Whaddayaknow Free Team Trivia

It used to be fun. It lost its way lately. We used to go to trivia at the same bar (McGees) every week with the same host, who was great. At the start of the year he stopped hosting and they brought some one new in. Every since it has been a complete downfall. It is supposed to start at 8pm, I don’t think it has started before 8:30 a single time this year. Not only that, but this host seems to condone cheating. We have repeatedly told him about one specific team that looks up answers on their phone and he always says that there is nothing he can do about it unless he catches them in the act. It went from a fun trivia night to lets see who can look up questions on google the best.

I manage a private bar in the loop and we decided to have a Trivia Night for our tenants. Whaddayaknow trivia was the first place I contacted, and Dan immediately got back to me with a reasonable quote for a trivia host. He was very thorough, and even checked out the space beforehand to make sure our A/​V equipment was efficient (it was not– but they provided their own speakers and microphone). The night was a huge success, our host, Jey, was enthusiastic and did a great job with the timing and the questions. Our tenants loved it, and our «one-​time» trivia night might turn into a regular thing. I highly recommend this place. The price is reasonable, the questions are a perfect blend of difficult and fun, and Dan was a great help.

Worked wonders for an event we did in Seattle where we needed a specific gaming themed trivia! Highly recommended!

DAN HELPED ME PROPOSE!!!
The other 5-​star reviews speak for themselves. When it comes to pub trivia, there is nothing better in Chicago. The questions are just hard enough to be fun, the announcers are always on their game bringing their own personality to the game and the organization of the game is simple enough that, when you have a few too many, you can still follow. You can certainly try other trivia games in town, but it won’t compare. Trust me. But, this review goes deeper into how great the people behind the scenes are.
This last May I came up with a plan to propose to my girlfriend at the time. Because it was such regular event for us during the week, I wanted to incorporate our favorite bar on our favorite night (Thursdays, trivia, The Green Lady on Lincoln). A conventional proposal just wouldn’t work for us.
Dan helped me write a round of trivia centered around the likes of my now fiancé so good that even she didn’t know what was happening until I was allowed to announce the current events round, and let me add my own «bonus» question in (Spoiler alert: the bonus question was the proposal).
Dan was always quick to answer the phone, always open to working with my suggestions and… common, he let me take over trivia for a night so that I could propose. That’s really awesome!
After meeting Dan in person, I not only consider him a friend, but I have more respect for what he does and not just because of how he helped me out. He works countless hours to ensure that his trivia programing is the best in town and so far he’s succeeding. He’s a former educator that figured out how to turn his love of knowledge into some of the best entertainment you can have with 1 – 6 friends and a couple drinks.

There was an issue with getting a nasty email, from this company. The owner has responded and is looking into the situation with us, I’m very happy that he’s doing this and I believe it will be resolved very shortly. At the end of the day there was something that happened from a company email account, that got us very upset, but as any good business owner would/​should do they’re solving the issue.
I have to keep the rating because this problem happened, but 3 stars to the owner for looking into this

The organization I volunteer for, Family Shelter Service, used Whaddayaknow to host a trivia fundraiser event in March. The event went very well. Dan was very easy to work with leading up to the event, offering various options of using materials and bringing a host to actually read the trivia for the group. He answered all of our questions quickly and even worked directly with the venue regarding tech questions, so I didn’t even have to be the middle-​woman the whole time. This was very helpful as I was busy organizing other aspects of the event.
The host was great on the night of the event. He showed up early to the venue (Mullen’s bar in Naperville) and had everything set up and ready to go. The venue was having some difficulties with their sound system, but the host was on it and had everything figured out before the event started. He did a great job talking about our organization and working with us to give us some stage time for raffles and to make announcements.
Overall this was a great experience and I would absolutely recommend using them for any upcoming events you have!

My friends and I started playing «Whaddayaknow» when they came to the Village Inn in Skokie. My wife and I have competed in six different trivia formats at over a dozen venues in Chicago and the northern suburbs, and we find «Whaddayaknow» at the Village Inn to be the perfect blend. The questions are well-​researched and never ambiguous. The topics include a good mix of pop culture and academics. The clues are well-​constructed and really make you think — leading to great team discussions. Our host, Matthew, is always on time and he moves the game along; he’s also articulate and friendly. The trivia experience would not be complete without the many «plusses» of the Village Inn: plenty of free parking; a complete menu; great-​tasting food; friendly servers and excellent service; and a supportive owner and manager, Bring your friends to the Village Inn on a Tuesday evening for «Whaddayaknow»!

I promised Dan a while ago that I would write a review, and feel bad that I took so long to do so because he has been providing my friends and I with a fun way to get over Hump Day for a few years now! Me and my compatriots (go Team Backup Plan!) are regulars of the Wednesday night WFTT game at Waterhouse Tavern (you can find us most weeks coming in 2^nd or 3^rd because we NEVER BET RIGHT ON THE LAST TWO QUESTIONS!) It is a really fun, relaxing, friendly atmosphere and people take the game seriously but no one is super competitive or anything. And Dan Burns is a great MC for the evening – he comes up with really interesting and challenging questions that it’s fun to come up with answers to as a team. He’s also just really a nice guy! All in all, I can’t think of a better thing to do halfway through the week than play some fun trivia, and Whaddayaknow has the best you can find in the city.

