Last night was a lot of fun!

We had 6 teams, which is a very good start. Usually, the number of teams build over the weeks...

We have 5 more weeks -- every Wed at 7:30 -- and then the championship round.


In writing the questions, I really struggled to find the right level of difficulty and after the results last night, I now know the questions were just too hard.

The winning team only got 39 out of 75 questions correct and that number really should be in the 50's.

Everyone really struggled with the History/Nostalgia category in particular.


Hope to see more of you out there in the coming weeks!

Had planned on being there last night, but had to make a last minute trip to Stillwater. I have next week on the schedule!

If you're an expert on a topic, like Pete is on OKC, it can be really hard to write good questions. The questions you think are too obvious are not obvious at all. I often talk about this phenomenon with teacher candidates. The longer they teach, the further they are intellectually from their students. They have to be keen about students know and don't know. It's a skill...

I ran a bunch of the questions by different people to gauge the difficultly.

Every team but one from last night was brand new to this and I know there are at least 3 teams that generally play -- and usually win -- at FlashBack that have yet to make an appearance.

Playing 80's and 90's trivia the questions were *hard*. They are supposed to be challenging... If everyone gets the answer there is no point in asking it. Same way with everyone missing one, which rarely happens.


Here is one the crowd whiffed on last night that really surprised me:

Where did NFL Hall of Fame receiver Steve Largent go to high school?

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PCO...that's a no-brainier. NOBODY go that?!

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PCO...that's a no-brainier. NOBODY go that?!

Nope.


Here's another one:

The hit song "By the Time I get to Phoenix" features Oklahoma in the lyrics. What is the Oklahoma connection to that song ? (it's a person)

Another no-brainer. Written by Oklahoma native and Blue Door regular Jimmy Webb. I was fortunate enough to be in a Letterman audience in 2010 and see him perform another of his Glen Campbell hits, "Wichita Lineman."

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You need to come play, as do other OKCTalkers.

At the very least, you could join one of the existing teams and help tremendously.

An even more Oklahahoma/OKC-centric Jimmy Webb question could have been about the re-opening of the MAPS-funded Civic Center, when he had to - due to a power failure - perform for a sold-out audience by backup power and then flashlight with zero house sound or amplification of any type. The acoustics were so good in the new auditorium that everyone was able to hear him pretty well. He got a standing ovation at the end.

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PCO...that's a no-brainier. NOBODY go that?!

I would have gotten it but only because I was a die hard Seahawks fan growing up (Even had Seahawk Christmas ornaments and a mug that was only to be used during playoff games). Not because I've lived in OKC most of my life.

We're back tonight for Week #2, so please come on out!

Any active reader of this board is bound to do very well, plus it's just a lot of fun and I'd like to see/meet more of you.


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Do they serve any food or just drinks?

Do they serve any food or just drinks?

Just drinks but you can carry in food or have it delivered.

Joey's will bring it right in for you.

Last week I ate at Joey's then strolled down to flashback

We had 8 teams last night and all scored very closely, with last week's champ being barely edged out.

One team title: "Something KC & Dallas Would be Jealous Of"... Haha.

Another that made me sad: "I love Charcoal Oven".


I was able to get the video screens to work and include a few questions with images. Will be doing more of that in future weeks. 4 more to go plus the championship round.


The groups did better on the questions this time around but since its a young crowd, the History/Nostalgia category gave eveyrone the most trouble.

And speaking of young, here's a question I thought was a complete softball but where everyone whiffed:

"This folk rock star was born in Hugo and had several big hits in the 60's, 70's and 80's, including the #1 'Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head'."

"This folk rock star was born in Hugo and had several big hits in the 60's, 70's and 80's, including the #1 'Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head'."

Next week you should ask which movie the folk rock star from Hugo, OK had that song featured in.

Next week you should ask which movie the folk rock star from Hugo, OK had that song featured in.

That young crowd would never get it.

The trick is to ask somewhat challenging and interesting questions where at least some of the teams get the answer, but not all. It's a hard balance to strike but I think we had it pretty close last night.

I keep telling these teams to bring their dads. :)

That young crowd would never get it.

The trick is to ask somewhat challenging and interesting questions where at least some of the teams get the answer, but not all. It's a hard balance to strike but I think we had it pretty close last night.

