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!




Dust Off Those Holiday Sweaters!

December 20th, 2009

I eagerly await my return to Portland, and to making the trivia for you all – come on out to East Burn tomorrow night if you’ve missed me, too! Thanks to all of my wonderful trivia jockeys for making my holiday possible. It was great to relax with cocktails and brothers, knowing that the Triviology was in good hands. Remember to wear the most awesome/awful Xmas sweater you can find (or make!) for a chance at glory and a cheap prize, this Sunday through Thursday. Don’t worry – I won’t expect yours to be more spectacular than mine:
In additon to the usual weekly Triviology schedule, here are special dates for the holiday season:
Wednesday, Dec. 23rd – quizzery is on at Hutch On HolgateThe Hutch (both at 8:00)
Thursday, Dec. 24 – no quizzery tonight
Thursday, Dec. 31st – quizzery ONLY at La Merde (at 9:00)
Monday, Jan. 4th – Mad About Mad Men quiz at Ella St. Social Club (at 7:00)
Wednesday, Jan. 6th – weekly quizzery at Peter’s 19th Hole resumes (at 8:00)
Thanks so much for playing with me everybody. I love this job!

Triviology champions for the week of 12/13/09 – 12/17/09:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
JIM’S NOT HERE

Monday @ 7:00

714 SE 20th Place
DAI BACH

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

MIDAS TOUCH MY BALLS


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

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
MYSTERY TEAM

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

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
BALLS OF PRUDENCE

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick

STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM?


Thursday @ 9:00

301 SE Morrison
OCTOPUS SHELLGAME

Your trivia jockey,

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


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

Greetings From The Land of Grits

December 15th, 2009

Deja vu! This picture of the 1990s quiz champs looks strikingly similar to last month’s photo of the Simpsons quiz victors – indeed, There’s No “I” In Meat has triumphed again! There was a very close second place tie, for which both teams also received prizes, but TN”I”IM is shaping up to be the team to beat at lunar quizzery!
There is no photo available for Cat Day, who won the 30ROCK quiz last week, but Margaret reported that there were Liz Lemon look-alikes a-plenty. Speaking of reports, I’d like to share with you an unsolicited review of Margaret’s debut at Ella Street Social Club. Shortly after the quiz ended, I received this text message from a long-time Triviology regular: “(Margaret) is fantastic! . . . She was seamless, clear, gave plenty of time for questions, and followed the format. Everything a trivia player wants in a TJ!” Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, Lonnie! And folks, come to Da Clubyourself to see how Margaret stacks up, every Monday at 7:00. And if you’re familiar with the workings of Sterling Cooper, you definitely want to come out on January 4th, when Margaret will host Mad About Mad Men quizzery.
I will return to Portland this Sunday, December 20th, just in time to launch Bad Holiday Sweater week (which lasts through Dec. 23rd, as there is no trivia on Xmas Eve)! Wear your best (and by “best,” I mean “worst”) Xmas sweater, sweatshirt, sweater-vest, what-have-you, and the champion at each venue will be determined by applause. The winner will get a small prize of some sort, as well as a posting in the wall of shame, so do your worst! Behold some fascintating specimens from Sugartits, Bad Sweater champions of yore:
Remember that even though I’m out of town, the quizzery goes on as usual this week. There are already some young turks laying the groundwork for a dynasty at my newest venue, Hutch on Holgate, so I recommend getting out there and grabbing a piece of the pie yourself ($50 & $25 gift certificates to the highest scoring teams)!

Upcoming Special Events:

MAD ABOUT MAD MEN
Monday, January 4th @ 7:00
Hosted by Margaret
WEEKLY TRIVIA NIGHT AT PETER’S RESUMES!
Wednesday, January 6th @ 8:00
Hosted by ShanRock

CLASH OF THE TRIVIA TITANS
Sunday, February 28th

Triviology champions for the week of 12/5/09 – 12/10/09:

Sunday @ 6:00

1800 E. Burnside
JIVE TOFURKEY

Monday @ 7:00 *30ROCK QUIZ!

714 SE 20th Place
CAT DAY

Monday @ 8:00

2221 SE Hawthorne

FELLATIO HORNBLOWER


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

Tuesday @ 8:00
9920 NE Cascades Parkway
BARB AND SILVER PLATNERS

Wednesday @ 8:00

5701 NE Fremont
WHO IS MISTRESS #14?
*I’ll post their picture next week!

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
ASTRONAUTS OF TERROR

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
IT’S DEAD AND ALIVE, UNTIL YOU OPEN THE BOX, COLLAPSING THE WAVE

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick

PIMP STICKS


Thursday @ 9:00

301 SE Morrison
PARTIES OVER BITCHES


Thanks so much for playing Triviology, folks!

Your trivia jockey,

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


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