Of all the things that we covered in our exhausting Tolkien-week hobbitstravaganza — from the difference between feeding orc’s cow flesh versus human flesh, to the seemingly incestuious way that Bilbo is both Frodo’s first and second cousin even though he’s called uncle — the one thing we didn’t discuss is how absolutely lame the [...]

Lord of the Rings love. True love. nice. So, hobbit quiz at the Lock and Keel this week. We only had a few teams playing, but everyone’s ears were peeled to hear the answers (that and the Townes Van Zandt song playing on the jukebox). As always, our friends behind the bar, led by their [...]

Who knew that Led Zeppelin was sooo in to Lord of the Rings!?  Apparently, our lovely Pub Quizzers did. The house was packed and ready to compete for the loot!  We had lots of people in the know with the bonus points. We even had a couple people dress up!! Michelle Obama’s Arms won the [...]

Quizzers love “Lord of the Rings” apparently, as we had a big crowd this week at the Big Time Brewing Co. to answer questions about the beloved Tolkien trilogy. Teams were well-prepared for all-things Rings, however they fared less well on questions about Michael Jackson’s second wife and the ’80s R&B group known as Zapp [...]

Okay before I forget, I have to mention something that’s been bothering me for awhile now.  Ben Foster.  The actor.  You know, this guy: No, I don’t have a man-crush on him.  He just deserves more acclaim.  You might recognize him from movies like Pandorum, 3:10 to Yuma, 30 Days of Night, etc.  Overall, he’s [...]

Now if only you self-proclaimed LOTR fans would dress up!  And let me borrow some elf ears or something.  I like goofy stuff like that.  And by goofy I mean “super nerdy, but I don’t care” stuff. That reminds me of Penny Arcade TV – specifically Blamamations by Scott Kurtz and Kris somethingsomething.  Here’s a [...]

We will always welcome new friends to the quiz! We had one team that was new, but they gave up the fight before round 1 was over.  The Clown Punchers dominated throughout the game. They brought their A game with all the Lord of the Rings knowledge that they possess.  They achieved a 100% on [...]

Lock and Keel – A quiet wednesday night.  A scant 10 people came to worship at the altar of word quizzes. Idaho? Made up. Sorry. I know it hurts. We had some pool-playing dark horses who hailed from the disgraced state, and in protest they proceeded to mop the floor with the other 4 teams, [...]

Check out Emily of House of No Future. That girl wears her favorite word right on her persona! What an incredible week of Pub Quizzing… I’d say that I was lost for words, but that’s just because I can’t seem to kick this darned cold, so I keep loosing my voice! But we did indeed [...]

Salutations all you trivia lovers, Last night concludes my week of Trivia hosting, my Friday so to speak because I’ll be back to give the goods at Charlies in Vancouver this Sunday.  I couldn’t think of a better way to spend my last hours on that clock.  We had a blast to say the least. [...]