El Centenario Trivia Night Recap — Monday, April 13, 2026 | Fifteen Teams, Three Shutout Questions, and Another Anti-Dentites Masterclass

Monday nights at El Centenario just leveled up. For the first time since we launched trivia at this venue, we hit fifteen teams — nearly double last week's nine — and the competition was absolutely ferocious. Four rounds. Eighty questions. And a defending champion that simply refuses to lose.

The Field

Before we get into the rounds, let's talk about what happened to this room. Last week we had nine teams. This week: fifteen. That's the kind of growth that changes the entire feel of a trivia night. New names everywhere — "Bucky," "Deed," "Big D," "Deej," "Epstein broke my arm" — alongside the returning regulars who've been building this thing from the ground floor. "Anti-Dentites," "Shady Pines," "Taste the RAINBOW 🌈," "Tres amigos," "PincheTone," "Javi," "Jnyfrmdablock," "RicodePico," and "Here4theMargs" all came back for another shot.

More teams means more competition, more noise, and more unpredictable outcomes. It also means every point matters more.

Round 1: GPS Coordinates (Geography)

The night opened with a globe-trotting geography round — twenty questions covering everything from the Atacama Desert to the Appalachian Trail, with GIFs accompanying every question.

Room-wide accuracy sat at 52.6%, which is solid for an opening round.

The "Anti-Dentites" came out absolutely locked in. They posted 85% accuracy (17 out of 20 correct) with the fastest average response time in the room at 2.77 seconds per answer. That combination of speed and accuracy is rare — most teams that answer fast sacrifice correctness, but the "Anti-Dentites" had both dialed in from the opening question.

"Shady Pines" had a strong opening at 75% (15/20) to grab 2nd, and "Taste the RAINBOW 🌈" rounded out the podium.

The easiest question? "The Equator passes directly through the capital city of what South American country?" — 100% of the room nailed Ecuador. The Matterhorn (Switzerland) and the Great Pyramid of Giza (Cairo) both hit 90%.

The hardest? "The Atacama Desert is located in what country?" — only 10% of the room knew it was Chile. And "Which Southeast Asian country was never colonized by a European power?" stumped nearly everyone at 11.1% (Thailand). Geography questions about South America and Southeast Asia proved to be the biggest blind spots.

Round 2: Spin-Off City (TV Spin-Offs)

This is where the night got interesting — and where the room's accuracy dropped off a cliff.

"Spin-Off City" tested knowledge of television spin-offs across decades, from classic sitcoms to modern streaming shows. Room accuracy plummeted to 40.8%, an 11.8 percentage-point drop from R1.

And this round produced two of the night's most remarkable stats: two questions with a 0% accuracy rate.

The first: "In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, what was the station's original Cardassian name?" All ten teams who answered got it wrong. The answer was Terok Nor — deep Trek lore that goes well beyond casual fandom.

The second: "In Joanie Loves Chachi, what career did the couple pursue after moving to Chicago?" Nine out of nine teams missed it. The answer was a rock and roll music career. This one also had the longest average response time of the round at 9.75 seconds — teams were genuinely struggling, thinking hard, and still coming up empty.

But the big story in R2 was the leaderboard shuffle. "Taste the RAINBOW 🌈" erupted for 32,000 points to win the round despite only 55% accuracy — the wagers paid off huge. "Bucky" was right there at 30,000 points with 60% accuracy. The "Anti-Dentites" settled for 3rd in the round with 22,000 points, but at the cumulative halfway mark, three teams were separated by less than 8,000 points. It was anyone's game.

On the bright side, 70% of the room knew Captain Janeway was the first female captain in Star Trek: Voyager, that Jo clashed with Blair in The Facts of Life, and that Mork's spacecraft was shaped like an egg.

Round 3: The Secret Life of Objects (Products, Brands & Innovations)

Round 3 was about consumer products, brand origins, and everyday inventions — and it produced the single most dominant round performance of the entire night.

Room accuracy held relatively steady at 42.9%. But the scores told a completely different story.

The "Anti-Dentites" posted 58,800 points in this round. The next closest team — "Javi" — had 6,200. That's nearly a 10x gap. The "Anti-Dentites" went 14 for 19 at 73.7% accuracy with a 4.47-second average response time, and their wager play was surgical. They bet big when they were confident and it paid off massively.

Meanwhile, disaster struck for multiple contenders. "Shady Pines" — who had been sitting in a strong position after R1 — scored zero points despite getting 63.2% of the questions right (12 out of 19). "Taste the RAINBOW 🌈" also scored zero with 55% accuracy (11 out of 20). And "Tres amigos" — who had just posted 20,000 points in R2 — also scored zero despite getting 55% correct (11 out of 20). Three teams. All above 50% accuracy. All zero points. When you bet big on the wrong questions and lose, correct answers on non-wager questions can't dig you out. The wager rounds giveth and the wager rounds taketh away.

