#pub trivia

[mightymorpin]

me, acting embarrassing at pub trivia, being called out by the host for a) being the only one to correctly identify a blurred picture of hudson williams and b) drawing a little heart next to his name.

me acting embarrassing at trivia AGAIN, answering the question 'who is a big bad bunny fan?' by stripping off my jumper (and flashing the oldies) to show off my tour shirt and somehow STILL LOSING THE POINT!

[schismmm]

My pub Trivia team keep winning while also being the most unhinged group of lunatics at pub trivia. Winning feels cringe now. I hope some better and even more unhinged freaks come soon and usurp us.

[butterflygurl214]

The Death of Innocence (AKA watching trivia players explain the Once-ler Fandom to their parents)

I host pub trivia for a living, and this week I asked a fairly innocuous question about The Lorax.

"Name the greedy industrialist who cut down all of the trees to make a multipurpose garment in The Lorax."

Well, one of our regular teams is this super wholesome family that consists of two adult brothers and their parents.

As soon as I hit play on the music (we use songs as a timer to give everyone a few minutes to discuss each question) I hear the brothers on this team cackling. Like, straight up dying.

I immediately know what's going on.

Their parents, on the other hand?

They're confused as hell.

One of the brothers manages to stop laughing long enough to turn in an answer that reads "Greed-ler / Once-ler."

Now, I'm giggling.

The dad looks at me, then his wife, then his kids. "What gives?" he finally asks.

...And that's how I got a front-row seat to two thirty-year-old men explaining Oncest to their mom and dad.

(Disclaimer: Not knocking the fandom. Not a member of it either, just culturally aware.)

[butterflygurl214]

Two years ago, I got diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 30. I am still very much learning how to advocate for myself in certain situations.

Anyway, tonight I had a guest at pub trivia who approached me after I gave the rules and asked me if I could walk her through the scorecard a second time because she has autism and it was visually overwhelming for her.

During our brief conversation, she told me that she was excited for our theme because it was her special interest, and introduced me to a stuffed animal that she carries for social anxiety.

This woman was absolutely, totally unashamed about accommodating her own needs, and I loved it.

Hell, I’m on the microphone anywhere from 3 to 5 days a week and she had more confidence than me!

She has no idea how much admired her in that moment.

Someday, I’ll get there too.

[butterflygurl214]

I write questions for a pub trivia company. We often get requests for theme nights, which means I find myself studying various topics week after week. This isn’t hard - I’m a former journalist and I did graduate level research before the pandemic killed my interest in my (second) field - plus I have the superpower of ADHD on my side.

Unfortunately, I’m also my own manager. Which means I often procrastinate until the last minute to get that kick of adrenaline to force me to get my work done. Otherwise, I will overthink the hell out of any content I write.

Anyway, the whole reason I am posting this is because I got this Tumblr to engage in Leverage content as I rewatch the show. And I can’t help but laugh at Hardison’s commentary while completing his task in the “King George Job” because it is so relatable to my job.

He’s tasked with creating a believable art piece overnight, while every day I’m tasked with cramming on random-ass topics I often know nothing about in order to create a believable game for a customer…. because nothing is worse to a fan taking their time to go to a trivia night than half-assed content.

Most of my conversations with my boss even go, “Do you know how long it took me to research this? I had to dig through X amount of seasons/movies/books/games/Reddits to make this shit in less than 24 hours!”

Mind you, my boss is always like, “Uh, why didn’t you give yourself more time?” but he also gets how my brain functions and doesn’t question it.

I just wonder how many of our customers know their games are written by a person sitting next to at least one dog, with no less than seven browsers open at any given time, who is fueled by caffeine and panic.

[greytoafawlt]

it took 4 fucking months but my team FINALLY came first at trivia

[todays-xkcd]

Bonus question: Where is London located? (a) The British Isles (b) Great Britain and Northern Ireland (c) The UK (d) Europe (or 'the EU') (e) Greater London

Pub Trivia [Explained]

Transcript

[Cueball, holding a wireless microphone in one hand and a pencil and notebook in the other, reading from the notebook]: Welcome to pub trivia! Round one is 10 questions:

Which member of BTS has a birthday this year?

How many sides does a platonic solid have?

What is the smallest lake in the world?

Which Steven Spielberg movie features more shark attacks - Jaws (1975) or Lincoln (2012)?

How many planets were there originally?

What NFL player has scored the most points outside of a game?

The Wright brothers built the first airplane. Who built the last one?

Is every even number greater than 2 the sum of two primes?

Not counting Canberra, what city is the capital of Australia?

Who played the drums?

[Caption below the panel]: A local pub trivia place hired me to run bad quizzes at competing bars.

[noinkling]

Unintended consequences

*looks under rock* Hey... this old thing... *blows dust off blog and holds it up towards the light, squinting* I haven't thought about you in ages. I'm in a different place now than last time. I'll get to that eventually along the line. ADHD-squad unite. I'd throw a cool gang sign here but we really haven't gotten around to agreeing on one yet. But for now... let me just flow of conscience at you for a while. I'm still hosting pub trivia. So today one of my regulars came up to me and made a friendly remark. It was said without malice or intent. It was purely a joke. 'When you go home tonight, I want you to think about how many questions you had tonight about movies and entertainment.' They're right though... they've been with me for the whole time that I've hosted quiz nights. And these days the quiz skewers more towards entertainment. And that's the unintended consequences of a conscious decision. Traditionally in my quizes there has always been a fair amount of current affairs. It's an easy way to make everyone feel that 'hey I've heard of this'-feeling. Because I can write the most complex and obscure question and call it a day. And exactly noone will have fun. You need that certain feeling of connection to at least most of your questions. Sadly these days there isn't a whole lot of current affairs that I feel comfortable about asking. The world doesn't need another fat guy talking self-assuredly about geopolitical concepts he vaguely understands. Certainly not in an environment where you go expecting to have a good time, laugh and have a few pints. So that slot in the quiz is to a greater extent taking up by 'what superhero movies are premiering this week?' and the like. And current sports... strangely that didn't bother my regular so much. Joke of the day: What's the collective noun (pride of lions, murder of crows etc) for more than three white dudes? A podcast