ShanRock's Triviology: Portland's Best Quizzery Since 2005!
Trivia Jock ShanRock hosts fun and
unique trivia nights all over town, several times a week. It's only $5 per team to play, and the victorious crew walks away with prizes . . . and perhaps more importantly, glory! Have you tried the rest? Now try the best! Willamette Week's Best of Portland, that is! Also, I am thrilled to have been selected by the people of Portland as their Favorite Trivia Night in the Portland Mercury Reader's Choice Survey many times! In addition, I have been honored as Best Entertainer In North Portland, have won BarFly's Town's Terrific-est TJ several times, and had my La Merde quiz night awarded the Portland Monthly title of Best Bar To Play! Triviology and Portland have been making beautiful trivia together for over 20 years; join me for the next 200!
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Weekly Triviology Games!
Played on paper so you can interact with your new
frenemies...seeking allies and building rivalries!
$5 per team to play; max team size five
East Burn on Sundays at 5
The Waypost on Mondays at 7
The Shaku Bar on Tuesdays at 7
Dots on Wednesdays at 7 *No trivia Xmas Eve or NY Eve!
Bare Bones on Thursdays at 7 *No trivia Xmas Day
East Burn on Thursdays at 7 *No trivia Xmas Day
Special Events!
OSCAR QUIZZERY and Viewing Party 2025 Champions: CONCLABIA!
CLASH OF THE TRIVIA TITANS:
The 20th Anniversary of Triviology!
Sunday, February 23rd
CHAMPIONS: Ska Rules, You Suck!
Titan Teams (14+ wins):
Rocky Horror Muppet Show (most wins of the season!)
Stuckhome Syndrome
Boy Stuff
Ska Rules You Suck
4th Place Ponies
The Wild Barabaras
Perminator 2: Judgement Spray
Studio 54
WILD CARD SEED: Muff Stuff!
This is the Super Bowl of trivia; the Oscars of pub quizzery...there will be one team to rule them all! Everyone is invited to compete in this annual two-tiered Triviology tournament for loads of trophies, prizes, and glory! Even if you have never played trivia before, you are welcome to join in the Olympian Open. After those teams receive prizes, the Olympian champion will be awarded their trophy and become the wild card seed which goes on to compete in the Titan Invitational, along with the winningest squads of the whole trivia season. The biggest prize that the overall Titan champions will receive is a free, private, customized quiz which ShanRock will host in your home, at your work, or for your favorite non-profit organization. Come one, come all! Any inquiries may be sent to shanrockstrivia@gmail.com.
OSCAR QUIZ & VIEWING PARTY 2024!
CHAMPIONS: Bea Arthur's Dick In Vera Wang!
CLASH OF THE TRIVIA TITANS 2024!!!
CHAMPIONS: Boy Stuff!
The Titans of 2024:
Fetaljuice
Boy Stuff
Stuckhome Syndrome
Ska Rules You Suck
Muff Stuff
A Squirrel's Whisper
4th Place Ponies
LAST YEAR'S CLASH OF THE TRIVIA TITANS CHAMPS!!!
Thank you to everyone who came out to join the fun! A good time was had by all...and glory abounded! Here are your 2022 Clash Of The Trivia Titan Champions...
1st place Titans: At Least We Came
2nd place Titans: Planet 9
Olympian Champion/Titan Wild Card Seed: Dave’s Not Here, Man
Favorite Foes: Diamond Dogs
Best Bartenders: East Burn
Favorite Venue: Cruzroom Annex
Hope you have a lovely Pride Month...and have a lovely Pride Life!!
Art by our friend, Mike Bennett!
Online Oscar Trivia 2021 Champs: Bea Arthur's Ding Dong!
The time you've spent cooped up watching movies all year is about to pay off; Oscar quizzery will reward you! This Academy Award season pits Lakeith vs. Kaluuya, Billie Holiday vs. Ma Rainey, Hillbillies vs. Hollywood elites...and nominees from previous years will be included as well. The game will be over in time for you to add a touch of glamour to your own pajama ensemble while you enjoy the red carpet; the Academy Awards begin at 5:00.
