not without it's issues but we made it! One whole year of pub quiz. Here's to many more. Thank you for your support and your desire to play. We couldn't do it without your enthusiasm for trivia.

And in true dramatic fashion, it came down to an overall tie breaker in which we asked the two tied teams to guess what our highest weekly turnout was for the year. Multiple Scoregasms guessed 134 and Say My Name, Mitch guessed 183. The answer was 144 and so the answer was clear. But Say My Name, Mitch pulled out their first round 4 victory securing them the opportunity to amuse and confuse you with their topics. Enjoy and we'll see you next week!

1. Typography
2. Criminal Minds (TV Show)
3. Abstract Expressionists
4. Charles Bukowski
5. World Series of Poker
6. Golf U.S. Open Winners
7. Cary Grant Films
8. Weight Watchers
9. Medical Anthropology
10. Kentucky Bourbon
11. Human Anatomy
12. Vivid Productions (porn)
13. New York City Hotels
14. Tulare, CA

Um...have fun "studying" number 12?

It was a Scoregasmic week

2011-01-07T18:01:00.001-08:00

We started the new year off with a bang. 134 of you showed up to play on 25 teams. At the end of round 3 three it looked as if Grey Matters had a lock on their first win, but Multiple Scoregasms won round four and secured an overall win at the buzzer (as it were). They didn't draw the blue chip but you'll have to study their topics for next week's round 2 if you want the edge.

1. Exeter, CA
2. Doctor Who (TV Show)
3. Constitutional Law
4. Perez Hilton
5. U.S. Revolutionary War
6. John Dickson Carr/Carter Dickson
7. Peter Gabriel (Solo and Genesis work)
8. Applied Behavioral Analysis
9. Agatha Christie
10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
11. Dexter (TV Show)
12. Brian Clough
13. Jimi Hendrix
14. Adam Carolla

Study hard.

In other news, next week marks Fresno Pub Quiz's one year anniversary (give or take a day). We'll be talking to the Landmark to see if we can work out anything special in terms of food and/or drink and it looks as though we'll be trying to put together a special round 3 which will include five (you read that right, five!) bonus points. The way it will work is we'll be asking questions about historical dates (tie-in to our historical date *wink, wink*). If you can remember the year, you'll get a point. If you can remember the month and day, you'll get a half point bonus. An example:

Q: Remember when the airline attacks on the World Trade Center took place?
A: September 11, 2001

If you put 2001, that's one point. If you get it all correct, you'll get 1.5 total points for that question. Don't let the example lull you into a false sense of security. This will be round three and they won't all be so easy to remember.

We'll see you next week!

LIttle hint 2?

2011-01-05T16:05:00.000-08:00

2nd hint for tonight (and it's not much of a hint): the song questions are super short, so you better have your listening ears fine tuned.

A little hint?

2011-01-04T08:53:00.001-08:00

Here is what may be a hint (who knows how helpful it is) for this week's Pub Quiz.

Samples aren't always samples.

topics 1/5/11

2010-12-31T10:36:00.000-08:00

Celtic mythology
xxxholic (anime)
books by Guy Gavriel Kay
UFC
Eastbound & Down (tv show)
Ca. state budget & revenue
30 Rock (tv show)
1 Million Dollar Listing (reality tv show)
home loans
state birds
evolutionary biology
analog synthesizers
characters from a song of Fire & Ice
famous tourist attractions in Ireland

The Snicklefits secure their first overall win!

2010-12-18T12:04:00.001-08:00

Congratulations to The Snicklefits for kicking ass and taking names in their dominant first win. On top of that, they drew the jackpot. Fresnocity brought the ferocity in round 4 so they could bring you these 14 topics.

1. The "L" Word
2. John Cougar Mellancamp
3. U.S. Universities
4. Celebrity Divorces
5. Johnny Cash
6. Fulton Mall
7. Fresno History
8. Star Trek
9. How I Met Your Mother
10. Physics (classical)
11. Elliott Smith
12. Monty Python (including Spamalot)
13. The Rolling Stones
14. Fly Fishing

Some new ones in the mix. Study hard!

In other news, we'll be taking a break between Christmas and New Years (12/29) so we can do some traveling and celebrating of our own. That means this coming pub quiz (12/22) is the last of 2010.

Also, January 13th marks the one year anniversary of Fresno Pub Quiz (I know, it flew by for us too!) which means we'll probably try to have some extra giveaways or some sort of celebratory additions to the nearest pub quiz night (1/12) to commemorate that event. We hope you'll be around to help us cheer the fact that you all have made this possible with your incredible attendance and faithful support.

Thanks for playing!

