QUESTION: 1. A “one” followed by 18 zeroes is known as a WHAT? A. Quadrillion; B. Quintillion; C. Septillion; D. Octillion.

ANSWER: That’s how many people we packed into Belmont last night. (also, B. Quintillion) That image, by the way, is 1 quintillion pennies. See the little flecks at the bottom right? That’s The Empire State Building (and some other structures).

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Wow, what an incredible night of quiz last night at Portland’s wildest bar trivia night. 71 people packed the house, all hungry for hoppy beers, hamburgers to die for, and the most competitive, pulse-pounding quiz night around. With all those players, the pot was ridiculous, and even the third place team walked out with more than $40. (At other quizzes around town, you don’t even win that much for first!) AND we had some great prizes from New Belgium, so I bought a couple pitchers for a pair of lucky teams as well. So let’s break that down again. What do lucky quizzers win at Belmont EVERY Thursday?

1. First place gets a ENORMOUSLY HUGE cash prize.
2. Second place gets another GIANT cash prize.
3. Third place gets yet another BIG cash prize.
4. I buy the team that does best in Round One a pitcher of New Belgium.
5. I buy the team that does second-to-worst in Round Two another pitcher of New Belgium.
6. New Belgium kicks in all sorts of great gear for the winning team — hats, t-shirts and more!

Find me another bar that does this. I want to go there, and I want to bask (like a crocodile) in the glow of its awesomeness.

Speaking of Awesomeness, it was an incredible night of quiz talent. Team C Average got every question and bonus question in round one correct — EXCEPT FOR ONE! The Wildcatters got every handout question right The No Mouth Monkeys got every Name That Tune question right! ! And in the end — after some masterful wagering in the Challenge Round by C Average — that was the final results: C Average came in first, The Monkeys in second, and The Wildcatters in third. Also making an appearance in the finals was “Bueller… Bueller… Anyone?” and “Baby, I’m going to trickle down your economics so hard.”

Come back next week, nerdos, it was a blast!

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Each season, on the Solstices and the Equinoxes, Quizmaster JPP’s venues (Shanahan’s Pub and Grill in Vancouver, The Space Room Lounge on Hawthorne, and at The Belmont Inn on Belmont) break into their own in-house competitions, augmenting the weekly Pub Quiz fare with quarterly standings competitions to prove who is the best of the bunch.

The spoils are a mix of gift certificates, treats, and an entire season of tributes paid to you by your peers. The rules are quite simple, and can be found here.

The trash talking is a bit more complex, and can be found here.

And the updated standings, which can be viewed in detail here, are below.

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So, without further ado, here is the current Top Ten:

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Team C Average, this season’s Belmont Steak champions flashing the geeky gang symbols that got them kicked out of South Compton Prep Academy.

NO SCORES YET — BUT SOON… I’m missing the tallies from when I was out…

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The only way to win is to quiz it up at The Belmont Inn on Belmont! And to catch up with me outside the Thursday Throwdown, hit me up at my FACEBOOK PAGE.

In the meantime, be well, play hard and try to remember everything you can!

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