Bars in Greensboro with trivia night

The Bearded Goat

A South End bar that set out to be a "down-to-earth classy dive" and works as a neighborhood living room: draft, cans, liquor and wine, games and something on the calendar most nights. Zero Dark Nerdy runs the Monday session as a two-hour trivia-and-games block rather than straight quizzing, with four rounds plus Family Feud and music rounds and a winner named each round. It is the week's opening game downtown, which makes it the default for people who would rather not start their trivia on a Wednesday.

Joymongers Brewing Co.

A family-owned brewery that rolled up its garage doors on North Eugene Street in 2016 and never went into distribution, so almost everything it makes is poured on site from a rotating list of up to 17 house beers. The room is a big taproom with beer gardens and food trucks rather than a kitchen, and it is open seven days a week. Monday trivia is free to play with prizes and starts at 7:30, half an hour later than most of the Monday games, which suits anyone coming from dinner.

SouthEnd Brewing Co

The original taproom of a small North Carolina brewery, open at the south end of downtown since 2019, with its own kitchen, outdoor seating, free parking and a patio that is pet friendly. Its Tuesday game is one of the more structured in the city: teams capped at six, prizes for first, second and fifth place, and free pretzel rounds along the way. The first Tuesday of every month is themed rather than general knowledge, so it is worth checking before you build a team around trivia generalists.

Bites and Pints Gastro Pub

A Spring Garden Street gastropub a short walk from UNCG, which defines the format on its own menu as a pub that specializes in serving high-quality food. Burgers, wings and a full bar draw a student and neighborhood crowd, and the room also runs karaoke and board games on other nights. Trivia is on Tuesdays with an outside host, BOTW Entertainment, and its 6:30 start is early enough to be a dinner rather than a late night; the kitchen closes at 9 on weeknights.

George's Garage

A Battleground Avenue bar at the northern edge of downtown, listed by Downtown Greensboro Inc. under bars, breweries and nightlife, and one of the newer rooms on this list. Its Tuesday night is a Zero Dark Nerdy game night rather than a straight quiz, rotating trivia with music bingo and Family Feud. The bar also runs live music on Fridays and karaoke later in the week, so the trivia crowd shares the room with a general going-out crowd.

Gate City Growlers

A family-owned bottle shop and taproom on Battleground Avenue, north of downtown, built around a wide beer, cider and wine selection rather than its own brewing, and pitched at both beer obsessives and people who just want a cold drink cheaply. Wednesday is a two-hour Zero Dark Nerdy game night that rotates trivia with Family Feud and music bingo. Its 6:30 start is among the earliest of the week and the room is quieter than the downtown Wednesday crowd.

Hole 19 Craft Kitchen Sports Bar

A North Elm Street sports bar with a full chef-driven kitchen and a published events calendar that runs months ahead, which is rare among the bars on this list. The Wednesday game is a Zero Dark Nerdy double bill: two rounds of trivia and two of music bingo, 6:30 to 8, with a winner named each round. It is the strongest option for the far north side of the city, well away from the downtown cluster, and it also runs live music on Thursdays.

Hidden Gate Brewing

A downtown brewery on Barnhardt Street that fills almost every night of the week with something: run club on Mondays, open mic on Tuesdays, karaoke on Thursdays, music bingo on Sundays. Wednesday is trivia with Nicky T from 7 to 9, with prizes for first and second place and half-price wine glasses and flights alongside. The brewery's own food truck usually parks outside, so there is food without a kitchen, and the beer list is the reason to pick this one over a bar with taps.

Bull City Ciderworks Greensboro

The Greensboro taproom of a Durham cidery, on State Street, family and pet friendly, and the only room on this list where cider rather than beer is the house pour. Wednesday trivia is free to play with prizes and a pair of local hosts, and bonus questions go out on the taproom's social feeds during the week. One caution: the company's shared events page also advertises a Thursday music trivia, which appears to belong to the Durham room, so confirm the night before you drive over.

