ShanRock's Triviology - Portland Oregon http://shanrockstrivia.com ShanRock's Triviology Website for Portland Pub Quizzery Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:45:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en First champions of the new trivia season! http://shanrockstrivia.com/first-champions-of-the-new-trivia-season/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/first-champions-of-the-new-trivia-season/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:45:09 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=339 Thank you one and all for yet another rollicking Clash Of The Trivia Titans! One of my favorite things about this annual trivia tournament is seeing your team spirit shine through. For example, check out this photo of Midas Touch My Balls:
What the hell are they doing? They are WINNING the Spirit Bunny Award! In fact, there are so many champions from the tournament that I am once again preparing a whole page on my website in your honor. I hope to have it up by next week’s newsletter. The page will include lots of photos and video, and if you have some that you’d like to share, please send them to me at shanrockstrivia@gmail.com. I will answer one big question for you right now, though - last year’s Titan champions, Dr. Spaceman, literally passed the torch to last year’s Olympian winners . . . I Smell A Clambake is the 2010 Titan champion team (and nobody is more suprised than team captain Richie)!



Congratulations are also due to the team that won the Peter O’Toole, my trophy for the champions of the annual Oscars quiz. The team even dressed up their name for the red carpet - Bea Arthur’s Dick In A Box became Bea Arthur’s Dick in Vera Wang!

Also, folks, there is a Wednesday night special running only at Peter’s 19th Hole - buy a $3.50 pint of Widmer Pitch Black, which is already a good deal, then keep the Widmer pint glass. If you haven’t been to this venue yet, please come check it out. Peter’s is the bar that gave me my start over 5 years ago, it has won Favorite Venue, AND you all have selected Jackie as the Best Bartender . . . twice! I hope to see you there.

Upcoming special events:

The Wire - The Quiz: Game’s the same; just got more fierce!
Monday, Apr. 5th @ 7:00

Triviology champions for the week of 3/1/10 - 3/4/10:

Monday @ 7:00 *Canuck Quizzery

714 SE 20th Place
KATHLEEN TURNER OVERDRIVE

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

TEAM EVIL JESUS

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
LINDA IS A WHORE

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
SHA-NUFF!

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
FISTS OF FUEGO

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
PONIES WITH AXES

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
OLDIE AND THE DIRT LEGS

Thursday @ 9:00
Triviology champions for the week of 3/8/10 - 3/11/10:

Monday @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

TEAM EVIL JESUS

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
LINDA IS A WHORE

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
TRIVIA NEWTON JOHN

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
LINDA IS A WHORE

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
FITTER, HAPPIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
AXES

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
PIMP STICKS

Thursday @ 9:00
Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman
]]> http://shanrockstrivia.com/first-champions-of-the-new-trivia-season/feed/ Ye Trivia Titans Shall Clash Tomorrow! http://shanrockstrivia.com/ye-trivia-titans-shall-clash/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/ye-trivia-titans-shall-clash/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:27:42 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=338 As you Titans prepare to Clash, the world is watching - behold this spectacular illustration created by Lukas Ketner for the Head Out section of the current issue of Willamette Week (they wrote a great little feature, too)!



Bubo will NOT be delivering drinks at The Spare Room tomorrow, but they will have plenty of human wait-staff on hand to serve you food and drink. Human mortals are actually quite good at bartending - vote for your favorite (as well as your Favorite Venue, Best Shit-Talkers, Underdogs, etc.) right here on this short survey. Vote online by about noon tomorrow, or cast your vote with a paper ballot in person before the Olympian Open. You’ve also still got a good 24 hours to prepare for the Spirit Bunny Award half-time show! This is really just a chance to introduce your team and get some well-earned applause. If you want that trophy though, they key word is showmanship - entertain us! The champion will be determined by your applause.

