#033 - 25/08/17
The thirty-third episode of Trivia Club's Pause + Play, available every Friday! The downloadable PDF can be found on the Pause + Play page. Enjoy the special Pause + Play Golden VHS to win, and let us know all about your playing experience including your score! And yes, this episode is 30 minutes and 3 seconds long.


Trivia Club's Pause + Play is the portable version of Toronto's Greatest Game Show hosted by Russel Harder (facebook.com/triviaclub), a version of the live event that you are able to play at home with friends or on your own, especially if you aren't in Toronto. If you are in Toronto, you can find Trivia Club at Hitch (1216 Queen St East) WEEKLY every MONDAY, at The Rec Room Roundhouse (255 Bremner Blvd) every TUESDAY beginning September 5th, and Cardinal Rule (5 Roncesvalles Ave) each and every WEDNESDAY! Pause + Play is easy to find every FRIDAY, with the questions from that week’s trivia event, as part of the TRIVIA CLUB NETWORK of podcasts on SoundCloud & iTunes!


PRE-SHOW
Patreon (www.patreon.com/triviaclub) News & Thanks
THE REC ROOM TUESDAY announcement
HITCH WEEKLY announcement
Golden VHS announcement (3:38)


ROUND ONE
TRIVIA CLASSIC (5:30)
Thank you to DJ Lobsterdust for the mash-up, Paul Rogers for Drawn Together, and Burger Fiction for the Trivia Royale!
DRAWN TOGETHER CLUES:
A)

B)

TRIVIA ROYALE (10:39)
ROYALE URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB5tC5pHUWc
TRIVIA CLASSIC ANSWERS (11:43)


ROUND TWO (15:50)
BOX OFFICE BULLSEYE (16:16)
The movies behind each category, MATHS CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCRIPTION

TWO THUMBS DOWN – a film that Roger Ebert gave less then two stars was… 1998’s SPICE WORLD
BRUNO MARS – a Bruce Willis movie in space is… 1998’s ARMAGEDDON
DEAD MAN WALKEN – a movie in which Christopher Walken dies is… 1985’s A VIEW TO A KILL

COUNTDOWN TAKEDOWN (17:56)
GUESSES CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCRIPTION

SURVEY SAYS (19:18)
SURVEY ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCRIPTION


ROUND THREE
TRI-PARDO (22:45)
The first question chosen is worth TEN POINTS, the second question chosen is worth FIFTEEN POINTS, and the third question chosen is worth TWENTY POINTS! If you get these answers wrong then you lose those points, but if you get them correct then you win the points! After these trio of questions, mark yourself or your friends, before selecting one of the two final categories for the TRIVIA FINALE! For the Trivia Finale, you can wager up to as many points as you have, or as many as TWENTY POINTS if you have less then twenty points.

... and the categories are (23:56)...

SWEET SWEET (24:18)
BILL$ (24:46)
AS BBSEEN ON TV (25:16)
SOMETHING IS MISSING (25:48)
LAST THINGS LAST (26:22)


POST-SHOW (26:55)
Thank you once again for playing Pause + Play, and remember... it's not what you know, it's what you learn along the way! (29:29)










BOX OFFICE MATHS

TWO THUMBS DOWN – Films that Roger gave less then two stars.
1998’s SPICE WORLD - $ 29, 342, 592
35.3 to 38.1 for 1 point
30.0 to 35.2 for 3 points
28.7 to 29.9 for 5 points
28.6 to 23.4 for 3 points
23.3 to 20.5 for 1 point

BRUNO MARS – Bruce Willis in space
1998’s ARMAGEDDON - $ 201, 578, 182
242.0 to 262.1 for 1 point
205.7 to 241.9 for 3 points
197.6 to 205.6 for 5 points
197.5 to 161.3 for 3 points
161.2 to 141.1 for 1 point

DEAD MAN WALKEN – a movie in which Christopher Walken dies
1985’s A VIEW TO A KILL - $ 50, 327, 960
60.5 to 65.4 for 1 point
51.4 to 60.4 for 3 points
49.3 to 51.3 for 5 points
49.2 to 40.2 for 3 points
40.1 to 35.2 for 1 point

Click here for more photos of the event's CHAMPS on Facebook!

