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: 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