I keep telling these teams to bring their dads. :)

I play league pool on Wednesday nights or I would come up there and school them.... Despite my oncoming alzheimers and dementia I'm a fountain of useless knowledge. ;)

I wish it wasn't a school night for us. We'd have a lot of fun and help you kick butt of the younger crowd. :)

I wish it wasn't a school night for us. We'd have a lot of fun and help you kick butt of the younger crowd. :)

We start at 7:30 and end no later than 9:30 if that helps at all.

Unfortunately not. She has to go up at 8:00, and we tuck her in at 8:30.

Ah, parenting!

I had a good time. I thought the questions were challenging without being ridiculously hard. It made me realize how much I need to brush up on my Oklahoma geography. Little Sahara man, I hadn't given that place a second thought in many many years. It was a good lesson that your state has more offerings than you think.

Next week you should ask which movie the folk rock star from Hugo, OK had that song featured in.

Not that I was there last night, but I imagine I probably fit into the "young crowd" being described and could have answered this question pretty easily. I had no idea who actually the sang the song without looking it up, though.

I had a good time. I thought the questions were challenging without being ridiculously hard. It made me realize how much I need to brush up on my Oklahoma geography. Little Sahara man, I hadn't given that place a second thought in many many years. It was a good lesson that your state has more offerings than you think.

Thanks for coming out!

One of my goals in doing this is that people will learn something in the process. I've learned a lot just researching the questions.

I had a great time last night and coming in second was the icing on the cake. Fortunately, I brought along riflesforwatie, who is a genius when it comes to geography. We got 14/15 right that round!

I had a great time last night and coming in second was the icing on the cake. Fortunately, I brought along riflesforwatie, who is a genius when it comes to geography. We got 14/15 right that round!

I hope you guys come back because you will definitely qualify for the finals at some point.

The team that finished 1st last night is pretty stout and won the 90's championship and you almost caught them.

We plan on being back next week!

Reminder, tonight at 7:30 at Flashback is our 4th round of OKC/OK Trivia.

We will be skipping next week, so after tonight we will only have one other night (two weeks from today) and then the championship round.

Please come on out! I am now using the ample video screens and sound system for a lot of multi-media questions.

It's good fun.

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As a reminder, no trivia tonight.

We'll be back next Wednesday with our final week 6 and your last chance to qualify for the week 7 championship.

Due to personal circumstances, we are going to have to skip trivia again tonight.

That just leaves one more week: a week from today, Oct. 5th.

That is the championship rounds but other teams can come and play for fun.

We're on or OKC/OK Trivia tonight at 7:30.

This is the Tournament of Champions, but all are welcome to come play.

This is also the last week, although FlashBack will be doing other forms of trivia later.

We're on or OKC/OK Trivia tonight at 7:30.

This is the Tournament of Champions, but all are welcome to come play.

This is also the last week, although FlashBack will be doing other forms of trivia later.

I think we ended up going every week, and it was a lot of fun. I know I, for one, learned a lot about OKC and our state. Thanks FlashBack for hosting the competition and Pete for writing all those questions.

Last night was really fun, as the 4 finalists waged a close battle throughout the entire 5 rounds.

In the end, only 4 points separated 4th from 1st -- out of 75 questions.

A new champion was crowned, barely edging out the team that won the 90's trivia who in turn had edged out my team after we won the 80's trivia.

Flashback will be starting 2000's trivia on Nov. 9th and it will run for 6 weeks.

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Man, my team was so close after leading in the 4th round. That Nostalgia round really hurt us. :|

Man, my team was so close after leading in the 4th round. That Nostalgia round really hurt us. :|

For a small team, you guys were awesome.

Thanks so much for coming out.

Close, but no cigar AP ; )

I also wanted to thank Pete and Flashback Retropub for hosting trivia. I know our group all had a blast each time, and really learned quite a bit about Oklahoma and OKC in particular along the way. Would definitely be interested in playing again in the future.

Pete I'm sure is happy to have a different winner ;)

We had a great time when we filled in for MAPS for Framilies once, good job Pete

It was great. The end of the third round was the best with all the teams being within 2 points. It was nice to finally have teammates but we fell short. I blame the golf questions! :-)

Played last night in the 2nd week of 2000's trivia.

I'm back to playing rather than being the quiz master and my team came in second to a new team on the scene who I'm told won last week as well.

We did pretty we (low 50's out of 75 questions) but they beat us by 7 clear points.

Good turnout and still a few weeks left to play in the 2000's.

Looks like I may be DJ-ing here on some random Thursday nights.

