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!




Michael & Farrah – Together At Last!

June 29th, 2009
Dry your eyes, folks – Farrah, Michael, and Bubbles are alive and well! They’ve run off together to live in Atlantis, and any paparazzi in pursuit will be swallowed up by the Bermuda Triangle. They’ve left Billy Mays and the rest of us behind, so let’s just get on with our trivial lives!

First order of business – Triviology’s newest venue! This Tuesday at 8:00, Trivia Jock Kyle will launch his weekly quiz night at Wxyz, located in the Aloft hotel near IKEA. Believe me, this venue is a far cry from the stereotypical dark, depressing hotel bar; Wxyz is bright, open and chic – see!?


I think you need even more Kyle time, so here’s a little extra incentive to attend his other two Triviology quizzes this week. In addition to the standard prizes at Ella St. Social Club (Mondays @ 6:00) and Kenton Club (Thursdays @ 9:00), every member of the winning team will receive gift certificates for brunch at Montage! If you haven’t been to Kyle-style Triviology yet, here’s what he looks like:


As god is my witness, I don’t remember why I did that to him, but I CAN assure you that he deserved it.
 

In this newsletter, I like to share awesome wrong answers that your fellow players concoct. For example, last year, Dr. Bagelman’s Hour of Hate came up with “Xanadu The Right Thing” as a Natalie Portmanteau – I wish I’d thought of it! Here’s a recent clever answer from a HawHide team:

Q: Name the cooking & entertainment website whose name references an ancient Greek philosopher who could be considered a hedonist.
Correct Answer: epicurious.com
Awesome Wrong Answer from The Undead Last Unicorn: Platoplenty.com

That was an inspired guess, TULU – somebody should snatch that domain name up!

Are you Christopher Guest fans out there studying up for the next lunar quiz, Corky Smells The Glove? His mockumentaries aren’t going to watch themselves, people! And while you’re at it, take fashion notes . . . costumes are encouraged (I’m thinking of dressing as Busy Bee). The venue is Peter’s 19th Hole, the date is July 11th, and the time is 7 PM – be there!

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Here are the Triviology champions for the week of 6/21/09 – 6/25/09:

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 E. Burnside
BARBARIANS AT THE GATES FOUNDATION

Sunday @ 9:00
1204 SE Clay
PUJOLS LAYS DOWN A BUNT

Monday @ 6:00
714 SE 20th Place
FUCK YOU JESUS – I’M UNDEAD

Monday @ 8:00
2221 SE Hawthorne
MICHIGAN AVENUE

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (cash prizes!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
OBAMA SAYS “KNOCK YOU OUT!”

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
BUTTERFACE

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

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
IT’S RAINING MENINGITISThursday @ 9:00
La Merde 
301 SE Morrison
FEAR! FEAR FOR YOUR SAFETY

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

Pint Night At Peter’s!

June 22nd, 2009
Peter’s 19th Hole is hosting a pint night this Wednesday – buy a MacTarnahan’s beer, and keep the pint glass! You can walk away from aTriviology quiz with free glassware, and tell people you won it, even if you didn’t! This venue has also beefed up their appetizer menu, and, as always, there is spectacular service from Jackie, so there are lots of reasons to chose Peter’s for your Triviology fix. Sewickly’s is pretty hot these days, too . . . remember that though it’s free to play, the bar puts up a buck a brain for prize money – Bat Penatar just took home $50! As is also their duty as champions, they chose next week’s drink special – this Tuesday, enjoy a Hit Me With Your Breast Shot (this is a Penatar-ed name for a White Russian).

Congratulations to Midas Touch My Balls, the first team to win the Monday Doppleganger! They achieved this feat by winning at the 6:00 quiz at Ella Street Social Club, then hopping over the river for a second win (with new questions, of course) at Hawthorne Hideaway! They won lots of loot for this unprecedented victory – free breakfast at Montage, gift certificates to HawHide, and mystery prizes fromDa Club. Will your team be the next to receive this majestic victor’s bounty?! 

Don’t forget to mark those calendars for July 11th – it’s easy to remember the date, because this is the day that I crank the lunar quiz up to 11! Ladies and gentlemen, this is Spinal Tap . . . and Waiting for Guffman . . . and Best in Show . . . and A Mighty Wind; this Saturday evening (7:00) quiz will challenge your knowledge of the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest’s gang. You must come, because without you, there’s no show, and without the show, there’s no Triviology, and without Triviology, there’s no America – don’t let the terrorists win, people!
 

Here are the Triviology champions for the week of 6/14/09 – 6/18/09:

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 E. Burnside
BARBARIANS AT THE GATES FOUNDATION

Sunday @ 9:00
1204 SE Clay
THERE’S NO “I” IN MEAT

Monday @ 6:00
714 SE 20th Place
MIDAS TOUCH MY BALLS

Monday @ 8:00
2221 SE Hawthorne
MIDAS TOUCH MY BALLS


Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (cash prizes!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
BAT PENATAR

Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
DIRTY MARTINI

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
CHIX-n-DICK

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
THE BIRTHDAY SUITS
 
Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrison
THE WHOLE FIST   
  

Thanks so much for playing ShanRock’s trivia, everybody!
 

 

Your trivia jockey,

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

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