Fancy yourself a trivia buff? We polled some of Sydney’s best venues for pub trivia, with a few brain-teasers to get you going. Study up!

Answers at the end – no cheating!

IT’S TRIVIA TIME:

1.How many years did the Hundred Years’ War last?

2.Who might use a maulstick?

3.Hippophobia is the fear of which creature?

4.Which planet has the tallest mountain: Earth or Mars?

5.When there are two full moons in the same month, what is the second called?

6.True or false? South Africa has three capital cities.

7.When Jimi Hendrix moved to England, which guitarist took him in and watched as he became famous within a week?

8.Which alcoholic spirit is derived from juniper berries?

9.How many time zones are there in China?

10.In what area does a spermologist specialise?

Beach Road Hotel:

It’s called: Thursday Night Trivia

Who’s the host? Quiz Meisters Trivia with Kyle Legacy – the white Jimi Hendrix and a local comedy legend.

What’s the vibe? Bondi locals, young professionals, hospitality crew, anyone ready for fun.

Winning big: Weekly prizes, drink giveaways, and most importantly, bragging rights!

Insider tips: Have a funny and original team name, it gives you a confidence boost.Bring a diverse crowdmixing the genders and ages. Questions can be left-field so you need to be able to cover theanswers with your broader scope of general knowledge. Have all the help you can get.

Address: 71 Beach Rd, Bondi

When: Every Thursday, 7pm kick-off, bookings suggested but not essential

Phone: 9130 7247

Bristol Arms Hotel:

It’s called: Think And Drink Trivia

Who’s the host? John Dixon

What’s the vibe? CBD corporate crowd and punters.

Winning big: You can win one of three house beer jugs (lightning round prizes), a $15 venue voucher, $30 venue voucher and $50 venue voucher.

Insider tips:

1. Enjoy yourself and don’t take it too seriously

2. Assemble a large team of players

3. Come along early to grab the best table in the house

4. Keep up to date on current affairs, events in the news and pop culture

5. Try our delicious bar snacks to keep your brain stimulated

Address: 81 Sussex St, Sydney

When: Wednesdays from 6pm

Phone: 9262 5491

King Street Brewhouse:

It’s called: Brewhouse Quiz Night

Who’s the host? Horatio O’Shea

What’s the vibe? An eclectic mix of beer nerds, office workers and tourists.

Winning big: Brewhouse vouchers – $100 for first, $50 for second and $20 for third as well as some not-so-good booby prizes. It’s $10 for a plate of spicy or BBQ buffalo wings, and a Cricketers Arms IPA, Spearhead, half pint of Red Tape Brewery beers or a house wine/champagne.

Insider tips: Teams of eight people maximum. Check out our Facebook page for a free clue every Wednesday lunch.

Address: 22 The Promenade, King St Wharf

When: 6:30pm Wednesday nights (except on State of Origin nights) until around 8:30pm. Bookings are recommended.

Phone: 8270 7901

Kinselas Hotel:

It’s called: Tranny Trivia

Who’s the host? Our resident drag queen and Oxford Street icon Miss Penny D

What’s the vibe? Tranny Trivia attracts a mixed group of people of all ages. It’s a fun, laidback night that’s guaranteed to make you laugh. You don’t need to be a serious trivia player to play or to have a good time. With Penny D hosting you never know what’s going to happen. Be prepared to expect the unexpected!

Winning big: There are heaps of prizes and giveaways to be won each week including3x $25, 1x $50 and 1x $100 bar tabs. The winning group also gets a chance at winning the cash jackpot of up to $500.

Insider tips: Get in early to secure a spot for your team as tables fill up fast. Johnny Wong’s Dumpling Bar is also open from 6pm offering $1 dumplings all night.

Address: 383 Bourke St, Taylor Square, Darlinghurst

When: EveryWednesday from 8:30pm

Phone: 9331 3100

The Nag’s Head Hotel:

Who’s the host? Matty, an experienced, original and hilarious host.

What’s the vibe? We have a good mix of trivia masters, young whizzes and old heads.

Winning big: There is a Bonus Round Jackpot that goes up to $3,000 increasing by $50 each week and is currently at $1,600. The winner of the regular round receives a $60 bar voucher to the hotel, second receives a $40 voucher and there are two fun games that break up the rounds where the winner receives one of two $20 vouchers.

Insider tips: We have a Facebook clue posted every week that is a picture and this picture forms the basis for the first questions in each round. These questions are worth double points.

Address: 162 St John’s Rd, Glebe

When: Wednesday night from 7:30pm

Phone: 9660 1591

Toxteth Hotel:

It’s called: Monday Trivia! And Music Trivia Tuesday!

What’s the vibe? Students, families and Inner West locals.

Winning big: Monday –$30 and $20 venue vouchers plus $12.50 meals and $13 jugs. Tuesday – $100 venue voucher plus $12.50 meals and $13 jugs.

Insider tips: Bring a big team and study up on general knowledge and music questions.

Address: 345 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe

When: Mondays and Tuesdays, 7:30pm

Phone: 9660 2370

The Vic:

It’s called: God Save The Quiz – it’s music trivia

Who’s the host? Dave Pike – the legend, also known as Big Dave.

What’s the vibe? Everyone’s welcome of course, but no kids allowed in the front. We have a bunch of teams that come each week – students, some older gents, couples, it varies. Anyone who’s keen on music, knows a bit about it, or is really good at pretending to.

Winning big: Winners take a $50 bar (and food) voucher, there’s another $30 voucher and a $15. Dave’s always giving away free jugs, sometimes just for fun, but also if you happen to win a little mid-trivia challenge or a round. If you form a team and come regularly you go in the draw to win a $300 food and bev voucher as well.

Insider tips: Be brave! There’s a killer section at the end of trivia each week where each team can rewrite the lyrics to a song specified by Dave and one member from each team, if they’re feeling ballsy, can jump up on the stage and bang out their version. The participants are judged by the audience.

Address: 2 Addison Rd, Marrickville

When: Wednesday nights from 7:30(ish) until 10(ish). If you have a bigger group it doesn’t hurt to book in advance (the same day is sweet) just to make sure you get a table for everyone, it often fills up.

Phone: 9557 1448

Answers: 1. 116 (A series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453) 2. A painter (it is a long wooden stick used by painters as a support) 3. Horses 4. Mars (Olympus Mons has a height of 21.9km, almost three times as tall as Everest) 5. A blue moon 6. True (Pretoria is the executive capital, Bloemfontein is the judicial capital, and Cape Town is the legislative capital) 7. Eric Clapton 8. Gin 9. One 10. Trivia

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