So I’m playing competitive team trivia a couple of weeks ago at Pizzeria UNO in Crossgates Mall. Essentially the lead is being contested between myself and two other strong teams, Lynch’s Mob and Surf Tulsa. The 10-point question is asked – “In what decade did an American television network first air a sports clip with…
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First night of trivia at Revolution Hall
First off, there are some benefits for me when it comes to competitive team trivia in Troy on Monday nights, as opposed to Wednesday nights. I can stop by the Photo Center of Troy (which was closed on Wednesday nights) and get some pointers on how to improve my shots. I can also get a…
Read MoreWeek 4 of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Remember that one year in the winter Olympics when the Australian speedskater actually won a gold medal when everybody else crashed in front of him? Yeah, that’s how I sorta feel about last night’s tournament run, as I pick myself up off the ice. I had a decent run, being able to nail the decade…
Read MoreA year of Wednesday night trivia at Brown’s
October 2008. I didn’t even know there was a brew pub in Troy named Brown’s, or that they offered team trivia on Wednesday nights. But after my Wednesday night trivia fun was curtailed by the bar owner (he was upset that I was winning every night, and that as one person I technically wasn’t a…
Read More“And leading is a team whose name we aren’t allowed to mention!”
It’s August 2006, and I’m getting ready for another Tuesday night of team trivia at Hooters in Crossgates Mall. This was going to be a good time – I had invited a friend, Dennis, over to join me at trivia. Normally I only play as a one-man “Street Academy” team, but it was not unusual…
Read More“So what’s your trivia team name – and where are your teammates?”
July 2005. It was a warm Tuesday night, and I was on my way to the Hooters restaurant in Crossgates Mall – for what I had heard was a spirited competition of bar trivia. Normally the only time I ate at Hooters was on Sunday afternoons when the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t playing on my home…
Read MoreChuck the Writer Regains First Place in the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
With three weeks left until the final eight teams play in the one-night playoff, I’m pretty much set for the tourney. But I want to go in as the #1 seed. And this week, I was able to regain my top spot in the Elbo Roon Trivia Tournament, picking up a second-place win tonight (and…
Read MoreChuck the Writer and Three Weeks to Go in the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
Well, I get a three-week break, actually. Due to the holidays, the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament won’t gear up again until the first week of 2009. There will be three more weeks of qualifying, and then the top eight teams go to the finals on January 29. That’s where the $2,000 prize comes in. As…
Read MoreChuck the Writer and the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
So here’s the deal. I was at the Vocal Group Hall of Fame inductions, so I couldn’t participate in the trivia tournament. However, my wife and her cousins did go to trivia – luckily for the Street Academy team, once you earn standings points, you can’t lose them. Apparently without me, the Big Red Machine…
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