August 14 Trivia Rankings

What a lovely evening for trivia. Despite the threat of rain, Quizlings flocked to Tomato Jake’s to try their skill at the coveted prize of a $50 gift card. It was  a close game but we eventually found our winnah!

Thanks to the Quizlings who brought dog and cat toys to donate to charity. They received raffle tickets for their generosity. Want your raffle ticket for our Dog Days of Trivia gift basket drawing? Bring a pooch to the patio or, next week, bring a donation to the Pet Food Pantry (nonperishable unopened bags/cans only, please). One ticket per Quizling per week.

This week, we talked about constellation twins, Dickens villains and impeachable prezes. Plus there was this PSA from the past…

And an insurance pitchman with wheels…

Now let’s see how the teams ranked this time out. We’ll do it again next week, shall we?

Hauer About a Rutger Question?	71
School Supplies Make Teachers Cry	69
I’m A “Fredo” You’re Wrong – It’s Not A Slur	69
Don’t Trivia-lize Us!	68
Orange	67
Bananaphobia Is Real	65
Nerf Or Nothing	65
Sherlock Jerome’s On The Case	64
My Suicide Watch Was A Rolex	63
Randall’s Fitness Center	58
50% Lefty	56
The League of Extraordinary Guessers	55
The ™	53
The Jonas Brothers Stole Our Answers	49
The Fartfaces	48
Yang Gang	44
Read It On Reddit	36
Last Hurrah Before College	35
Same Pizza, Different Week	32
Red Hot Trivia Peppers	31

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August 7 Trivia Rankings

Thanks for checking in, Quizlings! We had another fun week – this time, with very little math – and I just wanted to assuage any hurt feelings over the bonus round. Tough? Definitely, for some. But I don’t want anyone kicking themselves for not doing as well as they’d hoped or as other teams did. Sure, the high score this week was on the lower end of the general trend for high scores but scores overall were on par with what they often are. That may not make you feel any better but the questions are different every week and there’s always a chance next week’s quiz will swing your way. So keep coming back! It only works if you make it work … er, or something like that.

What did we talk about this time out? Soccer greats, Reagan losses and memes from Meghan. Plus there was this general cartoon stumper …

Now check out the team rankings for the week (tiebreakers factored in). See you next week!

Life Was Better Before Twitter	62
We Drink And We Don’t Know Things	61
3 Blerds and A Brad	57
Mulling It Over	56
I’d Rather Win $50 At Trivia Than $3 Million At Fortnite	53
Keep On Emu-ing!	53
August Is Shark Week	53
May Your Day Fill With Sunshine And Your Night With Moonshine	52
This Week For Sure	51
[insert clever name here]	51
Team Name	51
Yahtzee! Checkmate! Bingo!	50
Only Need 129,998 More Donors	50
39 Opossums	48
Always Give 100% Unless You’re Donating Blood	48
Stand On My Money Now I’m 6’6”	47
I Hope My Team Gets Here On Time	46
Durham and Cheese	46
We Lost Because Of Tyler	44
Trump’s Tiny Hands	44
Big Red Sausage On My Pizza	35
Blue Clouds	35

July 31 Trivia Rankings

A little rain could not keep the faithful away (of course, if you’re one of the faithful and you had to stay away for another reason, you can explain when you get back). Another great week of trivia. And, yes, there was math.

The Dog Days of Trivia continue all summer long. Bring a pooch to the patio to get a raffle ticket for the end-of-summer gift basket. If you don’t have a pooch (or have one that doesn’t want to hang out with you during trivia), here are the many ways you can get a raffle ticket in August (one per Quizling per week)…

8/7 – Bring a picture of your pet

8/14 – Bring a cat or dog toy to donate to a pet charity

8/21 – Bring a donation for the Pet Food Pantry (unopened cans/bags only)

8/28 – Donate to a certified 501(c) animal charity (and show me proof)

The gift basket drawing will be in September. Stay tuned for more details (must be present to win).

This week, we went on about the Sultan of Swat, poop emojis you can eat and monster country crossover hits. And then there was this bit of celluloid lunacy …

July 24 Trivia Rankings

What a lovely night for trivia. No rain, a pleasant 70 degrees. And a fantastic crowd of Quizlings out to play the game. Thanks for being part of the fun! The Dog Days of Trivia continue next week and throughout the summer! Follow me @sparkymacmillan to find out how to get your raffle ticket for the end of summer gift basket drawing.

This week, we talked of bad music, hilarious Twitter feuds and nine-year-old SCOTUS justices. And their was this classic board game…

Now, check out the rankings for the week. We’ll see you next time, Quizlings! (Aloha, Anton!)

