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!




Expecto Trivium Tonight!

February 2nd, 2010

Expecto Pa-trivium – Harry Potter quiz tonight (Mon., Feb. 1st) at 7:00! If you know Ravenclaw from Hufflepuff, a quaffle from a snitch, and can say “wingardium leviosa” in just the right way, then this is the quiz for you! Hop a thestral or a Firebolt to Ella Street Social Club, where your hostess (and fellow Potter-head!) Margaret will challenge your knowledge of the Hogwarts world – all books and films are fair game. Trophy, prizes and glory for the champion team!

Sports fans, I’ve also got a special event coming up that’s just for you – I will be hosting a pre-game quiz from 1 – 3 on SuperBowl Sunday at the Rialto! The trivia will cover mulitple sports topics, but will focus on football (and will be over well before kick-off!), and the champion team wins a $50 gift certificate to Rialto, not to mention $20 for 2nd place, and $10 for 3rd! If you are looking for a place to stick around and watch the SuperBowl, consider the Rialto, as they will have three projector screens set up for your viewing pleasure. Also, during the quiz they will serve a brunch of steak and eggs with mimosa or bloody mary for only $8, and during the game, well drinks are only $2, and food menu starts at $3! If you just want your standard Sunday night quizzery with very littls sports material, you can have that too – East Burn at 6:00.

Thank to everyone that came to Xanadu trivia night – it was one of the funnest lunar quizzes ever! There were lots of fantastic costumes, including on the winning team, E. L. HOs:
. . . bursts of spontaneous singing and dancing:
. . . and a grueling “inspiration-off” to determine who would win my home-made leg-warmers!:

Upcoming special events:
Back To The Future (the whole trilogy, but mostly the first film) Quiz Night!
Saturday, Feb. 6th @ 7:00

Clash of the Trivia Titans
Sunday, Feb. 28th

Triviology champions for the week of 1/23/10 – 1/28/10:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
BEA ARTHUR’S DICK IN A BOX

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
*special guest appearance by a member of Friends of Dean Martinez!

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
B.J.

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
PAPER PUSHING PAMBY POOS

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
CISSOID

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
THE BUMPUSSES

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
I’D RATHER BE PLAYING POOL
Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrision
BUTTONED LIKE EINSTEIN


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

It’s Time To Do The ‘Du!

January 23rd, 2010

It’s 2010 – do you know where your leg warmers are?!? If so, I encourage you to put them on and come to Xanadu trivia tomorrow night, as costumes are always enthusiastically encouraged! Since the touring company of Xanadu just roller skated through town, I thought it would be a good time to indulge in a little roller disco magic, 1980 style. Most of the questions will be about the film itself, of course, but I’ve got a book learnin’ round of relevant literature, geography, etc. prepared as well. Also, instead of standard I Don’t Feel Tardy, wherein I play song clips that you identify, we will play Trivioke for the final round! Trivioke was invented by my great trivia jockey Michele when she created That’s So Gay Trivia. In this round, I play a song, and stop the music at a random point, and YOU complete the line of lyrics I’ve interrupted. It is mad fun, and I think it’s perfect for Xanadu night! I also hope to have a pair of leg warmers to offer as a prize to someone – I will try to complete them tonight.
Margaret is another of my wonderful trivia jockeys, and she has been collecting donations for Mercy Corps, an acclaimed humanitarian aid organization based right here in Portland. Mercy Corps is working hard in Haiti right now not only to provide immediate assistance (water, food, medical care) to victims of the earthquake, but also to offer employment opportunities to the survivors. Thank you so much to everyone at both Ella Street Social Club and Hawthorne Hideaway who donated money to this important work.

Upcoming special events:
Xanadu (the film!) Quiz Night – Do the ‘Du!

Saturday, Jan. 23rd @ 7:00

Harry Potter (the books & films) Quiz Night!
Monday, Feb. 1st @ 7:00
Back To The Future (the whole trilogy, but mostly the first film) Quiz Night!
Saturday, Feb. 6th @ 7:00

Clash of the Trivia Titans
Sunday, Feb. 28th

Triviology champions for the week of 1/17/10 – 1/21/10:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
CHILE CON CARNIVAL

Monday @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

FLANDERS FOUR FURRY FOKKERS


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

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
LOTS OF SHIT ON HER SALAD

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
LET’S GET TRIVIAL NEWTON-JOHN

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
I SMELL A CLAMBAKE

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont

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