An Unspeakable Win

2010-12-10T16:07:00.001-08:00

Unspeakable Title had a definitive win this week taking first place by a 5 point margin. They have become the team to beat it seems. Finding Strangers in the Alps swung a round 4 victory though, so they'll have the advantage going into round 2 next week. Study up and we'll see you on Wednesday!

1. Max Headroom
2. Films of Jacques Audiard
3. Doctor Who
4. The Endurance Expedition
5. DC Comics
6. Firearms
7. Films of Ridley Scott
8. Penny-Arcade (webcomic)
9. Suzanne Vega (musician)
10. German Board Games
11. Hannibal Barca
12. Starbucks "Lingo"
13. Sherlock (BBC series)
14. James Bond actors and actresses (film)

Round 2 Topics for 12/8

2010-12-03T16:14:00.000-08:00

Full Frontal Double Rainbow won round 4, which pulled them into a tie with the Work of Bavmorta, and then they were closer to knowing the tie breaker answer about the number of pages in GW Bush's book, Decision Points. Here are the topics they selected for next week's Round 2:

1) The symphonies of Gustav Mahler

2) Episodes of Star Trek (the original series)

3) The voyage of the Beagle

4) Gods & godesses of India

5) Darker than Black (anime)

6) Books by Ilona Andrews

7) UFC

8) Tower District bartenders

9) Pai Gow Poker

10) Home loans

11) Black Flag (the band)

12) The Allman Brothers Band

13) preacher (comic books)

14) freaks & geeks (tv show)

And we're back!

2010-11-28T17:03:00.001-08:00

Oh hi. Last week was a vacation week during which some of the fellas from Alana is Satan hosted pub quiz for Thanksgiving Eve. We're back to our regularly schedule quizzing this week so lets see the topics that The Work of Bavmorta picked out for you a week and a half ago.

1. Richard Nixon
2. The Beach Boys
3. Music Theory
4. Martial Arts Fighting Styles
5. Theodore Roosevelt
6. Calories
7. Dune (the movie)
8. Marvin Gaye
9. Fight Club (the movie)
10. Tower District Bartenders (current)
11. The New York Giants (football)
12. West Hollywood Bars
13. Ani DiFranco's musical career
14. Ramones

Study up! See you on Wednesday!

thanksgiving pub quiz

2010-11-24T12:35:00.000-08:00

get your thanksgiving holiday started right with some pub quiz action!

tonight will be guest hosted by Alana is Satan and your regular pub quiz hosts will be playing on a team. So you there.

Cho-Stix win, Cho-Stix win!!

2010-11-12T17:52:00.001-08:00

It was an exciting week. The anticipation of a big win was in the air and a lot of teams decided to make it a close game. At the end of round four, there were about 8 teams that were either tied for the lead or just 1/2 a point off the lead. But in the end, Cho-Stix struck gold in round four winning the chance to pick their own topics and a chance to draw for the jackpot. Alas, they were unsuccessful and so the jackpot rolls over to next week where the winner will have a 100% chance of drawing the blue chip. Study up because this game will be packed with hopefuls:

1. The Music of 103.7 "The Beat"
2. LL Cool J
3. Notown Roller Derby Team
4. Real Housewives of Atlanta
5. Tom Lehrer
6. Salt Lake City
7. Charlie Chan
8. One Hit Wonders
9. NCIS
10. Warehouse 13
11. Pedro Almodovar Films
12. Politics
13. Hunger Games Trilogy
14. Datsun Models

In other news, after next week (11/17), some of the guys from Alana Is Satan will be hosting another vacation week (11/24) for Carrie, Ed, and Adam. That's the day before Thanksgiving so we're excited to see some of our fans of pub quiz who are returning to town for the holidays. As usual, that week will be a standalone week where the winner will take the jackpot without drawing. As well, we won't be using or taking round two topics. Those will roll over to the next week after Thanksgiving. Once again, we three look forward to putting a team together and playing from the other side of the head table. We'll be reminding everyone of this during next week's pub quiz.

Also, don't forget Monday Night Football at Landmark for our quick half-time trivia match for all you sports quiz buffs.

Craziness (or anger, but not really either) leads the way with a Mad Figs tie-breaking win

2010-11-05T18:07:00.001-07:00

The Mad Figs secured another win notch on their belt after a little break from the winners circle. They took it all the way down to a tie breaker with an iteration of last week's champion team, The Worst of Bob Morta. They did not draw the jackpot which means we're rolling down to one red chip and one blue chip next week. Those are pretty good odds if you ask...anyone (except for the last team to draw a red chip on 1-1 odds)! In other news, the Mad Figs won round 4 too! Here are the things they want you to study (and yes, there are some repeats, so maybe your job will be easier...or not):

1. Norse Mythology
2. Biology
3. 2010 World Series
4. Military Aircraft
5. Top Gear (TV Show)
6. FFA
7. Sexual Lubricants
8. Reformation Europe
9. Ska (2nd Wave)
10. Joss Whedon (TV)
11. Moto G.P.
12. Richard Simmons
13. Air Pollution
14. Fresno Pub Quiz

I don't know about you, but that last one seems familiar...hm....