Our Answers Are In The Report	65
Mr. Sparky, I Take Your Question	64
Breadsticks, Ranch and a Dream	64
Birthday Yesterday, Last Trivia Today. Bonus Round?	63
We Can’t Answer That	62
Leggo My Emu	61
We’ve Got More Answers Than Bob Mueller	61
In Dog Beers We’ve Only Had One	57
Show Me Your Kitties	57
Mueller? Mueller?	57
The Government Head Is BJ	56
From 99 To 65 Degrees Like It Saw A State Trooper	53
Shiny Flying Squirrels	52
A Drama Queen And Her Subjects	52
Can You Repeat That?	52
New Regime	51
We Beat The Heat	49
11th Time’s The Charm	49
No One Beats Us 265 Weeks In A Row	47
And In 1st Place Is…	46
Screaming Goats	44
Another Week Bites The Dust	44
Get Rafiki With It	42
Inglorious Basterds	36
Thanos Snapped James Cameron	36

July 17 Trivia Rankings

Thanks to all the loyal Quizlings who came out to play this week. We avoided the wet stuff and had some frozen dairy goodness courtesy of Oliver’s Collar, this week’s ice cream sponsor. The Dog Days of Trivia continue all summer long – bring your pooches out to the patio for treats and raffle tickets!

What’d we chat about this week? Moon stuff, obviously. Plus there was a canine question or two and loads of monkeys and pigs and eagles. Then there was this musical parody…

Now check out the team rankings. We’ll see you next week!

6 Out Of 7 Dwarfs Are Not Happy	65
Hot3	63
Next Stop Area 51	62
Six Friends None the Richer	62
Trump Says Something Incendiary	61
Inoffensive Team Name	60
Apollo 18: The Revenge	59
MAGA: Meth-Addled Gators, AAAhhh!!	58
Rosie Made Us Move Outside	58
Matthew McConaughey Sucks – Prove Me Wrong	58
A Girl Has No Name	54
Night Cheese	52
Meatballs: A Memoir	44
Grab ‘Em By The Pizza	44
No One Beats Us 264 Weeks In A Row	44
Where’s The ice Cream?	39
Do You Think Aliens Like Pizza?	38
Chungus	36
Norfolk En Chance	33
Someone Has To Be Last	28

July 10 Trivia Rankings

Huzzah! Another fantastic week of trivia, my Quizlings! What an exceptional turn out for a hot summer night. Many thanks to our sponsor this week, the Cat Hospital of Durham & Chapel Hill. Check them out for all your feline veterinary needs.

The trivia was extensive and we have a very close game – one with a near perfect score. Yep, I snuck in more than a few kitty cat questions and we got our sword and sorcery on for the bonus round. Hence the superfluous Stephen Lynch right here…

Be back next week for more triviawesomness as the Dog Days of Trivia continue! And just to prove I do not make this stuff up, here’s a promo for the CW’s Hellcats (seriously, why weren’t more people watching this?)…

Now check out the rankings for this week’s game. How’d your team do?

R.I.P. Rip	71
The Mind Flayer Did Nothing Wrong	69
DI	68
Thomas Jefferson Airplane	67
Sparky Was Secretly Replaced By A Skrull	67
We’re Between Names	66
So Long, Violet Beauregarde	65
Golden Boots Trumps Orange Butt	65
Aggressively Passive Aggressive	63
Woodstock 50 Denied Due To Legal Hippie Lettuce	62
Free Golf Clubs – Ask For Galen	61
Screaming Ferns	59
We Knead Pizza	58
Dusty-Bun To Susie-Poo	58
Children of Neurotic Parents	56
Stray Cats	53
No One Beats Us 262 Weeks In A Row	52
Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy	50
Kevin Malone Spilled Chili	50
Lexi’s Last Trivia	49
Cody’s Final Trivia	49
The Baby Came Before The Wedding	48
Team Six	47
James’ Fan Club	46
Where’s Tom?	46	(tie)
Team Goku	46	( tie)
Southwesterners	44
Randall’s Fitness Center	43
Aw, Beans	42
SLAC	37
Just Here For The Pizza	32
Baby Sharks	32

July 3 Trivia Rankings

Wow. What a night! Thanks to every single one of you who came out to play and to celebrate our 500th trivia night! It was a smashing success and definitely goes on the short list for one of the best trivia nights ever. EVER!

It was great to see many of you regulars – glad you could be party of history – but it was also wonderful to see some new faces (fingers crossed you too will become regulars). We gave out – and I kid you not – nearly $300 in gift cards (most for Tomato Jake’s, a few to Dunkin’ Donuts), some of us sampled the Sparky Special (not a euphemism) and more of than were comfortable witnessed Glen bawl like a baby (we will miss you, Ashley).

This week, we chatted about a myriad of topics including local insect companies, Prime music and how my dessert is B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Plus there was this groovy, ’70s tune (not really but the skinny dude who’s not singing got married to a woman half his age last week and I like the song) …

Now check out the ranking for this week. Very close  game, Quizlings! See you next week.

500 Dots (Unrelated: Leggo My Aho!)	67
I’m Still Not Going To The Effing White House	66
Praise the Purple-Haired Goddess	66
Freedom Avengers	65
D	65
Happy 4th of July – Tanks A Lot!	64
How Do We Get An Invite To Alex Morgan’s Tea Party?	64
Jake’s 500th – Aster’s First	63
Hugo’s Heroes	63
BILFs & Company	60
Commander And Speed Bump For A Tank	58
Hail To the Grief	56
There Something About Mary
She’s Our Teammate.
She’s Not Here.
We’re Doomed 😦	56
Ben Stole The Bike	56
We Brought New People … With Their Consent	55
5 Of Hearts, Your Order Is Ready	53
Today’s My Cat’s Birthday	52
We Have The High Ground	51
Gimme Pizza	50
RQBFGI	47
The Dirty Biscuits	47
Randall’s Gym	47
Quizcentenary	47
We’re Happy For Aunt May	47
Young Guns	45
Hannah’s Dog Bites Children	41

June 26 Trivia Rankings

Wow! Another great week and another crowd – almost beat last year’s attendance record – and many thanks to one and all who came out to play.

