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Ottawa Trivia League locations and times

Pub Nights

Since 1998, we've been running pub trivia nights in Ottawa. Some teams have been playing for years. After years of "standing room only," in 2006, we expanded from the Barley Mow Pub to Royal Oak Pubs. Questions cover everything from science to pop culture to history to general weirdness and much more.

You can play in teams (four or five seems to be the best team size). It's free to play, plus, there is a prize for each night's winner in each bar, as well as a prize for the top team anywhere in Ottawa, at the end of the 10-week season. Since it's the same game everywhere in a given week, you can shop around, finding the locale that's best for you. Note crowded locations are tough to get into, so arrive early

  • Every Monday: 6:30 pm at the Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin; street parking; reservations accepted; hosted by Kim;
  • Every Monday: 7 pm at the Barley Mow Pub, 1060 Bank near Sunnyside; some parking; extremely crowded; hosted by Paul; call (613) 730-1279
  • Every Monday: 7 pm at the Rochester Pub, 502 Rochester Street; no reservations; hosted by Heather; (613) 233-2103
  • Every Monday: 9 pm at the Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin; street parking; extremely crowded; reservations accepted; hosted by Paul; call (613) 238-2949
  • Every Monday: 7:30 pm at the Orleans Royal Oak, 1981 St Joseph Blvd; hosted by Geoff; street parking, call (613) 834-9005
  • Every Monday: 8 pm at the Keystorm Pub, 2 Courthouse Avenue in Brockville; call (613) 345-0404
  • Every Tuesday: 8:00 pm at Yuk Yuk's (doors open at approx. 7:30), 292 Elgin Street; street parking; hosted by Paul; call (613) 236-5233
  • Every Tuesday: 7:00 pm at Irene's Pub, 885 Bank Street in the Glebe; hosted by Tom; call (613) 230-4474
  • Every Tuesday: 8:00 pm at the Centrepointe Royal Oak, address to come; hosted by Aaron; street parking, phone number to come
  • Every Wednesday: 7 pm at the Downtown Royal Oak, 318 Bank St, between Maclaren and Gilmour; very crowded; hosted by Paul; street parking, call (613) 236-0190
  • Every Wednesday: 7 pm at the Laurier Royal Oak, 161 Laurier E near UOttawa (in Sandy Hill); street parking; somewhat crowded; hosted by Kevin; (613) 230-9223
  • Every Wednesday: 8 pm at the Canal Royal Oak, 221 Echo Drive (upstairs); some parking; hosted by Mark; call (613) 234-3700
  • Every Thursday: 7 pm at the Arrow and Loon Pub, 99 Fifth Avenue (Fifth Avenue Court); indoor/outdoor parking; no reservations; crowded; hosted by Paul; (613) 237-0448
  • Every Thursday: 7:00 pm at Grace O'Malley, 1151 Ogilvie Road, between the Aviation Parkway and St Laurent Boulevard; hosted by Andrew; call (613) 842-0220
  • Every Sunday: 7:30 pm at Wellington Royal Oak at 1217 Wellington St off Holland, street parking; no reservations; hosted by Paul (usually); (613) 728-6661
  • Every Sunday: 7:30 pm at Kanata Royal Oak, 329 March Rd; no reservations; somewhat crowded; hosted by Andrew; (613) 591-3895
  • Every Sunday: 8 pm at Glebe Royal Oak in the Glebe, 779 Bank St, street parking; no reservations; somewhat crowded; hosted by Anya; (613) 235-2624

Our format works like this:

  • 10 multiple choice questions
  • 5 "sound byte" questions, typically music clips
  • Quickies: 9 "fill in the blank" questions
  • 12 open ended questions
  • Mini-theme: 5 questions on a given theme
  • Box of Trivia: questions from a rotating set of games
  • Picture This: ID the pictures
  • Wild Card: works a bit like Final Jeopardy
  • Rush Round: the sooner you know, the more points you get