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!




Yur HumpDay!

September 14th, 2010
Greetings Triviologists! As you are enjoying the final days of summer, I’ve got lots of fun special events to help you celebrate. Please peruse the details below. I would also like to announce my triumphant return to The Slammer! I’ve got history with this saucy little tavern – I hosted weekly Triviology there in 2006, before a friendly parting of the ways. On October 2nd, I will finally reunite with The Best BadAss BarKeep in Portland – Lizzy! This will be an extra-special weekly pub quiz, as it will be enjoyed during Saturday brunch! Showtime is at 2 PM, so that you can enjoy The Slammer’s bloody mary bar with biscuits and gravy while you get your quiz on! I’m also preparing a unique format just for The Slammer, so stay tuned for details.

Also, don’t forget that this very Wednesday we’ll hold Yurs Bar & Grill first hump-day quizzery with Jon, still with a $50 gift certificate to the bar for the victors! Speaking of Jon, he devised a charming little challenge for teams last Sunday – each team earned a point for writing a haiku about Triviology! Here’s what The Transplants wrote at East Burn:

Trivia is fun.
Knowledge on display tonight.
Wrong answer – you suck.
Upcoming special events:

Fundraiser for ECO
Tuesday, September 21st, 7 – 10
The Beauty Bar @111 SW Ash
$5 per player donation to Ecology in Classrooms & Outdoors
Hosted by ShanRock
*Meanwhile, my other Tuesday night venues will procede as normal.

Debut of new weekly venue!
Wednesday, September 22nd @ 8:30
The WorkShop Pub @ 2524 SE Clinton
Hosted by Charlene

*Perks include delicious southern cookin’!


The Sassiest Quiz In America!
Monday, October 4th @ 7:00
Ella St. Social Club @ 714 SW 20th Place
Hosted by Margaret
*An evening of trivia devoted to the greatest teen magazine in the history of the world – Sassy!

Saturday, October 16th
Hosted by ShanRock
*$100 prize to the champion team!

Triviology champions for the week of 9/5/10 – 9/9/10:

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 East Burnside
DRUNKEN REGRET #6: A Boot at 11 AM & Eating Only a Unicorn Bidet Cake

Sunday @ 8:00
717 NW 16th
HEINOUS FUCKERY MOST FOUL

Monday @ 7:00
714 SE 20th Place
*no quiz today (closed for Labor Day)

Monday @ 7:00
2342 SE Ankeny
CAPTAIN COOL & TEAM AWESOME

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/ShanRock … & cash prizes!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
LINDA IS A WHORE

Tuesday @ 8:00
609 & 1/2 SE Taylor
MURDER APE

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
CAPTAIN COOL & TEAM AWESOME

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
CAPTAIN COOL & TEAM AWESOME

Thursday @ 9:00

Thanks for making beautiful trivia with me, people!

Your trivia jockey,

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


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

Stumped in Stumptown!

September 6th, 2010
I’ve got to hand it to you guys – you really know Portland! Last week was Birthday Smackdown Week, and I chose our own fair city as the topic for you to challenge me with at each quiz. Most of you guys stumped me with questions about our fair city that were tough but fair, interesting and fun. And on Thursday’s 90210 quiz night, every single team earned a point off of me, for I let folks ask me questions about Beverly Hills 90210 – about which I know nothing! There were two teams that had amazingly awesome costumes, one of whom I eagerly await to receive pictures from. The other decked-out team, Brenda’s Rebellious Combat Boots, included the lovely Sarah X. Dylan. Way to rock forth while looking good, ladies!



Big Announcement of the Week #1: Jade Lounge will be open for Labor Day quizzery tomorrow; Ella Street Social Club will NOT.

Big Announcement of the Week #2: Tonight will be the final night that Yurs Bar & Grill Triviology will be held on a Sunday. With the advent of football season, we are making a move to Wednesday nights, starting on September 15th. Fear not, we’ll still be situated in the cozy cave, Jon will still be your terrific trivia jockey, and $50 to the bar will still be the sweet prize!

Big Announcement of the Week #3: I have sealed the deal on my newest Triviology venue – ladies and gentlemen, I present The WorkShop Pub! This bar opened last year, right next to the Clinton Street Theater, and is full of fine brews & Southern foods. Charlene will be your host at this venue, which debuts on September the 22nd at 8:30, and will continue onwards on every other Wednesday as well.
Upcoming special events:

Fundraiser for ECO
Tuesday, September 21st, 7 – 10
The Beauty Bar @111 SW Ash
$5 per player donation to Ecology in Classrooms & Outdoors
Hosted by ShanRock

The Sassiest Quiz In America!
Monday, October 4th @ 7:00
Ella St. Social Club @ 714 SW 20th Place
Hosted by Margaret
*Jump back in time 20 years for an evening of trivia devoted to the greatest teen magazine in the history of the world – Sassy!

Saturday, October 16th
$100 prize to the champion team!
Hosted by ShanRock

Triviology champions for the week of 8/29/10 – 9/2/10:

Sunday @ 6:00
1800 East Burnside

Sunday @ 8:00
717 NW 16th
ONE MAN GANG

Monday @ 7:00
714 SE 20th Place
KATHLEEN TURNER OVERDRIVE

Monday @ 7:00
2342 SE Ankeny
TEAM EVIL JESUS

Tuesday @ 7:30
Sewickly’s (w/ShanRock … & cash prizes!)
4901 SE Hawthorne
LINDA IS A WHORE

Tuesday @ 8:00
609 & 1/2 SE Taylor
DRUNKEN REGRETS

Wednesday @ 8:00
4606 NE Glisan

Wednesday @ 8:00
4515 SE 41st
DUMPSTER BABY

Thursday @ 9:00
2025 N. Kilpatrick
CRAPTASTICS

Thursday @ 9:00 *90210 Trivia Night!
301 SE Morrision
DONNA’S CHERRY

Thanks for making beautiful trivia with me, people!

Your trivia jockey,

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


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