There will be all kinds of trophies and prizes awarded throughout the evening, including a special Donkey Prize trophy for the lowest scoring Titan team. Also, everybody gets a cute little leprekey beer cozy just for playing, so even if you don’t win anything else, you can totally lie to people and say that you “won them in a trivia competition!” As for champion teams, they will choose from a variety of different prizes. In addition, the winning Olympians and Titans will all receive ShanRock’s Triviology T-shirts (or tank tops for the ladies!). And the champion of you all, at the end of the day, will also win Barfly bus tickets, a private, customized ShanRock’s Triviology quiz, and coveted hand knit scarves - wear them proudly! Virginia of Dr. Spaceman, last year’s Titan champs, said of her scarf - “it warms my neck AND my heart!”
Here are some of your trophies:

Here are all of the Titan competitors for the 2010 Clash of the Trivia Titans:

Barbarians At The Gates Foundation



I Smell A Clambake

Linda Is A Whore

Pimp Sticks

There’s No “I” In Meat

Release The Kraken


Todd Bridges of Madison County

*Olympian Open Chamiopns (insert your name here!)


Here is the schedule for the day’s events:

5:00 REGISTRATION
*Come early and grab a choice table!

5:30 OLYMPIAN OPEN
*Anybody is welcome to participate in this quiz - trophies and prizes for the two highest scoring teams. The champion team becomes the wild card seed who will participate in the Titan Invitational. (Titans can play in The Open just for fun, or as a warm-up - they will not win anything, nor will they be able to oust Olympians out of the wild card slot!)

7:30 NON-COMPETITIVE AWARDS
*Trophies for Best Bartender, Favorite Venue, Best Shit-Talkers, Favorite Foes, Underdog Team, etc. These categories will be decided by your votes!

7:45 HALF TIME SHOW
*This competition started out as “Best Costumes,” but it has evolved into “The Spirit Bunny Award.” Any team, whether Olympian or Titan, will introduce themselves in any way they see fit. It could be as simple as saying “Hurray for our team!” into the mic, or as elaborate as Nomi Malone Dance Academy, last year’s champions. Trophy to the champions, as determined by applause!

8:00 TITAN INVITATIONAL
*Only Titan teams official compete in this quiz - trophies and prizes for the three highest scoring teams. Titan teams are those that have won 12 times or more at ANY of my quizzes over past year, AND the Olympian wild card team. Please contact me if you think you’ve qualified, but you haven’t received an invitation to participate. A list of this season’s champions is on the Hall of Fame page. (Olympians can play in The Invitational just for fun!)

10:00ish FINAL AWARDS

I can’t wait to see all of you there, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!
On a final note, my apologies to the Crackhead Boxers - last week, I accidentally listed a different team as the Ella Street Social Club champions, when in fact they had reigned victorious! And speaking of Da Club, this Monday is Canuck Quizzery - challenge your knowledge of The Great White North!

Upcoming special events:
Canuck Quizzery!
Monday, Mar. 1st @ 7:00
Oscar Quiz Night!
Sunday, Mar. 7th @ 3:30
East Burn (w/ShanRock)
*Stick around to watch the Academy Awards after the quiz!


Triviology champions for the week of 2/21/10 - 2/25/10:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
CHILI CON CARNIVAL

Monday @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
LINDA IS A WHORE

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
RELEASE THE KRAKEN

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
THERE’S NO “I” IN “MEAT”

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
HUNGRY ORCAS

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
MILLS’ BIRTHDAY

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
PIMP STICKS

Thursday @ 9:00
Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” Jacob Needleman

]]> http://shanrockstrivia.com/ye-trivia-titans-shall-clash/feed/ Cast the Votes for the 2010 Trivia Season! http://shanrockstrivia.com/cast-the-votes-for-the-2010-trivia-season/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/cast-the-votes-for-the-2010-trivia-season/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:25:03 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=337 Election Day is nigh - it is time to cast your votes for The 2010 Clash of The Trivia Titans! This is a fun, short survey which gives you the chance to tell me who your favorites are - teams, bars, bartenders, etc. The polls will be open until about noon next Sunday, February 28th, which is also the day of the tournament. You may vote at any Triviology venue this week instead of completing the online survey, if you prefer - my TJs and I have ballots. However, the paper ballots are merely a condensed version of the full voting process - if you vote online instead, you’ll be able to offer more input.

