Star Wars Trivia Night

Yesterday marked the inaugural Star Wars Trivia Night. We had 15 enthusiastic teams in attendance, and these folks were all ready to win!

After a quick summary of the rules, the game began with a relatively easy General Star Wars Trivia round. Fourteen of the 15 teams scored a perfect 10, even with some prequel questions thrown in. Some of them probably used a Force Sticker to reach that perfect score.

In between some of the rounds, we played quick mini-games while the scores were being tallied. The first mini-game was a Sound Like Chewie contest. Though the competition was fierce, Scott proved he was the closest thing to everyone's favorite fuzzball.

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Posted by Louisville Trivia on Monday, May 4, 2015

Scott (on the right) sounded the most like Chewbacca (Image via Jessica Hayth)

Round Two was all about the Original Trilogy. Eight teams scored perfect in that round. Planet names, alien races, and foreign languages threw some of the teams off.

Round Three was the Picture Round. We had seven perfect scores in that round.

Can you answer these 10 questions?

After Round Three, we had another mini-game; Star Wars in Pop Culture. Four names were drawn from our raffle. Those folks were brought on stage, handed buzzers, and asked pop culture questions related to Star Wars. First person to five points won. Apparently the guys we pulled from the raffle don't like Spaceballs or Star Wars puns. After 12 questions, we had our winner.

The Pop Culture Champ (Images via Jessica Hayth)

Round Four was an audio round, asking questions like "Who said this," "Name that movie," and "What's the thing that should be pointed elsewhere."

"Hey. Point that thing someplace else!" (Screenshot)

There were four perfect scores in the audio round, and it was the last round in which any team got all answers correct. There were some sound issues, but the folks in the bar area were diligent and creative in trying to hear the clues.

Round Five was the Behind the Scenes Round. Questions became increasingly more difficult as the round progressed, leading to a question that most teams got wrong. "Nearly all the actors from the original trilogy continued acting after the films. Which actor (or actress) has had the most success if measured by the box office gross from their post-Star Wars filmography?" The answer may surprise you.

Warwick Davis (Image via Star Wars/flickr)

After Round Five was our final mini-game. Alphabetical Star Wars characters. Apparently, jumping up on stage during a specialty trivia night is just as terrifying as trying out for "Jeopardy!." We made it to the letter "D" before our first contestant dropped out. Then we made it to "G." The winning character was General Dodonna.

We made it to C-3PO, then it all went downhill. (Image via Jessica Hayth)

Thank you, General Dodonna! (Image via Jessica Hayth)

Round Six was the final round of the evening titled Jedi Mind Tricks. Designed to be the toughest round of the night, each correct answer was worth five points. Final words, orders of succession, and landing platforms stumped a few teams. At the end, we had to do two tie-breaker questions. One for third place and one for first/second.

Tie-breaker with Tauntaun Rescue Ranch and
This R5 Has a Bad Motivational Poster (Image via Jessica Hayth)

Star Wars Trivia Night Winners
This R5 Has a Bad Motivational Poster
(Image vie Jessica Hayth)

The winning team was This R5 Has a Bad Motivational Poster. As voted by The Bard's Town staff, the Best Team Name was Uncle Owen's Fried Chicken.

Louisville Trivia would like to thank The Bard's Town for supplying the venue on a day they're normally closed. We'd also like to thank The Destination and Andrew Heath for supplying the prizes for the mini-games. And lastly, we'd like to thank Jessica Hayth for taking photos throughout the evening.

Playing Catch Up: A Weekly Recap

Last week was busy. Just plain pull-your-hair-out busy. Derby week usually is in Louisville. To top it off, we've got this crazy idea to host a special event for Star Wars Day, which took up even more of our precious time. Hopefully that event goes off without a hitch tonight. So, here are a few quips and a few pics from last week's games.

Wednesday night at Molly's and The Bard's Town we had some special Derby questions, and there was a high variance of results. Most teams seemed to liked it, but one team at Molly's wrote "horse racing is cruelty to animals" on their answer sheet. Fair enough. At The Bard's Town, we had an issue with the betting question and the word "profit." Our mistake.

