News flash – NO TRIVIA TONIGHT at East Burn or Ladd’s Inn! East Burn is closed for the whole day, and Ladd’s Inn may close early, so that means no pub quizzery tonight, kids! Sorry for the short notice – I literally just found out myself. But if any of you live in walking distance of George’s, as I do, I challenge you to a game of electronic network trivia! Throughout the week, I plan to be at all of my venues as long as they are open, and, as always, feel free to call me if you have any questions (503/957-7806 – that’s WKRP806, ya’ll!) about the schedule (or anything!). If the house is starting to smell like you, get outside for some fresh air and super-fresh trivia questions!

This night off of the pub quizzery does give you a little extra time to put the finishing touches on your awful awsome holiday sweaters/dickies/pantsuits/sweatervests/frocks. At every venue this week, one be-sweatered individual will be rewarded for their efforts with some sort of extra prize, and you all will be the judges (your applause will determine the most magnificent Xmas garment). Speaking of The Sweet Baby Jesus, here is the Triviology schedule for the holidays:

Christmas Eve – 8:00 pub quiz at The Hutch (show Scott your appreciation for his working on Xmas to entertain you by sticking some extra tippage in his stocking)!!!
Christmas Day – both of my Thursday night venues will be closed.
December 30th – this Tuesday, you get 2 pub quizzes! In addition to regular Triviology,
7:30 at Sewickly’s, Scott brings the trivia to The Hutch at 8:00!
New Year’s Eve – no trivia tonight.
New Year’s Day – 9:00 pub quiz at La Merde is on (we’re not sure yet if the trivia will happen at The Kenton Club)!

I hope you all have a wonderful, happy, fulfilling holiday season. And life (you guys certainly make mine more awesome)!

Here are the champions for the week of 12/14 – 12/18

(and my weekly quizzery schedule):

Sundays @ 6:00
East Burn
1800 E. Burnside
THE WERE-LAWYERS

Sundays @ 9:00
Ladd’s Inn
1204 SE Clay
I JUST CALLED TO SAY FUCK YOU

Mondays @ 8:00
Hawthorne Hideaway
2221 SE Hawthorne
FELLATIO HORNBLOWER

Tuesdays @ 7:30
Sewickly’s
4901 SE Hawthorne

THE NIGHTMAN COMETH ON YOUR FACE“

Wednesdays @ 8:00 (w/Trivia Jock Scott)
The Hutch
4606 NE Glisan
SPARKLE MOTION

Wednesdays @ 8:00
Peter’s 19th Hole
5701 NE Fremont
COOKING WITH GASES

Thursdays @ 9:00 (w/BrentBird)
Kenton Club
2025 N. Kilpatrick
YOU CAN’T GET PREGNANT IF YOU’RE A VIRGIN

Thursdays @ 9:00
La Merde
301 SE Morrison
DR. TEETH AND THE ELECTRIC MAYHEM

Thanks for playing with me, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology: Willamette Week Best of Portland
shanrockstrivia.com
(503) 957-7806

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

Hi guys – the snow may fall, but the trivia goes on! As long as the bars are open, and Trimet is running, I will always be at my regularly scheduled venues (and if you’re ever in doubt, just call me: 503/957-7806 is my cell). In fact, I could think of worse places to get snowed in than the cozy innards of East Burn – meet me there tonight at 6:00 for hot toddies!

For Xmas week, however, there will indeed be a couple of changes. Firstly, both of my Thursday night venues will be closed on Christmas Day. You can still get your quiz on Wednesday, though – while Peter’s will be closed, Scott will make the trivia for you as always at The Hutch at 8:00 on Xmas Eve (I gotta remember to ask Santa to bring him something special this year)! Secondly, I’m going to have some sort of prize for those of you that find (or make!) the most grotesque holiday sweaters during Christmas week! Don’t worry – your sweater won’t have to be more splendhideous than mine to win . . .

. . . it just has to more horrifictacular than any other player’s (we’ll judge by applause).

As for The Clash of The Trivia Titans tournament, it will be on a Sunday, either February 8th or 15th. I doubt many of you care about missing the Grammys, but the MLK weekend might actually be a factor for some of you – let me know which date you prefer. The venue is undetermined, but I’m planning go-time, as usual, for about 5:00. Here’s the basic idea – we play 2 pub quizzes back-to-back (minus the physical challenges and the Whammy rounds), with an awards ceremony in between (Best Bartender, Favorite Venue, Best Team Page, Best Shit-Talkers, Favorite Foes, Best Costumes, etc). The first trivia game will be The Olympian Open, and absolutely any team of five or less is welcome to play. The two highest scoring teams get trophies and prizes, and the champions become the “wild card” team to join in the second pub quiz of the night, The Titan Invitational. Winners of this trivia challenge will win even bigger prizes and trophies. To compete in the Invitational, teams must qualify by winning a certain number of times within the “trivia season,” which is the whole year since the last Clash of the Trivia Titans (I don’t determine what that winning number is until January). All teams are posted on the Hall of Fame, so that you always know what your tally is (the “retired” venues still count, they’re just listed at the bottom of the Hall of Fame).

OK, I’m off to snowshoe to East Burn now – hope to see you there!

And here are the champions for the week of 12/7 – 12/11
(and my weekly quizzery schedule):

Sundays @ 6:00
East Burn
1800 E. Burnside
YANKEE BAR MITZVAH

Sundays @ 9:00
Ladd’s Inn
1204 SE Clay
STRIKE TEAM STRIKES BACK

Mondays @ 8:00
Hawthorne Hideaway
2221 SE Hawthorne
NOBODY FUCKS WITH THE JESUS

Tuesdays @ 7:30
Sewickly’s
4901 SE Hawthorne
DR. SPACEMAN

Wednesdays @ 8:00 (w/Trivia Jock Scott)
The Hutch
4606 NE Glisan
FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ

Wednesdays @ 8:00
Peter’s 19th Hole
5701 NE Fremont
LET GO OF MY ANKLE YOU CRAZY PSYCHO BITCH!

Thursdays @ 9:00 (w/BrentBird)
Kenton Club
2025 N. Kilpatrick
NO MAMATH AND THE NETS

Thursdays @ 9:00
La Merde
301 SE Morrison
FEAR, FFEAR, FEAR FOR YOUR SAFETY
*These guys claim to have “pissed in every corner of La Merde” – they must be stopped! Know your enemy – here’s their team page!

Thanks for playing along, everybody!

Your trivia jockey,

Shannon Donaldson
ShanRock’s Triviology: Willamette Week Best of Portland
shanrockstrivia.com
(503) 957-7806

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