I will hand out many an engraved trophy, not to mention all kinds of prizes (Barfly bus tickets, oodles of gift certificates, a free, customized ShanRock’s Triviology quiz, and more!). Oh, and everyone who shells out the $5 to play will get a lovely green ShanRock’s Triviology beer cozy! That $5, by the way, is for the whole day - Titans can come early and play the Olympian Open (at 5:30) as a warm-up, and Olympians can stick around after their competition to play in the Titan-ship (at 8:00), just for fun. Here is a small sampling of the trophies I will award:

You definitely want to be in the house for the “half-time show” (around 7:30) - this is easily one of my favorite portions of the day. This is your chance to introduce your team, in any way you see fit, to compete for the “Spirit Bunny Award” (determined by applause). This trophy used to be called “Best Costumes,” but that title just didn’t properly convey the team spirit inherent in this category. The names is inspired by the Spirit Bunny Pep Squad from Fast Times At Ridgemont High. A quick note on The Underdog Award, the only category in which I will cast a vote. You may certainly vote for any team you wish, but you should know that I am very unlikely to bestow this trophy upon a Titan team, as the award is intended to honor a stalwart team who continues to compete despite their lack of victories.

In next week’s newsletter, I will send out the final list of this year’s Titans - you still have four more chances this week to qualify for the Invitational, and there are at least a couple of teams who are very close. All you Olympians out there should take heart - remember that only YOU have the chance to win TWO sets of trivia trophies and prizes, since the champion of The Open becomes the wild card in The Titan Invitational!

Everyone be sure to grab a Willamette Week on Wednesday - they are doing something special for the COTT in the HeadOut section!

Upcoming special events:
Sunday, Feb. 28th (w/ShanRock)
*Olympian Open at 5:30; Titan Invitational at 8:00
Canuck Quizzery!
Monday, Mar. 1st @ 7:00
Ella Street Social Club (w/Margaret)
*Challenge your knowledge of The Great White North!
Oscar Quiz Night!
Sunday, Mar. 7th @ 3:30
East Burn (w/ShanRock)
*Stick around to watch the Academy Awards after the quiz!


Triviology champions for the week of 2/14/10 - 2/18/10:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
KEN JENNINGS LOVE CHILD

Monday @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
CRACKHEAD BOXERS

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

TEAM EVIL JESUS

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
BUTTONED LIKE EINSTEIN

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
THERE’S NO “I” IN “MEAT”

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
XANADU

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
PONIES WITH AXES

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
PIMP STICKS

Thursday @ 9:00
Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman
]]> http://shanrockstrivia.com/cast-the-votes-for-the-2010-trivia-season/feed/ Amelia - Lost Again! http://shanrockstrivia.com/amelia-lost-again/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/amelia-lost-again/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:11:25 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=336

It’s been a hell of a week, gang. The server which hosts my website and Email went down for a couple of days, and that just will not do - my contact address is now “shanrockstrivia@gmail.com.” I had lost quite a bit of information once everything was “restored,” so if anyone sent me an Email in the last week or so that needs my attention, please contact me again. Also, some loser broke into my car and got away with my winter coat, my quiz kit . . . and 37 cents (he’s not a very good crook, is he?)! So if you see a turd walking around in an Amelia Earhart jacket, timing things with my green stopwatch, and writing strongly worded letters with whisper paper & ShanRock’s Triviology pens, please do tell him that I’d like a word with him.
On to more pressing issues of the day and age . . . The Clash of The Trivia Titans! This annual Triviology tournament will be held on Sunday, February 28th, which is also the end of the winter Olympics, so you have no excuse not to attend! I’ll award tons of different prizes and engraved trophies, and in fact, everyone will get ShanRock’s Triviology beer cozy just for playing! Absolutely anyone is invited to play in this two-tiered competition, even if you’ve never played or won before. The first competition, The Olympian Open, will kick off about 5:30. There will be multiple prizes and trophies awarded after this quiz, but only the champion team will continue as the wild card seed in the Titan Invitaional, which will start about 8:00. Here are the teams who have thus far qualified as “Titans” (by winning 12 or more quizzes in the past year) for the 2010 tournament:
I Smell A Clambake
Todd Bridges of Madison County

*Olympian Open Champion (Insert your name here!)

