2.16.15 Malone's Cafe - Trivia

2.16.15 Malone's Cafe, Beaverton - Trivia

"Spring Fever" is a few months early and the beautiful, Spring-like weather we've been enjoying here in Portland can have many effects. The most obvious effect is the arrival of shorts and the blinding glare off the legs of everyone's "winter tan." Slightly less obvious is the "Trivia Fever" that can occur in Spring. Trivia Fever is very similar to Spring Fever, so to help your self-diagnosis, Dice has some helpful suggestions for surviving this ailment.

RULE #1: HAVE FUN - Trivia night is supposed to be a challenge, so relax and enjoy yourself. Sure, everyone wants to win, but Trivia should be about the search for knowledge and truth, not gift certificates. If you want to play Trivia for money, Dice suggests you become a TJ.

RULE #2: PICK A TEAM - If there's something Dice knows more about than Trivia, it's possibly the value of a team. My local Trivia team, F Your I, is a small, crack unit of Trivia specialists that have all known each other for more than 20 years. For us, this is the key to success. Each of our strengths (and weaknesses) are well-known and accepted by the group and, as you might have guessed, since we've known each other so long, when in doubt, we refer back to RULE #1.

RULE #3: TRUST YOUR TJ - This sounds like self-promotion, but it's true. Dice has been playing Trivia longer than some of you have been alive, and I've been hosting long enough to see just about everything from every kind of cheating to a team of 15 losing to a team of just one. If you have a concern, bring it to your TJ's attention. 99% of the time they already know about the issue and may have already dealt with it appropriately. Remember, your TJ has both you and your team (and everyone else that is playing) and the venue to keep satisfied. When in doubt, remember RULE #1.

TEAMS: Building throughout the contest like a quiet storm, BANANA REPUBLIC BUTTS (67) thundered past the competition. MY DRINKING TEAM HAS A TRIVIA PROBLEM (58) are amassing a squad that might be able to out-think AND out-drink yours. TEAM 2ND PLACE (53) nearly predicted their final finish. Looking for Trivia glory, SIT UBU SIT went big on the Final but came up short. QUIZ IN MY PANTS should talk to their doctor about that problem. MOVE ALONG PLEASE joined our show at the last moment and made a serious run at the title, but wagered it all on the Final and had to settle for enjoying RULE #1.

Thanks for a great show! Enjoy Dice's Spotify playlist from tonight's show!

-Dice