Sydney's best pub trivia nights

CITY/CENTRAL

1 The Clare 20 Broadway,Ultimo 2007.
(02 9211 2839). Tue 7.30pm. $60 bar credit

2 The Clarendon 156 Devonshire St, Surry Hills 2011.
(02 9699 6001). Tue 6.30pm. $85 bar credit

3 Darlo Bar Cnr Liverpool St & Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst 2010.
(02 9331 3672). iPhone cheat proof! Wed 8pm. Prize varies

4 Forresters Hotel Cnr Riley & Foveaux Sts, Surry Hills 2010.
(02 9211 2095). Wed 7.30pm. $50 bar credit prize

5 The Gaelic Theatre 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills 2010.
(02 9211 1687). Rock Stein Trivia. Tue 7.30pm. CD and alcohol prizes plus jackpot

6 Glenmore Hotel 96 Cumberland St, The Rocks 2000.
(02 9247 4794). Wed 7pm. Bar credit

7 Lansdowne Hotel Cnr City Rd & Broadway, Broadway 2007.
(02 9211 2325). Tue 8.30pm. $100 bar credit

8 The Local Taphouse 122 Flinders St, Darlinghurst 2010.
(02 9360 0088). Mon 7pm. $100 bar credit

9 Manning Bar Lvl 1, Manning House, Manning Rd, University of Sydney 2006
(02 9563 6017 www.manningbar.com). Student trivia. Wed 5pm. Jugs plus movie vouchers

10 The Rose Hotel Cnr Cleveland & Shepherd St, Chippendale 2008. (02 9318 1133). Tue 7.30pm. Bar credit plus jackpot up to $400

11 The Shakespeare Hotel 200 Devonshire St, Surry Hills 2010.
(02 9319 6883). Mon 7.30pm. $80 in prizes plus cash jackpot to $1,000

12 The Trinity Bar 505 Crown St, Surry Hills 2010.
(02 9319 6802). Wed 7.30pm. $50 cash prize

INNER WEST

13 The AB Hotel 225 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe 2037.
(02 9660 1417). World trivia Mon 7.30pm; music trivia Wed 7.30pm. $50 bar credit prize, plus monthly Cooper's Trivia: win a keg party for 20 people

14 The Australian Youth Hotel 63 Bay St, Glebe 2037.
(02 9692 0414 www.australianyouthhotel.com.au). Wed 8pm. $50 bar credit

15 The Bald Rock Hotel15 Mansfield St, Rozelle 2039.
(02 9818 4792). Thu 7.30pm. Cash jackpot

16 The Carlisle Castle 19 Albermarle St, Newtown 2042.
(02 9557 4852‎). Mon 7pm. Bistro meal

17 Cooper's Hotel 221 King St, Newtown 2042.
(02 9550 3461). Tue 7.30pm. $100 bar credit

18 Dicks Hotel 89 Beattie St, Balmain 2041.
(02 9818 2828). Mon 7.30pm. $80 bar credit plus cash jackpot

19 The Duke of Edinburgh 148 Enmore Rd, Enmore 2042.
(02 9519 1935). Tue 8pm. $75 bar credit

20 The Erskineville Hotel 102 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville 2043.
(02 9565 1608). General Tue 7.30pm ($70 bar credit); music trivia first Thu of the month 7.30pm (CD prizes)

21 The Friend in Hand 58 Cowper St, Glebe 2037.
(02 9660 2326). Last three Tue of the month, 7pm. $60 bar credit

22 Gladstone Park Hotel 140 Marion St, Leichhardt 2040.
(02 9569 4057‎). Thu 7.30pm. Bar credit plus jackpot

23 The Golden Barley 167 Edgeware Rd, Enmore 2042.
(02 9565 1168). Mon 7.15pm. $50 cash prize plus jackpot to $1,000

24 Kellys on King 285 King St, Newtown 2042.
(02 9565 2288). Thu 8pm. $80 cash prize

25 The Marlborough Hotel 145 King, Newtown 2042.
(02 9519 1222). Wed 7.30pm. Prize varies

26 Nag's Head Hotel 162 St Johns Rd, Glebe 2037.
(02 9660 1591). Wed 7.30pm. $70 bar credit plus jackpot

27 North Annandale Hotel105 Johnston St, Annandale 2038.
(02 9660 7452). Wed 8pm. $50 bar credit

28 The Riverview Hotel 29 Birchgrove Rd, Balmain 2041.
(02 9810 1151). Food trivia. Mon 6.30pm. Dinner for two at top Sydney restaurant

29 The Rose of Australia 1 Swanson St, Erskineville 2043.
(02 9565 1441). Thu 8pm. $50 bar credit

30 The Royal 156 Norton St, Leichhardt 2040.
(02 9569 2638). Wed 7.30pm. $50 bar credit

31 Technology Park Hotel 1 Wyndham St, Alexandria 2015.
(02 9698 8999). Queer trivia with drag queen Summer Salt and topless male bartender. Mon 7pm. $100 bar credit

32 3 Weeds Hotel 193 Evans St, Rozelle 2039.
(02 9818 2788). Wed 7.30pm. $50 pub voucher plus cash jackpot

33 Town Hall Hotel 366 Darling St, Balmain 2041.
(02 9818 8950). Tue 7.30pm. $75 bar credit plus $1,000 jackpot

34 The Townie 326 King St, Newtown 2042.
(02 9557 1206). Music trivia. Thu 8pm. $100 bar credit plus jackpot

35 PJ Gallagher's Irish Pub 195 Victoria Rd, Drummoyne 2047
(02 91811229) Tue 8pm. $55 bar credit plus jackpot up to $1,000

