Trivial matters
Get your ephemera fix all week in Tulsa
Winners at Soul City
Greg Bollinger
64 percent of all the world’s statistics are made up right there on the spot
82.4 percent of people believe ‘em whether they’re accurate statistics or not
I don’t know what you believe, but I do know there’s no doubt
I need another double shot of something 90 proof
I got too much to think about
—Todd Snider, “Statistician’s Blues”
Lighten up. Team up. Show off. Forget your Twitter and Facebook feeds for an evening. Here’s a weeknight guide for where to hang out, have a drink, and see what frivolous details you’ve managed to keep in store despite the heavy news of late.
Sunday
Fuel 66, 7:00 p.m.
2439 E. 11th St.
Fuel 66 Tulsa bar and food court is a family-friendly trivia night destination, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a few drinks while testing your memory for minutia. There’s a $50 cash prize for the winning team. Everyone else will have to settle on a good time and good eats.
Monday
Empire, 8:00 p.m.
1516 S. Peoria Ave.
At this humble hangout, you can play a game of pool or watch sports on the TV while your team scrambles for an answer. Between questions, find yourself a shot and a beer. For those of you in it to win it, there’s a $50 cash reward for the first-place team.
Elgin Park (325 E. Mathew B. Brady St.) also puts on a trivia night with Questionable Company on Mondays at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Rooster’s Cocktails, 8:00 p.m.
8215 E. Regal Blvd.
Rooster’s team-based trivia nights are typically on the shorter side, usually lasting about a half-hour, and the prizes vary, so it’s impossible to say exactly what you’ll be competing for any given week, but everyone has a chance to win something.
Soundpony, 9:30 p.m.
409 N. Main St.
Soundpony Bar’s Trivia with Jack might be the longest-running weekly trivia event in Tulsa. The late-night lounge is great for trivia aficionados looking to test their skills in a funky atmosphere. And it was voted best trivia in TTV’s 2017 Best of Tulsa Awards. The last two rounds consist of a physical challenge for contestants, then a name-that-song question. Winners’ prizes are on the eclectic side; past winners have taken home oddities like cat calendars, lawn flamingos, and old movie posters.
Tuesday is the biggest night for trivia in Tulsa. Also check out Soul City Gastropub & Music House (1621 E. 11th St.) at 7:00 p.m. and Inner Circle Vodka Bar (410 N. Main St.) or Flying Tee (600 Riverwalk Terrace, Jenks) at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Saturn Room, 8:00 p.m.
209 N. Boulder Ave.
At the Saturn Room tiki bar, you’ll have the chance to acquaint yourself with new tropical tastes, choosing from a variety of rum flavors and tiki cocktails—but pay attention! The Saturn Room hosts buzzer trivia; the questions are easier, but players play alone, and the first to hit their buzzer locks out everyone else from answering. The reward here is different, too: every right answer earns you a dollar. Up to $75 is given out each week.
Maryn’s Taphouse & Raw Bar, 8:00 p.m.
400 Riverwalk Terrace, Suite 180, Jenks
Trivia night at Maryn’s Taphouse & Raw Bar (located by the Arkansas River at Riverwalk Crossing) is perfectly timed: try out their Wednesday-night wings and current featured beers: the Rahl & Sons Angry Santa, Rahl & Sons Winter Warmer, and the Shiner Cheer. Maryn’s also offers 40 beers on tap, 8 tap wines, and over 60 hand-crafted cocktails and bottled beers. The winning team takes home a $50 Maryn’s gift card.
You can also get your Wednesday trivia on at 8:00 p.m. at either The Max Retropub (114 S. Elgin Ave.), Prairie Fire Pie (1303 E. 15th St.), or Louie’s Grill & Bar (813 E. A St., Jenks).
Thursday
George’s Pub, 8:30 p.m.
108 N. 1st St., Jenks
Voted one of the top 5 pubs and trivia nights in TTV’s 2017 Best of Tulsa Awards, and named one of the best places to eat cheaply and well by the Tulsa World, George’s Pub is another fun spot for testing your knowledge of minutiae. The winning team gets $50 to spend at the pub—perfect for grub like fish and chips or beer and cocktails from the full bar.
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