After last year’s tiebreaker loss in Summer Bowl IV, could my Street Academy team rebound and have a strong showing in Summer Bowl V? Only one way to find out… read the blog…
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Playing Trivia at the Albany Comic-Con
I walked through the convention area, looking at the various artworks and bagged comic books and sculpted figurines and costumed characters – by the way, this year’s cosplayers represented Doctor Who, some Ghostbusters, and I think a couple of Final Fantasy characters. Of course, I’m looking around – maybe I’ll purchase something, maybe I won’t…
Read More“Post Time for Paulie”
It’s Saturday afternoon. I’ve already taken care of my morning chores, now it’s time to drive to the Capital Hills Golf Course and participate in a very special trivia event. Nearly two dozen of the Capital District’s top trivia teams set aside their Saturday afternoon plans and joined me. Because we’re all playing a trivia…
Read MoreA trivia fundraiser to help clobber a friend’s cancer
I’ve known Paul Harseim for nearly ten years. He was one of Kevin Baker’s “assistants” when the local “Trivia Nights Live” game was a Tuesday night 35-team affair at Hooters in Crossgates Mall. After each question, each team would hand Paulie the answer slips, and then he and General James would help Baker with the…
Read MoreResults of the “Catch the Mania” Trivia Tournament Finals
Here we are at the Bayou Cafe in Glenville. My Ruck-specific “We Are Your Nemesis … Fear Us!” trivia squad. Myself and 25 other trivia teams. We’re ready to play, and “Catch the Mania” trivia host Scott Mumford has our questions. Everything started out with some great promise. And in the end… Well, before I…
Read MoreWeek 16 of the 2014 “Catch the Mania” Trivia Tournament at the Ruck
Last week, it was all about getting rid of that 52-point score from earlier in the week. We did that. Now, it’s time to eliminate a 65-point blemish from earlier in the season. And through hard work from Donna, Dylan, Matt and myself, the Ruck-specific “We Are Your Nemesis … Fear Us!” trivia squad completed…
Read MoreWeek 15 of the “Catch the Mania” trivia tournament at The Ruck
Two weeks to go and the Ruck-specific “Nemesis” team is locked and loaded. All we need to do this week is score at least 66 out of a possible 90 points. Simple, you say? Yeah… here’s the rub. By participating in this tournament for all 16 weeks – including next week – we get to…
Read MoreWeek 14 of the 2014 “Catch the Mania” trivia tournament at The Ruck
The important part of last night’s game for my Ruck-specific “Nemesis” team – Donna, Dylan and yours truly for the night – is that we finished in second place at the tournament – even with a poor showing in the sixth round (everybody’s favorite category – “Science”), and we took home some bar swag as…
Read MoreThe results of Trivia Bowl X
A decade of competitive team trivia championships. Seven teams have won nine of those championships. Now it’s time to see if any of those teams will win again – or if someone else will claim the championship of useless knowledge and minutiae. Yep. Trivia Bowl X. Thirty-four teams at the ready. Legacy squads. Local tournament…
Read MoreWeek 13 of the 2014 “Catch the Mania” trivia tournament at the Ruck
It’s going to be a very tough trivia tournament finals. Why? Because last night at the “Catch the Mania” trivia game at the Ruck, it seemed that no matter how well my Nemesis team of Donna, Dylan, Matt and myself did – we hit perfect tens in three categories – so too did the two…
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