Clash of the Trivia Titans 2021 Champs: Midas Touch My Balls
2nd Place Titans: Sober Regrets
Olympian Open Champs: Drunken Regrets
**Thank you to Willamette Week and Business Insider for the recent articles on Triviology's video trivia games!**
DOMination: Fast & Furious Quizzery!
Saturday, June 6th, 7pm
Thanks to everyone who participated in this fun, ridiculous game, and congratulations to all the teams that won prizes! I am proud to say that 100% of the proceeds from this fundraiser went to Don’t Shoot Portland, a very worthy and important organization.
Clash of the Trivia Titans 2020 Champions!!!
1st Place Titan: Son of Sushi (from various venues)
2nd Place Titan: Sigourney Fever (from Zach's Shack)
3rd Place Titan: Shut The Fuck Up, Jeff! (from Lombard Pub)
1st Place Olympian: Darryl's Lesbian Haircut (from Bare Bones)
2nd Place Olympian: A Squirrel's Whisper (from Bare Bones)
Best Shit-Talkers: Nash Bridges (from Speakeasy)
Favorite Foes: Prancine (from Peter's)
Spirit Bunny Award: Sigourney Fever (from Zach's Shack)
Underdog Team: Cobros (from Lombard Pub)
Best Bartender: Michael at Lombard Pub
Favorite Venue: East Burn
Oscar Pub Quiz 2020 Champions: Bea Arthur's Dick in Vera Wang!
The Rick & Morty Trophy from a 2018 theme quiz!
2018 CLASH OF THE TRIVIA TITANS CHAMPIONS!
1st Place Titan: It’s Raining Mennonites (from The Speakeasy)
2nd Place Titan: Interfaith Penis Alliance (from Bare Bones)
3rd Place Titan: TIE between I’m With Stupid (from Peter’s)
& Montavillains (from Bare Bones)
1st Place Olympian: Popeye The Sailor Moon (from The Waypost)
2nd Place Olympian: Darryl’s Lesbian Haircut (from Bare Bones)
Best Bartender: Michael at Lombard Pub! (Shoutout to Sadie at Peter’s for losing the trophy by only one vote!)
Best Venue: Bare Bones! (Shoutout to Marisa, whose awesome bartending is a big part of the Bare Bones love!)
Best Shit Talkers: 4th Place Ponies (from Bare Bones)
Favorite Foes: Montavillains (from Bare Bones)
Underdog Award: Power Bottoms (from The Waypost)
Spirit Bunny Award: Triple Axl Rose (from East Burn - a team of four Kurt Russells! See if you can guess which Kurt is from which film in the picture below!)
OSCAR QUIZ CHAMPIONS: LOOSE STUHLBARGS (a subsidiary of Team Boyfight™)!
Sunday, March 4th, 2018!
July 31st, 2010
Tomorrow night (Sat, 7/31) is I Don’t Feel Tardy 3 – my annual music quiz! Get your entourage together and meet me at Peter’s at 7:00 for a shot at glory, gift certificates to the bar, and a very special trophy. ALL genres and eras of music are fair game. I will prepare lots of general music trivia questions, audio clips of songs (as always!), and as a special treat, trivioke! For those of you that want something more specific . . . and mysterious . . . look no further than Ella Street Social Club, where, this Monday at 7, Margaret will host Damn Fine Quizzery – And Hot! No word on whether Bob’s Black Lodge Dream Team will be in attendance to defend their title – they won at the last Twin Peaks Triviology night: Chickadee On A Dodge Dart. But beware – Portland Mercury’s team will be back for a second shot at victory – read their titillating recap of the Twin Peaks trivia that got away!
I am very pleased with today’s article in The Oregonian – Kristi Turnquist wrote a fun piece about three different flavors of bar gaming in Portland. Margaret‘s favorite part was when I likened public quizzery to public nudity, and the only thing I didn’t like (other than misprinting the Twin Peaks date – I assure that it is actually on 8/2!) was the implication that Jersey Shore is anything other than spectacular!
Thanks so much for the HawHide send-off, all ye who chanted “Four more years!” at my final quiz night there! You don’t have to miss me, though – while Charlene is away for the summer, I will simply take over her Monday nights at Jade Lounge – see you there at 7:00! And speaking of my trivia jockeys on hiatus, I will also take over Yur’s Sunday quizzes until Jon‘s return in three weeks. You may wonder how this is possible, since I also host 6:00 trivia at East Burn . . . the answer is – by partnering up with Charlie Hustle! I’ll move at a crisper pace than usual, and I’ll have to cut the Let’s Get Physical challenge at East Burn on these three Sundays. Don’t worry though, I’ll still provide a fun, action-packed quiz, I’m just going to streamline it for maximum efficiency.