Good luck studying!

In other news, we'll be taking a vacation and letting yet some more players take a stab at hosting pub quiz. We're planning for the week after the jackpot is drawn which will either be one or two weeks from next Wednesday. We'll have more details for you in that regard when they become available.

Also, you may have noticed (or probably not) that we didn't do MNF pub quiz this last week. We were there and were ready but more important things were taking place: namely, the San Francisco Giants winning the World Series. We decided not to disrupt a bar full of celebrants. You can bet your sweet bippy we'll be back this coming Monday. Turnout has been on the meager side so please, grab some friends and come give it a shot. The Landmark has wonderful new widescreen TVs on which to view the game and they run drink and food specials. And the best part is that there is no drawing, no messin' around, winner takes all. That's teams of 1-4 with the same entry fee as Wednesday nights.

Okay, I think that's it. Have a great weekend and we'll see you next week, Monday, Wednesday, or both!

Evil abounds while The Work of Bavmorta win the Halloween week

2010-10-29T11:33:00.000-07:00

That maniacal laughter you heard late Wednesday night was the sound of The Work of Bavmorta reforming with an old teammate to dominate the competition with a 34 point win. They didn't win the jackpot though, so it's rolling over to next week where you'll all have an opportunity to start your November off with a bang. We'll be there, will you be?

Also of note, Donner Pass Supper Club rallied in the fourth round to achieve their first ever win in the last frame. That means the topics you're about to read are their first go around. Let's see if they can stump you in round two next week:

1. Formula One Racing
2. Serial Killers
3. Steampunk
4. Norman Borlaug
5. Norse Mythology
6. Nikola Tesla
7. Gay and Lesbian History
8. Big Ban Theory (TV Show)
9. Neil Gaiman
10. British Slang
11. Music Man (Musical)
12. Irish Music
13. Top Gear (TV Show)
14. Fresno Ska Bands

Good luck, good studying, and have a spooky Halloween weekend!

The Rectums lose their round 2 advantage for next week and the jackpot rolls over

2010-10-22T14:32:00.000-07:00

Heidi-ho Pub Quiz Neighborinos,

This week's quizzing almost brought about a four round shut-out by the Rectum? Damn Near Killed 'EMs, but a round four victory put the category glory into the Work of Bavmorta's eager grasp. Congrats to both teams for their smarts, charm and overall good looks (this goes to the rest of you too). We hope to see you all next week with your brains filled with all you can learn up on the following topics:

1. Music Theory

2. House - tv series

3. Fresno History

4. 90s club music

5. Dead Kennedys (the band, I'm guessing? Bavmorta?)

6. "Hair", the musical

7. Motown

8. USAF Pararescue

9. Amiga Computers

10. South Park (cartoon)

11. Richard Nixon

12. Conspiracy Theories

13. Nutrition/Calories

14. New York Giants football

See you next week! Bring some friends!

round 2 topics for 10/20

2010-10-16T19:59:00.000-07:00

next week's round 2 topics:
1) Egyptian mythology
2) Claymore (anime)
3) Black Sabbath
4) Elvis Costello lyrics
5) West Wing (tv show)
6) Jack the Ripper
7) Credit reports
8) Real Housewives of New Jersey
9) 20th century Creationists
10) The periodic table of elements
11) Characters in Song of Fire and Ice
12) Preacher (comic book series)
13) Macbeth
14) Exile on Main Street (Rolling Stones album)

I'm Not A Witch! wins

2010-10-09T10:13:00.001-07:00

That's right, I'm Not A Witch! won this last week. A name referencing a politician's denial and also a hilarious scene from a Monty Python film. Commander Riker's Klingon picked up a round 4 win (and were pretty excited about it. I'd be). They want to stump you with these topics for next week's round 2:

1. Geology
2. Cohen Brothers Films
3. Sanrio/Hello Kitty
4. Famous Photographers
5. Cycling Teams
6. San Francisco
7. Mexican Cuisine
8. Cooking
9. 1950's Television
10. Precious Metals
11. American Poetry
12. Aquatic Sports
13. The Beatles
14. Table Etiquette

A diverse selection. Have fun reading up and researching and we look forward to seeing you at Monday Night Football sports trivia and/or the regular Wednesday night quizzing.

Oh, by the way

2010-10-05T20:23:00.001-07:00

All of this week's songs are from records released by the Sub Pop label. Incidentally, those songs are all by artists from the Pacific Northwest. Having an indie music guru on your team may be helpful.