 I t was a wonderfully wild night to begin the 228th event at Cardinal Rule, brought to you by Steam Whistle! Yes, nine teams competed during the first round! It was a mix of long-time teams, and newcomers alike! What unpredictability would this new crowd bring?! That was to be seen, but most importantly we were going to have some fun!

Trivia Classic ended with The Spuds leading the field! Yes, the front half of a larger party enjoyed a three point lead on the M. Night Shaym-Aliens, who themselves enjoyed a one and a half point lead on the Cunning Stunts! Two points behind the Stunts was a man at the bar, carrying on THAT wonderful tradition, Metz at the Movies! Half a point behind Metz were The Beliebers, while Team Caesar were a point behind them, and two teams Buzz Jack (yes, another new team!) and Trivial Knowledge! Last Place Team were uncharacteristically the last place team after the first round of action! Speaking of uncharacteristic, before the beginning of the second round we saw the exit of Buzz Jack, Team Caesar, and the other half of their table and the leading team after the first round... The Spuds!

Game Show Games now had a new look for those in competition for the Golden VHS, with the M. Night Shaym-Aliens in the lead! The Shaym-Aliens were able to garner four points in our first Game, Countdown Takedown! Grabbing the TOP TEN in Takedown were the Cunning Stunts! Last Place Team then brought themselves within half a point of the Stunts with the TOP TEN in Survey Says! Combo Breakdown then proved to be a battle between Trivial Knowledge, the Shaym-Aliens, and the Cunning Stunts... with the Stunts being eliminated first, before the M. Night Shaym-Aliens were unable to step ahead of Trivial Knowledge, giving Trivial a FOURTEEN POINT boost!

This brought a unpredictable swing to the night, as a tight field got even tighter in Tri-Pardo! The first category was rolled for seventeen points, while the second category was worth four points, and Trivial Knowledge became the first team to roll a CRIT HIT for the third time (on top of being the first team to roll 20 AND 1) making it a traditional twenty point question for the third category! With that mix of points on display, things went topsy turvy, with The Beliebers losing seven points, and Last Place Team losing three points, while Trivial Knowledge lost twenty points! Conversely, Metz at the Movies gained thirteen points, while the Cunning Stunts grabbed seventeen points, and the M. Night Shaym-Aliens got the big two questions correct in the round for a total of thirty-three!

This meant heading into the Finale, the M. Night Shaym-Aliens held the advantage, while the Cunning Stunts were eighteen and a half points behind but were still in second place! With the night coming down to the Finale question, the correct answer could mean the prize of the Golden VHS, the Linear Championship Belt, all that jazz (or soul, if that's more your thing)! The Finale itself proved that deciding factor with the winners being the ONLY team to get the answer correct, and as it turns out... it was thanks to the inclusion of skittles in the story of Rip Van Winkle!

Yes, winning their SIXTIETH GOLDEN VHS! 6-0! The Golden VHS Champs on the night, with a come from behind victory, were the CUNNING STUNTS! For you Belt heads as well, though they would still need three more defenses for the most successful defenses record (4 defenses belong to the Electric Bastards/Mayhem) the Cunning Stunts could prove to be the first team to hold the strap for more then 63 days! And for those who don't know what I'm talking about... well CHECK IT OUT!

08/23/17 POINTS TABLE

TEAM	CLASSIC	CT	SS	CB	PARDO	WAGER	FINALE
Cunning Stunts	30.5	10	0	3	17	(60.5)	121
Last Place Team	23	6	10	0	-3	(35)	1
Trivial Knowledge	26	2	0	14	-20	(22)	0
M. Night Shaym-Aliens	32	4	6	4	33	(64)	15
The Beliebers	28	0	8	1	-7	(30)	0
Metz at the Movies	28.5	8	0	2	13	(26.5)	25

Congrats once again to the Cunning Stunts! Thank you as well to the wonderful teams who competed this past Wednesday at Cardinal Rule! You always make it so much fun! Remember to vote for Cardinal Rule in the Best Diner category of NOW Magazine's Best Of (who yes, we will be emailing to include a Trivia category for 2018, or my name isn't Russel Harder)! See you all against NEXT WEDNESDAY!

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#032 - 18/08/17
The thirty-second episode of Trivia Club's Pause + Play, available every Friday! The downloadable PDF can be found on the Pause + Play page. Enjoy the special Pause + Play Golden VHS to win, and let us know all about your playing experience including your score!