The 70s music round was a challenge too--many people recognized the songs, but figuring out the artists was a lot tougher. It was also nice to see that we were back up to our normal number of teams this week after Waterfront Wednesday. Molly's winning team The Odd Squad requested no paparazzi, so there's no photo of them this week. At The Bard's Town, Six Hour Peacock snagged the win by a nose.

Six Hour Peacock throwin' up gang signs.

On Thursday, or Thurby as we're apparently calling it now, we had our regular game at DiOrio's and a brand new game at a brand new venue. It was apparently a tough game with some lower than usual scores. At DiOrio's team Bork dominated every round except the last one, but still walked away victorious by a single point.

Also on Thursday, we welcomed Jill to the team as she hosted our inaugural night at Great Flood Brewing Company. We're working on perfecting the sound, and may move our setup, but overall it went fairly well. We had seven teams finish the game with Pepcid Posse in the lead at 60 points. We're looking forward to seeing you fine folks again this Thursday.

Pepcid Posse

Star Wars Trivia Night - One Week Away

One week from now, in a bar very,
very near....

It is a period of much fun.
Teams of geeks
gather at The Bard's Town
in Louisville, Kentucky
to play Star Wars trivia.

During the game, teams
of six players answer 

questions of varying difficulty 

and are able to use THE 

FORCE when questions 

become too hard.

In between rounds
players participate
in Mini Games
to help pass the time
and make the night
even more enjoyable
for everyone...

Date: May 4, 2015
Time: Doors open at 5, Sign-in starts at 6, Game starts at 7
Place: The Bard’s Town, 1801 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY
Cost: $50/Team CASH ONLY
Prizes: 1st Place - $200, 2nd Place - $100, 3rd Place - $50 (Other prizes offered by The Destination.)
Teams: Only 5 more teams can register. Only one person per team should register.

Round 1 – General Trivia – 1 point each
Round 2 – The Original Trilogy – 1 point each
Round 3 – Picture Round – 1 point each
Round 4 – Audio Round – 1 point each
Round 5 – Behind the Scenes – 1 point each
Round 6 – Jedi Mind Tricks (The really hard round) – 5 points each

Want to study up before the big night? Star Wars Trivia Night will cover only the six current movies. Feel free to watch the Christmas Special at your own risk. Round 5 is a behind the scenes look at the films, so you may want to dust off the DVDs and watch all the special features as well. 

May the 4th be with you!

Star Wars Trivia Night Registration

Register Here

Date: May 4, 2015
Time: Doors open at 5, Sign-in starts at 6, Game starts at 7
Place: The Bard’s Town, 1801 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY
Cost: $50/Team CASH ONLY
Prizes: 1st Place - $200, 2nd Place - $100, 3rd Place - $50
Teams: Only 19 teams can register. Only one person per team should register.

May the 4th be with you!

Star Wars Trivia Night Information

Star Wars Trivia Night. The perfect way to prove you’re not a stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder.

Date: May 4, 2015
Time: Doors open at 5, Sign-in starts at 6, Game starts at 7
Place: The Bard’s Town, 1801 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY
Cost: $50/Team CASH ONLY
Prizes: 1st Place - $200, 2nd Place - $100, 3rd Place - $50
Additional Prizes: Provided exclusively by The Destination
Register: Registration begins April 1

To celebrate Star Wars Day, Louisville Trivia has put together a 60-question Star Wars Trivia Night. There will be costumes, mini-games, prizes for the best team name, and more!

Trivia will cover all Star Wars movies from The Phantom Menace through The Return of the Jedi. There will be NO extended universe material, but there will be a “Behind the Scenes” round.

Use The Force! Purchase Force stickers, place one in a specific answer slot, and that answer becomes automatically correct. Only one Force sticker can be used per team per round.

So now what?! Gather your team. (Team size is limited to six people total.) Pick a team captain. Have your team captain ready to register on April 1 at noon. Registration details will be posted on this blog, Facebook, and Twitter at that time. Space is limited, so register quickly!

Entry fee is $50/team CASH ONLY at the door. Force stickers are $1 each (maximum of 5).

May the 4th be with you!

May the 4th Be With You

A short time from now in a restaurant very, very near. . . . 

Details coming soon.