Geeks Who Drink - Boston

Geeks Who Drink - Boston Think it's just trivia? Think again! Join the revolution, wiseass! What’s a pub quiz? Simply, a quiz game played in a pub. A noble cause! No, and no. Just show up.

It's an Anglo-Irish tradition, but our goal is the same: to foster friendly competition, and promote social drinking. Isn't that just “trivia night”? Most so-called “trivia nights” consist of either an MP3J reading Trivial Pursuit cards in between bad music, or a bunch of people staring at TVs with buzzers in hand. Our quiz burns through nearly 70 multimedia questions in two exciting hours. The qu

izmaster gets to know the players, and smack talk flying around in all directions is pretty much par for the course. Does it cost anything? With rare exceptions, no. You should buy food and drinks though. Our business model is no big secret: We drive business to our host venues or we get fired. So just ordering water is NOT cool. Plus, fish have sex in that stuff. Do I need to sign up beforehand or can I just show up and play? Team size is limited to six. Play solo if you'd like, but don't blame us if you're lonely. All right, so what’s in it for me? Besides a couple hours of free entertainment, the top teams get bar gift certificates. Plus there are chances to win free pints (or gift-certificate equivalents) for answering five bonus questions throughout the evening. We also have bizarre prizes courtesy of our weekly Bonus Email Question. Finally, your team can revel in the eternal glory of having your photo posted on this here website. Is the quiz hard? In general, the quiz starts off easy and progresses in difficulty as the night goes on. Also, the quiz is set up to reward the most versatile teams. Most folks over 35 will be lost on questions about the Xbox 360, while most folks under 35 know little about the Reagan years. And just about everyone is pissed when we throw in a round on country music. What's the quiz format like? The quiz consists of seven rounds of eight questions each, played by teams of up to six people. Questions are read aloud by the quizmaster and teams write down the answers, turning them in at the end of each round. Rounds 1, 4 and 6 are themed rounds – anything from “Eight Questions About Sex That Won’t Make You Too Uncomfortable” to “TV Shows Your Parents Watch.” Round 2 is a music round worth double points: name the artist and title for each song clip. Round 3 is a multiple choice round or a speed round. Round 5 is a visual round usually covering movies or TV shows, and is worth the standard eight points. Finally, Round 7 is always 16 points on Random Knowledge. One round can be jokered, doubling your points for that round only (yes, the 16-point rounds are fair game). The team with the most points after seven rounds is the winner. But I want to play for money! You’ll get a chance! Throughout the year, we host themed quizzes devoted to various pop-culture canons (The Simpsons, Harry Potter, South Park) which are pay-to-play, usually $5 per person, and winner-takes-all. Additionally, Geeks Who Drink runs numerous Quiz For A Cause events for various charities. Then there’s always Geek Bowl, the annual January championship where the top teams take home thousands of hard-earned dollars. Are you looking for new quizmasters? Always! Please fill out an online application at www.geekswhodrink.com

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at our Quiz for a Cause at Hugh O'Neill's! Just wanted to share some tips in ...
06/06/2024

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at our Quiz for a Cause at Hugh O'Neill's! Just wanted to share some tips in advance of tonight's game!

1) Trivia will start promptly at 7pm -- Please do your best to arrive between 6:30 and 6:45 so we have time to get everyone checked in before the game!
2) Fundraising will happen in two ways -- please bring cash (small bills if you can) but we will be prepared to accept venmo:
for a requested donation of $5 per player, donating teams will be eligible to win a percentage of the pot if they come in first place
beginning at 6:30, anyone can request a song to be played over the house sound IMMEDIATELY in exchange for $1 more than the previous person paid. So let's say I start us off by giving a dollar to hear "Call Me Maybe" but that's so overplayed! You can come up with $2 to shut than down and replace it with the song of your choice. If someone else wants to interrupt your song, it will cost $3, and so on.
3) Normally Hugh O'Neill's is not the kind of place you need a reservation -- but to help out our lovely front out house staff, please consider making one today, ESPECIALLY if you are in a group of 5 or more people.
4) The maximum number of players for a winning team is 6. The minimum is 1.
5) Prizes! We have a first and second place prize for the two highest scoring teams tonight, as well as an individual prize for top donor! Our most generous participant will get to choose a piece of Pride merch from the Geeks Who Drink Pub Quizzes shop to have custom ordered for you at the end of the game.
Good luck everyone! Feel free to hit me up with any questions during the day today if you have them and I'm excited to see you later!!

12/23/2021

Yes, Virginia, there is a quiz tonight!

See you at 7pm

12/16/2021

Reminder: tonight is our Holiday Pop Culture Theme Quiz!
See you at 7pm!

11/03/2021

It's November, kid! Which means THIS THURSDAY at 7pm, we're celebrating the 7 year anniversary of our favorite pub and our favorite Quizmaster! 7 years is the WOOL anniversary, so get in on the fun by wearing your favorite sweater. We'll see you soon!

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A friendly reminder for quiz night! If you don't happen to live a nice walking distance from Hugh's, make sure your DD i...
09/09/2021

A friendly reminder for quiz night! If you don't happen to live a nice walking distance from Hugh's, make sure your DD is taking advantage of local parking benefits! We'll see you tonight at 7pm

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08/05/2021

Heads up, champions, tonight's round five is a VIDEO that we'll play on the big screen...but you're welcome to bring some earbuds and watch it on your phone instead! See you at Hugh O'Neill's at 7pm!!

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