The best pub trivia nights in Melbourne

Best for: Collectors of kitsch knick-knacks

Pub trivia isn’t about winning prizes – except when that prize is a cheap plastic Jesus disco lamp. Then, you put your thinking cap on and pray your teammates know more about geography and history than you do. Fun collectables aside, the highlight of this weekly Sydney Road trivia night is its host, Mrs Smith. This fast-talking, joke-cracking quiz master has been slinging questions to punters for years in various pubs across the city, with her fanbase growing year by year. Other prizes include meals, jugs of beer and bottles of wine.

Wed 8pm. Free and can be booked here. 

Best for: General knowledge heads and those with a taste for beer

Pub trivia company Funky Bunch hosts a cracker of a pub trivia night at this Brunswick East live music pub. The beer is cheap, the food specials are many, and you can win a case of beer for first prize, a bottle of wine for second and a jug of beer for second-last (so no throwing the game just to win a wooden spoon). Food and drink specials will also be available, including $10 pints and rotating burger options. 

Tue 8pm. Free, and find more information here.

Best for: All-round trivia fiends

Think you know more about your favourite shows or movies than anyone else? Do you have a strange obsessive knowledge of sports stats or world history? Winners get a $50 bar tab, and there are also often themed cocktails with the trivia nights. 

Mon 7.30pm. Free and can be booked here. 

Best for: People who love craft beer and northside vibes

Step through the backstreets of Abbotsford and into the original Moon Dog brewery bar for delicious beers and cheeky trivia. First place gets a $100 voucher, second place gets a $50 voucher and second last gets a pack of Tim Tams. From 4pm until 6pm you can enjoy schooners at pot prices and $17 jugs, but just remember that almost every beer Moon Dog makes clocks in at around seven per cent – so be sure to try some of the pizzas.

Tue 7.30pm. Free, and you can book here.