Pub Trivia

Pub Trivia. It’s something that seems to be growing at the mo. Being a bunch of no social life- smart alecs, when we first saw our local pub advertising a new trivia competition two years ago, we got on board from the start. Trivia had always been the kind of thing we did once or twice a year to raise money for some good cause or another, but here was the option to appear highly intelligent each week.


Well, not that intelligent. If you can name four US states that start with M, know all the actors who played James Bond, or remember who lost the 1995 AFL Grand Final, then trivia is for you. Its casual and fun, you pick a ‘zany’ team name (A little inconsistent, No Trumps, Mount Dover Refugees, Urban Geezers) and have a few drinks (alcoholic or non, your choice), often a good pub meal (like a chicken parma), and spend the night answering those sorts of questions.

Pubs all over Melbourne are now doing this on weeknights to keep business up when its slow. First prize is usually a voucher to spend at that particular pub, there are always plenty of drink prizes. Some pubs have cash prizes for bonus jackpots as well, Every week each pub has its regulars, and casual team always drift in to give it a try. The Pub we currently go to, Father Flannagans hotel in Fitzroy, is great, the guys who work there are fun and easygoing ( and with kickin Irish accents). The teams we compete against aren’t too annoying. Anyway, if you’ve got a weeknight free sometime, and feel like you know some random bit of knowledge that could be handy, give pub trivia a try.