A Look Back at the World of Stewpendous Trivia in January:
January. The Longest, Shortest Month of the Year
Is it just me, or did 31 days of January feel more like 13 days? In the past, our Stewpendous Fun Train has used January to gas up and recharge for the year ahead. This is not the case for 2025! We kept rolling right along, delivering quizzical good times all over Chicagoland.
We brought music and games to a 50th birthday, delivered custom shows to the outskirts of Chicago, spent our weeknights with you at the best bars in town, and even officiated a wedding in a living room! Slow Down 2025!
Also this month, a record-setting number of over 40 teams played one of our custom games, which celebrated a popular book series at Headquarters Beercade. Dane handled the large crowd like a champ!
Unfortunately, every journey has its highs and lows, and our low this month was saying goodbye to our partnership with Larry’s Bar. 💔 To all the Love Biscuits that came out every week for nearly two years and made that show their weekly fun destination, we don’t have adequate words to express our gratitude, but...Thank You is a great place to start.
FUN FACT OF THE MONTH!
The odds of being born on February 29th are about one in 1,461. People born on February 29th are sometimes called "leapers" or "leaplings".
Upcoming Stewpendous Chicago Trivia in February
Pop in the Bachman-Turner Overdrive Cassette because You Ain’t Seen Nothin' Yet!
The month is kicking off big with our Music Bingo Show at Punch Bowl Social; we're celebrating music’s biggest night, The Grammys! Bingo starts at 2 pm, so you'll be home in time to catch the awards show. And if you have checked out our Music Bingo Show and you love BBQ, you should join us on Thursday Nights at Soul & Smoke in Avondale at 7 PM!
February is the month of love! We have so many opportunities to celebrate romance. We have Rom-Com Trivia shows all over Chicago, but you can check out the first one on February 5th at Replay Andersonville. And we are welcoming our first bar show in Bridgeport at Mitchell's Tap on Valentine’s Day Night! This will be a perfect date night! Be sure to check out our calendar on the website for all our shows happening around Chicago.
The second month of the year is prime TV-binging weather, and we're bringing you a bunch of TV-themed trivia shows! Join us on Tuesday nights at Sidetrack where we'll have our first-ever Traitors Trivia Night, and with a special partnership with Kettle One, we're going to celebrate the return of White Lotus. These are just a few highlights of the February ride on the Stewpendous Fun Train, and I would LOVE it if you could come out and join us for all of it.
Check out all of our upcoming shows here!
Sparkle Squad Spotlights!
This month we want to give a special shoutout to our Sparkle Squad host - Jackie Smook. Jackie has been delivering stewpendously quizzical joy to crowds for nearly three years and is truly loved by all of her regulars.
She is also the true meaning of the phrase “renaissance woman”. Smook is a vocalist, improviser, and dynamic trivia host, and she builds her very own ensemble of puppets for her performances. Her latest project is going to flip the entertainment world on its head - Dilly’s World. If you grew up with the pure joy of Saturday Mornings watching Pee Wee’s Playhouse in the 80s, you are going to love her latest project! Be sure to follow her on Instagram to catch a teaser of her passion project!
Trivia Time!
The first Girl Scout Cookie was baked at home and sold door-to-door. What type of cookie was the very first Girl Scout cookie?
Want to know the answer? Keep Scrolling down!
The February Stewpendous Recipe!
Stewpendous Productions firmly believes that trivia is always better when snacks are involved. We want to take the opportunity to celebrate our love of Pop Culture with whacky concepts on snacks and cocktails. Nostalgia is a key pillar of our quizzical philosophy! Every month, we’ll give you a fun, nostalgic recipe that will awaken your memories!
Get Ready for all those Romantic Dates
Everybody loves a Reese's Peanut Butter Heart for Valentine's Day, so why not make one of these bowls of peanut butter love, pour a large glass of wine, sit back, and watch a classic rom-com movie!
Step 1: Find a friend, a partner, a crush, or just yourself
Step 2: Pick one of these 41 most popular romantic movies
Step 3: Make the peanut butter cup dip recipe of the month
Step 4: Pour the wine
Step 5: Have a great Valentine's Day!
Peanut Butter Cup Dip
8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (113 grams( salted butter, softened
1/2 cup (107 grams) brown sugar
1 cup (270 grams) peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 cup chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups
dipping supplies (graham crackers, pretzels, vanilla wafers, apple slices, etc.)
Directions:
1. Combine cream cheese and butter in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and well combined.
2. Add in the brown sugar, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and heavy cream, continuing to beat for another 2-3 minutes, until dip is light and fluffy.
3. Fold in the chopped peanut butter cups.
4. the Serve right away with favorite ‘dippers’ or refrigerate to serve later.
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Trivia Answer: In July 1922, the Girl Scout National Headquarters published an edition of The American Girl magazine for all Girl Scouts. This issue contained a recipe for a sugar cookie that could be baked and sold to raise funds for local councils.
Peace, Love, & Bear Hugs, Stew
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