The easiest question in R3 was a layup: "Nutella padded its recipe with what local ingredient?" — 88.9% accuracy and the fastest response time of the entire round at 2.70 seconds. Everyone knows hazelnuts. Melitta Bentz inventing the coffee filter also hit 81.8%.

The hardest? "What was Vicks VapoRub's original name in the 1890s?" stumped 91% of the room (it was just "Vaporub"). "How many answer faces does a Magic 8-Ball have?" got only 10% (it's 20). And "What was Instagram's original name before rebranding?" — only 11.1% knew it was Burbn.

Round 4: Natural Wonders and Human Blunders (Point Multipliers)

The finale round featured escalating point values — questions worth 3,000, 4,000, and 5,000 base points scattered throughout. This is where games are won and lost.

Room accuracy actually recovered to 47.5%, the second-highest of the night. But with base point values this high, accuracy alone doesn't tell the story. Teams were deliberating more carefully over high-stakes answers — even the fastest teams slowed down compared to earlier rounds.

The "Anti-Dentites" put on an 80% clinic, going 16 for 19 and piling up 216,000 points to put the night completely out of reach. But the real story of R4 was "Bucky." After a relatively quiet R3, they turned in 158,000 points on 70% accuracy — the second-highest single-round score of the entire night. That R4 performance rocketed them from the middle of the pack into a convincing 2nd place overall. "Taste the RAINBOW 🌈" bounced back from their R3 disaster with 142,000 points to lock down 3rd.

And R4 produced the night's third shutout question: "What measurement was being calculated incorrectly on the Mars Climate Orbiter?" All eleven teams who answered got it wrong. The answer was thruster performance (the famous metric-versus-imperial unit conversion error). At 8.1 seconds average response time, teams were thinking about it — they just didn't have the specific technical knowledge.

The most accessible R4 question? "The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China inspired the floating mountains in what blockbuster film?" — 81.8% accuracy for Avatar. And "The Deepwater Horizon was operated by what oil company?" hit 75% for BP.

The single longest average response time of the entire night came on Q7: "In 2012, the city of London built the 'Orbit' tower for the Olympics, but it was mocked because visitors found it looked like what?" Teams averaged 12.0 seconds before answering — and only 27.3% got it right. The answer was a tangled mess of red scaffolding. When a question makes the whole room sit in silence for twelve seconds, you know it's a good one.

Final Standings

By the Numbers

Here's the full data breakdown for the stats nerds:

Room Accuracy by Round: R1: 52.6% → R2: 40.8% → R3: 42.9% → R4: 47.5%

Response Time Trends: Teams slowed down as the night went on and stakes grew higher. The fastest individual team average of the night was the "Anti-Dentites" in R1 at 2.8 seconds per answer. By R4, even the fastest teams were averaging 5.6-6.5 seconds — the high-value questions demanded more deliberation. The single longest average response time on any question was 12.0 seconds on the Orbit tower question in R4.

The Three Shutout Questions (0% Room Accuracy):

1. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — the station's original Cardassian name?" (Terok Nor) — 0 for 10
2. "Joanie Loves Chachi — what career did the couple pursue in Chicago?" (Rock and roll music career) — 0 for 9
3. "Mars Climate Orbiter — what measurement was being calculated incorrectly?" (Thruster performance) — 0 for 11

The Anti-Dentites' Dominance:

• Round wins: 3 out of 4 (R1, R3, R4)
• Overall accuracy: 74% (59 correct out of 77 answered)
• Fastest average response time in 2 of 4 rounds
• Now on a 2-week winning streak
• This week's 315,952 is down from last week's 435,730, but the field nearly doubled — winning against 15 teams is harder than winning against 9

Biggest Single-Round Performances:

1. Anti-Dentites R4: 216,000 points (80% accuracy)
2. Bucky R4: 158,000 points (70% accuracy)
3. Taste the RAINBOW 🌈 R4: 142,000 points (65% accuracy)

The Wager Effect: Three teams scored 0 points in R3 despite answering over half the questions correctly — "Shady Pines" (63.2% accuracy), "Taste the RAINBOW 🌈" (55%), and "Tres amigos" (55%). Wager strategy is just as important as knowledge — maybe more.

The Takeaway

El Centenario trivia night is growing fast. From 9 teams to 15 in a single week, with new challengers arriving and established teams getting stronger. The "Anti-Dentites" are on a streak, but "Bucky" just announced themselves as a serious contender with a 197,000-point debut, and "Taste the RAINBOW 🌈" proved they have the firepower to compete even on a rough night.

The wager system continues to be the great equalizer — and the great destroyer. You can know 60% of the answers and still score zero if your bets go wrong. That's what makes this format so electric. Every question is a decision. Every wager is a risk. And every Monday night is a chance to start fresh.

Join Us Next Monday

Trivia night at El Centenario runs every Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Grab their Monday special — 3 soft shell tacos for just $5.00, all 24oz Margaritas for $7.99, and 12oz for $5.00.

El Centenario Mexican Cantina & Seafood is located at 2526 Middle Road in Bettendorf.

Food and drink prizes are given out throughout the night. Hosted by Gleeful Events.