This website supports the work of Your Quizmaster, host of the weekly Pub Quiz at Sudwerk Brewing Company, 2001 2nd Street in Davis. Designated the Brewer and Brewery of the Year in 2001, Sudwerk has a beautiful outdoor patio with room for 20+ tables and more than 100 Pub Quiz participants. The Pub Quiz meets Wednesdays at 7pm. Come early to reserve a table!
You can also now subscribe to the Pub Quiz via Patreon.
Purpose of the Pub Quiz:
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- To entertain with intellectual challenge and sassy humor.
- To encourage curiosity, memory, and creative thinking.
- To inspire learning, conversation, and discovery.
- To remind us that learning can be joyful and surprising.
About the Quizmaster:
Dr. Andy Jones is a writer, teacher, and professional quizmaster who believes that curiosity deserves to be rewarded. The author of four books and a longtime member of the University Writing Program at UC Davis, he has been hosting weekly Pub Quizzes since 2008. His events combine intellectual challenge and unexpected connections that spark conversation and wonder. In addition to his regular quizzes, Dr. Andy hosts fundraisers and special events for schools, nonprofits, businesses, and community organizations. Over the years, these events have helped raise more than $100,000 for charitable causes, including the Smith-Lemli-Opitz Foundation.
Find out how you can support the pub quiz and receive weekly trivia via Patreon.
Pub Quiz Testimonials:
“I think that the Pub Quiz is probably the most fun interactive evening out that one can find in all of Davis. Great, challenging questions, an intelligent and terrific vibe, super food and drinks. An all-around winner.”
– John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author
“Dr. Andy is funny and fair with the quiz questions. The quiz usually kicks our ass, but occasionally we come very close to placing and that keeps our morale up enough that we keep coming back. All in all a great time that keeps us coming back week after week.”
– Katie T.
“Last night we had the pleasure of attending Dr. Andy’s Pub Quiz. Were we nervous about making donkeys of ourselves in front of our kids/teammates? Oh hell yes. We’re from Shasta County after all, so everything we know of the world we learn from Fox News, Tea Party meetings, and church on Sundays. Davis is home to a fine research university, and we were well aware that both our opponents and the quizmaster, Dr. Andy, were likely to be full of book learnin’ and NPR propaganda.
Not to worry. We placed a respectable fifth out of about 30 teams, only three correct answers out of first place and once removed from third — and TL and I (in our minds, anyway) were solid contributers. Alas, in a particularly embarassing moment, I was afflicted with brain bubbles and utterly failed to recall the name of the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, as was my manly duty.
I’ve harbored thoughts of getting an appropriately dumbed-down pub quiz going up in Reddin’, but I came away intimidated by Dr. Andy’s showmanship. He struts around the room with microphone in hand, playing the glib, flippant, somewhat pompous know-it-all quizmaster with great aplomb. I don’t have the chops.
Five stars for Dr. Andy’s Pub Quiz!”
-Buzz F
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