Trivia Club's Pause + Play is the portable version of Toronto's Greatest Game Show hosted by Russel Harder (facebook.com/triviaclub), a version of the live event that you are able to play at home with friends or on your own, especially if you aren't in Toronto. If you are in Toronto, you can find Trivia Club at Hitch (1216 Queen St East) every other MONDAY of the month, and Cardinal Rule (5 Roncesvalles Ave) each and every WEDNESDAY! Pause + Play is easy to find every FRIDAY, with the questions from that week’s trivia event, as part of the TRIVIA CLUB NETWORK of podcasts on SoundCloud & iTunes!


PRE-SHOW
Patreon (www.patreon.com/triviaclub) News & Thanks
NEW LIVE LOCATION announcement (1:40)
Golden VHS announcement (3:38)


ROUND ONE
TRIVIA CLASSIC (5:42)
Thank you to DJ Disco Story for the mash-up, and CBCmusic.ca for the Trivia Royale!
PROVINCIAL FLORA & FAUNA CLUES:
A)

B)

TRIVIA ROYALE (10:38)
TRIVIA CLASSIC ANSWERS (13:00)
ROYALE ANSWERS (16:24)


ROUND TWO (17:55)
BOX OFFICE BULLSEYE (18:23)
The movies behind each category, MATHS CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCRIPTION

IT’S A MADGE MADGE MADGE MADGE WORLD – a film featuring Madonna in an acting role is… 1990’s DICK TRACY
MARSHALL ART FILMS – a film directed by Penny or Gary Marshall is… 2004’s THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT
QUILL BILL – a film adapted from the works of Shakesphere is… 1961’s WEST SIDE STORY

COUNTDOWN TAKEDOWN (20:02)
GUESSES CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCRIPTION

SURVEY SAYS (21:24)
SURVEY ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCRIPTION


ROUND THREE
TRI-PARDO (24:28)
The first question chosen is worth TEN POINTS, the second question chosen is worth FIFTEEN POINTS, and the third question chosen is worth TWENTY POINTS! If you get these answers wrong then you lose those points, but if you get them correct then you win the points! After these trio of questions, mark yourself or your friends, before selecting one of the two final categories for the TRIVIA FINALE! For the Trivia Finale, you can wager up to as many points as you have, or as many as TWENTY POINTS if you have less then twenty points.

... and the categories are (25:40)...

ALSO KNOWN AS (26:02)
LORDS OF THE RINGS presented by The Electric Mayhem (26:26)
RIVAL CUBIT (27:04)
VS. THE WORLD (27:35)
OLDE TIMEY (28:05)


POST-SHOW (28:34)
Thank you once again for playing Pause + Play, and remember... it's not what you know, it's what you learn along the way! (30:57)









BOX OFFICE MATHS

IT’S A MADGE MADGE MADGE MADGE WORLD – films featuring Madonna in an acting role
1990’s DICK TRACY - $ 103, 738, 726
124.5 to 134.8 for 1 point
105.9 to 124.4 for 3 points
101.6 to 105.8 for 5 points
101.5 to 83.0 for 3 points
82.9 to 72.6 for 1 point

MARSHALL ART FILMS – films directed by Penny or Gary Marshall
2004’s THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT - $ 95, 170, 481
114.3 to 123.8 for 1 point
97.2 to 114.2 for 3 points
93.3 to 97.1 for 5 points
93.2 to 76.2 for 3 points
76.1 to 66.6 for 1 point

QUILL BILL – a film adapted from the works of Shakesphere
1961’s WEST SIDE STORY - $43, 656, 822
52.5 to 56.8 for 1 point
44.7 to 52.4 for 3 points
42.6 to 44.6 for 5 points
42.5 to 35.0 for 3 points
34.9 to 30.6 for 1 point




COUNTDOWN TAKEDOWN
Closest without going over: David Bowie’s Corporate Whores with… THIRTEEN!
The over/under “average” guess is… SEVEN!

How many songs did Elvis Presley record with the word “blue” in the title? 21*
*as noted by Wikipedia they are: Beach Boy Blues, Blue Christmas, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, Blue Hawaii, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Blue Moon, Blue River, Blue Suede Shoes, Blueberry Hill, Columbus Stockade Blues, G.I. Blues, Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues, I’m Gonna Bid My Blues Goodbye, Indescribably Blue, Mean Woman Blues, A Mess of Blues, Milkcow Blues Boogie, Moody Blue, Something Blue, Steamroller Blues, When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again




SURVERY SAYS ANSWERS
Survey Says Answer Not On The Board: (22:15)
Survey Says Answer: WEDDING (22:33)
Survey Says Answer: REUNION (22:51)
Survey Says Answer: VACATION (23:10)
Survey Says Answer: FIRST DATE (23:30)
Survey Says Answer: WEIGH-IN (23:50)

Click here for more photos of the event's CHAMPS on Facebook!

