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!




Blood Sucking Quizzery Tonight!

November 1st, 2010
From Bela to Buffy, from Stoker to Sookie, and from Polidori to The Coreys . . . tonight’s the night you’ve been waiting for, suckers! All things vampirish are fair game at tonight’s Triviology at East Burn (6:00 @ 1800 E. Burnside). I will be your guide, as I challenge your knowledge of the films, literature, history, TV, etc. of blood suckers. And here’s a little something to get you “in the mood”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8tODhvb47s

If you are still thirsty for something bloody on November 6th, come to the Breakfast of Champions at The Slammer! Every Saturday at 2, we compliment the quizzery with biscuits and gravy and a bloody mary bar. But this weekend, we’ve got something extra special planned, to get you out of the house to play in the daytime! I will bring in extra prizes, but perhaps more importantly, your first bloody mary will cost you $4.00 . . . and your second will cost you one red cent! Whenever you see a penny this week, remember that fun & quizzery await you . . . don’t miss it! Also, please note that I’ve added some hot fresh new venues, with debuts coming soon . . .

Upcoming special events:

The Greatest Frakking Quiz in The Universe!
Monday, Novemer 8th @ 7:00
Ella Street Social Club @ 714 SW 20th Place
Hosted by Margaret
*Play against ShanRock! But don’t worry folks – even if I do “win” (which is highly unlikely), I will pass along the spoils and the title to the runners-up!

Debut of Weekly Quiz at Da Hui!

Monday, November 8th @ 8:00
Da Hui @ 6504 SE Foster

Debut of Weekly Quiz at Cruzroom!
Tuesday, November 9th @ 7:00
Cruzroom @ 2338 NE Alberta!

Triviology champions for the week of 10/22/10 – 10/29/10:

Breakfast of Champions!
Saturday @ 2 PM
500 SE 8th
BOYFIGHT!

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 East Burnside
STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM?


Monday @ 7:00
714 SW 20th Place
MOTHERS OF RETENTION

Monday @ 7:00 *final quiz at Jade
2342 SE Ankeny
TEAM EVIL JESUS

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/ShanRock … & cash prizes!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
FUNKE COLD MEDINA

Tuesday @ 8:00
609 & 1/2 SE Taylor
QUIZ IN MY PANTS
Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
SLOWLY EVOLVING

Wednesday @ 8:30
2524 SE Clinton
TEAM WHISKEY TANGO

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
ODIE AND THE DIRT LEGS

Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrision
Thanks for choosing 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

Brains Drained!

October 26th, 2010
They came, they drank, they quizzed . . . all who rode the 2010 BarFly Brain Drain Trivia Bus are champions!! Especially this late night crew pictured below . . . after a sold out bus, wherein every single team lasted until the last quiz bar, these are the hearty few that survived that final late night crossing of the river to a late night dance party at Matador:



These are some of the things I love about this picture: #1) We’ll start with the obvious – Viking helmets!; #2) the quiz is over, yet the shit-talking clearly persists; #3) the bad kids are still sitting in the back, but yelling to communicate with us nerds at the front; #4) not one, but at least two, and possibly three people are laughing so hard that they are crying! We’ll do it all over again next year! Honorable mention goes to Creme De La Merde, who hung on tight throughout a grueling tiebreaker on the sidewalk of Burnside (ain’t they cute?) . . .



. . . yet there can only be one: our 2010 BarFly Bus victors are Linda Is A Whore!

Sorry to end on a sad note, but tonight is the final night of Triviology at Jade Lounge. Come on out and play with me at 7:00 – claim the final Jade prize! And fear not – I know that change can be scary, but big and wonderful things are in the future for ShanRock’s Triviology . . . stay tuned for some sweet new venues and such! And keep studying up for Halloween’s Vampire Quiz!

Upcoming special events:

Vampires from Polidori to The Coreys!
Sunday, October 31st @ 6:00
East Burn @ 1800 E. Burnside
Hosted by ShanRock
*All literature, film, history, TV, etc. about blood-suckers is fair game!

The Greatest Frakking Quiz in The Universe!
Monday, Novemer 8th @ 7:00
Ella Street Social Club @ 714 SW 20th Place
Hosted by Margaret
*Playing against ShanRock! But don’t worry folks – even if I do “win,” I will pass along the spoils to the runner-up!

Triviology champions for the week of 10/15/10 – 10/21/10:

Breakfast of Champions!
Saturday @ 2:00
500 SE 8th
C & C: PARTY OF TWO!

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 East Burnside
HOOTIE FERNANDEZ


Monday @ 7:00
714 SW 20th Place
ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS

Monday @ 7:00
2342 SE Ankeny
BUT STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM?!

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/ShanRock … & cash prizes!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
BEA ARTHUR’S DICK IN A BOX

Tuesday @ 8:00
609 & 1/2 SE Taylor
BUT STILL, WHERE DID THE TRIVIA COME FROM?!
Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
VICTORY OR DISHES

Wednesday @ 8:30
2524 SE Clinton
CARPOOL LANE PROSTITUTES


Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
MAHO

Thursday @ 9:00
301 SE Morrision
SPLENDATITS

Thanks for choosing 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