Quizzing and quaffing in SF

Photo courtesy of Elixir SF.

The ultimate drinking game, trivia night will never go out of style. When you’re on the couch there’s Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek to keep your mental archive of miscellaneous facts in check. In real life? Your local trivia night is a bit more social, and dare we say, less stuffy. Likely offering pints rather than prize money, bars and pubs can get rowdy with competitive players forming teams for fun and games.

And where there’s a trivia caller, there’s a devoted crowd antsy to pool minds and pitchers throughout the session. Put all that random (and usually pointless) information you’ve stored in the nooks and crannies of your noggin to good use at one of these San Francisco BARTable trivia nights. Bring a crew or join new friends and let the games begin.

This historic western dive bar on the corner of 16th Street and Guerrero is home to rustic dark wood decor, a late night happy hour, hundreds of whiskies and, yes, that esteemed trivia night.

Elixir

16th St. Mission (SF)

A true Irish pub with a Wednesday trivia night that lures the masses as much as the Guinness, Napper Tandy in the Mission operates under the motto, “You are a stranger here but once.”

Napper Tandy

24th St. Mission (SF)

Gourmet sausages, craft beers and carefully devised questions are on the menu during Rosamunde Sausage Grill’s Tuesday trivia night from 7:30 to 9:30pm.

Rosamunde Sausage Grill

24th St. Mission (SF)

Tuesday trivia night and the ever-present Jenga blocks keep things lighthearted, just don’t forget the truffle tots with your trivia.

Southside Spirit House

Montgomery St. (SF)

by Linda Koffman

Linda Koffman is an SF-based freelance writer and editor. Also a beginner gardener by day/performing songwriter by night, she feels grateful to live a life of extremes balancing plenty of contemplative silence with rocking out in a band. When not writing, she keeps her hands busy (and dirty) with old guitar strings and soil, and enjoys engaging with the Bay Area’s diverse environmental and cultural beauty. She loves puns to a fault and shamelessly laughs at her own jokes.