T Lane reads questions during trivia night at East Bayside distillery Three of Strong Spirits in 2023. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Whether you want to be quizzed on sports stats or asked to name that tune, you can easily find a bar, brewery or restaurant in Maine that will test your knowledge any night of the week.

It’s no wonder trivia nights are so popular at here, especially in winter. As the temperature drops and darkness falls earlier, people are looking for more to do indoors in the evening. For businesses, it’s a way to bring in customers on the slower nights of the week, which is especially crucial during the slower colder months.

That’s a win-win situation. If you happen to come in first place? A win-win-win. Here’s where you can find trivia nights in Maine.

GREATER PORTLAND

WHERE: Austin Street Brewery, 115 Fox St., Portland; 207-358-0492
WHEN: 6 p.m. Mondays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds. First place team receives a prize.

WHERE: Wessie’s Den, 212 Brown St., Westbrook; 207-591-0010, on Facebook
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Mondays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Weekly themes and food specials.

WHERE: Blackstones, 6 Pine St., Portland; 207-775-2885, on Facebook
WHEN: 7 p.m. Mondays
WHAT TO EXPECT: West End dive Blackstones, which bills itself as “Maine’s friendliest gay bar,” presents Danielle Dior Trivia Galore twice a week. It’s $5 to play, and the winner takes the pot.

WHERE: Lazzari, 618 Congress St., Portland; 207-536-0368, www.lazzariportland.com
WHEN: 8 p.m. Mondays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Come satisfy your inner nerd. The guys at BestWorst Trivia bring different themes every week and a guaranteed good time. Be sure to get here early; it fills up quickly.

WHERE: Sea Dog Brewing Co., 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham, 207-449-1750, seadogbrewing.com
WHEN: 4-5 p.m Tuesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Androscoggin Trivia Co. Seven rounds with format changing weekly; sneak peek questions posted on Facebook.

WHERE: Brookside Food & Drink, 125 Bridgton Road, Westbrook; on Facebook
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Best Worst Trivia. Six rounds of 10 questions, about half on topics requested from previous week. Teams of six or less eligible to win prizes.

WHERE: Pat’s Pizza, 209 Route 1, Scarborough; 207-883-8441, patspizzascarborough.com
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Prizes are offered to the top three teams. Food and drink specials and giveaways.

WHERE: Moderation Brewing, 103 Maine St., Brunswick, moderationbrewery.com
WHEN: 7 p.m. every other Tuesday
WHAT TO EXPECT: Tricky Questions for Fun includes a stream-of-consciousness round (10 questions linked to the one before), plus themed and picture rounds. Play in teams up to six or come alone and join the bar team. Moderation trivia will be on hiatus after December, check its website for updates.

WHERE: Evie’s Ferry Village, 121 Sawyer St., South Portland; 207-536-0120; on Facebook
WHEN: 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Personality Hire Trivia. Prizes await the first-place team, and of course, the all-important bragging rights are up for grabs. Don’t miss out on a night of friendly competition and good vibes.

WHERE: RiRa, 72 Commercial St., Portland; 207-761-4446, rira.com/portland
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Best Worst Trivia. Six rounds of 10 questions, about half on topics requested from previous week. Teams of six or less eligible to win prizes.

WHERE: Foundation Brewing Co., 1 Industrial Way, Suite 7, Portland; 207-370-5180, foundationbrew.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Wednesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Hardly Trivial; prizes for first- and second-place teams.

WHERE: Bissell Brothers Brewing Co., 38 Resurgam Place, Portland; 207-808-8258, bissellbrothers.com
WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including pictures, audio and wager rounds. Teams of two to eight people. Prizes for winners.

WHERE: Mast Landing Brewing Co., 920 Main St., Westbrook, and 200 Lower Main St., Freeport, mastlandingbrewing.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. (Freeport) and 6:30 p.m. (Westbrook) Wednesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Wide range of questions and categories, including pop culture, history, music and more. Pints are $1 off; food available from Nighthawk’s Kitchen in Freeport and Fat Kid Culinary Productions in Westbrook.

WHERE: Gritty McDuff’s, 396 Fore St., Portland, grittys.com
WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by gregarious duo Joe and Rob, it includes themed, picture, audio and speed rounds.

WHERE: Smoked Portland, 951 Forest Ave., Portland; 207-774-2337; smokedportland.com
WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Best Worst Trivia. $1 off Tito’s cocktails and other drink specials.

WHERE: Definitive Brewing Co., 35 Industrial Way, Portland; 207-536-1288; on Facebook
WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Personality Hire Trivia. Free weekly game featuring tons of categories such as music, pop culture, sports and more. There are gift card prizes for first- and second-place teams, including gift cards for Definitive and its food truck, Fat Kid Culinary.

WHERE: East Ender, 47 Middle St., Portland; 207-879-7669; on Facebook
WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: New topics each week. Be sure to reserve your seats.

WHERE: Goodfire Brewing Co., 219 Anderson St., Suite 6, Portland, goodfirebrewing.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Best Worst Trivia. Six rounds of 10 questions, about half on topics requested from previous week. Teams of six or less eligible to win prizes.

WHERE: Locally Sauced, 20 Forest Falls Drive, Yarmouth; 207-847-3035, locallysaucedme.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Best Worst Trivia. Six rounds of 10 questions, about half on topics requested from previous week. Teams of six or less eligible to win prizes.

WHERE: Well & Good Brewing Co., 173 Cumberland Road, North Yarmouth; 207-489-9161, wellandgoodbrewing.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Androscoggin Trivia Co. Seven rounds with format changing weekly; sneak peek questions posted on Facebook.

