12/12/11

Bar Trivia in Tallahassee

I think y'all already know this, but I figured I'd announce it again. Every week I lead two nights of pub trivia at local bars. Monday nights, 10:30 pm to a little after midnight, at Mockingbird Cafe on N. Monroe and Tuesday nights, 7:30 to 9:30 pm, at Corner Pocket on Apalachee Parkway. Each has its own flavor. Mockingbird is slightly drunker, slightly older, slightly more hipster, a little looser in feel. Corner Pocket involves a lot of grad students so it's a little less sloppy. Either way, the questions are much the same.

I do 5 rounds of ten questions each. They usually (although not always) break down like this:
1st: picture pages (10 themed pictures to be identified, everything from hood ornaments to iconic people)
2nd: current events, always
3rd: third round is the nerd round - straight up trivia (inventions, geography, religion, etc)
4th: pop culture (cult movies, cartoon theme songs, food in fiction, etc)
5th: oddball stuff (kids' games, before and after, slang, etc)

Highest scoring teams win bar tabs at the end of the night. I encourage funny guesses, dirty team names, plenty of drinking, and tipping the bartenders. In a town where you can find bar trivia any night of the week, I try to stand out with plenty of questions, simple rules, and fun information. No premade questions here - I put together all the rounds myself every week.

So, if you're in Tally and you like to think and drink, come check it out. You'll have fun. For a weekly hint and any updates, join the official FB page at:
http://www.facebook.com/bartriviawithhank

5 comments:

Ms. Moon said...

IT'S SO MUCH FUN! I SWEAR!

Omgrrrl said...

So for those of us who can't make it to FLA (that is what us old folks used to call FA) Can you post a few trivia opportunities in your blog???? First correct responses earns a free hug? Or your mom's recipe for something?

Just a thought.

Magnum said...

Monday and Tuesday bedtime is 9pm though.

Yikes! Did I admit that? Deep down I'm a farmer I guess.

That Hank said...

Mama: I love when y'all come play.

Omgrrrl: I was thinking of setting up a blog just for the trivia stuff.

Magnum: whoa, dude, the sun's not even down by 9 in the summer.

Steph(anie) said...

I like your graphic :)