{"id":5544,"date":"2021-07-24T11:32:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T11:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=5544"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:52:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:52:32","slug":"smarty-pints-fullsteam-to-celebrate-its-500th-trivia-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/07\/24\/smarty-pints-fullsteam-to-celebrate-its-500th-trivia-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Smarty pints: Fullsteam to celebrate its 500th trivia night"},"content":{"rendered":"
The air stirs as the game is about to begin, possibly from the giant ceiling fan or maybe from all the brainwaves filling the bar. The best and brightest of Durham have gathered and are preparing for cerebral combat. The screen flashes to life:\u00a0 \u201cFullsteam Brewery presents the 499th edition of Thursday Night Trivia.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Very soon teams will be huddled in heated discussion over a vital fact: Which color M&M is said to act as an aphrodisiac?*\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Fullsteam Trivia Night is a quirky Durham tradition that has been puzzling residents for the past 10 years. Every Thursday night, locals, Dukies, and highrise-dwelling millennials gather to show their trivia chops and have a pint of the local brew (try their summer speciality, Above-Ground Pool). Approaching its 500th edition on July 29, Fullsteam\u2019s weekly trivia night has garnered such a loyal following because let\u2019s face it…\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Durham is a city of nerds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Add up (and this group likes to do math) Duke, Research Triangle Park, Google, not to mention Apple on the horizon, and the abundance of brainiacs makes Durham a place where it is cool to be smart. We take pride in knowing which Civil War officer is mistakenly credited with inventing baseball or being able to identify various types of beans.<\/span><\/p>\n Facts and a good IPA \u2013 a perfect night out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Fullsteam, a Durham institution since 2010, serves as the location for this meeting of gray matter. It fits with founder and CEO Sean Lilly Wilson\u2019s vision of serving \u201das a community center and a mirror of Durham.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Teams such as the QuaranTinas and Hookers for Jesus sit at orange picnic tables to go head to head in the cavernous (and partially air conditioned) warehouse. Despite the towering brick walls, the houseplants and skylights keep the brewery welcoming and bright.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n