Hi, folks! I hope you are enjoying a lovely day off – I know I am! My Thursday night venues are closed today, so you’ll have to settle for reading Trivial Pursuit cards over Thanksgiving dinner for your quizzery fix tonight. For Christmas, however, the good people of The Hutch believe that Portlanders need a place to get their drink on, and that the show must go on! In other words, Triviology at The Hutch will rock forth as usual on X-mas Eve, as it falls on Wednesday’s usual trivia night. Meanwhile, over the next month, keep those eyes peeled for terrible holiday sweaters – once again I will host a little contest at several venues to see who finds the most magnificently hideous garments in the land.

Thanks so much to those of you who came to Ladd’s Inn for my Sunday debut – I think it might have been my most successful premier yet! The house was packed, everybody in the bar played, and three mighty teams were rewarded for their efforts. Come check it out for yourself this Sunday – and, by the way, feel free to “double dip” (The Sweater Capes coined this phrase), as I will always have fresh questions for both East Burn at 6:00 and Ladd’s Inn at 9:00.

And here are the champions for the week of 11/23 – 11/26
(and my weekly quizzery schedule):

Sundays @ 6:00
East Burn
1800 E. Burnside
THE SWEATER CAPES

Sundays @ 9:00
Ladd’s Inn
1204 SE Clay
THINKING IS HARD

Mondays @ 8:00
Hawthorne Hideaway
2221 SE Hawthorne
WILLOCALYPSE

Tuesdays @ 7:30
Sewickly’s
4901 SE Hawthorne
THE GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER OF GLOBBLOX!
*This veteran team returned from Michigan for a quick kick-ass over the holidays!

Wednesdays @ 8:00 (w/Trivia Jock Scott)
The Hutch
4606 NE Glisan
WINNERS BUY US A ROUND!

Wednesdays @ 8:00
Peter’s 19th Hole
5701 NE Fremont
THE PARDONED TURKEYS

Thursday, November 27th – All the turkeys lose!!!

Thanks for playing along, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology: Willamette Week Best of Portland
shanrockstrivia.com
(503) 957-7806

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

Is La Merde or The Kenton Club your favorite Triviology venue, and you’re all sad because they’re both closed on Thanksgiving? Then come to Ladd’s Inn on Sunday and be happy instead! I’ll still do my regular 6:00 quiz at East Burn, but then I’ll jet on over to 1204 SE Clay (just south of Hawthorne) for my 9:00 debut at Ladd’s Inn (Nov. 23rd)! I’ll have extra prizes to lure you in, so there will be enough stuff for at least the THREE highest scoring teams – you could be the proud new owner of a PBR beer pitcher! Behold some of the booty which will be on hand:

I’m really excited to be at this venue, of course because it’s going to be a killer spot for my pub quizzery, but also because it has a bit of sentimental value. About five or six years ago, before the dawn of Triviology, when the bar was still called Dale Ann’s Ladd’s Addition, and I had a day job, I used to play trivia there! I volunteered in the Portland Underground (aka The Shanghai Tunnels) with a friend every week, and afterwards, we rewarded ourselves by playing trivia on a school night. We’d show up looking like Pig Pen, “fresh” from doing excavation work in the tunnels, and then kick serious butt as The Shanghai Tunnel Rats. Basically, we ruled. It’s a good feeling to return, this time as the trivia jockey – it’s the circle of life, people!

I’d like to thank my two great Trivia Jockeys for the excellent work they’re doing at The Kenton Club and The Hutch. I couldn’t have expanded my trivial empire without fun, smart, reliable assistants, and Scott and BrentBird are all of those wonderful things and more. Speaking of The Hutch, as of next week, this venue will be non-smoking!

Before I sign off, I have a quick question for you. I’m thinking about skipping December’s lunar pub quiz. If I do host one of these thematic Saturday night quizzes, it would be on the 13th. However, I know how busy the holiday season is for most folks, so I may not bother with it. What do you think – would you be available to play an extra trivia night so close to Christmas? Let me know what you think – I’ll leave it up to you!

And here are the champions for the week of 11/16 – 11/20
(and my weekly quizzery schedule):

Sundays @ 6:00
East Burn
1800 E. Burnside
POLAMALU ISLAND

Mondays @ 8:00
Hawthorne Hideaway
2221 SE Hawthorne
FELLATIO FUCKFACERS

Tuesdays @ 7:30
Sewickly’s
4901 SE Hawthorne
WAITING FOR WISELEY

Wednesdays @ 8:00 (w/Trivia Jock Scott)
The Hutch
4606 NE Glisan
THE JAPANESE PORN STAR DIET: JUST EAT PAPER

Wednesdays @ 8:00
Peter’s 19th Hole
5701 NE Fremont
THE JIMMY HATS
*Why don’t you people have a team page yet? You guys have been playing the Triviology since DAY ONE!

Thursdays @ 9:00 (w/BrentBird)
Kenton Club
2025 N Kilpatrick
DIRTY DRUNKS

Thursdays @ 9:00
La Merde
301 SE Morrison
FEAR, FEAR FOR YOUR SAFETY!
*Seems like this team is launching a dynasty at this venue – this is their third consecutive win here (and against mighty odds as well)! Whom among you will stop them?!

Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology: Willamette Week Best of Portland
shanrockstrivia.com
(503) 957-7806

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