Also, to continue the theme of borderline chaos for the month of August, this Thursday, there will be no quizzery at Kenton Club. But no worries – just come to La Merde instead!
Upcoming special events:
The Happiest Quiz On Earth: Disney Trivia!
Saturday, August 21st @ 7:00
*The animated films, not including Pixar (that’s a whole ‘nother lunar quiz!).
90210 Quizzery!
Thursday, September 2nd (9/02/10) @ 9:00
*Sideburns are required for the boys; nose jobs are required for the girls!
Triviology champions for the week of 7/25/10 – 7/29/10:
Sunday @ 6:00
1800 East Burnside
*no quizzery tonight (East Burn closed for a private event)
Sunday @ 8:00
717 NW 16th
THE QUAKERS
Monday @ 7:00
714 SE 20th Place
MY COUCH PULLS OUT BUT I DON’T
Monday @ 7:00
2342 SE Ankeny
THE “S” WORDS
Monday @ 8:00
TEAM EVIL JESUS
*Congratulations to our final champions at this venue! May The Evil and The Jesus live on in harmony!
Tuesday @ 7:30
4901 SE Hawthorne
CAPTAIN COOL & TEAM AWESOME
Tuesday @ 8:00
609 & 1/2 SE Taylor
DRUNKEN REGRETS
Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FARTS ON A LOG
Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
PUBLIC EDJUMACATORS
Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
EVERYBODY MEETS AT RICK’S
Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
ODIE AND THE DIRT LEGS
Thursday @ 9:00
Thanks for making beautiful trivia with me, people!
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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July 26th, 2010
I have a couple of quick, important announcements to make, folks. First, I just found out the East Burn’s Triviology is cancelled for tomorrow night, but will be back next Sunday as usual. East Burn sincerely apologizes for the short notice – they had scheduled a special event and forgotten to pass the word along. However, the silver lining is that this is the perfect opportunity for you to go check out my newest venue, Yur’s Bar & Grill, whose quizzery kicks of at 8:00.
Second, I am sad to say that this very Monday, July 26th, will be the final trivia night at Hawthorne Hideaway. After four years of fun, we have mutually decided to go our separate ways. All on good terms of course – I encourage you to keep enjoying HawHide’s mustache nights, free pool, and Craig’s chili! Come on out and snatch up the final win at this venue.
And just to end on a positive note, there is an article on Portland trivia nights coming out in The Oregonian real soon. I don’t know exactly when, but it was a good interview with fun questions, so I eagerly anticipate its publication. Enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend!
Upcoming special events:
I Don’t Feel Tardy 3: Annual Music Quiz
Saturday, July 31st @ 7:00
*All genres and eras of music are fair game, and there will be song ID and trivioke!
Damn Fine Quizzery – And Hot!: Twin Peaks Trivia
Monday, August 2nd @ 7:00
The Happiest Quiz On Earth: Disney Trivia!
Saturday, August 21st @ 7:00
*The animated films, not including Pixar (that’s a whole ‘nother lunar quiz!).
Triviology champions for the week of 7/18/10 – 7/22/10:
Sunday @ 6:00
1800 East Burnside
MURDER APE
Sunday @ 8:00
717 NW 16th
KATHLEEN TURNER OVERDRIVE FEATURING PUBLIC EDUMAKATORS
*This mighty pick-up team almost scored a perfect game – kudos!
Monday @ 7:00
714 SE 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION
Monday @ 7:00
2342 SE Ankeny
SPARKLE MOTION
Monday @ 8:00
TEAM EVIL JESUS
Tuesday @ 7:30
Tuesday @ 8:00
609 & 1/2 SE Taylor
DRUNKEN REGRETS featuring PUBLIC EDUMAKATORS
Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
CEREBRAL PALS
Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
CARPOOL LANE PROSTITUTES
Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
ODIE AND THE DIRT LEGS
Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrision
THE DIRTY DRIFTERS
Thanks for making beautiful trivia with me, people!
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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