Adding Music: Whichever team gets the high score in I Don’t Feel Tardy gets to choose one song from that round which I’ll play as “adding music” while the final scores for the night are being calculated (some people just can’t wait to hear the “Hawaii 5-0″ theme song one more time!).

Awards: I hand out a variety of awards each year at February’s Clash of the Trivia Titans. In addition to the trophies and prizes for the several highest scoring teams, many non-competitive trophies (which you, the players, select) are awarded: Best Shit-Talkers, Favorite Foes, Best Costumes, Favorite Venue, Best Bartender, etc.

Barfly Back to School Trivia Bus: Miss Jen Lane of Barfly Fame has been hosting super-fun (but super-safe!) boozehound buses for several years now, and I am honored to occasionally host one of her “bus babies,” including the annual mobile trivia challenge bus!

Birthday Smackdown Week: My birthday just so happens to fall at the halfway mark to the Clash of the Trivia Titans. To serve as a reminder of this forthcoming championship, and to give players a chance to ask the trivia jockey questions for a change, throughout the last week of August, triviologists get a chance to earn points by stumping me at the end of each pub quiz!

Carpetbaggers: The team Yankee Go Home invented this term for successful teams which venture forth from their home venue to defeat Triviologists at another venue. Basically, a carpetbagger would be any team that attempts The Octogasm.

Cash: What you win at Sewickly’s - my only Triviology venue which offers cash prizes. The bar puts up a buck a brain, so the more friends you bring along to play, the more you could win off of them!

Casio Peia: This honorary award belongs to AlliTron, who used to play live I Don’t Feel Tardy rounds on her Casio for us. Alas, Texas has stolen her away.

Cinema Trivioso: An all movie themed pub quiz I held on Saturday, 4/5/08 (title is a variation of the Italian film, “Cinema Paradiso”).

Clash of the Trivia Titans: This trivia championship occurs in February of each year. The event loosely marks the anniversary of ShanRock’s Triviology. It also marks the beginning and end of each “trivia season.”

The Deuce: This is the two-point set of information in the I Am A Walrus round.

The Doppleganger: This feat is accomplished by winning two pub quizzes in the same night. This is only possible on Thursday nights; a team must reign victorious at both Oliver’s at 6:00, and La Merde at 9:00. As of yet, only a couple of teams have won this award: And The Oscar Goes To Kevin Costner & Willocalypse.

Dum-Dums: Candy you get when you answer an I Am A Walrus incorrectly. They soothe the agony of defeat.

Lunar Quiz: One Saturday each month, I host a supplemental trivia night with a particular theme (movies, geography, Twin Peaks, etc.). As with any ShanRock’s Triviology event, there will be a balance of pop culture and book learnin’, as well as prizes for the champions. The Lunar Quizzery is held at Peter’s 19th Hole at 7:00.

Nerds: Candy I give out whimsically throughout the night. Here are a few actions which have warranted free Nerds: doing the Humpty Dance, doing a Peter Lorre impression, humming the “The More You Know” theme, and juggling.

The Octogasm: This title is bestowed upon any team who wins at all 8 of my current venues. The only team thus far to have achieved the honor is Genghis Khan, Motherfucker!. (When I had 7 venues, this honorific was entitled The Septacular; 6 - The Sexagon; 5 - The Cinco de Trivio; 4 - The Quadriga; 3 - The Trifecta.)

Olympian Open: The first of two competitions which comprise the annual Clash of The Trivia Titans. Anyone is welcome to play in the Olympian Open, and the team victorious becomes the wild card team which goes on to compete against the winningest teams of the year in the Titan Invitational.

Onesie: This is the one-point set of information in the I Am A Walrus round.

Prizes: Prizes are awarded at the end of each pub quiz. Most venues offer gift certificates as awards, but others (La Merde and HawHide) offer T-shirts, and Sewickly’s even gives cash to the champions! At lunar pub quizzery, in addition to gift certificates to Peter’s, I award special prizes depending on the theme (Star Wars gear for Science Faction, vinyl LPs for I Don’t Feel Tardy, gift certificates to Movie Madness for Cinema Trivioso, etc.).

Pub Quiz: The same exact thing as a trivia night. To say there’s a difference is like saying that a film is different from a movie . . . what matters is the quality of the particular movie you’re seeing, regardless of whether it is called a film or a movie.

Scarves: My hand-knit scarves are the official uniform of the Clash of the Trivia Titan champions (additional clothing optional). These shamrock-green beauties bear white stripes which represent the years I have been making the trivia. Here are the 2008 champions modeling them! I’m a regular Madame Defarge!

Shenanigans: A team may call “Shenanigans!” if they catch someone cheating. Mind you, this is very rare - in over three years, I’ve only busted three teams doing so. It’s always fun to mock those who actually cheat at TRIVIA. Herein is one such story.

The Slammer: This is a retired venue. I did my pub quizzery there for over a year, but have moved on. Mind you, The Slammer is a great place for hanging out, it just wasn’t ideal for Triviology. I recommend playing Dare Jenga while you’re there.

Smarties: Candy you get when you answer an I Am A Walrus correctly. They accentuate the thrill of victory.

Switcheroo: Teams switch answer sheets with each other at the end of each round; when I call “Switcheroo!,” it is time to write down your final answer and hand it over!

Traitor Trivia: Every so often, one of my teams ventures forth to supplement their weekly fix of Triviology at one of the plethora of local pub quizzes that has popped up in my wake; Fellatio Hornblower has deemed such a practice “traitor trivia.” Mind you, they do so with my blessing; there is plenty of room in this town for all of us! In fact, here is an example of a fun trivia night I fully endorse!

T-shirts: Hundreds of these coveted badges of honor have been won by triviologists over the years, ranging from a variety of Pabst gear to the limited editition handmade “I Heart Trivia” shirts that the Peter’s staff made at the dawn of my pub quizzery. But the T-shirts which triviologists most strongly yearn for are those which boast of their trivial prowess, the custom made articles produced by La Merde.

Three-fer: This is the three-point set of information in the I Am A Walrus round.

Titan Invitational: The second of two competitions which comprise the annual Clash of The Trivia Titans. Anyone is welcome to play in the Olympian Open, and the team victorious becomes the wild card team which goes on to compete against the winningest teams of the year in the Titan Invitational.

Trivette’s (pronounced as Tourette’s): The act of exclaiming an answer audibly enough for opposing teams to hear; usually occurs due to uncontrollable enthusiasm for the subject matter.

Trivia Night: The same exact thing as a pub quiz. To say there’s a difference is like saying that a film is different from a movie . . . what matters is the quality of the particular movie you’re seeing, regardless of whether it is called a film or a movie.

Triviology: My friend Dave came up with this title to describe my pub quizzery. His band is good, so you should go see them.

Video Clips: Usually in the Potato Power round, I will play video clips of commercials, music videos, or scenes from film and TV. Due to the lack of TVs at other venues, only Peter’s 19th Hole and Oliver’s patrons can experience this round.

Whisper Paper: Scratch paper which I supply. The first team I heard call it “whisper paper” was Willocalypse, because one of their members has trouble controlling his excitement when he knows the answers . . . which is frequently. Now, he speaks with his pen.