If you ’re glued toJeopardy!on the steady and search for your own trivia fix , metro Detroit has you breed . Metro Detroit ’s blossom trivia picture is now home to gobs of pub quizzes where teams of up to six people ( sometimes more , depend on how obnoxious your group is ) battle it out for bragging right … not to mention gift scorecard dependable for the host venues , pride , and in some cases , actual cash .
Local trivia powerhouse Quizzo runs trivia league caper , and squad can win up to $ 1,000 if they make it through a three - month time of year triumphant . With the arrival of home startup Geeks Who Drink , the metropolis has four major trivia caller vying for dorking / drinking business . There ’s also Sporcle and My Trivia Live , and the venues that host these even extend huge kind – you get everything from pickle - in - the - wall to full - speed hipster ( so many pork barrel bellies and craft meads ! ) .
If you have a free weeknight and want to challenge your friends to throw down with Detroit ’s most deadly trivia geeks , see out these metro area spots .
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Atwater Brewery
When : Mondays , 7:30pmThe host of this Quizzo upshot is really the draw here . Detroit native and Thrillist contributorAaron Foley , author ofHow to know in Detroit Without Being a Jackass , has the questions , answers , and unfermented financial backing track that make trivia fun . Atwater boasts a large selection of house - made beer that the brewery name as “ traditional German fashion lager beer , along with unequalled boutique ales . ”
Augie’s Bar & Grill
When : Tuesdays , 7pmMadison Heights ’ favourite karaoke cake extend a play twofer for a Tuesday : triviality followed by karaoke . Augie ’s has a monolithic dining way , making it one of the few trivia locale in the expanse where players are n’t so close together that you worry about other team overhear your answer . The prevention offers a huge carte ( hold fast to beefburger and stripe classics here ) and a full saloon . When you ’re done showing off your heavy brain , you may hold fast around and show off your handsome voice . The karaoke here rivals setups in far larger city with its infinite song selections and material degree .
The Maple Theater
When : Midweek , 7pmThis hybrid gastropub and picture theater is the only place in metro Detroit where Quizzo players can nosh on picture show popcorn ( real butter ! ) . late questions included , “ Which carmaker bring on a extra Pikachu - themed vehicle during the height of the Pokemon fad ? ” We went with Nissan , because our host whispered it to us as she gear up down a basket of hot poutine . It was , of course , Volkswagen . In addition to poutine , there are pizzas , burgers , and a vast selection of picture show - themed cocktails , the beneficial of which may be the Lebowski Brown Russian . We get a little protective of that drink – enough to say , “ thrifty mankind , there ’s a beverage here , ” when trivia crony get too close to the methamphetamine .
Basement Burger Bar
When : Mondays , 8 pm & 9pmFarmington Hills ’ own Basement Burger Bar really is in a basement , but the burgers are penthouse - level . Host to Sporcle Live , the Basement is the only metro Detroit trivium locale where players can wrap the evening with a desert call the frozen squealer : premium vanilla extract ice cream topped with tangible maple syrup and bourbon - bring around Sir Francis Bacon . Sporcle has a fun , quick style , and the even is split into two separate games , so you may come at 8 or at 9 and still get in a full round of play .
Firebird Tavern
When : Tuesday , 6:30pmThe Firebird , hosting Quizzo nights , caters to the Midtown / Campus Martius / Greektown after - work set , and the card leans on trendier bar fare , with items like poutine and fries with truffle mayo . The hightop tables make for a perfunctory atmosphere , and the beverage selections do n’t let down . Our favorite was the Our Fashion , a equipment on the Old Fashioned , with Old Forester bourbon , spiced cherry , and the Firebird ’s own proprietary bitters .
HopCat Detroit
When : Midweek , 8pmNew interior companionship Geeks Who Drink take over HopCat ’s 2nd base , make the Huma Room trivia central . The Geeks format makes for a tenacious evening of prevention trivium . There are eight rounds , bonuses , and audio & visual clues . While the night is newfangled and clear a work in progress , the setting is fun ( classical car shape over the bar helpfully remind you you ’re in Detroit ) . HopCat ’s card extend many interesting agency to experience melted cheeseflower and “ crack ” fries .
Circa 1890 Saloon
When : Midweek , 9:30pmThis Cass Ave backbone pop in the Wayne State community host My Trivia Live on Wednesday nighttime . The bar , known for its unmistakable inflatable snowy sunblind , has a rowdy trivia crowd , corroborate by cloggy - duty pizzas and unserious assorted drinks you wo n’t find anywhere else in the city , like the Orlando – a banana martini with amaretto and Rumchata . My Trivia Live is also the go - to in the out ' burbs , offering pub quiz in Livonia , Westland , Farmington Hills , Allen Park , and many other locale .
Tower Inn Café
When : Tuesday , 10pmThis Ypsilanti bar and grill cast out tremendous burgers of all kinds and a beer list to rival many of Detroit ’s best craft breweries . This place is a haul , but deserves a mention because the locus is always jam - packed . There ’s a heavy collection of regulars here , with teams make reservations for the My Trivia Live ’s recent - night show at 10 autopsy on Tuesdays . These questions are a little wanton than Quizzo ’s , but any advantage adept players have tends to be unmake by the final bet feature of the game ( think Final Jeopardy ) . One last question can be the sole method acting for determining winners , which may irk more seasoned instrumentalist , but sure as shooting opens the field to anyone who gets lucky with one right answer .
One Eyed Betty’s
When : Sundays , 10pmFerndale ’s own 1st Baron Verulam paradise host Quizzo for one last weekend hurrah before go back to study on Monday . If you ’d like bacon with a side of 1st Baron Verulam , there ’s literally … Roger Bacon with a side of bacon on the carte . porc belly , bacon , and a poached egg make small beer even best , as do maple donuts top by Viscount St. Albans , and one of the area ’s largest selections of beers , ale , meads , cider , and whiskey .
Atwater Brewery
The Maple Theater
Owen Burke
BarFly Ventures
Tower Inn Cafe
Courtesy of One Eyed Betty’s
