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!
May 2nd, 2009
Don’t be an MRF – come do the time of your life at Franklin Comes Alive, the “Arrested Development” lunar quiz this Saturday (May 2nd) at Peter’s 19th Hole; showtime at 7:00! I want to showcase my newest trivia jockey in the funnest way possible, so Kyle will be your host at this event (which means that I get to play!). Although this quiz will not maintain a standard ShanRock’s Triviology format, Kyle has indeed prepared a mystery physical challenge for us which he is quite proud of. What could it be . . . Segueway racing? Juicebox chugging? Withstanding Buster-style back massages? Anyway, as always, team size is limited to 5, and the champions win gift certificates to Peter’s. If for some reason you hate fun, and therefore will remain at home on Saturday, tune in to KBOO to listen to Trivia Jock Scott! From 6 – 8, he will participate in their “Dead-a-thon” membership drive and talk about his group, the Garcia Birthday Band.
Another forthcoming special event I’m involved with is a Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser organized by LGA Creative. The fundraiser will take place in the form of quizzery hosted by yours truly, this Tuesday, 7:30 at La Merde (meanwhile, Kyle will host my regular trivia night at Sewickly’s). This will not be a standard night of Triviology, but I’ll still employ a fun, unique format, including Wheel of Fortune, Word Scramble, and Spelling Bee-type rounds (some knowledge of CF will be useful to teams). It will cost $5 per person to play and compete for prizes; all of this money goes directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. And, since it is Cinco de Mayo, La Merde will cook up some margarita specials for you!
Congratulations to Willocalypse; on Monday, they earned the distinction of being the inaugural champions at Ella Street Social Club! I must say, this was one of the funnest debut quizzes I’ve ever had (in small part because I got to sit back and watch Kyle do all the work) – come on down for happy hour ($1 PBR + $2.50 wells!) every Monday at 6. As extra incentive to check out this new venue, “Da Club” will continually offer second place prizes (pictured below is the 2nd place team, admiring their runner-up trophy). The extra-beauty part of this happy hour quiz is that you can play a double-header; when Kyle wraps up at Da Club, jet on over to my 8:00 quiz at HawHide for another game, hosted by me (with fresh questions, of course)!
Here are the Triviology champions for the week of 4/26/09 – 4/30/09:
Sunday @ 6:00
1800 E. Burnside
THE QUIBBLERS
Sunday @ 9:00
1204 SE Clay
EVERYONE’S REPLACEABLE, ESPECIALLY SARAH
Monday @ 6:00
714 SW 20th Pl.
Monday @ 8:00
2221 SE Hawthorne
WHY DO YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN?!
Tuesday @ 7:30
4901 SE Hawthorne
FAIL BLAZERS
Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
BEA ARTHUR . . . IN A BOX
Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ
Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
Thursday @ 9:00
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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April 29th, 2009
Triviology goes WestSide tonight at 6:00! Join Kyle and I at Ella Street Social Club for his Triviology debut! As a special treat for the inaugural champs at this new bar (which is located in the old Town Lounge space, just south of East Burnside at 714 SW 20th Place), I will award a ShanRock’s Triviology T-shirt to each member of the winning team – this in addition to whatever the bar will offer as it’s mystery prizes! They’ve got food, a full bar, and great happy hour prices ($1 PBR + $2.50 wells!). Also, the first team to arrive tonight will surely snatch up the majestic “captain’s table” which is set up on a dais – in this sweet spot, you’ll feel like a champion even if you tank the trivia!
Kyle will also be your host at this Saturday’s relaunch of Lunar Quizzery this Saturday, 7:00 at Peter’s 19th Hole. The votes are in, it was a damn near tie, but the topic will be the hilariously clever TV show “Arrested Development.” Prizes for the champs, and free hot ham water for everyone.
My last special event, The Queers vs. Breeders Trivia Showdown, was a wonderful success, and Michelle (of That’s So Gay Trivia) and I are definitely making this a regular showcase spectacular. The Queers took the night, and here are your champions, America’s Next Top Best Friend:
In second place, and looking absolutely fabulous, were Breeder team Dracocalypse:
Here are the Triviology champions for the week of 4/19/09 – 4/23/09:
Sunday @ 6:00
1800 E. Burnside
*no quiz tonight
Sunday @ 9:00
1204 SE Clay
JIMMY JORMP JOMP
Monday @ 8:00
2221 SE Hawthorne
MIDAS TOUCH MY BALLS
Tuesday @ 7:30
Wednesday @ 8:00
5701 NE Fremont
*no quiz tonight
Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan
SPARKLE MOTION
Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrison
CAR RAMROD
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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