Yes, I know next week is a holiday for some (must be nice) but there will be trivia and it will be awesome. Why? A) Because it always is, and B) It will be our 500th game! Yep, I said it! 500 games and, in celebration, I will double the top three prizes. We’ll also see what else we can conjure up in way of celebration.

Meanwhile, the Dog Days of Trivia continue. We’ve got some great sponsors coming up so don’t miss a single week, Quizlings!

This week? We got drafty, snacky and Fibonacci. And then there was this awards show opening number (sorry in advance)…

Now check out the week’s team rankings. Do NOT miss next week’s big five-oh-oh celebration, folks!

Wait, There IS A Type?	67
#499	65
Insert Fart Joke Here	65
No Would Pick So This Is Our Name	65
No One Beats Us 259 Weeks In A Row	62
The Rings Of Uranus Are Glowing	59
French Fries Sound Good	59
We Put The Sexy Is Dyslexia	59
There A Snake In My Boot	58
Teachers Gone Mild	57
Insert Team Name Here	55
Designated Quitters	54
Legends	54
The Marshmallows	51
Full Frontal With Cardi B	51
The Team Next To Us Is Cheating	50
The Kids’ Table	47
Les Quizerables	44
Ben’s Not Here	41
Was Beth Chapman Famous?	40
The Durham Fools	34
The Dads	31
The Merry Mastodons	30
4-Year Anniversary	15

June 19 Trivia Rankings

Another great night of trivia. Thanks to all who came out to play. The ice cream was our treat … and there’s more to come. Join us every week for fun and games and lots of prizes.

Remember that our 500th game is coming up sometime during The Dog Days of Trivia. I’ll double the top three prizes that week. Don’t chance it and miss out, Quizlings!

This week, there were political scandals from the Harding administration, flower animals from the sea and Twitter newbies from your nightmares. Plus (since I mentioned it in passing) this song was NOT a #1 hit… even though I had the 45…

Now, check out the team rankings for the week. Close game, folks! Let’s do it again next Wednesday.

I Refuse To Say This Team Name	67
Jalapeno Brownie Pizza Please	67
Orlando Doom	66
Anyone Famous Die Lately?	65
Everything Is Within Walking Distance If You Try Hard Enough	63
Prince of Whales	60
Half Our Team Left the State (Can We Have Their Ice Cream?)	58
Harvard Rejected Us So We’re Deciding Between Duke and The Dominican Republic	58
Savage Meatballs	57
Last Trivia Before Wedding	54
Blues Win! Suck It Boston!	52
Today’s My Cat’s Birthday	51
My Drinking Team Has  A Trivia Problem	50
Pipyat Liquidators	49
Mary’s Turning 30 And Feeling Flirty	48
The Wet Bandits	47
Last Trivia Before The Baby	46
When Does A Dad Joke Become A Dad Joke? When It’s A Groan Up	43
The Tie-Dye Guys	42
Sword & Sorcery For The Bonus Round	38
One Old Lady and A Bunch of Pirates	35
Eat A Salad For DJ Khaled	34

June 12 Trivia Rankings

Huzzah! It finally happened! The indyweek made me a real boy! Or something like that. As metaphors go, it’s not my best (apologies).

Thanks to all the Quizlings who made it happen. We will continue to thank you and reward you as much as we can and, while it is far too early to think about this kinda stuff, dare I hope for a twopeat?

Anyway, we gave you some free grub and some wild, weird trivia. There were some Dunkin Donuts gift cards as well (and there will be more in future). So keep coming back, spread the word and don’t miss a single week!

What’d we talk about? How to properly play Uno, for starters. Then there was something about some planetary opposition and a Tony-winning meth dealer. Oh, and there was this ASMR commercial…

Now here are the team rankings. See you next time, Quizlings!

Best Of Babeeeee	68
Meatballs And Sadness	67
Taylor Swif’ts Apostrophe Catastrophe	66
Jake Chilliny’all	64
Russian Bots Won It For Sparky	64
Board Of Educaton	63
Best Of The Δ	63
We Can’t Agree	62
Suck It, Growler Grlz	60
Winner! Winner! Pizza Dinner!	59
Triviavengers	57
Socrates’ Closet	56
The Luke Ness Monster Lives	56
The US WNT Scores More Than We Will	55
Daenerys Did Nothing Wrong	55
The Salads Are’t Bad Either	52
The People Person’s Paper People	49
The Loneliest Number	48
A Team Has No Name	48
If We’re Not First, We’re Last	47
Now Indy Knows What We All Knew	38
It’s Megan’s Birthday	31