I know that there are a couple of other teams on the brink of qualifying, and you may indeed keep racking up wins until the very last quiz before the tournament (I recommend Ella Street Social Club, Wxyz, and Kenton Club, as they are the most sparsely attended these days). If you think your team name should be on this list, let me know - I won’t leave anyone out! Check out the Hall of Fame to tally up your team wins. By the way, it doesn’t matter if you play under a different team name every time you make the trivia - the wins still count. This is why we record each winning “team captain” each quiz - so that you can mix up your team name and members to your heart’s desire!

Not every trophy awarded  at The COTT will be determined on the quizzery battlefield - YOU will soon vote for your Favorite Venue, Best Bartender, Favorite Foes, Best Shit-Talkers, and The Underdog Award (for that cute little team that never seems to win). You can vote one of two ways - you may either complete an online survey I will send out later this week, or you may fill out a hard copy ballot at a quiz night.

Congratulations to V-Formation, who dominated the competition at my pre-Super Bowl sports quiz, and to The Gutless, Yellow, Pie-Slingers, who successfully went Back To The Future at a recent lunar quiz! By the way, if you’re reading this, Down With Skip-Bo . . . you left before claiming your prize as highest per capita team at B2TF night - I owe you Bourne Trilogy DVDs!

Upcoming special events:
Sunday, Feb. 28th (w/ShanRock)
*Olympian Open at 5:30; Titan Invitational at 8:00
Canuck Quizzery!
Monday, Mar. 1st @ 7:00
Ella Street Social Club (w/Margaret)
*Challenge your knowledge of The Great White North!
Oscar Quiz Night!
Sunday, Mar. 7th @ 3:30
East Burn (w/ShanRock)
*Stick around to watch the Academy Awards after the quiz!


Triviology champions for the week of 2/7/10 - 2/11/10:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM?

Monday @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
SO-CRATES

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
TUMBLEWEEDS

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
ASTRONAUTS OF TERROR

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
DOLPHIN KILL

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
KRAKEN II: ELECTRIC BUGALOO

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
PIMP STICKS

Thursday @ 9:00
Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman
]]> http://shanrockstrivia.com/amelia-lost-again/feed/ Back To The Future Quiz Night! http://shanrockstrivia.com/back-to-the-future-quiz-night/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/back-to-the-future-quiz-night/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:29:21 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=334

