There were two games within our quiz tonight.  The main competition was for first place between Fuck Mountain and Pussy Conquistadors.  Not only were both teams doing a great job at answering the questions, they also were doing a great job of entertaining me with their answer sheets.  Apparently someone named Anna in Fuck Mountain is quite the artist and was able to draw some pretty good pictures for me with our shitty pencils.  Pussy Conquistadors decided to fill world bubbles with dirty phrases using the Geeks on the heading of our answer sheets.

On to actually quiz Pussy Conquistadors jumped out on top by nailing the first audio round “Relationship Chaos” with a perfect score and a joker.  On a side note, the amount of Taylor Swift on my iTunes is becoming socially unacceptable for my shallow group of friends.  The prize was theirs for the taking, but just like cockroaches, you can’t kill Fuck Mountain.  Their perfect score in our second audio round “Damn, Girl” propelled them to a narrow victory. I personally would never be able to recognize a Scarlett Johansson movie by the audio, because when I see her I generally can only hear harps playing.
Congrats to both teams on a solid night.

Surly Puzzles was the best of the rest and took down 3rd place.  They have been one our regular teams for a while and they always arrive on time, so I was glad to see them win. They were our best performers in the Random Knowledge, just slight better than our 4th place team Snuggle Valley.  Apparently Snuggle Valley doesn’t hang out with Fuck Mountain on movie night, because there was quite a difference in scores on the Scarlett Johannson round.

Last time Chicken Liquor Good came out they won it all, they came minus one teammate and didn’t quite have what it takes on their own.  However they did, enjoy the best seat in the house, the table next to me.  Rehab Tomorrow were one of the teams that felt dated by our Nick shows round.  They were very good at matching famous people to their sexual perversion.  Kind of makes me wonder if this was luck, or something they’re well researched in. 

Yuenglings and Quattro were threatening third place for most of the night and came up short.  Quattro did get the heckle of the night when I struggled to pronounce the word “Genome”, asking me how I graduated high school. To answer your questioning, by strategically placing myself behind very smart girls in every class.   For all we know the gentlemen in King’s Cock knew more than any other individual in the room based on how well he did on his own.  Rox-N-Bern give it their best when they come out, but I think they care a little more about ladies night out.

That’s pretty much the way things went down tonight, look forward to seeing everybody again next week!

Review

Nothing but great things to be said for the operation at Scotland Yard.  It’s good to see all the hard work that Terry, Nancy, John, and Jenn be recognized in print.  However, I’m not sure the same was directed towards me.  I kinda get slammed a bit for telling off-colored jokes and being borderline offensive.  Oh well, I guess I can’t really disagree.  You have to understand it’s just who I am. I’ll help an old woman cross the street, and give a dollar to a bum, but it’s extremely difficult for me to pass up an opportunity to make an inappropriate joke.  Since you guys don’t come to here me tell jokes, I do my best to limit them.  How am I not supposed to fire a few jabs when we had questions that dealt with such topics ranging from singers with large breasts, Sci-Fi movies, fat people, wet dreams, and small condoms?  I think I did my best.

I can tell you who did the best at answering those questions.  No surprises here when Fuck Mountain wins.  Although I was starting to get worried since they had gone a few weeks without winning.  Their spin-off squad Snuggle Valley placed second in a very tight race until the end.  Both teams once again excelled in the audio round.  I’m getting the feeling these guys all sit around listening to Pandora radio while books that I would struggle pronouncing half of the words.  Either way, congrats again since I know they’re reading.

We had a second team that split in two.  Awesome! became Explosion Wednesdays and Kill Bill.  Explosion Wednesdays finished in 4th place and posted the highest score in the Random Knowledge round.  Kill Bill didn’t fare so well, but the dude probably had the t-shirt of the night.  Nothing offensive, just a picture of a mouse looking at a computer mouse with the caption “Imposter”.  Simple, but funny.  Perhaps I’ll take notes.

Finished tied for 4th was a newbie, Team Generation.  Apparently it was ladies night, and before you know it I’m getting in on pictures. Well just one picture, but anyways they seemed like a lot of fun despite their claims to make an offensive team name they kept it simple.

Two other teams who came to party were Sota Kinda and Roxy-N-Bern.  Apparently they liked to party more  than answer my questions.  In fact when I was taking pictures one of them asked me if I was going to meet them at another establishment after the quiz.  I respectfully declined, and will also not reveal the identity.  Figured it was an amusing anecdote.

Surly Puzzles and The Wet Bandits were just like everyone else since they know their Dr. Seuss.  Unfortunately they didn’t know everything else as well, but we’re always glad to have them.  I’m a big fan of the name The Wet Bandits lets just say me and a friend tried to flood a bathroom in grade school.  Ya know, assuming the reference is to the movie Home Alone.  If not, I just disclosed that information for no reason.

Last but not least I get to So Sad.  They didn’t finish in last place, but when Rehab Tomorrow only sends out half their squad the name starts to match the performance.  Another week of this and we might have to take away their VIP table they have.

Well that’s the night in a nutshell.  Let’s see ya next week at 8.

Geeks, Beer and Trivia? Scotland Yard Pub!

Tucked away and catering to St. Paul’s Quarter you will find a pub worthy of a visit. With excellent pub food, wood-oven pizzas and a great selection of beers, Scotland Yard Pub deserves a mention. The pub generates a casual –cool ambiance. The polished bar lines three-quarters of the place offering a lot of sitting room. A dining area for larger groups encompasses the back. What makes this place stand out is the quality.  One can tell the owner did not cut corners while fixing up this gem.  The average drinker is above the age of 25 which helps create a place for conversation without college drunks surrounding you.