36 Coogee Bay Hotel 253 Coogee Bay Rd, Coogee 2034.
(02 9665 0000). Wed 7.30pm. $100 bar credit.

37 Bellevue Hotel 159 Hargrave St, Paddington 2021.
(02 9363 2293). Tue 7.30pm. $50 bar credit

38 The Light Brigade 2a Oxford St, Woollahra 2025.
(02 9357 0888). Mon 7pm. Bar vouchers

39 Four in Hand 105 Sutherland St, Paddington 2021.
(02 9326 2254). Mon 6.45pm. $70 bar tab

40 Fringe Bar 106 Oxford St, Paddington 2021.
(02 9360 5443). Tue 7pm. $50 bar credit

41 The Frisco 46 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo 2011.
(02 9357 1800). Tue 7.30pm. $25 bar vouchers

42 The London 85 Underwood St, Paddington 2021.
(02 9331 3200). Mon 7pm. $75 bar credit

NORTH

43 Bayview Tavern 166 Victoria Rd, Gladesville 2111.
(02 9817 2632). General Thu 7.30pm; music trivia Fri 7.30pm. $75 bar credit prizes plus cash jackpot

44 The Great Northern Hotel 522 Pacific Highway, Chatswood 2067.
(02 9419 4555). Tue 7.30pm. $200 beer tab plus jackpot

45 The Greengate Hotel 655A Pacific Hwy, Killara 2071.
(02 9498 3577). Wed 7.30pm. Giveaways plus $500 weekly jackpot

46 Harbord Beach Hotel 29 Moore Rd, Freshwater 2096.
(02 9905 3434). Tue 7pm. $100 bar credit plus $50 food voucher and  jackpot up to $1,000

47 Hotel Cremorne 305 Military Rd, Cremorne 2090.
(02 9909 8888). Tue 7.30pm. $75 bar credit plus jackpot

48 Kirribilli Hotel 35 Broughton St, Kirribilli 2061.
(02 9955 1415). Comedy Trivia. Wed 7.30pm. $60 bar tab plus jackpot $200 cash plus $50 bar tab

49 Rag & Famish Hotel 199 Miller St, North Sydney 2060.
(02 9955 1257). Tue 7.30pm. Case of local beer

50 Willoughby Hotel 315 Penthurst St, Willoughby 2068.
(02 9417 2119). Tax free trivia. Tue 7pm. Bottle of wine/six-pack plus $50 bar cash

51 The Union Hotel 271 Pacific Hwy (Cnr West St), North Sydney 2060.
(02 9955 5844). Mon 7.30pm. $100 bar voucher

SOUTH

52 Northies Cronulla Hotel Cnr Kingsway & Elouera Rd, Cronulla 2230.
(02 9523 6866). Wed 7pm. $100 cash plus giveaways

PUB TRIVIA DO'S AND DON'TS

DO Arrive at least half an hour early - tables are at a premium at the good trivias

DON'T Cheat by looking up answers on your iPhone. Where's the challenge in that? Also, other teams will get very annoyed

DO Get a group consensus on every answer written on the sheet

DON'T Scream out the answer

DO Devise a punny team name - these are often worth points or prizes

DON'T Try talking someone out of their educated guess unless you know for certain they're wrong. Marriages have broken up over less

BEER GAMES!

Heads or Tails: Everyone stands up and places their hands on their head or their bum. Then a coin is tossed or a true or false is asked. Those with their hands in the wrong place sit down. Last player standing wins a jug of beer.

Coaster Challenge: The host asks a difficult question and the first team to run up with the correct answer written on a coaster wins a jug of beer. 

TIME OUT SYDNEY PUB TRIVIA QUIZ

Test your Sydney knowledge. (Check the answers here)

1 Sam Leach won the 2010 Archibald Prize. Who won last year?

2 Which Sydney artist designed the album cover for Cream's Disraeli Gears?

3 In what area of Sydney does Abigail travel back to the 1870s in Ruth Park's novel Playing Beatie Bow?

4 Which beach is the setting for the novel Puberty Blues?

5 Which Sydney club night shares its name with a You Am I song?

6 Name the two Bang Gang DJs who are now part owners of the refurbished Flinders Hotel.

7 What television show first showcased the talents of local comics Heath Franklin, Jordan Raskopoulos and Felicity Ward to a national audience?

8 Sydney will have two comedy festivals in 2010. What are they?

9 What Sydney actor plays a pop princess in the Russell Brand movie Get Him to the Greek?

10 In Muriel's Wedding, what was the name of Muriel's friend, played by Rachel Griffiths?

11 How many ml is a schooner of beer in Sydney?

12 Blu Horizon bar serves Sydney's most expensive cocktail. How much does it cost?

13 What year was the first Mardi Gras Party held in Sydney?

14 What is a Bondi Cigar?

15 Who was Kate Leigh's nemesis?

16 Who were the original inhabitants of Sydney?

17 Where was the titular café immortalised in Cold Chisel's song 'Breakfast at Sweethearts'?

18 What legendary Surry Hills pub and live venue closed its doors in 2009?

19 Who portrayed Richard II in the STC's War of the Roses last year?

20 Which Peter Carey novel was recently turned into an opera? 

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