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Welcome to the online home for Happy Hour Trivia -- a one-hour bar trivia quiz held once a month at the DC Improv Lounge (1140 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC). Teams of hopeful brainiacs square off for glory and prizes, in one of the finest comedy venues in the country. The night is hosted by Chris White, a leader of the 1994 Penncrest High School championship Scott's Hi-Q Team.

It works like most bar trivia nights, only the production values are way higher and the questions are a little big tougher. Each game consists of four rounds. We usually have two standard "question and answer" rounds, where Chris reads questions over the microphone and you fill in your answer sheet. There's a timed "worksheet" round, and there's also always a video or audio round using the Improv's sweet projector. There are prizes for first, second and third place.

January 15 Recap

It was a barn-burner for the pre-MLK day edition of HHT -- our 40th contest overall! "The Kings and Youse" was our opening worksheet; given a list of monarchs, teams had to match them up with their country. "King Me" had 10 questions about various "kingly" things (what city did Larry King get his start in?). "If You Lived Here" was our video round, where teams were shown a famous dwelling and they had to name the famous resident. And "Playoffs?" had 12 questions inspired by the mascots of the 12 teams in this year's NFL showdown (what is steel an alloy of?). We also continued our creativity challenge, which was started in December 2011. This time out, each team had to recite a movie monologue for bonus points. Selections included the end of "Boogie Nights" and the Dr. Evil childhood speech from "Austin Powers." It was classy.

"Here is my Jaykumar" got a 38 for the win; "Letters to Ms. Cleo" came in second with a 36; and the Golden Triangle Gun Club put in a fierce dance-off performance to snag third place with a 33. Here they are in order of finish:

December 1 Recap

We closed out 2011 in the merriest way we know how, with a bunch of holiday-themed trivia. "Here We Go a Wassailing" dared teams to name the singers and titles of various holiday recordings. "Leftover Turkey" had questions about the bird, the country and the cooking. "'Tis the Season" was crammed full of questions about shopping, the cold and season suicides. And to warm up for Oscar season, "All About Eves" had people choosing Best Supporting Actress winners from a list of prominent non-leading ladies. We also had our first ever creative challenge, with teams asked to write and perform dirty holiday-themed limericks for big bonus points. Everyone was up to the task, but here's your winner: "When mistletoe hangs by the door / He whispers to her "give me more" / While Christmas lights shine / That ass should be mine / Christmas booty don't make you a whore." And that was from team of HHT newcomers. Awesome stuff. "Dude, Where's My Rob" scored a 30 for the win, "Joey! Joey, no!" came in second with a 28, and "Sparkle Motion" was third with a 26.

October 26 Recap

People were in a giving mood at the DC Improv Lounge, with seven of our teams contributing costumes and decorations for the Improv's annual Children's Hospital Halloween drive. Their gifts helped the kids enjoy the holiday -- thanks for your generosity! In honor of the charity event, we had "General Hospital," with 10 questions about the sick wards of the world. (Which department handles kidney issues?) "Costume Party" was general trivia on popular costume ideas. (You can't have the slutty nurse without the work of what Crimean War icon?) The worksheet dared teams to name the 10 best-selling candies in the U.S., and our video round was identifying a series of logos. Dude Where's My Jaykumar scored a 34 for first place, PP3 was a close second with 33, and Sqizzle got third with a 31. And your answers: 25,000 and Texas.

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