Winners and topics from last week

2010-10-05T18:49:00.001-07:00

Congrats to the overall winner and jackpot clenchers from Wednesday, the Vowel Movements. A solid win from the team formerly known for their skills in the art of alpine stranger finding.

And now for your round two topics for next week, brought to you by the words Mad and Figs. Good luck guessing which ones we will choose to try and stump you with. See you Wednesday.

1.Blink-182

2. FFA

3. Parliamentary Procedure

4. Moto GP

5. Valley Runner of the Year Series

6. #1 Overall Baseball Draft Picks

7. "How your mom likes sex"

8. Weezer

9. Tim Lincecum

10. Biology

11. Bicycle Repair

12. Buster Posey

13. Fulton Mall

14. Porn

Aaargon Is Me Favorite Noble Gas

2010-09-25T14:49:00.001-07:00

Yup, this last week, Aaarrgon Is Me Favorite Noble Gas managed at solid win with 31.5 points but the jackpot rolled over. Be sure play next week and make your attempt at winning! Alana is Satan, pub quizzers from the beginning finally won their first round four and were excited to pick some round 2 topics. Be sure to study hard because they are looking to stump you with their obscure sports, history, and musical topics:

1. Chicago Sports History
2. Sonic Youth (band)
3. Famous Lakes
4. Thai Cooking
5. Montreal Expos
6. Aztec Camera (band)
7. The Clash (band)
8. Alma Mahler-Werfel
9. Mystery Science Theater 3000
10. Otto von Bismarck
11. Fresno Punk Scene
12. Insurance Law
13. 1980's Baseball (MLB)
14. Climate Change

Hit the books and we'll see you on Wednesday.

As well, if you're an NFL fan and a sports trivia fan, this Monday night we're finally giving our sports trivia another go (assuming city crews don't cut the Comcast lines again while working). Registration will take place during the first half and the quiz will take place during half-time. Teams of 1-4 and $5 registration. Come enjoy some football, some drink specials, and all the sports trivia you wished we would put into Wednesday nights.

UPDATE: Music Hint: All songs this week brought to you by the letter P.

Monday Night Football Pub Quiz game

2010-09-19T16:56:00.000-07:00

So, this Monday, 9/20/10 we're trying out a modified Pub Quiz game during halftime of the MNF game. It'll start promptly at half time, and you'll be able to register during the first half of the game. Here's how it'll run - same rules as normal, same $5 a player. Here's the difference: 1-4 players a team, only 20 questions, and the winning team wins it all. We'll be playing up in the front of the Landmark as well, so this will limit the amount of players possible.

The Monday night game will have no impact on the super awesome, long standing Wednesday night game.

Round 2 topics 9/22

2010-09-17T18:40:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to first time (I think?) round four winners The Snicklefits. Below are the categories they hope to pound out an easy round 2 victory with, so study up quizzers. There are four chips in the pot - 25% chance of overall winner taking the jackpot.

1. Sex and the City (TV Series)

2. Adam Corolla

3. SF Giants

4. Healthcare Regulations

5. Breaking Dawn (Twilight Novel)

6. Ultimate Frisbee Terms

7. Surfing Terms

8. 311 (the band)

9. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV series)

10. The Real World (first 8 seasons)

11. The Ghostbusters (original movie)

12. Top Chef (TV series)

13. Sacramento Kings

14. Formation of the Solar System

also, congrats go out to F.T.W. (take it how you want it) on their, well, win. We hope to see you all next week.

Round 2 topics 8/15

2010-09-10T18:02:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Heather & Roque for hosting for us last week. And, congrats to Work of Bavmorta on a win by 4.5 points, scoring 37! We're back on questions next week, and here are the round 2 topics chosen by I've never seen one that Big...the pot that is.

Round 2 topics for 8/15:
1) UFC
2) New Jersey Nets
3) Point Break
4) Goonies
5) Greek Mythology
6) Song of Fire & Ice characters
7) Cowboy Bebop (anime)
8) Real Housewives of New Jersey
9) Mortgage financing
10) Black Flag (the band, not the bug spray)
11) Smiths lyrics
12) Episodes of Star Trek, the original series
13) John Ford movies about the U.S. Cavalry
14) Famous creationists of the 20th century

September 1 results & news

2010-09-02T11:30:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to "I've never seen one that big before...the pot that is" on their big win. The won rounds 3 & 4, and the jackpot. (BTW, for those that don't know, this team plays every week, but always changes their name. They even won like 3 weeks ago, but didn't pull the blue chip.)

Other important news:
Next week - Roque & Heather from Blogocide are picking questions & running the show. It'll be a winner take all night.