Great Scott - it’s time to go Back to the Future! Here are your instructions: drive at exactly 88 mph until you reach Peter’s 19th Hole. You will arrive by 7:00 PM on Saturday, February 6th . . . but the year will be 1985!! I recommend wearing a protective down ski vest. Scott will be your “Doc” for the night, guiding you through the quizzery, and challenging your knowledge of the B2TF trilogy (but focusing on the first film). After the quiz, everyone will be safely delivered back to 2010, and the champion team will win a trophy and gift certificates to the bar. As an extra prize, we will also give out “flipper discs” of the Bourne triology - DVD on one side and Blu-Ray on the other! It remains to be seen who will win these strange, futuristic items - I have a feeling that they might be awarded to the Triviologists with the best costumes . . .
The weekend quizzery doesn’t end there, folks! On Sunday, I will host a pre-Super Bowl sports quiz from 1 - 3 on SuperBowl Sunday at the Rialto! The trivia will cover mulitple sports topics, and the champion team wins a trophy, and a $50 gift certificate to Rialto ($20 for 2nd place, $10 for 3rd). The quiz will of course be over before kick-off, so stick around and watch the game while enjoying happy hour food and drink prices if you wish. After the game, I will still host my standard Triviology at East Burn at 6:00.
I can’t believe that only three weeks remain until the Clash of the Trivia Titans 2010 - I’ve got a lot of work to do! Prizes to buy, trophies to engrave (nice ones - not the cheapies I give away at lunar quizzes), scarves to knit (badges of honor for the Titan champions), shwag items to order (for everybody who participates!). Next week I will also send out a survey for you to complete - it is not I, but YOU who will decide who gets trophies for Best Bartender, Favorite Venue, Best Shit-Talkers, Favorite Foe, and Underdog Team, so be thinking about who deserves these accolades. Also, for those of you that are eager to unseat perennial Best Costume champions Nomi Malone Dance Academy, prepare to present your team in any way you see fit at the “half-time show.” It could be as simple as saying “hooray for our team!,” or it could get as elaborate as the grand finale of Xanadu.
I have created a COTT 2010 page laying out the details of this year’s Clash, but please feel free to call or Email me with any questions at all. In short, it is a two-tiered tournament, with back-to-back quizzes. The first quiz, The Olympian Open (held at 5:30), is open to absolutely anyone who wants to play, and the champion team goes up against the Titan teams as a wild card seed in the second quiz, the Titan Invitational (held at 8:00). Titan teams are those who have won at least 12 times at ANY of my quizzes, lunar or otherwise, in the preceding “trivia season,” which is the whole year since the last COTT. By the way, if you think you qualify as a Titan, and we haven’t spoken yet, contact me for confirmation - check out the Hall of Fame for the listing of 2009 champions. If you are chomping at the bit to be a Titan, you still have lots of chances to qualify - your best bets for winning are at Ella Street Social Club, Wxyz, and Kenton Club. Also, remember that if you play at all 10 of my venues, you have earned The Dekageddon, which adds one (and only one!) tally point to your wins for the season. Mind you, being an Olympian participant is MORE desirable in a way - the Olympian champions will win twice as much stuff as anybody else!
A few words about looking like a champion - first, if you want a ShanRock’s Triviology T-shirt (high quality, pre-shrunk, American Apparel, baby!) with your team name on it for only $16, let me know this week! I don’t need the money in advance, but I do need to know for sure that you want them, so that we have plenty of time to make them for you. You don’t want the Friends of Dean Martinez to be the only team looking all good, do you?!?

Speaking of champions, check out the sweet Gryffindor Firebolt (the trophy broom) & The Quidditch Cup, hoisted by the Harry Potter quiz champs, Get These Motherfuckin’ Snapes Off My Motherfuckin’ Nimbus 2000!

Upcoming special events:
Sunday, Feb. 28th (w/ShanRock)
*Olympian Open at 5:30; Titan Invitational at 8:00
Oscar Quiz Night!
Sunday, Mar. 7th
East Burn (w/ShanRock)
*Stick around to watch the Academy Awards after the quiz!


Triviology champions for the week of 1/31/10 - 2/4/10:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
TODD BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

Monday @ 7:00 *Harry Potter Quiz Night!

714 SE 20th Place
GET THESE MOTHERFUCKIN’ SNAPES OFF MY MOTHERFUCKIN NIMBUS 2000!

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

TEAM EVIL JESUS


Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
THERE’S NO “I” IN “MEAT”

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
I SMELL A CLAMBAKE

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
EL CID’S FAX MACHINE

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
TEAM BRONZE
*I love it when triviologists beat the prophecy of their team name!

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
PONIES WITH AXES

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
PIMP STICKS

Thursday @ 9:00

Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman
]]> http://shanrockstrivia.com/back-to-the-future-quiz-night/feed/ Expecto Trivium Tonight! http://shanrockstrivia.com/expecto-trivium-tonight/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/expecto-trivium-tonight/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:28:10 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=331

Expecto Pa-trivium - Harry Potter quiz tonight (Mon., Feb. 1st) at 7:00! If you know Ravenclaw from Hufflepuff, a quaffle from a snitch, and can say “wingardium leviosa” in just the right way, then this is the quiz for you! Hop a thestral or a Firebolt to Ella Street Social Club, where your hostess (and fellow Potter-head!) Margaret will challenge your knowledge of the Hogwarts world - all books and films are fair game. Trophy, prizes and glory for the champion team!