They now have a video wall behind the DJ booth so I'll be able to mix videos on that and all the TV's in the space. Should be pretty cool.

I think I'll start with a Electronic Night -- already have a really good set for that, all with videos.

Was also thinking of doing an danceable Alternative / Rock night, perhaps First Wave, etc. All with videos.

I'll post with all the particulars when things get finalized.

Looks like I may be DJ-ing here on some random Thursday nights.

They now have a video wall behind the DJ booth so I'll be able to mix videos on that and all the TV's in the space. Should be pretty cool.

I think I'll start with a Electronic Night -- already have a really good set for that, all with videos.

Was also thinking of doing an danceable Alternative / Rock night, perhaps First Wave, etc. All with videos.

I'll post with all the particulars when things get finalized.

Question, do you have a dj name?

DJ Tritastic. :)

DJ Tritastic. :)

I would show up if you would change your moniker to DJ Orgiastic.

Looks like I may be DJ-ing here on some random Thursday nights.

They now have a video wall behind the DJ booth so I'll be able to mix videos on that and all the TV's in the space. Should be pretty cool.

I think I'll start with a Electronic Night -- already have a really good set for that, all with videos.

Was also thinking of doing an danceable Alternative / Rock night, perhaps First Wave, etc. All with videos.

I'll post with all the particulars when things get finalized.

We need to do a trail run with all the tv's soon. I'm moving all the electronics to the DJ Booth area to make it easier to switch everything over.

We need to do a trail run with all the tv's soon. I'm moving all the electronics to the DJ Booth area to make it easier to switch everything over.

Let me know when you want to try it out and I'll swing by.

Let me know when you want to try it out and I'll swing by.

Hopefully I can get to it this week, as I'll be swamped next week with planning and scouting for that 2nd location... :cool:

Hopefully I can get to it this week, as I'll be swamped next week with planning and scouting for that 2nd location... :cool:

The old wreck Room space on 39th. I think you could kill it there. just sayin

The old wreck Room space on 39th. I think you could kill it there. just sayin

The next FlashBack will not be in OKC.

The next FlashBack will not be in OKC.

Norman??

Norman??

Not in this state.

The old wreck Room space on 39th. I think you could kill it there. just sayin

We think 1 arcade bar in OKC is enough, lol. If we opened a 2nd FlashBack we would probably be robbing from the left hand to give to the right. No, our second location will not be in the OKC area. The plan has always been to expand to different cities in surrounding states. It's the same model that Barcade on the east coast has taken and Up Down is doing in KC, Des Moines and Minneapolis... We have a lot of visitors on a weekly basis from surrounding states and some regulars that visit us on a monthly basis from the DFW area and Kansas.

Not in this state.

Unless the IRS shuts down The Max again, or they decide to close shop. Then we might look at Tulsa, but I don't want to re-start the fight with them again, lol. ;)

Stopped by Saturday night about 10:30 and the place was just booming, as it now seems to be every Fri and Sat night.

They have really found their following and seem to be thriving, despite the massive construction all around them, and not much else at this point.

This is interesting...

http://www.eightythreearcade.com/

They start a six-week 80's move trivia contest tonight at 7:30.

My team (We Lived This Sh!t) hopes to make a strong showing.

They had a really big turnout last night for the first week of the 80's movie trivia contest.

The format is interesting... Each week, 2 specific movies are featured. 40 questions per movie and two winners each night.

The two movies were Ferris Bueller and Vacation. Vacation was miles harder and only one team got more than half of the questions right.

You don't know the movies in advance, so there is the possibility your team isn't well-covered on the movie that gets selected.

Lots of fun though and great to see so many people there, particularly with the Jones hogging all the area parking, as they had another big crowd. Even so, I easily found a spot.

I don't really care to go every night, but damn I want to be at Top Gun night

FlashBack is expanding.

They are taking the front space to the west, which has been a photography studio. They already had a large 3,500SF and will be adding another 1,500.


Will be adding more games, some pinball machines, a 2nd bar, etc. They are really blowing and going and this is during massive construction all around and before West Village has even opened.

kind of wish they would add a couple of ski- ball lanes
and the famous "bubble hockey game of USA vs Russia

kind of wish they would add a couple of ski- ball lanes
and the famous "bubble hockey game of USA vs Russia

Both would be great, but I'd think Skee-Ball would be a liability with those balls and drinking, some people cant act right and ruin everyone's fun.