Most bar owners who add weekly trivia night wish they had done it sooner. The ones who wait tend to do so for the same reasons — they're not sure the timing is right, they're worried about the logistics, or they're skeptical that trivia will work for their specific venue and crowd. In most cases those concerns are smaller than they feel, and the signs that a bar is ready for trivia are more obvious than most owners realize. Here are five of them. 1. You have a slow weeknight you can't seem to...

Not Rocket Science Trivia arrived in Chicagoland less than a year ago. In that time it has become the fastest growing trivia company in the market — adding venues across Chicago, Addison, McHenry, Woodstock, Tinley Park, La Grange, Algonquin, and Barrington at a pace that reflects something simple: bar owners across Chicagoland are looking for a trivia company that actually does the work, and word travels fast when they find one. Here's what the first six months in the Chicagoland market have...

Every bar and restaurant has a slow night. For most, it's Monday or Tuesday. For some it's Wednesday. Whatever night it is, the math is the same: staff is clocked in, the lights are on, the taps are flowing, and the seats are empty. It's one of the most persistent and frustrating challenges in the bar business — and it's one that weekly trivia night solves better than almost any other programming option available. Here's why trivia works on slow weeknights, and what separates the trivia...