Sports fans, I’ve also got a special event coming up that’s just for you - I will be hosting a pre-game quiz from 1 - 3 on SuperBowl Sunday at the Rialto! The trivia will cover mulitple sports topics, but will focus on football (and will be over well before kick-off!), and the champion team wins a $50 gift certificate to Rialto, not to mention $20 for 2nd place, and $10 for 3rd! If you are looking for a place to stick around and watch the SuperBowl, consider the Rialto, as they will have three projector screens set up for your viewing pleasure. Also, during the quiz they will serve a brunch of steak and eggs with mimosa or bloody mary for only $8, and during the game, well drinks are only $2, and food menu starts at $3! If you just want your standard Sunday night quizzery with very littls sports material, you can have that too - East Burn at 6:00.

Thank to everyone that came to Xanadu trivia night - it was one of the funnest lunar quizzes ever! There were lots of fantastic costumes, including on the winning team, E. L. HOs:
. . . bursts of spontaneous singing and dancing:
. . . and a grueling “inspiration-off” to determine who would win my home-made leg-warmers!:

Upcoming special events:
Back To The Future (the whole trilogy, but mostly the first film) Quiz Night!
Saturday, Feb. 6th @ 7:00

Clash of the Trivia Titans
Sunday, Feb. 28th

Triviology champions for the week of 1/23/10 - 1/28/10:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
BEA ARTHUR’S DICK IN A BOX

Monday @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

TEAM EVIL JESUS


Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
LINDA IS A WHORE
*special guest appearance by a member of Friends of Dean Martinez!

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
B.J.

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
PAPER PUSHING PAMBY POOS

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
CISSOID

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
THE BUMPUSSES

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
I’D RATHER BE PLAYING POOL
Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrision
BUTTONED LIKE EINSTEIN


Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman
]]> http://shanrockstrivia.com/expecto-trivium-tonight/feed/ It’s Time To Do The ‘Du! http://shanrockstrivia.com/its-time-to-do-the-du/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/its-time-to-do-the-du/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:04:17 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=330

It’s 2010 - do you know where your leg warmers are?!? If so, I encourage you to put them on and come to Xanadu trivia tomorrow night, as costumes are always enthusiastically encouraged! Since the touring company of Xanadu just roller skated through town, I thought it would be a good time to indulge in a little roller disco magic, 1980 style. Most of the questions will be about the film itself, of course, but I’ve got a book learnin’ round of relevant literature, geography, etc. prepared as well. Also, instead of standard I Don’t Feel Tardy, wherein I play song clips that you identify, we will play Trivioke for the final round! Trivioke was invented by my great trivia jockey Michele when she created That’s So Gay Trivia. In this round, I play a song, and stop the music at a random point, and YOU complete the line of lyrics I’ve interrupted. It is mad fun, and I think it’s perfect for Xanadu night! I also hope to have a pair of leg warmers to offer as a prize to someone - I will try to complete them tonight.
Margaret is another of my wonderful trivia jockeys, and she has been collecting donations for Mercy Corps, an acclaimed humanitarian aid organization based right here in Portland. Mercy Corps is working hard in Haiti right now not only to provide immediate assistance (water, food, medical care) to victims of the earthquake, but also to offer employment opportunities to the survivors. Thank you so much to everyone at both Ella Street Social Club and Hawthorne Hideaway who donated money to this important work.

Upcoming special events:
Xanadu (the film!) Quiz Night - Do the ‘Du!

