Minnie’s Bar – Sunset Park/Greenwood – Wednesdays @ 8 – 9/22

The Trivia: Five rounds of eight questions each. Each round was themed. The trivia ranged from extremely easy (Who hosted the “Price is Right”? Seriously?) to extremely esoteric (List all the states that don’t allow recall elections at any level…. seriously?). Not very many questions in the sweet spot, but, as host Craig said (maybe too many times) he was on vacation the week before… so maybe it was just an off night. Not sure if there is an excuse for claiming that the cello is the “highest” member of the violin family, though. I don’t assign points, but… points off for factually incorrect trivia questions. Craig was a capable clue reader and amiable enough; bantered with the crowd, clearly has a handle on social media, at one point I think he was… livestreaming himself? I might have enjoyed it more if he was delivering more consistent trivia questions, but I found him charming nonetheless.

Winning team got $30 off their bar tab. Second place got $10 off.

The Venue: Minnie’s definitely has a dive bar feel, complete with the gruff, hairy bartender who will play a game of chess with you at the bar. Makes sense given the location. It isn’t exactly a hopping spot, but it is one of the furthest South bars in Brooklyn that does trivia. Solid draft selection of mostly (all?) New York breweries and a few varied specialty cocktails (I enjoyed the Cafecito). You can order pizza from Table 87 through the restaurant.