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It was the gathering of the greatest Capital District trivia teams and experts.  All of them braved the cold weather and any last-minute Wikipedia cram sessions to gather at Wolf’s 1-11 restaurant for the seventh annual Trivia Bowl championship. I don’t mind telling you.  It was a day I knew would come – the last…

With two weeks left to play, the competition is getting fiercer.  And now that there’s a Trivia Nights Live Facebook page, the smack-talking between teams is no longer limited to the comments section of this blog. And while some trivia teams are locked into the final round and decided to take the night off –…

And now we have come to the day. That glorious, magnificent day. The day when 40 trivia teams from around the Capital District, the brainiest brains of bar and bacchanalia, all gather at Wolf’s 1-11 for the seventh annual Capital District Trivia Bowl. What is Trivia Bowl? Back in 2005, when the game was only…

Yowza, yowza, yowza. No, I’m not quoting the refrain from Chic’s classic dance track “Dance, Dance, Dance” (you know, the hit they had BEFORE “Le Freak”).  It’s an old reference to a motion picture called They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? The film chronicles the story of a dance marathon that seems to last for weeks…

You’ve got a few of your friends together and are having a good time at a local bar.  You discover, while the server is pouring you a fresh beer, that in about ten minutes there will be a round of competitive team trivia at the bar, in which teams of people will answer questions and…

Anybody who thought this week’s round of questions at Elbo Room would be a cakewalk did not understand how difficult the questions are getting, as we get closer to the money final round. And it all started when trivia host General James asked the first question – a two-pointer. “What is the color of the…

While five teams are locked into the tournament finals (Stern Fans, Team Schooled, the Sneaky Petes, Street Academy and the Flabbies), there are still six teams fighting for the available three playoff spots.  (NOTE: After further review, the Flabbies are not locked in after all; although it would take a perfect storm to knock them…

Well, this is a fine kettle of fish. Due to illness, work-related projects and a trip to Quebec City (me), there wasn’t any Street Academy players at Elbo Room last night. But fear not, O followers of team trivia.  General James was kind enough to alert me to the top three, and apparently Team Schooled…

That’s right.  I can hear it like the thunder on the horizon.  The seventh annual competition for trivia supremacy in the Capital District.  Trivia Bowl 7, the invitation-only grand final, will be held on February 5, 2011 – at Wolf’s 1-11 in Albany, with the first question at 1:00 p.m. Trivia Bowl 7.  The showcase…

So I’m driving to Rochester last Friday for the PBL basketball game, and one of the benefits of driving on the New York State Thruway is that I can pick up several Canadian AM radio stations on my journey.  One of them is CFZM, AM740 in Toronto; as “Zoomer Radio,” they play classic oldies of…