Blur Trivia

05/24/2017

Warriors sweep = no game tonight = yes trivia tonight. Thank you Zaza Pachulia!

05/16/2017

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/14/upshot/if-americans-can-find-north-korea-on-a-map-theyre-more-likely-to-prefer-diplomacy.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Most Americans could not identify the country in a survey, and those people tended to view military action more favorably.

05/11/2017

Thanks to Caroline, who decided to spend her birthday at Blur Trivia last night! Her team came in a very respectable second place and took home 25 booze bucks!

05/04/2017

If Trivia dies, do you want to be able to say it wasn't your fault?

04/28/2017

Start with 5 bonus points this week if you can correctly answer this when you come in:

What NBA team had to travel the greatest distance (assuming air travel only, airport to airport) in round one of the playoffs? Go ahead and Google all you want.

04/27/2017

Quick! Study up on national parks while they still exist!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39725528

National lands could lose federal protection as Trump seeks to overturn the designation of monuments.

04/20/2017

In honor of the most important thing happening on TV tonight that does not compete with Trivia, we've got a whole round on Coen Brothers movies lined up!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-fargo-review-20170419-story.html

'Fargo' returns for Season 3

04/17/2017

We might need to borrow this idea...

Bernie Cosell from Pearisburg, Va, and Ophira Eisenberg, host of NPR's Ask Me Another, try to solve some tricky puzzles in between categories.

04/06/2017

See you at Blur tonight! You've got one hour to study up on:

Spring
State license plates
Songs that sound like other songs

03/16/2017

Trivia's on tonight! You've got one hour to study up on:

Assassinations
Pie
American accents

03/08/2017

In honor of International Women's Day, Trivia this week will be benefiting Planned Parenthood, with a few special rules...

-You get +2 bonus points per $10 of winnings you donate
-You get +1 bonus point per player wearing red
-We donate $5 per team that plays
-We donate $1 per purchase on selected drinks

(this also counts as your weekly hint on the theme of the questions)

03/02/2017

Trivia is on tonight, with a :light: Oscars theme!