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News
- An ad!
We don't usually do this, but the Dummies people are really nice and they did publish our book and they did ask us nicely, so...March is 'Dummies Month'. Click here to find out more.
- Melbourne Trivia is offering a unique and exciting new feature to corporate clients...
"LIVE ROUNDS"
We're very excited to be able to offer a unique new service to our corporate clients in 2008. For a low extra charge, we are offering live performance as part of the trivia. Talented professional performers add a new dimension to the event. The award-winning comedy group The Hound of the Baskervilles join the Melbourne Trivia host at your event, presenting live questions in their imitable style of performance. Or you can enjoy live music questions from Funken Wagnalls founder, songwriter Stu Kinkaid.Our programme will continue to include multi-media and host-presented rounds as always. Click here to find out more.
- Wednesday nights at the Brandon
Melbourne Trivia will now be running the Wednesday trivia nights at the Brandon Hotel in Carlton North, starting in mid-February. Alan will be the host.
- The Team, 2008
We're delighted to have Danny McGinlay as part of our team again this year. He joins Alan, Janet and Red as a host. We're not delighted to lose Justin Kennedy, whose comedy career has taken him in other directions. He's promised to do the odd appearance for us when he can. Justin is a wonderful performer and we wish him the huge success he deserves. Click here to find out more about our 2008 Melbourne Trivia team.
- 2007 was quite a year...Another batch of questions to go under Carlton Draught beer caps - that makes nearly 3000. And our Trivia Nights for Dummies book went into the shops. All this while continuing to run successful trivia events for a wide range of clients. The book launch saw Melbourne's major bookshops and publishers competing in a trivia battle at the Celtic Club.
- Fame!
Melbourne Trivia's Alan Lovett was the subject of a full page article in the Herald Sun Weekend magazine last year.
Click on the image to see a readable version.
- Clever Beer
The thousand questions we wrote for Carlton Draught beer caps in 2005 were so successful that they asked us for another thousand in 2006 and more in 2007. It's quite a trick making the questions and answers interesting but still short enough to fit inside a beer cap. We also did a set for VB.
- Sara
Sara is now living with hubby in Canada. Will we survive without her? ... Will Canada survive with her?
Up-coming Events
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Hotel Trivia is on again for 2008 at...
The Sherlock Holmes, Collins St, City on Tuesdays, 6.30 pm
The Brandon Hotel, Station St, Carlton North on Wednesdays, 8.00 pm
The Albion Hotel, Evans St, Port Melbourne on Thursdays, 8.00 pm
- 'Just for Justin' Fundraiser for cancer research
Thur 10th April, Alma Sports Club, 1 Wilks Street, Caulfield North
Raising money for cancer research. Details coming.
- St Kilda Film Festival Trivia Night IV - The Pre-Sequel
Wednesday 16th April, St Kilda Town hall
The annual battle of the buffs is back at Kilda Town Hall for the launch of this popular festival and we expect blood on the celluloid. Tarantino... pshaw! A pussy compared with this lot.
Past Events
- Laurimar Community Trivia Event
Residents of Delfin Laurimar, family and friends enjoyed this free fun trivia night under the stars.
- Battle of the Book Trade!
Thirteen of Melbourne and Australia's top bookshops and publishers celebrated the launch of Trivia Nights for Dummies whilst fighting to the death to prove themselves top of the literary trivia heap. The team from Borders won. A very enjoyable night.
- The Fringe Trivia Challenge V
How long can this go on? Once more, a bunch of Melbourne's major arts organisations competed. This year, youth triumphed as the Next Wave Festival took the victor's trophy.
- St Kilda Film Festival Trivia Night III - Revenge of the Buffs
Once again, the launch of the St Kilda Film Festival was celebrated with a film trivia night in which the film buffs fought hard and the rest of us drank and enjoyed.
- 4th Fringe Trivia Challenge
Determined on revenge, triumph and, above all, a good time, 14 of Melbourne's leading festivals and arts organisations met yet again to face the Fringe's fourth annual Trivia Challenge. The Comedy Festival fielded a strong team including trivia wiz, Toby Sullivan and modestly (!) celebrated their win.
- Melba Conservatorium
Music of all kinds from baroque to roque... err...rock... Also a great range of fun trivia.There was live music before, during and after, including a fanfare written for the occasion.
- Melbourne International Film Festival Celebrity Trivia
4 clever and witty celebrities - actors, writers and musicians - failed to beat the punters' team in a relaxed and enjoyable evening in the wonderful Festival Lounge at the Forum. Maybe they'll win next year... maybe not!
- Film Trivia at the St Kilda Film Festival
For the second year in a row it was huge, as 200 film buffs met and competed at the Espy. No quarter asked and none given — and we all had a very good time.
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fortyfivedownstairs fundraiser
fortyfivedownstairs is an important part of Melbourne's arts, music and theatre scene and the space was packed on the night. It was great to have a live music round with Aaron Richard. Good company and good fun.
- '60s Trivia at the NGV
What a great night! Lots of laughs and food and drink — and more 60s trivia than the Beatles could write a song about. There were some wonderful prizes too. The evening was part of the NGV's Art & the 60s exhibition.
- Brains Behind the Games
Brains Behind the Games was an on-line trivia competition for corporate employees, with the top thirty scorers bringing a team from their company to town for a spectacular live finale. A great night with a guest appearance by Olympic and Commonwealth Games diver, Loudy Tourky. Law firm, Minter Ellison won the night.
- Trivia At The State Library
This free event was part of the Victorian Art After Dark Open Day programme. A diverse group had lots of fun as well-known Melbourne personality Janet A McLeod hosted an entertaining trivia night in the historic State Library of Victoria.
- Fringe Trivia Challenge III
The third Fringe Trivia Challenge packed North Melbourne Town Hall with bodies and noise as the Melbourne International Arts Festival won their second trophy in three years. There are fears that they are going to be insufferable over the coming year. A great night
A unique event in Melbourne's cultural life, the Fringe Trivia Challenge is probably the only time that most of Melbourne's major festivals and other arts groups get together socially. Competition is intense and alcohol is consumed.
Each year, Melbourne Fringe challenges Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, the Malthouse, Midsumma, Circus Oz, Next Wave Festival, PBS FM Radio, the Spiegeltent, St Kilda Festival and invited arts media to a trivia contest.
MIAF won the first challenge in a thrilling tiebreaker with Midsumma then, after winning in 2004, Fringe were unbearably smug. Midsumma have left, once again vowing revenge!
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