Vancouver Pub Quizzes and Trivia Nights: Team Up and Meet People
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Nine quiz nights in Vancouver and Burnaby: in Kitsilano, the West End, Gastown, Downtown, East Vancouver, Hastings-Sunrise and at UBC. When and where they are, how you sign up and what they cost.
A pub quiz is an easy way to meet people in Vancouver: a set evening, a small team at one table and time to talk between rounds. Most of the ones here call it trivia. We only list quiz nights that announce their dates on their own page or channel, or on the page of the venue that hosts them.
The quiz nights at a glance
| Quiz | Venue | Roughly when | Teams | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trivia Night at The Gallery | The Gallery, UBC Nest, 6133 University Boulevard, UBC | Mon 6 to 8 pm | Not stated | Free (2026) |
| Question Authority | Bayside Lounge, 1755 Davie Street, West End | Mon 8 pm | Not stated | Not stated |
| Drew's Clues | The Cider House, Kitsilano | Tue 7 pm | Not stated | Free (2026) |
| Vancouver Trivia Party | Carlos O'Bryan's, 1774 W 7th Ave, Kitsilano | Tue 7:30 pm | Not stated | Free according to the website (undated) |
| Fandom Trivia | The Rec Room Granville, 855 Granville Street, Downtown; The Rec Room Brentwood, 4567 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby | Tue in Brentwood, Thu at Granville, 7:30 to about 9:15 pm | Up to six without a penalty; larger teams lose one point per extra person | Free (2026) |
| The Quizmistress | The Fringe Cafe, Kitsilano; The Brighton Pub, Hastings-Sunrise; East Side Craft House, 1445 East 41st Avenue | Tue at the Fringe Cafe, Wed at the Brighton Pub, 8 to 10 pm; Sat at East Side Craft House, 7:30 to 10:30 pm | At East Side Craft House, groups of one to six fit best | Not stated |
| Bimini's | Bimini's, 2010 W 4th Ave, Kitsilano | Wed 7:30 pm | Not stated | Not stated |
| Parallel 49 Brewing | Street Kitchen, 1950 Triumph St, East Vancouver | Every other Wed, 7 to 9 pm | Not stated | Not stated |
| Blarney Stone Trivia | Blarney Stone, Gastown | Wed 8 pm | Not stated | Free according to the website (undated) |
"Not stated" means we found nothing about it, not that the evening costs money or that teams have a fixed size.
The quiz nights one by one
Trivia Night at The Gallery (UBC)
The AMS events calendar lists Trivia Night at The Gallery as a weekly quiz on Mondays from 6 to 8 pm, at The Gallery in the UBC Nest, 6133 University Boulevard, on the UBC campus. Entry is free (2026), and the evening is 19 and over. The listing gives no team size and says nothing about signing up. AMS, Trivia Night at The Gallery
Question Authority (West End)
According to the quiz organizers' weekly schedule, Question Authority runs a weekly quiz on Mondays at the Bayside Lounge, 1755 Davie Street in the West End; the lounge gives 8 pm as the start. The lounge is 19 and over. Groups of six or more can reserve; smaller groups come without a reservation, as long as there's room. Neither page gives a price or a team size, so check the schedule before you go. Bayside Lounge, events, Bayside Lounge, reservations
Drew's Clues (Kitsilano)
Drew's Clues is a weekly quiz at The Cider House in Kitsilano on Tuesdays from 7 pm. Entry is free (2026). You reserve through Eventbrite; if there's room, you can also just turn up. Groups of seven or more are asked to get in touch beforehand. No maximum team size is given. Drew's Clues on Eventbrite, The Cider House, events
Vancouver Trivia Party (Kitsilano)
Vancouver Trivia Party, a local quiz organizer, hosts trivia at Carlos O'Bryan's, 1774 W 7th Ave in Kitsilano, on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm. The organizer recommends reserving a table. Its trivia nights are free according to the organizer's website (undated), which gives no team size. Vancouver Trivia Party at Carlos O'Bryan's
Fandom Trivia (Downtown and Burnaby)
Fandom Trivia runs a weekly Trivia League at two locations of The Rec Room: on Thursdays at The Rec Room Granville, 855 Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver, and on Tuesdays at The Rec Room Brentwood, 4567 Lougheed Hwy in Burnaby. Seating starts at 7 pm, the quiz at 7:30 pm, and it runs until about 9:15 pm. Playing is free (2026). At Granville, reserve a table for your team; in Brentwood, tables are first come, first served. For theme nights, which Fandom Trivia lists on its Eventbrite pages, the organizer highly recommends signing up on Eventbrite, and at Granville guests without a table booking join a standby waitlist if all tables are reserved. Fandom Trivia allows six people per team without a penalty; larger teams lose one point for each extra person. Fandom Trivia at The Rec Room on Eventbrite, Fandom Trivia, all events
