I was wondering if you knew of any bar/restaurant in the city that has a “trivia night”? I’m not really looking for a place that has the tv trivia games, or anything like that. I’m looking for a live person, asking a series of questions, in a competition. When I was in DC and San Francisco, there were a multitude of these contests daily, and I think the bars/restaurants really appreciated the business that they brought in during the week.
Thanks, Peter
Peter, there is an informal trivia night at Founding Fathers Pub on Edward Street. We spoke with Lynn Wilson (Jack of all trades) last night and she pointed us in the direction of the two guys that run the show four nights a week. Michael Driscoll (Proprietor) and Paul Koch (Chef) are good at what they do. They serve up excellent food and drinks, and manage to spend as much time as possible coming up with both local and world trivia to stump their patrons that can’t get enough of what they serve up.
Who was Lyndon Johnson’s Vice President? That was the stumper the previous night.
The gets rolling around 10:00 or 11:00, and attracts an interesting bar crowd, including history and English teachers, and local politicians. They also get a steady stream of out-of-towners who stay at The Mansion on Delaware. So the mix of questions is pretty fierce, and the night can turn pretty competitive. The staff of Founding Fathers has been known to challenge other bars throughout the city, and has even hosted local media showdowns, which attracted trivia nuts from Artvoice, The News and Business First.
Paul and Michael head to the library once a week in search of trivia stumpers. They are also constantly looking for some new faces at the bar to give them a few challenging questions. Founding Fathers (an old livery stable in 1874) is open for lunch and dinner. They serve food until 4:00 in the morning!!! That’s pretty cool considering that they have one of the best burgers in the city
Photo: Paul on the left, Michael on the right. And the answer to the trivia question above… Hubert Humphrey.
Founding Fathers is located at 75 Edward Street @ Delaware. 716.855.8944 Scott
Following photo taken by Caroline.