Re: Stories From Bar Trivia Night
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:36 pm
My wife and I used to play bar trivia every week. Now, all the games use some form of cell phone submission forms instead of paper slips, so it's one big cheat-fest.
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Re: Stories From Bar Trivia Night
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:51 am
We had a Jeopardy alum team one night, and we ended in a tie for first place. The winner was determined through a dance-off, which (former JBoard participant) Rex Kramer won for us.
Re: Stories From Bar Trivia Night
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:14 pm
I use cell phone submission and don't have any issues. When anyone brings up the "hey, now it's easy to cheat" stuff, I just say, "welcome to 2010 when everyone has a cell phone."Anachronism wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:36 pm My wife and I used to play bar trivia every week. Now, all the games use some form of cell phone submission forms instead of paper slips, so it's one big cheat-fest.
A good host can spot the cheaters anyway, and there are enough methods to deal with it.
Re: Stories From Bar Trivia Night
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 1:28 am
Y'all kicked our butts this week! I'm pretty sure we're going to be relegated again.Woof wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 10:48 amWhat I’ve been doing, along with many others, since the pandemic hit is the Online Quiz League USA. Jboard has been decently represented there, with a team consisting of Reddpen, bomtr, Teapot37, myself and one of my in-person pub quiz teammates, 1987 TOC semifinalist Eric Berman.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 5:16 pm You guys are braver than I am. I'm not ready to return to a crowded bar for trivia night yet.
It resembles English pub trivia more than US versions, and the questions are quite challenging. Still, we’ve managed to hold our own in a field replete with J! ToCers are other top quizzers, staying afloat in one of the B divisions and thankful that we’re not in A division
Re: Stories From Bar Trivia Night
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 6:42 pm
Last week was a tough one, not just for you all. I know firsthand how things can change there week to week. My wife said last week was my Slumdog Millionaire moment: questions about Flsmin’ Hot Cheetos, Kurosawa films, amino acids and organic molecules.ElendilPickle wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 1:28 amY'all kicked our butts this week! I'm pretty sure we're going to be relegated again.Woof wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 10:48 amWhat I’ve been doing, along with many others, since the pandemic hit is the Online Quiz League USA. Jboard has been decently represented there, with a team consisting of Reddpen, bomtr, Teapot37, myself and one of my in-person pub quiz teammates, 1987 TOC semifinalist Eric Berman.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 5:16 pm You guys are braver than I am. I'm not ready to return to a crowded bar for trivia night yet.
It resembles English pub trivia more than US versions, and the questions are quite challenging. Still, we’ve managed to hold our own in a field replete with J! ToCers are other top quizzers, staying afloat in one of the B divisions and thankful that we’re not in A division
Re: Stories From Bar Trivia Night
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:50 pm
I just watched (on Criterion) a Kurosawa film that I had never heard of before .... High and Low, with Toshiro Mifune. A police/ kidnapping tale, and not a samurai in sight. Mifune plays a business executive. Quite good, although slow and a little too long.