# In Seattle, Tuesday night is trivia night -- the 2004 thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743 "2004-01-09T23:51:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/341 "2004-10-12T15:00:34Z")
My husband and I have been trying to make it for the past several weeks, but something always get in the way. Maybe tonight šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/342 "2004-10-12T15:30:49Z")
I plan to come tonight. I have a meeting scheduled to run until 6:00pm. If it ends on time, Iā€™ll arrive around 7:30; if later, later. ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/343 "2004-10-12T15:50:41Z")
Weā€™re in - for the last time before our trip. We will _not_ however, be getting there earlier as is the standard. I gotta go home first, then we gotta go back, so it might be around 7:30 as well. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/344 "2004-10-12T16:58:35Z")
So with everybody running late, weā€™ll end up standing in a corner of the parking lot because we couldnā€™t get a table? šŸ˜› Iā€™m planning to be there, and I may even be able to show up early to secure a space. Keep your peckers up! ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/345 "2004-10-12T18:03:27Z")
Iā€™ll be there sometime between 6:00 and 6:30. **picunurse** , this looks like a great day for you and yours to attend. Iā€™m sure we all hope to see you there. Looks like weā€™ll have enough to field two teams. Do you all think itā€™s a good day to sit on the deck? **Cervaise** and I will have trouble reserving enough space inside the pub, and I donā€™t think itā€™s too likely to rain on us. Everyone should bring something warm to wear, though. ---
**Author:** ![inkysplotchy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/2bfe46/32.png) [@inkysplotchy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkysplotchy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/346 "2004-10-12T20:26:43Z")
Iā€™ll be there also, just to have overflowing teams, and as per usual, I wonā€™t be there until around 7:45ish. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/347 "2004-10-12T20:56:11Z")
The George & Dragon Pubā€¦ that sounds very familiar to meā€¦ I just moved to the Ballard area last week, right across from the Locks - is that bar close to me? (Forgive my ignorance, Iā€™m still not used to street names. I just hang out around Market Street, Leary Way, Ballard Ave, etc, until I learn my way around more - Iā€™m originally from a very small town and all we had was a ā€œMain Streetā€!) Trivia night sounds like a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/348 "2004-10-12T21:09:39Z")
The [George and Dragon Pub](http://www.georgeanddragonpub.com/) is east of you, a little past where Leary changes into 36th St. Itā€™s a lot closer to the Fremont bridge than it is to the Ballard bridge, but Iā€™d count it as close to you. The site link above has maps if youā€™re still not sure where I mean. **Anastasaeon** , you should definitely check it out. I plan to stake out one of the tables out on the deck, to the right side of the main entrance as you are facing the building from the parking lot. Bring a jacket, as the deck gets cool when the sun goes down. Still, we prefer the deck because you can hear the public address speakers better and the cigarette smoke doesnā€™t build up as much as it does inside. I have short brown hair, am clean-shaven, 40 years old and will probably be wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt over a brown shirt. The contest starts at 8, but if you get there earlier youā€™ll have time to order some English pub food and get to know your teammates. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/349 "2004-10-12T21:43:15Z")
Excellent, I think I have an idea where it isā€¦ Iā€™ve walked as far as that Cape Cod Comfys store, and I think I remember seeing the pub right in that area. I donā€™t know if Iā€™ll be able to get out there tonight, hopefully Iā€™ll be able to make it next Tuesday. It sounds like fun - really my kind of thing, English Pubs, football - any Chelsea fans out there? (And anyone go to see them play Celtic at Seahawk _ahem_ pardon me, Qwest Field this year?) If I do go out, youā€™ll recognise me by the long blondish-red hair, and Chelsea jersey šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/350 "2004-10-13T19:58:31Z")
Can I just sayā€¦ _ **VICTORY!** _ That is all. No, wait, that isnā€™t all. Where the heck was the new blood? šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/351 "2004-10-15T20:50:27Z")
Congrats! Hey, would anyone be interested in getting together on a Monday for pub trivia? A friend of mine pointed me to a place in the U-district that does trivia on Monday nights at 8. I canā€™t make Tuesdays because Iā€™m playing hockey again, but Iā€™ve been to this pub once on a Monday for the quiz, and it was pretty good. I think it was less Brit-themed than I remember the George and Dragon quiz being, and 50 questions instead of 40. ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/352 "2004-10-16T03:32:00Z")
> [@jessicala](#): > > ā€¦ a place in the U-district that does trivia on Monday nights at 8 ā€¦ is Oā€™Sheaā€™s. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/353 "2004-10-16T04:00:30Z")
[This place?](http://www.happy-hour.net/local_drink_specials/wa_seattle/venue/392/osheas_easy_street_pub.htm) I might be willing to go to a different quiz one time, if others will be there. Canā€™t really see myself hanging out in pubs twice every week, but once is a possibility. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/354 "2004-10-19T14:12:23Z")
Iā€™d be happy to try a different place sometime, although as with **Saltire** , Iā€™d keep my pubbing habit to once a week. We should plan an evening. However, I will not be at the G&D tonight ā€“ Iā€™ve got a class this evening from 6-10, which pretty much ensures Iā€™ll miss the whole thing. See yā€™all next week. ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/355 "2004-10-19T17:23:46Z")
> [@Saltire](#): > > [This place?](http://www.happy-hour.net/local_drink_specials/wa_seattle/venue/392/osheas_easy_street_pub.htm) I might be willing to go to a different quiz one time, if others will be there. Canā€™t really see myself hanging out in pubs twice every week, but once is a possibility. Thatā€™s the one! I didnā€™t realize there was a fee to play though - last time I was picked up at the last minute to fill an absence on a co-workerā€™s friendā€™s team and got there just as it was starting. Is there a fee at the George and Dragon as well? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/356 "2004-10-19T17:25:36Z")
Fee at Gee and Dee is five bucks a team. Of course, if you win, you get to collect all the other teamsā€™ entry fees. Re tonight, I probably wonā€™t be attending. Not feeling so hot. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/357 "2004-10-19T20:58:08Z")
Is this going to be one of those Tuesdays in which things just donā€™t quite come together? If others will be attending, I can be there between 6:30 and 7:00. However, if Iā€™m going to be all by my onesies, Iā€™ll skip it too. Alone, my score would be embarassing. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/358 "2004-10-20T00:45:50Z")
Alrightythen. As Iā€™m now leaving my desk for the evening and there have been no further responses, Iā€™m declaring tonightā€™s trivia outing to be a washoutā€“for myself, at least. See you all next week, hopefully. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/359 "2004-10-20T06:15:55Z")
My apologies for not remembering to check the boards all day (and having something else to do this evening). I guess my avoidance of websurfing until after the election is working a little too wellā€¦except for this note, of course. Iā€™ll probably miss next week too, since the Earshot Jazz Festival is on. And in two weeks thereā€™s a little televised event Iā€™ll want to tune in for. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743/360 "2004-10-20T15:51:56Z")
You know, **E. Thorp** brings up a good point. Iā€™ll be working the polls on November 2nd, and others will probably want to be home watching the coverage. Maybe we should plan now to make our foray to Oā€™Sheaā€™s in that week? I must say, however, that I may not be able to go to a Monday trivia then. I need to be up at about 4:30am on Tuesday. Still, itā€™s worth discussing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-seattle-tuesday-night-is-trivia-night-the-2004-thread/223743.md?page=19)