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!
June 14th, 2009
The results of the World Quiz Championship are all tallied, and the USA did great! Out of 24 participating nations, we placed 3rd . . . England and Belgium finished ahead of us, but at least we kicked Russkie butt! Our local champion was Lucas Meyer (of Triviology regulars Team Zissou), who ranked 167th world wide (out of nearly 1,000 competitors!), and 20th in the North American tally! I couldn’t officially play, since I was the “proctor” (tee hee!) of the quiz, so mine is only an exhibition score. Since I know how you guys score every night, it’s only fair that I reveal my ranking (just in case you’re curious), even though I didn’t do particularly well – I placed about 54th on the continent and 411th world wide – pretty average. I did learn who the Turkish Elvis is, though! If you’d like to see how you stack up, I’ve got a couple dozen extra copies of the quiz – just ask me for one the next time you see me.
And now, back to Triviology . . . congratulations to North American Scum for winning last week’s lunar quiz (which was swimmingly hosted by Trivia Jock Scott). This mighty dynamic duo took the gold at I Don’t Feel Tardy, my annual music quiz, cuz they knew the most stuff about rock, jazz, country, Iron Maiden, pop, music theory, etc.. The champions won gift certificates to Peter’s 19th Hole, and the two highest scoring teams won a variety of trading cards, from New Kids On The Block to Joey Belladonna(Tom of North American Scum has taken to dressing like Angus Young!). As for my next lunar quiz (Saturday, July 11th, 7:00 at Peter’s), I have decided that it is time to honor the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest! Whether you’re a Tap fan, prefer the wholesomeness of folking out or Red, White, & Blaine, or are simply god-like in your love of terriers, this is your night to shine.
This Monday is THE day to check out my newest venue: Ella Street Social Club. Why? ‘Cuz . . . team Midas Touch My Balls has proven that it is possible to play a double-header on any given Monday; as soon as Kyle’s 6:00 Ella quiz is over, jet on over to Hawthorne Hideaway for a fresh new 8:00 quiz hosted by myself. Also, in addition to fun prizes for the top two highest scoring teams, this Monday the Ella St. champions will receive gift certificates for breakfast at Montage! And finally, chances of a video clip round are excellent. Heretofore, Peter’s has been my only venue with a large, strategically placed TV, but now you have two choices of quizzes which may include a whole round of commercials, films, viral videos, and other moving pictures. It’s always fun to see what comes out of Kyle’s noggin, and you’ll actually get an extra chance to do so this Wednesday – he will be subbing for Scott at The Hutch for the night.
Here are the Triviology champions for the week of 6/7/09 – 6/11/09:
Sunday @ 6:00
1800 E. Burnside
Sunday @ 9:00
1204 SE Clay
DOOPER’S TROOPERS
Monday @ 6:00
714 SE 20th Place
HOLD ON TO YOUR THINKING CAPS
Monday @ 8:00
Tuesday @ 7:30
4901 SE Hawthorne
DON’T CALL ME BISCUITS
Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
SUGARTITS
Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ
Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
PIMP STICKS
Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrison
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
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June 6th, 2009
Tomorrow (Saturday, June 6th) is a big day for trivia fans worldwide – quizzers in Kolkata, Ottawa, Budapest, Kuala Lumpur, Geneva, Manila, Monrovia, and tons of other cities will simultaneously (more or less) compete in the 2009 World Quiz Championship! Apparently, Russia heard that I challenged them in last week’s newsletter, because they have decided to throw their hat in the ring, too! Way to invoke some cold war nostalgia, Mother Russia . . . but Drago’s going down! Oregon has never participated in the WQC (in fact this is only the third year any city in the US has played), so please come out and make us look good! The Portland quiz starts at noon, and The Spare Room has nice greasy-spoon breakfast so that you can fuel up for the task at hand.
I honestly think that you people, my Triviologists, have a great chance of doing well on this world-class quiz, and here’s why (aside from the wicked smart factor): in short, the quiz is similar in format to mine. It lasts a couple of hours, and the questions are about half pop culture and half book learnin’, divided into 8 categories (Entertainment, Culture, Lifestyles, World, Sports, Sciences, Media). If you tank a round, fear not – your worst category will NOT be factored into your total score! Also, not only are some of WQC’s questions easier than mine, some of them are the same. For example, here’s one from the Sports category that I happened to ask recently that lots of you got correct: “In 10-pen bowling, how many consecutive strikes does a player need for a ‘perfect game’ that will earn them a maximum score of 300 points?” And here’s one from Sciences that I probably wouldn’t ask, because I deem it too easy for you guys: “Which is the brightest planet, when viewed from Earth?” (Explore their website for more question samples.) If you want to play as a team just for fun, you are welcome to do so, but if you want to officially join the ranks, you must fly solo! Oh, and this is a free event, of course.
If one quiz a day just isn’t enough for you, or you’d rather just save your trivia energy for solely pop cultural pursuits, join Trivia Jock Scott and I at 7PM (also on Saturday) at Peter’s 19th Hole for I Don’t Feel Tardy 2, the second annual music trivia quiz (little did I know when Scott’s team won last year that he would be working for me today!). Scott will challenge your knowledge of all kinds of music, with trivia questions, a couple of audio clip rounds, and probably a video clip round as well. The champion crew wins gift certificates to the bar, and I’ve also got some fun, silly, music themed prizes for the couple of highest scoring teams.
Folks, I simply must share this wonderful treat with you. Team Midas Touch My Balls are tearing up the quiz scene at Hawthorne Hideaway, and have also proven that their talents aren’t limited to the trivial – check out their graphics skills:
If that picture didn’t make you lose your appetite . . . be advised that our friends at The Montage are now serving brunch! They officially open for morning meals this weekend, 10 – 1:30. I recommend Le Hash.
Here are your champions for the week of 5/31/09 – 6/4/09:
Sunday @ 6:00
1800 E. Burnside
THE ANALRAPISTS
Sunday @ 9:00
1204 SE Clay
SLICK BEAVER
Monday @ 6:00
714 SW 20th Place
THE UNPROFESSIONALS
Monday @ 8:00
2221 SE Hawthorne
Tuesday @ 7:30
4901 SE Hawthorne
Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
THE CANE POLE GANG
Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
SPARKLE MOTION
Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrison
Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
TEAM ONE
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
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