If you’re not following the bell ringing you in for start of a theatre production downstairs, you’ll setting up for trivia at this famous old pub. You'll get sped-fled through two rounds of questions, interspersed with quickfire-rounds: you’ll score an instant jug of beer or choccies for the table if you can match quotes to films, guess-that-song Spicks and Specks -style, or answer a cooking question. What’s for dinner? Fuel your brain with one of their 11 burger options, including a vegan rendition. If you play well with others there are also two-person serves of Southern fried chichen and slow-roasted lamb. Plus, given the questions lean towards Gen X and Boomer pop-culture, the crowd skews that way too. What’s the crowd like? This trivia night has a dedicated local following, so there’s a sense of camaraderie in the room. Plus there are drink prizes for special questions like “Who am I”. The second bottle goes to second last place. What can you win? First prize is an $80 bar voucher, second is $40 and third get their pick out of two bottles of wine. At over three-hours run time, this is a Trivia night you can really settle into so order a tasting paddle and get comfy. Host Craig (a palaeontologist by day) is a genial host who gives you lots of thinking time and at least one clue for each team per round. There is a die-hard crowd of trivia players at the Union’s weekly quiz night, so the competition is fierce – people take their movie quotes, sporting rules and geography very seriously here. In fact, Tuesdays are the only night they do schnitzel here, so get it while it’s going. What’s for dinner? $15 buys you a schnitzel that is everything you want from a counter meal classic – crunchy golden shell, juicy white meat and chips and coleslaw. It’s not a huge space so if your heart is set on the quiz it’s worth booking. What’s the crowd like? It may have gussied up the eats and drinks, but the Welcome is well loved local and the crowd skews towards local kids grown up and catching up with dear old dad, nice young couples on a quiet night out and even a local pooch weaving in around the chairs. Second and third prize are a bottle of wine and last place gets a packet of chips. What can you win? First prize is a $60 bar voucher. Two rounds, famous faces and alfoil sculpting are all on the agenda, in addition to some musical numbers. It’s not like we need much encouragement to head to the Welcome for a counter meal and a craft brew, but for low-key entertainment their trivia night hits the spot. What’s for dinner? Tuesday’s daily special is a $12.90 schnitzel that you can pimp for $2 with bacon and three cheese topping sriracha sauce, pineapple and three cheeses or the Italian – grilled eggplant and, you guessed it, a trio of cheese. There’s a good mix of young CBD and Surry Hills office workers here. What’s the crowd like? If you need to stow your laptop bag under your quiz sheet you’ll be in good company. What can you win? Winners collect a $75 bar tab, but each bonus round comes with covetable prizes such as a jug of gold coins, or a voucher for jug of beer. Larger teams tend to book ahead for seats at the circular tables upstairs and the same team names tend to dominate the scoreboard each week. The quiz only goes 90 minutes though, so you can go seek a more affordable late Surry Hills supper at 8pm.ĭo you know whether sumo wrestlers throw rice or salt into the ring before a match? How many flags can you name with the colours red, green and black? What colour is Bond Street on the Monopoly board? If you’re a wiz at random facts you’ll meet your match in the Dove & Olive’s trivia host, who runs a tight ship at this Tuesday night battle of the minds. What’s for dinner? It’s mainly snacks and pretty expensive, with a $6 lolly bag the cheapest option up to a $45 antipasto plate, and you can get cheesy toast for $16. What’s the crowd like? This hip young film crew knows their Truffaut from their Tarantino, so be prepared for some stiff competition. What can you win? There are Golden Age Cinema Gift Passes for the overall winners and drinks and bar snacks for the runners up. The chic bar is as small as Kevin Spacey’s chances of a comeback, so booking a table on the website is recommended for the fortnightly events. Extra points are awarded for punny team names, and it pays to keep an eye on the Rotten Tomatoes ratings because ‘Fresh or Rotten?’ is a regular feature. Quiz master Alexei packs a lot of movie-themed fun into two rounds of questions, ranging from the dead easy (who is Judy Garland’s movie star daughter? – duh!) to the more head-scratching (can you name every Spike Lee film starring Denzel Washington?).
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