 I t was date night at Cardinal Rule, with a wonderful collection of Trivia Club folk coming out to our Original Home presented by Steam Whistle! The week of August 16th has always brought an interesting collection of teams to the west-end, with SPARTACUS winning "Fist Pump Freeze Frame" in 2012, Sam Rockwell winning in 2013, the Electric Mayhem winning in 2014 during their Summer of Mayhem (while Mark P. of the Cunning Stunts guest hosted!), the M. Night Shaym-Aliens "Divorce Court" winning in 2015, and the Real Housewives of Roncesvalles winning last year only to return in the segment of the inaugural Trivial Awards with other First & Gold notables! Who would win the Golden VHS this second week of August?!

After the first round of Trivia Classic, it was the returning Thankstriving (now with another couple!) continuing their play on words as Cryabetes & the Sugar Free Candies, leading the pack! In second place after one were The Date Night Shaym-Aliens, doubling up date night as well! Last Place Team were in third, pairing partners, brothers, and friends! Rounding out the field were the returning David Bowie's Corporate Whores! Yes, it's quite the night for trivia when a Golden VCR winning team (well, one of said team plus a new team member) is rounding out the field!

Game Show Games saw the returning format from last Wednesday, with David Bowie's Corporate Whores starting their climb forward from fourth with a TOP TEN in Countdown Takedown! Last Place Team were still able to grab eight points, while Cryabetes & the Sugar Free were able to nab six points, and The Date Night Shaym-Aliens picked up four points! Survey Says then saw Last Place Team take the TOP TEN, while Date Night picked up six points, and Cryabetes picked up four points! Finally in our Game Show Games edition of Box Office Bulls-Eye, Last Place Team secured their second TOP TEN of the round by .6, while David Bowie's missed the 10 point mark by .6 themselves while still grabbing five points, and The Date Night Shaym-Aliens also grabbed five points!

The Tri-Pardo fun on the night then brought together a first category that was worth eighteen points and was presented by the Electric Mayhem, a second category that was worth six points, and a third category that was worth eighteen points once again! With that many points up for grabs, no team was out of the fight! This meant that, yes, even though they had not even been second for longer then a Game Show, David Bowie's Corporate Whores were ready to fight back for a Mayhem-esque overall record! Hitting for the triple, as they are want to do, David Bowie's Corporate Whores picked up the forty-two points available! Not to be outdone the newest team on the night, Cryabetes & the Sugar Free Candies grabbed thirty-six points on the first and third questions, while The Date Night Shaym-Aliens solved the third question for eighteen points of their own! Though they led the night heading into the third round, and gave correct answers on the second and third questions, Last Place Team were still one and a half points behind David Bowie's Corporate Whores heading into the Finale!

Each team had a different wagering tactic heading into the Finale, even though only four points separated the top three teams! Wagering low saw Cryabetes & the Sugar Free Candies finish the night as runners-up! Wagering high, and proving to be the sole team who garnered the correct answer on last question on the night?

Winning their SIXTEENTH Golden VHS in thirty-one events, with their fifteen Golden VHS wins at Cardinal Rule being the fifth most all-time, DAVID BOWIE'S CORPORATE WHORES!

08/16/17 POINTS TABLE

TEAM	CLASSIC	CT	SS	CB	PARDO	WAGER	FINALE
Last Place Team	19.5	8	10	10	24	(70)	1.5
David Bowie’s Corporate Whores	16	10	0	5	42	(73)	146
Cryabetes & the Sugar Free Candies	23	6	4	0	36	(10)	59
The Date Night Shaym-Aliens	20	4	6	5	18	(3)	50

Congrats once again you David Bowie fans openly excited about representing Trivia Club's corporate sponsors! Thank you as well to all you wonderful couples who came out this past Wednesday for a goofy, competitive date night! We'll see you all again NEXT WEDNESDAY for another edition of Trivia Club goodness at the Original Home of Toronto's Greatest Game Show!