On Wednesday the pub host a trivia night for the passionate nerds who also appreciate brews, hence, Geeks who Drink Trivia. The trivia is similar to trivial pursuit. You won’t strain your brain for answers. The questions consist of everyday knowledge but from a wide range of categories including: food, pop culture, sports, music, film, politics and more. As Geeks who Drink state, the quiz is set up to reward the most versatile teams.  The team size is limited to six but there is room for breathing. There are eight rounds consisting of eight questions each. Questions are read aloud over speakers by a “quizmaster.” After each round you turn in your answers. Rounds one, four and six are themed rounds.

For instance, one of our themes was Pop Culture and Math. One of my favorite questions from this round was, “How many bridesmaid dresses did Katherine Heigl wear in the movie plus how old was Steve Carell’s character in the movie about the virgin?” Answer: 27 + 40 = 67. Round two is a music round: name the artist and title for each song. Round three are multiple choice questions. Round five is a visual round based on a printed handout. Round seven covers movie or TV-shows and round eight is random knowledge. One round can be “jokered” which means doubling your points for that round only.

The quizmaster is a character himself. He often tells some off-colored jokes that are borderline offensive. You can easily hear him at any location in the bar due to surround-round speakers.  The players are respectful and quiet down as each round begins. The crowd is friendly and relaxed.  For instance, my significant other and I went alone and being gracious, a neighboring team offered us to join them.

The owner quietly sits in the corner sipping on his beer admiring his intelligent bar crowd. Prizes are consistently changing. That night the first prize was Chris Daugherty tickets, second prize was $25 dollar gift certificate to the pub and third prize was $10 dollars to Showgirls. Trivia starts at 8:00 p.m. sharp and last roughly two hours. Good luck!

You read this right: Bacon and eggs…mountains of it…all you can eat from 10am to noon.

Here is the deal: $17 to get in on the festivities.  You get 2 pints of cold beer and all you can eat bacon and eggs.

Then at Noon just walk down to the Parade and let your drinkin’ day continue.  We will open up again at 4pm so come on back down.

We like to do things different here at The Scotland Yard Pub.  We try lots of different things.  Opening for Kegs and Eggs could be the start of a new Rochester tradition.  See you there.

I was impressed with the company and how they approached doing trivia and their success around the country.  It is trivia with an attitude!

I don’t like doing anything that is ordinary, like so many other bars do.  So when I talked to Geeks Who Drink I immediately realized that this is not your typical bar trivia: “ask a question, play a tune, ask a question, play a tune…”

These guys do two hours of edgy trivia, nonstop, keeping the audience enthralled and excited for the entire time.   Sports trivia, TV trivia, history trivia, everything will come at you so your team needs to be well rounded in the knowledge department.

We start with Team Trivia on January 11th, Wednesday night, 8 to 10pm. 

I can promise you one thing; this will take trivia to the next level in Rochester and you will want to be part of the ride.

Come out and enjoy it starting Wednesday night, January 11th, 8pm start.  We hope you will be part of something new to Rochester.  Geeks Who Drink Team Trivia!

Oh, there were “nay sayers” to be sure but we have been working so hard to find new and fun reasons for people to enjoy our Pub we opened anyway.  Guess what?  It was a great night.  We had lots of people: regulars, friends and family for sure.  We also saw lots of new faces too.  We didn’t open the kitchen. Who would be looking for food after gorging themselves all day right?  So we put out snacks of all kinds and opened the place ourselves.  Lean and mean.

The Pub was full of people, all in a great holiday mood and most not working the next day.  Add in the Ravens – 49ers game for added measure and it looks like we started a Thanksgiving night tradition.

One group of four, watching the game, mentioned that they had a horrible experience at a restaurant for their Thanksgiving dinner.  So we fired up the grill and Sam made some awesome turkey and stuffing sandwiches for them.  That’s the cool part of this business, being able to give people instant gratification…in this case, providing a good meal when they needed it.  They were very happy and very gracious.  Here is the review they left on Yelp:

“I decided to go out on Thanksgiving night and ended up at Scotland Yard Pub. A friend I was with wanted to watch the football game and it was one of the few bars open in the city that night. It was my first visit and I was very impressed by the size of the bar.   I loved the ambiance of the place in general- beautiful woodwork, large screen for the game, ample seating, and plenty of space so that we didn’t feel crowded.

We had a miserable Thanksgiving day after a bad meal at a local restaurant and were actually planning to order food. A friend had highly recommended the dragon wings and told us to try the pizza. The waitress/bartender (Sandra) came to our table to check on us and said they were not serving food. They did have a huge assortment of snacks out, and she graciously brought some over. We told her about our horrible meal earlier that day and she worked her magic to bring us some turkey sandwiches. I can honestly say that the staff and owners that night saved our Thanksgiving from being one of the worst on record. I was actually impressed that the owners cared enough about their business to be there on a holiday…they certainly made our day! I will definitely be back to try the wings and pizza soon.”

Thank you so much Tanya and friends for the kind words.  It was a pleasure helping to make your Thanksgiving a great holiday.

Until now.

The Scotland Yard Pub has brought the pizza party back into fashion, gourmet style.  As you know our wood fire brick oven produces some of the best and most unique pizzas in Rochester, NY.  Just this month we added many new selections like the Scotland Yard PLATE Pizza.  And yes, it is as good as it sounds.  This unique tasty twist on the age old ritual of the “pizza party” has been keeping us pretty busy as of late.

Office parties, holiday parties, birthday parties, bridal showers, whatever the occasion the new, grown up version of the pizza party will make your gathering perfect.

So next time you drop your kids off at their friends house for a pizza party, or you volunteer to bring a sheet pizza to your kids school event, remember: YOU have not outgrown the pizza party…it has grown up too.  Gourmet style. 

Book yours today at nancy@scotlandyardpub.com.