Archive for September, 2009

Go Mobile With Me!

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
For champion team Neo Maxi Zoom Dweebie (Duckie & Iona, pictured below), their knowledge of John Hughes trivia was matched by the excellence of their costumes at my recent lunar quiz night. Special appearances by Bender, Sam Baker, and The Basket Case.


Change is afoot at Triviology this week, folks. First of all, though tonight’s (9/13) weekly quiz at East Burn will proceed at 6:00, Margaret will be your lovely hostess for the night. But alas to those of you who have been double-dipping by following me to Ladd’s Inn for a second quiz on Sundays – you’ll just have to settle for one dose of trivia, as Ladd’s is cancelled for the night. Also, Kyle will helm myPeter’s quiz this Wednesday. And finally, this week will be the last night that the Wxyz quiz will be held on a Tuesday; on Sunday, September 27th, the new weekly night will premiere, still with Kyle, each week at 8:30.
Are you tired of ruling the trivial roost only at my Triviology venues? Do you feel the need to spread your team’s intimidating trivial prowess across the land? Then here’s your chance to take it to the streets . . . you are cordially invited to join me for a couple of mobile Triviology adventures. This Saturday is the FirstBook trivia bus, which is like a junior varsity version of the Barfly Trivia Bus (which will be held on October 10th). FirstBook is a non-profit organization which provides books to kids; Barfly is an organization which provides booze to adults. I’ll host a round of trivia at each bar stop on each bus – The FirstBook bus will start at The Low Brow Lounge and hit four pubs, and and the Barfly bus will start at a top secret location and proceed to an unspecified number of Portland funnest watering holes. I recommend that you do the FirstBook as a warmup adventure, then ride the legendary Barfly bus for a chance to win $100 cash for your team of four. Let’s ride!
Upcoming Events:

FIRSTBOOK TRIVIA BUS
Saturday, September 19th @ 5:30
*Buy tickets at portland_or@firstbook.org

CUBICLE QUIZ – Office Space & The Office Lunar Quiz
Saturday, October 3rd @ 7:00; Peter’s 19th Hole

Saturday, October 10th

Here are the Triviology champions for the week of 9/6/09 – 9/10/09:

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 E. Burnside
NEVER GO FULL RETARD

Sunday @ 9:00
1204 SE Clay
MENERGY


Monday @ 7:00
714 SE 20th Place
STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM?!

Monday @ 8:00
2221 SE Hawthorne
NOBODY FUCKS WITH THE JESUS
Fellatio Hornblower won second place tonight, and are rochambeauing (fellatiochambeauing?) over who gets the extra gift certificates. Look at Jen – she really wants another free beer!

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

Tuesday @ 8:00
Wxyz (at Aloft w/Kyle)
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
MOOSE BROTHERS & BRAD

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE

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

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
PIMP STICKS
Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrison

Thanks so much for playing my quizzery, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

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


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

Demented & Sad . . . But Social!

Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Fans of Duckie, Chet, The Basket Case, Cameron, and The Donger UNITE – it is time to celebrate John Hughes . . . by trivializing his life’s work! We know about the reality of the man’s death, but let’s not mess with the fantasy. Tomorrow (Saturday the 5th) at Peter’s 19th Hole I will host a lunar quiz focusing on the mighty director’s teen comedies (16 Candles, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris Beuller’s Day Off). Role call is at 7:00, and costumes are strongly encouraged . . . in fact, dressing in an argyle sweater, tan trousers, and red shoes might be a good strategy – your frenemies will assume you’re “retarded”!
Here are some photos from last week’s “Extract” movie pass giveaway – these prove, once again, that my Triviologists are both the funnest AND the hottest quizzers in the land!

Upcoming Events:

SAVE FERRIS – A John Hughes Lunar Quiz
Saturday, September 5th @ 7:00; Peter’s 19th Hole

FIRSTBOOK TRIVIA BUS – Your ticket money buys books for poor kids!
Saturday, September 19th

CUBICLE QUIZ – Office Space & The Office Lunar Quiz
Saturday, October 3rd @ 7:00; Peter’s 19th Hole

BARFLY TRIVIA BUS – Champion team wins $100!
Saturday, October 10th

Here are the Triviology champions for the week of 8/30/09 – 9/3/09:

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 E. Burnside
VAGINAPLASTY VACATION

Sunday @ 9:00
1204 SE Clay

THERE’S NO “I” IN MEAT


Monday @ 7:00
714 SE 20th Place
TEAM TRIFECTA

Monday @ 8:00
2221 SE Hawthorne
FELLATIO HORNBLOWER

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

Tuesday @ 8:00
Wxyz (at Aloft w/Kyle)
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
MULTIPLE SCORGASMS

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
PONIES WITH AXES

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

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick

STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM?


Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrison


Thanks so much for playing my quizzery, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

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


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