Before I start this trivia recap, I need to take a moment. I wouldn’t be playing competitive team trivia on Wednesdays had I not participated in all those Brown’s Brewing trivia matches of long ago. Those Wednesday nights were lots of fun, and the fun was surely increased by trivia host Ryan West. Over the…
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The Stir Crazy Gang: Wanted – Dead or Alive
Last year, I had a tremendous amount of fun as a member of the Stir Crazy trivia team. We competed in the World Tavern Trivia national championships in Atlantic City, and out of over three dozen teams, we came in second place overall. That was seventeen levels of awesome. This year, I’m joining the Stir…
Read MoreWeek 3 of the Graney’s Stout 2017 Spring Trivia League
Little by little, I think I’m getting the hang of this new competitive team trivia format. It’s not easy … but I’m understanding it. While the original “Trivia Nights Live” trivia format had 20 questions with varying point levels, along with multiple-answer bonus questions, this new format features a music round (two points to name…
Read MoreHelp Ryan West Win the #RyFight
Nearly eighteen months ago, I learned that my good friend, bar trivia host Ryan West, was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. He was only 31 years old at the time of the diagnosis. Ryan’s friends rallied around their stricken comrade, and through all of Ryan’s next months of chemotherapy and treatment, they kept his spirits…
Read MoreWeek 2 of the Graney’s Stout 2017 Spring Trivia League
So I’m ready for another round in the trivia league, and now that I know there’s a different permutation of how the questions are set up – and the best strategies for scoring and points – let’s say that I’m better prepared. And as the game started … I used that preparation well. Since this…
Read MoreWeek 1 of the 2017 Graney’s Stout Summer Trivia League
“No, I am not putting Mexican wrestling on the TV for you, Chuck!” I swear, this was what one of the waitstaff said to me the moment she saw me back at Graney’s Stout for my first Trivia Nights Live game in nearly six months. Oh boo hoo, one time I wanted to watch Lucha…
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The results of Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brains Trivia 2017
So it’s Thursday night, and I’m at Recovery Room in Guilderland, waiting to participate in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region “Big Brains” trivia fundraiser. There’s already a buffet dinner (with tasty Recovery Room eats), and I’ve run into a couple of my Facebook friends who are playing on other squads. I’m…
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Help me raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region
Normally I don’t try to use this blog for fundraising purposes. However, this time I would like to ask for your help. This coming Thursday, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region is hosting their annual “Big Brains Trivia Tournament,” a fundraiser to help the organization and its goals of providing education, assistance, mentoring…
Read MoreThe results of Trivia Bowl XIII
I’ve missed too much in the past few months. And I need to return to some semblance of normalcy. And for me, “normalcy” began Saturday afternoon. And that began with my return, for the first time in months, to competitive team trivia. Background. For a while, I was doing trivia recaps at Graney’s Stout for…
Read MoreBye-bye, Tilted Kilt. You will not be missed.
After nine months in that little strip plaza next to what used to be Mohawk Mall, the Tilted Kilt brewery and eatery “breastaurant” in Schenectady has finally died out. And honestly, I am not surprised. Nor could I care. Because I gave Tilted Kilt at least two tries to succeed. And both times … they…
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