The Red and Black

Ever wonder what to do with all that random information from too much television, sports and Internet surfing?

Get together a group of like-minded friends and head to any one of Athens' many trivia nights.

You may win something to compensate for the room taken up in your brain by otherwise pointless facts.

On Sundays, there are two options to pick from if you're looking for an intellectual challenge.

Wild Wing Cafe, located in on East Washington Street, starts its team trivia at 8 p.m.

It offers Budweiser and Bud Light specials during the game.

By showcasing your team's skills, you can win cash prizes starting at $50 for first place and $25 for second, with drinks and bucket beer prizes for those of age.

This is a popular trivia game, so come early to secure a seat.

"There is standing room only," said Will Lindsay, manager of this location.

Amici's, also located downtown on Clayton Street, offers an alternate but equally popular Sunday trivia game. The prizes are $50 for first place, $25 for second and $15 for third place.

For students 21 and older, there are drawings for beer between rounds.

In this game, each round includes one sports question.

"It's a good time. The place gets packed out," said Julie Weiss, a server and manager at
Amici's.

On Tuesday, you can head to Loco's on Harris Street for trivia with the well-known Trivia Joe, also known as Joe Guerzo.

"He does a great job," said Josh Boatright, a bartender at Loco's.

The game starts at 8:30 p.m. Prizes are gift certificates valued at $35 for first place, $25 for second and $15 for third.

The game consists of 20 questions with Trivia Joe playing a song between questions, giving patrons time to turn in answers.

"Every now and then, Joe will have a Simpsons trivia night," said Boatright, "but generally it's pretty random questions. It's pretty challenging."

Blind Pig Tavern on Baldwin Street hosts its trivia night at 9 p.m. on Wednesdays.

"We give prizes, which sometimes are concert tickets and T-shirts," said Wes Price, one of the managers.

Kris Harris of Bulldog 103.7 FM is the host. Blind Pig's trivia consists of questions on general subjects.

Taco Stand downtown normally offers trivia on Mondays but is currently closed for repair.  

Don't cheat because most games have rules against texts and phone calls to outsiders. This also includes cell phone Internet use.

Teams also need to come up with creative team names, which usually involve raunchy jokes or inside references to your group.

All you need is to bring all your useless knowledge and put it to some good use while having fun.

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