In 2 weeks - your normal FPQ team will be back at it, and we'll have Round 2 topics posted in advance.

For the future - we're going to now start at 5 chips in the bag instead of 10. Less chips = more winning!

The Work of Bavmorta hopes you won't study and that you don't know anything about these round 2 topics

2010-08-27T08:59:00.000-07:00

The Mad Figs busted out a classic win this last week, not winning a single round but staying consistent through all four. Unfortunately for them, they didn't draw the blue chip. This next week is big because the winner of the game has a 100% chance of drawing the blue chip, so make sure you bring your A-game and I suggest you study because TWOB has a history of scoring very well on their own topics.

1. New Orleans Saints

2. Brian Wilson

3. Hot Wheels

4. Music Theory

5. Teddy Roosevelt

6. Amiga Computer

7. 1990s Major League Baseball

8. Rage Against the Machine

9. Fresno Mayors

10. Mopar Muscle Cars

11. Battlestar Galactica

12. Transformers (cartoon)

13. Algebra

14. CentralValleyTalk.com

See you next week!

Pub Quiz Results & Categories

2010-08-20T12:36:00.000-07:00

Congrats to the Ground Zero Mosquitos on their win last Wednesday. It was a very close one with the top 5 teams all withhin 3 points of each other.

Whoa guys - still no pot winner! The rollover is getting ridiculous, so study up on the round two questions for next week, provided by Trivia Newton John, last week's round 4 winner by a 4-way, ten-point tie! Just goes to show - always put a time for the song, even if you leave the rest of the answer blank - you could just give yourself a round 2 advantage when there is a 50% chance of winning the jackpot for the overall winner. 50% Y'ALL!

1. Baroque Music

2. Vegan Cooking

3. Savannah, GA

4. iCarly

5. French Revolution

6. Fawcett Comics

7. Young Adult Fiction

8. Six Feet Under (TV series)

9. Green Day

10. Grammar

11. Psychology

12. Broadway Musicals

13. Nutrition

14. College Football

Record Breaking

2010-08-13T08:30:00.001-07:00

This last week we had 131 of you players in the back room. That seems to be about all we can handle seeing as how the fire code puts room capacity at 138 and there just aren't anymore chairs for more people. It was certainly a fun night and we're glad you made it out. If you didn't, hopefully you can get there early enough next week to snag to a table.

Several teams duked it out for the top spot this week but it was the Mad Figs and Alana is Satan that made it to the end of the game in a tie for first place. In a tie-breaker race decided by a split second, Alana is Satan eked out the win. Unfortunately for them, but fortunately for everyone else hoping to get a piece of the jackpot, they didn't draw the blue chip. That means you'll want to study up on the round 2 topics for next week, as chosen by Finding Strangers In The Alps:

1. The WIRE (TV series)
2. HTML code
3. The Venture Bros
4. Steven Soderbergh films
5. Firearms
6. Pennsylvania history
7. DC Comics
8. Mixology
9. The Killers (the band)
10. Color Theory
11. NBA
12. James Bond films
13. Coen Brothers films
14. Max Headroom (tv series)

See you next week! Thanks for playing!

round 2 topics 8/11

2010-08-06T15:10:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Blogocide for winning the 4th round last week, and the night as a whole. Here are the topics they picked for next week's round 2:

1 Wiz Khalifa
2 80s WWF (wrestling)
3 Spaced (TV)
4 Angel (TV)
5 Wes Anderson Films
6 Bay Area Hip Hop
7 Garbage Pail Kids (1-5 series)
8 American Currency
9 Magic Tricks
10 Fresno Grafitti
11 Colorguard (flag spinning not military)
12 Hip Hop Producers
13 Fresno Blogs
14 Boer Wars

The Work of Bavmora wins again

2010-07-29T17:21:00.001-07:00

Yup, it was a bit tougher of a night, but with 28.5 points, TWoB swung another victory. It was probably a little bittersweet for them as we heard a rumor that it was the last night for one of their team members. They've got a lot of wins under the belt. Will you be with us next week as you try to unseat them? If you plan to be there, you'll probably want to study these round 2 topics as submitted by Chitty Chitty Gang Bang:

1. Football (NFL)
2. Forensic Psychology
3. Theories of Criminology
4. TV Theme Songs
5. Professional Baseball (U.S.)
6. Food Network
7. Rocky Horror Picture Show
8. 80's Music
9. US Capitals
10. Spelling
11. Universalist Unitarianism
12. The Gospel According to Matthew
13. Celebrity Marriages
14. Serial Killers

That...is quite the mix. Good luck and we'll see you next week!

round 2 topics for 7/28

2010-07-23T13:23:00.001-07:00

Here are next Wednesday's topics:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV show)
Philadelphia Eagles
US Civil War
Akira
Kirosawa films
Boy Scouts of America
Discworld (Terry Pratchett)
Nikola Tesla
Vlad Taltos novels
Musical Notation
Railroads
Futurama
French New-Wave Directors
Flight of the Conchords
Penny-Arcade (web comic)

Winners for 7/7 and topics for 7/14

2010-07-09T14:59:00.001-07:00

The Mad Figs got back to their winning ways. Not only did they win the overall game, they won rounds 3 and 4. And here are their topics for you to study over the weekend. See you next weekend.

