Pub trivia is a weekly institution for many groups of mates. It’s the perfect chance to get together mid-week – but finding the right pub trivia quiz night can be an art.
For starters, there’s the trivia questions involved – are you after rock trivia, sports trivia, highbrow quizzes, or simply something that involves a game of Gay Chicken as the tiebreaker?
Maybe it’s the prize that’s worth playing for – even if it’s just for a slab of XXXX. Perhaps the pub simply just does a great parma and someone happens to be yelling trivia questions at the time.
Everyone’s got their favourites – so where is your regular pub trivia night, and why does it stand out?
Hogans on Wednesday Nights at Wellington Point
The Broadway Hotel, Woolloongabba, very well run and very interactive.
Not only get the questions to answer but during the ‘thinking time’ you have to listen to the background music and try to figure out what all the songs have in common, and if you do not know the answer then you can put down a ‘funny answer’ and potentially win points.
Muddy Farmer is very average – host reads the questions (has no understanding of them and cannot provide any further information), for the beginners.
The Mana Bar in the valley hosts the occasional games/retro trivia competition. It’s fun to watch but space and sign ups are limited.