Saturday, Jan. 23rd @ 7:00

Harry Potter (the books & films) Quiz Night!
Monday, Feb. 1st @ 7:00
Back To The Future (the whole trilogy, but mostly the first film) Quiz Night!
Saturday, Feb. 6th @ 7:00

Clash of the Trivia Titans
Sunday, Feb. 28th

Triviology champions for the week of 1/17/10 - 1/21/10:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
CHILE CON CARNIVAL

Monday @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

FLANDERS FOUR FURRY FOKKERS


Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
RELEASE THE KRAKEN

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
LOTS OF SHIT ON HER SALAD

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
LET’S GET TRIVIAL NEWTON-JOHN

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
I SMELL A CLAMBAKE

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
PIMP STICKS
Thursday @ 9:00

Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman
]]> http://shanrockstrivia.com/its-time-to-do-the-du/feed/ Team T-shirts, Anyone?! http://shanrockstrivia.com/team-t-shirts-anyone/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/team-t-shirts-anyone/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:17:38 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=329

Ladies and gentlemen, the trivia jockey has an important question for YOU, although it is not of a trivial nature . . . this is a matter of great import - who wants team T-shirts?! My annual Triviology tournament nears (Clash of the Trivia Titans!), so I have looked into having customized Tshirts made. The front would still remain as the large leprekey logo on the pre-shrunk American Apparel shirts I already have . . .
. . . but YOUR team name would emblazon the back. Turns out that it would cost a mere $3 more per shirt, so you could buy as many (or as few) team shirts as you want for only $16 dollars apiece! Let me know if you might be interested in having some made, and I’ll arrange everything for you. The turnaround time is a couple of weeks, so I’d probably want to order them within a week or two, to ensure that you’ll be able to wear them at the tournament. For now, just let me know if you’re interested, and then I’ll collect all of the details later.

Upcoming special events:
Xanadu (the film!) Quiz Night - Do the ‘Du!

Saturday, Jan. 23rd @ 7:00

Harry Potter (the books & films) Quiz Night!
Monday, Feb. 1st @ 7:00
Back To The Future (the whole trilogy, but mostly the first film) Quiz Night!
Saturday, Feb. 6th @ 7:00

Clash of the Trivia Titans
Sunday, Feb. 28th

First Triviology champions of 2010!:

Sunday, 1/3 @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
JIM’S NOT HERE

Monday, 1/4 @ 7:00 *MADMEN quiz night

714 SE 20th Place
PEGGY OLSEN’S BASTARD CHILDREN

Monday, 1/4 @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

TEAM EVIL


Tuesday, 1/5 @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
LINDA IS A WHORE

Tuesday, 1/5 @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
SASSY TICKLE

Wednesday, 1/6 @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ

Wednesday, 1/6 @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
HOT KARL MARX BROTHERS

Wednesday, 1/6 @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
PONIES WITH AXES

Thursday, 1/7 @ 9:00


Sunday, 1/10 @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside

HAN SHOT FIRST!


Monday, 1/11 @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION

Monday, 1/11 @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne


Tuesday, 1/12 @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)

4901 SE Hawthorne
LINDA IS A WHORE


Tuesday, 1/12 @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
MYSTERY TEAM

Wednesday, 1/13 @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont

BEA ARTHUR’S DICK IN A BOX


Wednesday, 1/13 @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
WHO DAT NINJA?!

Wednesday, 1/13 @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
GHOST BUFFET

Thursday, 1/14 @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
PIMP STICKS

Thursday, 1/14 @ 9:00
301 SE Morrision

Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman
]]> http://shanrockstrivia.com/team-t-shirts-anyone/feed/ I’ll Miss You, Aughts! http://shanrockstrivia.com/ill-miss-you-aughts/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/ill-miss-you-aughts/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:55:41 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=328