1. Norse Mythology
2. Physiology
3. Formula One Racing
4. Finance
5. SF Giants
6. 16th Century Germany
7. Air Pollution
8. Firearms
9. Labour Unions. Yes, with the extra "u" in "Labor".
10. Angels and Airwaves
11. Open Wheel Racing
12. American Cuisine
13. Shows or films by Aaron Sorkin
14. The Anarchist Cookbook

The Work of Bavmorta, now tied for most winningest

2010-07-02T16:16:00.001-07:00

Congrats to TWOB! While you're in between World Cup games, be sure to study the following Round 2 topics, courtesy of Dewey Defeats Truman:

1. Italian Opera
2. Geography
3. Musical Theater
4. Famous Cartoon Characters
5. Late Night TV
6. Film Noir
7. Meteorology
8. Aquatic Mammals
9. Natural Disasters
10. Stanly Kubrick Films
11. The Monkees
12. Local Landmarks
13. Major League Baseball
14. Fashion

Great topics from a first time Round 4 winner! See you next week.

Finding Strangers in the Alps: contenders now

2010-06-24T19:52:00.001-07:00

That's right, if you weren't there or haven't heard already, FSITA managed a win last night at Fresno Pub Quiz. They won by a margin of two points, so congrats to them for that. Lawn Gnomes II pulled out a 10 point round 4 which means you'll be studying their topics for next week's round 2. I think we're all going to enjoy writing questions for these topics:

1. John Hughs Films
2. Star Trek
3. Dermatology
4. The IRS
5. Star Wars
6. Celebrity Chefs
7. Dog Breeds
8. U.S. Presidents
9. Pharmaceuticals (legal and illegal)
10. 80s Pop Music
11. Paleontology
12. Egyptology
13. Comic Books
14. Italian Phrases (better start brushing up)

Sooo...yeah, enjoy those and we look forward to seeing all your bright and shining faces next week. We have lots of potential things in the works including more theme nights, more teams getting a chance to run a night of pub quiz, and others. Don't forget, if you use Twitter, you can follow us: @Fresno_Pub_Quiz

Thanks for playing!

love music for 6/23

2010-06-22T18:42:00.000-07:00

june is a month of marriages, and so this week we're celebrating with songs that have the word love in the title. all the songs will have love in the title this week.

Topics via Strangers in the Alps

2010-06-20T23:01:00.001-07:00

Well, last week was kind of a big week. We start fresh this week with a new jackpot and these topics from Finding Strangers in the Alps. Good luck and we hope to see you on Wednesday!

1. Jimmy Buffet
2. Firearms
3. Arrested Development (TV Show)
4. Alfred Hitchcock Films
5. OSHA Regulations
6. Alaska
7. Classic Cars
8. World War II
9. M*A*S*H (TV Show)
10. Washington Redskins
11. Criterion Collection (DVDs)
12. English Monarchs
13. Internet Memes
14. 21st Century Academy Awards Winners

Got some good ones this week. See you soon.

more, More, MORE!

2010-06-13T20:43:00.001-07:00

The Work of Bavmorta staged another win but It Smells Like a French Prostitute in Here pulled the round 4 win which means we'll be working with their topics for round 2 this week. Let's see what they've given you all to study:

1. Greek Mythology
2. Mosquitoes of California
3. Natural Vitamins
4. Madonna
5. Rome (HBO Show)
6. Computer Operating Systems
7. Kevin Smith Films
8. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Book)
9. Fresno Bands of the 90s
10. Geography of Ireland
11. Genetics
12. Hindu Deities
13. Twilight (First Book Only)
14. California Educational Standards

Quite the mix of categories. Good luck studying. See you on Wednesday!

Here are your topics

2010-06-05T16:12:00.000-07:00

The Work of Bavmorta snuck in a round four win this last week as An Inconvenient Spouse narrowly won the game. Here are their topics for next week's round 2:

1. Biology
2. Algebra
3. Logic/Philosophy
4. History
5. P.E.
6. New Orleans Saints (football team)
7. Music Theory
8. The Gays
9. Spanish 101
10. Psychology
11. Film
12. Religion
13. Bodily Functions
14. The Ramones

Looks like you should be good if you remember most of your high school coursework and/or your undergrad college courses. See you on Wednesday!

Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend

2010-06-01T12:57:00.003-07:00

Hey, we're back. It's been a long week and weekend for all of us. Ed was out of town last week for national track/field competitions with his team so Corin stepped in and graciously MC'd for us once more. Carrie and Adam have been enjoying a long weekend out of town with friends and Adam managed to forget the Lawn Gnomes' list of topics at home. He managed to contact one of their team members and get an approximate list of topics to post. So, let's get to it since we're only two days out from our next game:

1. H.R. Pufnstuf
2. Astronomy
3. Fresno History
4. Superman
5. Classic Rock
6. Entymology
7. Modern Art
8. The Beatles
9. Physics
10. Typography
11. Lost (TV Show)
12. U.S. States
13. Lord of the Rings
14. Catholicism

Study up and we'll see you this Wednesday. Also, Ed is doing the music this week and he updated our Facebook page with the hint that all the bands were local Fresno bands.

5/26 Pub Quiz Details

2010-05-25T06:07:00.000-07:00

Just a quick reminder that Pub Quiz registration will start at 7:50 on Wednesday, and the Quiz will begin at 8:15 (instead of 8:00). I know, this will make you stay out just a wee bit later, and we hope you won't mind.

hugs and kisses,
your Pub Quiz Mgmt Team

Wow, that was a tough one, no?

2010-05-23T14:36:00.000-07:00

Apparently, we came back with a vengeance after a week off and a respectable showing at the last pub quiz hosted by our friends from the Mad Figs. From time to time we seem to lose our perspective a little bit so we'll try to rein it in a bit this week and keep the questions a tad easier. After all, we're getting to that point in the jackpot where teams tend to draw the blue chip; we certainly want that drawing to be accessible to more teams.

So hey, let's see what the topics are from the Cho Stix who won round 4 last week:

1. Broadway Musicals
2. Disney Channel
3. Keratoconus
4. Mormonism
5. Friends (TV Show)
6. 70's Rock
7. Car Parts
8. Joan Didion
9. Northern Baroque Painters
10. Great Apes
11. Potatoes
12. Local Sales Tax Measure (Measure B)
13. Catholicism
14. U.S. Presidency

Iiiiiiinteresting. Enjoy studying and we'll make sure we put together 40 questions/songs that are a little more accessible than last week.

And we're back

2010-05-16T19:31:00.001-07:00

Well, it was a nice break that the fellas from Mad Figs gave to us by hosting the questions for one week. We hope you had as much fun as we did playing the game. Alana is Satan won another match and looks to continue working their way into a bigger share of the winner's circle. Meanwhile, our team managed to place 8th out of 16 which is right about where I kind of expected us to finish.

This week we're back to the regular format with everything back to normal. In fact, here are the topics that Team Raisin Bran picked for Round 2 of this week:

1. Veronica Mars
2. Dairy Farming
3. 4-H
4. Nutrition
5. Dynasty (TV Show)
6. 90's Hip Hop
7. Cardiac Conditions
8. Gynecology
9. Aviation Mathematics
10. Kate Spade
11. Westin Price Foundation Food
12. Cocktails
13. Bell Peppers
14.Candy

So, hit the books and we'll see you this Wednesday for week two of the rolling jackpot.

Big, big, BIG news!

2010-05-07T18:26:00.003-07:00

If you didn't see the alert on Facebook already, here's what's
happening at pub quiz next week (5/12/2010):

Friends of pub quiz have offered to write questions and MC for one
week giving Ed, Carrie, and Adam an opportunity to sit at a table with
all of you and show you why we run the game rather than play it.
That's right, we'll be stumbling through our memories for obscure
facts and events while we suck down adult beverages and laugh it up.

What does that mean for you? Well, several things.

One, this week's jackpot will be a straight payout to the winning
team. This is a standalone game that won't be attached to the ongoing
rolling jackpot. We'll bank last week's money and save it for the
next week we're running the show.

Two, the topics that Team Raisin Bran submitted for use in round 2
will not be used this week. We're letting the guest quizmasters write
all their own questions and pick all their own songs. We'll use their
topics when we take the game back over on 5/19.

Three, we have decided that our team will not be eligible for the
jackpot. We just want to play for fun and enjoy (i.e. struggle
through) a game from your side of the table.

Four, we're still going to run registration and help them set things
up. They're just running the game and MCing.

Five, for the sake of avoiding impropriety, the team that our guest
quizmasters normally play for will be sitting out the game for an
added layer of protection from claims of unfairness.

So, I think that's it. Come prepared to answer questions as usual and
win the usual prizes at the end of each round. Also, come prepared to
have fun and laugh at our team as I plan on instructing the guest MC
to read off our score for each round so you can laugh and point or ooh
and aah depending on how well we do. See you Wednesday!