WHERE: Flight Deck Brewing Co., 11 Atlantic Ave., Brunswick, flightdeckbrewing.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Androscoggin Trivia Co. Seven rounds with format changing weekly; sneak peek questions posted on Facebook.

WHERE: Three of Strong Spirits, 35B Diamond St., Portland; 207-899-4930
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays (starting Dec. 5)
WHAT TO EXPECT: Mike at Hardly Trivial hosts a lively general trivia game, including special audio and visual rounds. Teams of up to six players. There will be cocktail specials and gift card prizes for first and second place.

WHERE: Brickyard Hollow, 9 Commercial St., Portland, 149 Maine St, Brunswick, and 237 Lewiston Road, New Gloucester, 236 Main St, Yarmouth; brickyardhollow.com
WHEN:  6 p.m. in Brunswick, 6:30 p.m. in New Gloucester and Yarmouth, 7 p.m. in Portland, all on Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Stump! Trivia hosted by Trivia with Mike.

WHERE: Freedom’s Edge Cider, 31 Diamond St., Portland; freedomsedgecider.com
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Topics range from general trivia to guess that tune, special themed nights and more. Winners get prizes.

WHERE: Arcadia, 504 Congress St., Portland, arcadiaportland.com
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Best Worst Trivia. Six rounds of 10 questions, about half on topics requested from the previous week. Teams of six or less eligible to win prizes.

WHERE: Allagash Brewing, 50 Industrial Way, Portland; 207-878-5385; on Facebook 
WHEN: 6-7 p.m. Fridays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Personality Hire Trivia.

WHERE: Bramhall, 769 Congress St., Portland; 207-805-1978, bramhallme.com
WHEN: 7 p.m. Sundays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds.

Patrons at Ri Ra Irish Pub & Restaurant on 72 Commercial St. in Portland. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

YORK COUNTY

WHERE: Sebago Brewing Co., 65 Portland Road, Kennebunk; 207-985-9855, sebagobrewing.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Mondays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds.

WHERE: Blaze Brewing, 28 Pearl St., Biddeford, blazebrewing.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Mondays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Stump! Trivia hosted by Trivia with Mike.

WHERE: Banded Brewing Co., 32 Main St., Suite 102, Biddeford, 207-602-1561, bandedbrewing.com
WHEN: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Best Worst Trivia. Six rounds of 10 questions, about half on topics requested from previous week. Teams of six or less eligible to win prizes.

WHERE: Peppers Landing, 243 Main St., Ogunquit; 207-646-2345, pepperslanding.com
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds. Taco Tuesday Deal: $22 for choice of tacos and a house margarita.

WHERE: Cowbell Biddeford, 140 Main St., Biddeford; 207-284-2355; on Facebook
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Come enjoy beer specials and a fun challenge with your friends.

WHERE: Mill Towne Tavern, 898 Main St., Sanford; 207-490-5798, on Facebook
WHEN: 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds.

WHERE: Federal Jack’s, 8 Western Ave., Kennebunk; 207-967-4322, on Facebook
WHEN: 6 p.m. Wednesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Game Time Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds.

WHERE: Cape Neddick Lobster Pound Harborside Restaurant, 60 Shore Road, Cape Neddick, capeneddicklobsterpound.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds.

WHERE: Outlook Tavern, 299 Portland St., South Berwick; 207-384-1004, Outlook Tavern
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds.

WHERE: Brickyard Hollow, 180 Main St. #3, Biddeford, and 335 Main St., Ogunquit; brickyardhollow.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays in Biddeford and 6:30 p.m. in Ogunquit
WHAT TO EXPECT: Stump! Trivia hosted by Trivia with Mike.

WHERE: Feile Irish Pub, 1619 Post Road, Wells; 207-251-4065, feilerestaurantandpub.com
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds.

WHERE: Duffy’s Tavern, 4 Main St., Kennebunk, duffysmaine.com
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds.

WHERE: Shipyard Brewpub, 28 Levesque Drive, Eliot; 207-686-2026, shipyardbrewpub.com
WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Raise the Bar Trivia. Fun, general knowledge questions are broken into eight rounds, including picture, audio and wager rounds.

WESTERN MAINE

WHERE: Side by Each Brewing Co., 1110 Minot Ave., Auburn; 207-689-3030 sidebyeachbrewing.com
WHEN: 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Androscoggin Trivia Company. Preview questions can be found on ATC’s Facebook page.

WHERE: Otto Pizza, 730 Center St., Auburn; 207-241-8555; locations.ottoportland.com
WHEN: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Free to play

CENTRAL MAINE

WHERE: The Two Cent Pub, 82 Clinton Ave., Winslow; 207-616-3117,
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Mondays
WHAT TO EXPECT: All day happy hour.

WHERE: Bigelow Brewing, 473 Bigelow Hill Road, Skowhegan; 207-431-7265; bigelowbrewing.com
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hosted by Trivia with Tyler.

WHERE: Cushnoc Annex, 3044 North Belfast Ave., Augusta; 207-213-6672; www.cushnocbrewing.com/annex
WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursdays

WHERE: Western View Golf and Pub, 130 Bolton Hill Road, Augusta; 207-213-6148; on Facebook
WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Thursdays

WHERE: Mainely Brews & Restaurant & Brewhouse, 1 Post Office Road, Waterville; 207-873-2457; on Facebook
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: $2 to play. Prizes change each week.

WHERE: Weathervane Restaurant & Lounge, 1030 Main St., Readfield; 207-685-9410; on Facebook
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursdays
WHAT TO EXPECT: Themed rounds vary each week. Check out Facebook for topics.