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!




Game’s The Same – Just Got More Fierce!

April 4th, 2010
Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who nominated me for the BarFly Awards – I happily accept the nomination for Town’s Terrific-est TJ! And congratulations to Cedar of Sewickly’s, who also earned a nod – for Funniest Bartender. Indeed, Cedar is one of the most pleasant, friendly and helpful people I’ve met in Portland – he always has smiles and kind words for everyone at my Tuesday quiz nights. The final voting for the BarFies will be next Sunday (Apr. 11th) at the BarFly party at Mt. Tabor. If you are going to the party, I humbly request your vote. If you don’t have an invitation to the party and want one, you’re in luck! All of us nominees are presented with several extra tickets, and I will be awarding those as bonus prizes at my quizzes in the coming week. If you want to be my friend, let’s hook it up on my Facebook or Twitter page.

It is not only I, but also YOU who could win trophies and glory in the coming days . . . tonight (Apr. 3rd) at Peter’s 19th Hole is my Quiz About Nothing – join me for Seinfeld trivia at 7:00! The Master of You Domain trophy goes to the team who knows the most about the New York Four. Also, this Monday (Apr. 5th) at Ella Street Social ClubMargaret will host The Wire: The Quiz at 7:00. All of you Omar fans know that the game is out there, and it’s play . . . or GET played. Sunday will be a day of rest, as East Burn will be closed for Easter.
Triviology champions for the week of 3/26/10 – 4/2/10:

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 East Burnside
KATHLEEN TURNER OVERDRIVE

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
THE ASTORIANS

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
SPARKLE MOTION

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
DRUNKEN REGRET #16: THE TIME WE THOUGHT HELEN WOULD BE ON TIME

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
PUKE’N’CRY

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
KATHLEEN TURNER OVERDRIVE

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

A Quiz About Nothing: Seinfeld Trivia!

March 30th, 2010
I just spent about a week in 1990s-era New York City with four friends who you may know – Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer. I sampled delicious soup, saw a New Jersey Devils game, pitched a sitcom to NBC . . . and prepared questions for a Quiz About Nothing! This Saturday (April 3rd), meet me at 7:00 at Peter’s 19th Hole for a Seinfeld trivia night. Champion team wins gift certificates to the bar and a Master of Your Domain trophy!
As there is apparently some sort of noteworthy religious holiday this Sunday, East Burn will be closed for the day, so . . . no quiz for you (on Easter Sunday)!

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 3/21/10 – 3/25/10:

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 East Burnside
FUNKE COLD MEDINA

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
RUB ONE OUT

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

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
THE NE’ER-DO-WELL RAPSCALLIONS ABOUT TOWN

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
CAPTAIN COOL & TEAM AWESOME

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