The hits keep on comin'

2010-05-02T21:16:00.001-07:00

Alana is Satan pulled off a very, very, very close and well-earned win last week while Team Raisin Bran won round 4 by a narrow margin, earning them the right to choose topics for this week's round 2. So let's just get to it:

1. Fantasy Baseball
2. Number Theory
3. 4-H
4. Garrison Keillor
5. Cooking
6. WW II
7. Chickens
8. L.A. Dodgers
9. Veronica Mars
10. Produce (veggies, fruit, cheese, eggs, etc)
11. Nutrition
12. Martha Stewart
13. Narnia (CS Lewis' fictional land)
14. Fresno State

Some of those are narrow and some of them are incredibly vague. Study up and hope that we pick the questions that suit your knowledge. And if we don't, well...perhaps you'll be able to drown your sorrows in a glass of beer or a cocktail or some iced tea or some potato skins.

Be forewarned that Wednesday is also Cinco de Mayo so we may or may not write some questions in that vein (it depends on how lazy/busy we all end up being) but if we do, there won't be more than a couple/few.

Hey! We're still havin' fun and we hope you're still havin' fun too! See you this Wednesday!

Still plugging away, look for exciting announcements in the weeks to come

2010-04-24T15:17:00.001-07:00

The Work of Bavmorta pulled out a win this last week but pulled a red chip so next week will be the third without a blue chip drawing. Here are the topics they chose for round 2 of next week:

1. Dune (Novels and/or Film)
2. 80s TV Shows
3. Willow
4. Woody Allen Films
5. Mopar Muscle Cars
6. HTML Code
7. Cocktails
8. Chuck Palahniuk
9. Mayors of Clovis
10. Martial Arts
11. Frasier
12. The Office (US Version)
13. Law & Order: SVU
14. Robert Rodriguez (Film Director)

Study up and thanks for playing. This next week should be busy and full. At least, we hope it will be. ;-)

Topics for Round 2 of 4/21/2010 and other tidbits of info

2010-04-16T16:56:00.001-07:00

So, a new team, The DL's, picked up the win this last week. Good for them!

The Work of Bavmorta won round 4 again and so the following topics are the ones they chose. And just to out them a little bit, they were so confident that they were going to win round 4, they had their topics written before the end of the game.

1. NFL
2. New York Yankees
3. Martial Arts Styles
4. Transgender
5. Cultural & Social Taboos
6. Chloe Sevigny
7. John Waters Films
8. Dune (book & film)
9. Willow
10. Nixon
11. '80s Films
12. Woodstock
13. "The L Word" (TV Show)
14. Drinking Games

There you go. Study up!

As an aside, the email group now has 45 pending memberships (including the 7 I added today). If your friends are wondering why they aren't getting updates, it may be due to the fact that they haven't actually activated their membership in the group. In that same vein, I don't invite about two people per week because their handwriting is too messy to discern what their email address is. So you may mention to those same friends that are wondering why they aren't getting updates, that they should write their email a bit more legibly.

Okay, business aside, pub quiz is motoring along quite nicely though attendance did dip to 68 this last week. We suspect some of that had to do with conflicting activities. That we are still averaging 75 to 85 players each week continues to astonish us. Thank you so much for making this such a fun and popular Fresno facet!

Pub Quiz results for 4/7/2010 and topics for next week's round 2

2010-04-08T19:04:00.001-07:00

Thanks to all of you that made up our 95 players last night. And for those of you that were unable to make it, we look forward to your next appearance.

Mad Figs eked out a win by a slim margin and won the jackpot so kudos to them (despite all the poor sports and booing players on the other teams). If any of you Mad Figgers are reading this, you've apparently created some arch nemeses by being the winningest team in our short Fresno Pub Quiz history. My advice to all those teams that don't like it when the Mad Figs win...build a bigger and/or better team. There are many teams that place closely, Corporate Zombies, Alana is Satan, The Work of Bavmorta and a couple of other teams that change their names around are always lurking (and sometimes winning). Fresno has more than 8 trivia buffs. Find 'em and bring them to quiz night!

Enough rambling, Blogocide snuck in a winning round last night which just so happened to be the 4th round. Here are the topics they chose for round 2 of next week's pub quiz. Study up!

1. Pez
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
3. North of Shaw Ave.
4. Video Games
5. 80s TV
6. Apple Computers
7. Celebrity Gossip
8. Catholic Theology
9. Cajun Cooking
10. Wu-Tang Clan
11. The DMV Handbooks
12. Bloggeraderie
13. Serial Killers
14. Real Housewives

There you have it. We'll see you next week!