Welcome to 2010! I’ll miss the aughts - they’ve been good to me. I hope you all had a blessed Festivus. I, for one, look forward to getting back to the grind, making the quizzery for you and all. For the first theme night of the new decade, we will look back to 1960, and the advertising agency of Sterling Cooper . . . Mad About MADMEN will be held tonight (1/4) at Ella Street Social Club at 7:00. Period dress is encouraged; period behavior (such as smoking while pregnant and sexually harassing the trivia jockey) is decidedly discouraged. Trophy and prizes (not including a corner office or a “new girl”) for the champions! But wait . . . there’s more! This Wednesday, the weekly quizzery will resume atPeter’s 19th Hole at 8:00. How much would you pay for all this? Don’t answer yet - this Thursday atKenton Club’s 9:00 quiz, I’ll throw in movie passes to an advance screening of Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges! All this can be yours for the low, low price of zero dollars - do not miss it!
Thanks to a burst of post-holiday energy, I have recently done some work on my website. First, I finally updated the Hall of Fame page, so that every team’s win for the 2009 season is now fully recorded. I also added a page which lists all of the thematic quizzes I have done over the years. In light of the forthcoming Portland stop of a very special Broadway show, I have decided that the next lunar quizshall be Xanadu! Saturday, January 23rd, 7:00 at Peter’s. Leg warmers will be provided for those who gave theirs up for adoption in the 1990s.
And finally, because I like to stimulate your eyes as well as your mind, enjoy these pictures of sickly holiday sweaters from Sewickly’s:
. . . and bid a fond farewell to the final Peter’s champions of 2009, Who’s Mistress #14?:

Triviology champions for the holiday season:

Sunday, 12/20 @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
BARBARIANS AT THE GATES FOUNDATION

Monday, 12/21 @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION

Monday, 12/21 @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

FELLATIO HORNBLOWER


Tuesday, 12/22 @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
BARBARIANS AT THE GATES FOUNDATION

Tuesday, 12/22 @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
THE BUNGHOLE LIQUORS

Wednesday, 12/23 @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FULL-ON COLUMBIA HATERZ

Wednesday, 12/23 @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st

Monday, 12/28 @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION

Monday, 12/28 @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

TEAM EVIL


Tuesday, 12/29 @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
GIRLS RULE BOYS DROOL

Wednesday, 12/30 @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
WHO DAT NINJA?!

Wednesday, 12/30 @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st


Thursday, 12/31 @ 9:00
301 SE Morrision

I look forward to making beautiful trivia with you in 2010!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman
]]> http://shanrockstrivia.com/ill-miss-you-aughts/feed/ Dust Off Those Holiday Sweaters! http://shanrockstrivia.com/dust-off-those-holiday-sweaters/ http://shanrockstrivia.com/dust-off-those-holiday-sweaters/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:21:01 +0000 ShanRock http://shanrockstrivia.com/?p=325

I eagerly await my return to Portland, and to making the trivia for you all - come on out to East Burn tomorrow night if you’ve missed me, too! Thanks to all of my wonderful trivia jockeys for making my holiday possible. It was great to relax with cocktails and brothers, knowing that the Triviology was in good hands. Remember to wear the most awesome/awful Xmas sweater you can find (or make!) for a chance at glory and a cheap prize, this Sunday through Thursday. Don’t worry - I won’t expect yours to be more spectacular than mine:
In additon to the usual weekly Triviology schedule, here are special dates for the holiday season:
Wednesday, Dec. 23rd - quizzery is on at Hutch On Holgate & The Hutch (both at 8:00)
Thursday, Dec. 24 - no quizzery tonight
Thursday, Dec. 31st - quizzery ONLY at La Merde (at 9:00)
Monday, Jan. 4th - Mad About Mad Men quiz at Ella St. Social Club (at 7:00)
Wednesday, Jan. 6th - weekly quizzery at Peter’s 19th Hole resumes (at 8:00)
Thanks so much for playing with me everybody. I love this job!

Triviology champions for the week of 12/13/09 - 12/17/09:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
JIM’S NOT HERE

Monday @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
DAI BACH

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

MIDAS TOUCH MY BALLS


Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/cash prizes & ShanRock!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
RELEASE THE KRAKEN

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
MYSTERY TEAM

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
BALLS OF PRUDENCE

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick

STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM?


Thursday @ 9:00

301 SE Morrison
OCTOPUS SHELLGAME

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology
(503) 957-7806


“Materialism is a disease of the mind starved for ideas.” -Jacob Needleman
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