Dram & Draught

The Greensboro room of a small North Carolina chain of neighborhood whiskey bars, on West Gate City Boulevard, with a deep brown-spirits list alongside cocktails, zero-proof drinks and bar snacks. Wednesday trivia at 7 lands on the same night as the bar's own half-price select whiskey pours, a pairing none of the other games offer. It is quieter and more drinks-led than the brewery taprooms, and it stays open to midnight midweek and 2am at the weekend.

Little Brother Brewing

A small brewery and taproom in a historic South Elm Street storefront, closed Mondays and running to a fixed weekly rhythm the rest of the week: run club Tuesday, trivia Wednesday, half-price wine Thursday, live music Friday and Saturday. The Wednesday game is a four-round, 28-question format hosted by Gerald, with one visual category. Its 8pm start is among the latest in the city, which makes it a workable second stop after an earlier game a few blocks away.

Stumble Stilskins

A long-running West Market Street bar near the county and federal courthouses, family owned, and known for burgers, wings and sandwiches served well past most downtown kitchens' closing time. The city's own listing files it as a sports bar and restaurant with late hours and sports programming, though it trades on Guinness and Jameson and is as often described locally as an Irish pub. Trivia runs Wednesdays at 8, which puts it in the busiest hour of the busiest night in town.

Grey's Tavern

A South Elm Street bar and restaurant that trades hardest on its burgers and keeps a full week of events: trivia Wednesday, karaoke Thursday, local bands and DJs Friday and Saturday. It is one of the few games in this table stated directly on the venue's own site rather than only in a listing, which makes the night unusually reliable. Doors stay open until 2am Thursday through Saturday, so an 8pm start here runs into a late night rather than closing one.

Bitters Social House

A State Street cocktail lounge that doubles as a shop for home bartenders, with more than 60 bitters available to taste, a curated retail wall of craft ingredients, and a deliberately screen-free room. Drinks run from bourbon cocktails to zero-proof and THC options, poured at a standard two ounces. Thursday is a Zero Dark Nerdy game night mixing trivia, music bingo and Family Feud with prizes every round, which makes it the most drinks-forward and least pub-quiz-like night on this list.

Natty Greene's

Downtown Greensboro's longest-running craft beer pub, on South Elm since 2004, with rotating house beers, a comfort-food menu of burgers, wings and wraps, a beer garden and a patio. Thursday trivia runs upstairs on the second floor from 7, with teams capped at six players and prizes for the top finishers. It is the busiest of the Thursday options and the one most likely to want an early table, and the pub also hosts a Wednesday run club that ends in the same room.

The Abbey Taphouse

A small East Sycamore taphouse that calls itself Greensboro's soccer bar and opens as early as 7:30am at weekends for the first Premier League match of the day. Thursday trivia is free, hosted by Cassie, and the venue leans on rotating food trucks rather than a kitchen of its own. If you want a match on the screens before the first question, this is the one on the list that guarantees it.

Doggos Dog Park & Pub

The Triad's first dog park and pub: 10,000 square feet of supervised off-leash space attached to a 21-and-over bar on Battleground Avenue, closed Mondays. Friday's Zero Dark Nerdy session mixes music bingo and trivia from 6 to 8 with winners each round, and it is the only Friday game in this table. Entry is free if you come without a dog and a day pass applies if you bring one; pups need current rabies, distemper and bordetella shots and to be fixed if over 18 months, so read the house rules first.

Yokai

A downtown ramen and cocktail bar on North Greene Street that describes itself as a cozy neighborhood bar with damn good food, serving bao, dumplings and sake alongside its drinks list and closed on Mondays. Its Sunday Funday trivia runs 4 to 6 in the afternoon, over a Sunday menu with the full bar open from 3. It is the only weekend game on this list and the only afternoon one, which makes it the pick for anyone who does not want a school-night quiz.