Boston trivia royalty -- Geeks Who Drink packs the Sam Adams taproom every Tuesday with seven fast-and-furious rounds of pub quiz right in the shadow of Faneuil Hall. Pour a Samuel Adams, gather your six-person crew, and find out how much you really know.
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Irish pubs with pub quiz roots, a world-class craft beer scene, and Sporcle-packed neighborhood bars from Allston to Somerville. Boston turns every Tuesday into game day.
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Geeks Who Drink brings the pub quiz to one of Boston's most celebrated craft breweries -- a Fort Point warehouse temple to hazy IPAs and demanding trivia in equal measure. Seven rounds, unlimited craft beer options, zero excuses.
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Central Square's beloved Irish-inflected dance bar doubles as the best mid-week trivia room in Cambridge -- Geeks Who Drink brings seven rounds of sharp, wide-ranging questions to a crowd that actually knows things. Show up, grab a pint, and prove it.
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Small Batch Trivia from Geeks Who Drink finds its perfect home in this boutique hotel bar in the heart of the South End -- casual enough to catch up with friends, smart enough to reward actual trivia talent. Prizes go to the sharpest teams.
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A Harvard Square institution with double-decker patios, a legendary double cheeseburger, and Wednesday trivia that Boston.com readers called the best in the city -- if you want serious questions in a seriously fun bar, this is the answer.
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The Burren is Davis Square's beloved Irish pub with live trad sessions on one side and Sporcle trivia dominating the other every Monday -- two games back-to-back, a pint of Guinness in hand, and bragging rights up for grabs all night.
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Cathedral Station sits right on Washington Street in the heart of the South End and runs two back-to-back Sporcle rounds every Wednesday -- an anchor trivia night in one of Boston's most vibrant dining and bar corridors.
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A Rat Pack-era supper club vibe meets Seaport energy at Lucky's -- Sporcle runs two rounds on Tuesdays in this basement lounge that feels like a genuine Boston secret. Come for the martinis, stay when your team takes first place.
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A Back Bay institution steps from the Copley T stop, Clery's runs two Sporcle games back-to-back on Wednesdays for a crowd that ranges from Newbury Street regulars to fired-up sports fans looking to prove their general knowledge too.
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Hidden beneath Modern Pastry on the most famous street in the North End, this underground cocktail bar serves Sporcle trivia alongside its Italian-inspired drinks list -- two rounds on Tuesdays in a room that genuinely surprises every first-timer.
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Right off Fenway Park, The Bebop is a jazz-tinged neighborhood bar that makes Wednesdays genuinely worth showing up for -- Sporcle runs two tight rounds of trivia in a room that feels like Boston actually cares about the arts.
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Two back-to-back Sporcle rounds on Wednesdays in a polished Downtown bistro steps from City Hall -- Scholars attracts a mix of after-work professionals and hardcore trivia regulars who compete with intensity normally reserved for playoffs.
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A real Irish pub at Government Center running Family Feud-style Opinionation trivia every Tuesday -- two games from 7pm where the challenge is not just what you know but what everyone else is thinking. Grab a pint of Guinness and start guessing.
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Hump Day Trivia at Dorchester Brewing is exactly what Wednesday calls for -- Sporcle runs a tight 90-minute game in a spacious taproom where the beer is local, the seating fills fast, and reservations are strongly encouraged.
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Boston's most lively food hall hosts Sporcle trivia on Tuesdays at 6pm -- an after-work crowd fueled by world-class food stalls, craft cocktails, and genuine competitive energy. Two rounds and a perfect excuse to linger downtown.
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One of South Boston's favorite gastropubs turns Tuesday nights into a neighborhood trivia event -- Sporcle brings two rounds to a bar that pairs serious comfort food with an equally serious competition. The regulars here are formidable.
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An unassuming Southie neighborhood bar with a loyal trivia crowd that turns Tuesdays into a genuine event -- two Sporcle rounds, cold beer, and the kind of competitive banter that only a real Boston neighborhood bar can produce.
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Boston's most celebrated BBQ joint pairs slow-smoked brisket with Opinionation trivia every Thursday -- it is Family Feud-style, so the question is not just what you know but what 100 other people guessed. A gift card goes to the winners.
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A Porter Square neighborhood bar that brings back the legendary Toad music venue energy -- two Sporcle trivia rounds upstairs on Tuesdays, with a crowd that is as eclectic as the Cambridge neighborhood it calls home.
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Mission Hill's go-to neighborhood tavern makes Saturday night trivia a genuine community ritual -- Sporcle runs two back-to-back rounds, you can show up solo and join a table, and the beer selection rewards regulars who plan ahead.
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Remnant Brewing inside Bow Market is the trivia night everyone in Somerville talks about -- the playlist hides clues to the answers, the host encourages stranger-mingling, and the killer craft beer means you want to arrive early. Six o'clock for seats, seven for the game.
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Aeronaut runs the most grassroots trivia operation in the Greater Boston scene -- a community of rotating indie hosts, questions conceived by the players themselves, and a taproom full of genuinely excellent beer to fuel the debate.
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A newer Boynton Yards brewery with trivia that starts at 6pm and wraps by 8 -- four rounds of five questions, a photo bonus round, live DJ taking song requests between rounds, and prizes for first and second place. Early enough to actually make bedtime.
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Winter Hill Brewing has quietly become one of Somerville's best Thursday night destinations -- a proper taproom with locally brewed craft beer and a weekly trivia game that packs the room with regulars who take the competition seriously.
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One of Cambridge's most storied dive bars, the Cantab runs Stump Trivia on Thursdays at 6:30 in a room that has seen everything -- tight quiz questions in a space where you are as likely to sit next to an MIT professor as a Central Square regular.
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Hosted by Jeopardy contestant Brennan Harkin, An Sibin's Sunday trivia is the best weekly quiz in Inman Square -- three fast parts, done by 9:30, held in a cozy whiskey bar with one of the largest Irish whiskey selections in Cambridge.
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A Scottish gastropub that feels like a Glaswegian friend's living room -- haggis on the menu, whisky on the shelf, and Monday trivia packed with Jamaica Plain regulars who clearly did not need another reason to love this place.
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A genuine JP dive bar with a trivia night so good it has built a loyal Wednesday following that now includes half the neighborhood -- a lively game in a room where the staff is friendly, the drinks are cold, and the regulars are formidable.
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Steps from Fenway Park, Mighty Squirrel's taproom runs a themed weekly trivia game on Tuesdays where the top team takes home a gift card -- family-friendly questions, rotating themes, and award-winning craft beer on draft to keep your brain honest.
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Games with James has built a fiercely loyal following at this Coolidge Corner sports bar -- five well-crafted rounds including a music round and a picture round, with a different winner nearly every week and questions that consistently punch above the typical trivia night.
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Italian-American restaurant on the North End waterfront with a weekly trivia game that is in-depth, lively, and as regulars put it, impressively long -- first come first served, no reservations, and the room fills with a loyal crowd who know the routine.
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