Whaddayaknow is the best trivia in Chicago, hands down. Dan is a great founder and leader of some of the toughest trivia I’ve known in Chicago. We’ve gone to Whaddayaknow trivia every Sunday at the Logan Bar for almost two years and we love it. The trivia is tough, the competition is pretty fierce and we always have a good time.
There’s trivia every night of the week somewhere in the city, so go try it out! They’re all over, too: northside, southside, near west and now even the suburbs! I can tell you I seek out Whaddayaknow when I need my trivia fix (especially if we miss a week). There’s a ton of places to chose from and it seems like they’re always adding bars.
They’ve also added two trivia tournaments per year at each bar. Teams can compete for 6 – 8 weeks to win spots at the Tournament of Champions in January and July each year. The Tournament of Champions is even harder trivia, so start studying geography and Oscar winners for the last 40 years.

This trivia is some of the best run I have ever played. I have been playing Trivia off and on for ten years now, and Dan has the best format I have played. He does a good job of including a mix of topic areas (so many games run far too heavily to the sports questions), he has some fun theme rounds (a picture round, and a round where all the answers fit into a particular theme), and the game always moves along at a nice pace without rushing your answers. I usually played at Logan bar, but I know there are games on many nights in many locations. About a year ago I moved to Albany, NY, and started looking for a game here. I have been to several different games, and none have them have had a format that compares to Dan’s. Every time I play here, I wish I was back at the Logan bar Sunday night game.
So if you are looking for a great trivia game, try Whaddayaknow! You won’t be disappointed!

I am generally loathe to go out of my way to write reviews for things, but if any organization deserves a bit of my not-​even-​slightly-​precious time and praise, it’s Whaddayaknow Trivia. It’s a sincerely awesome and enjoyable time attending any trivia night put on by them, and frankly, has helped me find some great new bars around town that I would likely have never gone to otherwise.
I mean, seriously, if you’d have told me one year ago that I would find myself at a wine bar at least once a week drinking slightly irresponsible amounts of red wine I would have probably laughed at you, but well done WFTT, you pulled it off. Plus, I get to have fun with friends and make fun of Dan (the owner of WFTT) on a regular basis — why would anybody resist such temptation? My advice: stop resisting, just join the fun, you won’t have to look too hard to find a bar/​trivia location that fits you and your friends.

My friends and I frequent Bad Dog in Lincoln Square for trivia and love it! The questions are creative and challenging with a huge variety of categories so no matter who I bring, everyone can contribute something! I especially like how our trivia host, Dan, says a few of the popular (incorrect) answers for each question before revealing the actual answers — it makes the whole thing much more exciting.
I’ve been to a few non-​Whaddayaknow trivia venues and have yet to find one that rivals the Whaddayaknow quality!

I discovered Waddayaknow Free Team Trivia through a corporate holiday party in December of 2010 and hired them for my Company’s holiday party which was just last night. Everything came together so easily. Ryan, the caller, showed up well in advance and hosted a great round of trivia for my company. Dan even added a science fiction category to «appease the nerds» for me prior to the event. If you want a fun, low cost entertainment event at your holiday party, contact whaddayaknow. You won’t be disappointed! Thanks Dan and Ryan!

Finally, there is a place that I can use a ton of my useless knowledge. Whaddayaknow has to be some of the hardest trivia. My friends and I pride ourselves in being resourceful and knowledgeable. We have yet to win or come in second at Gannon’s Pub.
I love having trivia on Monday nights. It gives me something to look forward to on Mondays of all days. Mike who runs it does a great job of making sure the game starts on time and continues to run smoothly. It’s a fun time to be had by all.
Also, it is free like it says in the name which is nice.

Finally, we have our trifecta! My friends and I have been playing competitive team triva around Chicago for many o’ year and have often lamented not finding that perfect combination of nice ambiance, good food and a great trivia master. Then, we stumble upon Whaddayaknow Free Team Trivia (WFTT), which offers free team trivia at various bars around Chicago throughout the week. We generally play at the Logan Bar & Grill on Sunday nights and have hit a few other venues when we can’t make Sunday work.
The company is owned by this guy Dan who is such a nice guy with an amazing amount of energy. No wonder he’s been able to rope his buddies in as trivia masters as well to keep his business growing. Dan has developed a great format for the game and does an excellent job coming up with questions that really make you think (and get irked with yourself when you should have known that!). My team SexyMonkeyFish made it to the Fall Tournament of Champions, which was hosted at Joe’s, and while we were destined for mediocrity in the final standings we had a blast just as we do every Sunday night.
If you enjoy a bit of competition on things of no earth-​shattering importance pull together some friends and find a bar with WFTT. You will have a good time and meet tons of people who find equal amusement in the unimportant.
SexyMonkeyFish 4 eva!