Max's Trivia Night

I play trivia every Thursday night at Max’s, which is the best bar in Baltimore (check out the massive tap list at maxs.com). It’s a live trivia game with moderators and teams and stuff, not one of those cheap computer things they have at places like Buffalo Wild Wings. The format is as follows:

Round 1: 1 category, 10 relatively easy questions, usually two choices (e.g.

Round 2: 1 category, 5 increasingly difficult questions, increasing in points

Round 3: One topic, 10-15 answers (e.g. Name the 10 top-grossing movies of 2009, Name the 10 highest selling cars through the Cash for Clunkers program)

Round 4: 5 categories, self-ranked 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 points, and one Current Events question worth 25 points

Round 5: Final question, everyone wagers everything

We usually have a team of 4-8. I like smaller rather than larger, because with too many people it gets cluttered and it’s hard to choose an answer if no one is sure.

Last night, the second category was “Utensils”, and my first thought, which I immediately vocalized, was “Spatula City” (a commercial in the Weird Al movie UHF). As it turned out, that was the 4th question. I was happy.

We didn’t win. The last question was “GM went bankrupt, becoming the 4th largest corporation to do so - what are the top 3?”, which is pretty tough. It’s always fun, and made more fun by the excellent selection of beers at Max’s.

I may try to document all the questions on here, but writing down all the questions may be tough. The trivia heads have a website at quizamajig.com, which has some samples.