When playing competitive team trivia, one develops certain routines and superstitions. There are trivia players that wear customized t-shirts. There are trivia teams that will order the same beverage to start out the game. I remember Lynch’s Mob used to do a fist-bump after every question they got right, which was a lot of fist-bumps. …
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Week 1 of the $2,500 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
“BOOOO!!!!!!” “GO HOME, STREET ACADEMY!” “YOU STINK, STREET ACADEMY!!” The catcalls could be heard the minute I walked in the Elbo Room. Ah, the Skids are in the building. Wouldn’t be a tournament if they weren’t dragging up the rear of the standings. Hee. Oh it’s back. Back like fall foliage in the Berkshires. The…
Read MoreRemembering “Trivia Rich” Mahady
I first met Trivia Rich Mahady in, of all places, Boston. It was 1993, and I was visiting my grandmother in West Roxbury – and to get there, I had to take a Greyhound from Albany to Boston, and then transfer to the T to get to Cleveland Circle, and then ride a city bus…
Read MoreTres Hombres has two major wins over Street Academy
This is the post Dan Smith has been waiting for. Ever since I started up this Times-Union blog thingy, Dan and his team have been able to say to me, “Hey Chuck, you may have won Trivia Bowl (twice) and Summer Bowl (once) and a bunch of other things… but we got one on you. …
Read MoreThe Chance
The first time I tried for The Chance was seven years ago. And I failed. I tried three years ago. I came close. But they didn’t want me. But I’m not giving up. I’m trying again. Because as far as The Chance goes, all I really want is one opportunity. One opportunity for The Chance. …
Read MoreRecovering the Trophy – and Restoring it
Tuesday morning, July 27. I received a phone call from Anthony Clement, the principal of Harriet Gibbons High School. As those who follow this blog know all too well, Harriet Gibbons HS was the former Street Academy of Albany, my old high school. It’s also the former alternative high school that was shut down earlier…
Read MoreFour trivia victories down… four trivia victories left to go
The Street Academy trivia team has notched four consecutive victories at Side Door Cafe; four more breaks the record. Are there any trivia teams strong enough to stop this juggernaut?
Read MoreTrivia at the Fuller Roadhouse
It’s been a long day. Yes, I know most days are 24 hours in length, there’s nothing truly longer or shorter about them. But I needed to go play trivia, and there’s unwritten rule #5 when it comes to trivia in the Capital District – don’t play more than twice a week with the same…
Read MoreMore on the “Little Red Schoolhouse” / “Answers Please” project
Got a decent response to my Friday blog post about the history of WRGB’s “Little Red Schoolhouse” / “Answers Please” high school quiz show. Over the past few days, I’ve put in plenty of dates and information from various sources – indicating, wherever possible, dates and times the show aired, opponents, who won, who retired…
Read MoreThe Results of Summer Bowl 1
There’s a lot of motivation going through me right now. It’s been a few days since the Albany City School District shut down my high school. And now I’m going into a restaurant to play in a championship trivia tournament – Summer Bowl 1 – into a restaurant that once told me I couldn’t play…
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