The Quizmistress (Kitsilano, Hastings-Sunrise and East 41st Avenue)
The Quizmistress hosts trivia at three venues: on Tuesdays at The Fringe Cafe in Kitsilano and on Wednesdays at The Brighton Pub in Hastings-Sunrise, each from 8 to 10 pm, and on Saturdays from 7:30 to 10:30 pm at East Side Craft House, 1445 East 41st Avenue. The Fringe Cafe and The Brighton Pub give no price, team size or way to sign up. At East Side Craft House, you can reserve or just walk in, as the venue keeps space for both; seating works best for groups of one to six, and larger groups may not fit. No price is given there either. The Fringe Cafe, events, The Brighton Pub, events, East Side Craft House, Saturday Night Trivia
Bimini's (Kitsilano)
Bimini's, 2010 W 4th Ave in Kitsilano, holds a trivia night every Wednesday; the quiz starts sharp at 7:30 pm. The page gives no price and no team size. You can reserve by phone or email; the page doesn't say whether you need to. Bimini's, trivia night
Parallel 49 Brewing (East Vancouver)
Parallel 49 Brewing holds trivia every other Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm in its Street Kitchen, 1950 Triumph St in East Vancouver; on the Wednesdays in between, it holds Music Bingo. The page gives no price and no team size, and it shows the date of the next quiz, so check which Wednesday it is before you go. You can book a table; the page doesn't say whether you need to for trivia. Parallel 49 Brewing, Street Kitchen
Blarney Stone Trivia (Gastown)
The Blarney Stone in Gastown holds trivia on Wednesdays at 8 pm. Playing is free according to the website (undated), and you book a table through the venue's booking page. Blarney Stone Trivia is 19+, and the venue gives no team size. Blarney Stone, trivia, Blarney Stone, calendar
How to find your quiz
- Coming alone: None of these pages say whether you can join a team on your own, so ask beforehand or at the venue whether a team has room.
- Team size: Fandom Trivia allows six people per team without a penalty; larger teams lose one point for each extra person. At Drew's Clues, groups of seven or more get in touch beforehand; at the Bayside Lounge, groups of six or more can reserve; at East Side Craft House, groups of one to six fit best.
- Day of the week: Trivia Night at The Gallery and Question Authority on Mondays; Drew's Clues, Vancouver Trivia Party, Fandom Trivia in Brentwood and The Quizmistress at the Fringe Cafe on Tuesdays; The Quizmistress at the Brighton Pub, Bimini's, Parallel 49 Brewing (every other week) and Blarney Stone Trivia on Wednesdays; Fandom Trivia at Granville on Thursdays; The Quizmistress at East Side Craft House on Saturdays.
- Time: Trivia Night at The Gallery starts earliest, at 6 pm; Drew's Clues and Parallel 49 Brewing start at 7 pm; Vancouver Trivia Party, Fandom Trivia, Bimini's and The Quizmistress at East Side Craft House at 7:30 pm; the others at 8 pm.
- Age: Blarney Stone Trivia and Trivia Night at The Gallery are 19+; the Bayside Lounge admits guests aged 19 and over.
- Signing up: A table through the booking page at the Blarney Stone, Eventbrite for Drew's Clues, a table reservation at Fandom Trivia in Granville and Eventbrite recommended for its theme nights, a reservation recommended for Vancouver Trivia Party; at the Bayside Lounge only groups of six or more reserve; at Bimini's and Parallel 49 Brewing you can reserve, and at East Side Craft House you can reserve or walk in.
After the quiz
Between rounds and after the answers are read out is the best time to talk. Simple openers work: "Do you come here often?", "Which question annoyed you most?", "Do you know another good quiz?" And if the team got on well, arrange to meet at the next quiz.
For people who run a quiz
If you run a quiz like these, you know the moment after the answers when the teams head off without swapping numbers. before is a web app for organisers. At the start you show the QR code on your phone; guests check in with it in their browser, without installing an app, and anyone who likes takes a selfie. The day after, the afterparty is open from 10 am to 8 pm. Anyone who shared a selfie sees everyone else who shared one there and can press the button for meeting again for up to five people. At 8 pm everyone finds out at the same time who wants to see each other again, and only then does a chat open. One-sided wishes stay invisible, and nobody receives a rejection. Nobody needs a profile. More on the page before for organisers.