Bill Schierl

Central Wisconsin Bar & Restaurant Trivia!

Bill Schierl
Central Wisconsin Bar & Restaurant Trivia!

It’s time to get your trivia brain ready!

We connected with a bunch of central Wisconsin bars and restaurants and purchased gift cards as a small way to show our support for local businesses. A lot of them had taken a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, so everything helped! But there’s no way we could eat (and drink!) all that deliciousness ourselves.

So we thought, “Why not share the love?”

Then we thought, “What if we held a casual trivia contest and used the gift cards as prizes?” Folks love good trivia, and it’s a great way to find out new facts about our favorite central Wisconsin businesses.

Every Monday & Wednesday during April and May 2020, we posted a new trivia question about a Wisconsin business on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Everyone posted their answers in the comments on either Facebook or Instagram, and we picked a winner between 5 & 6 pm that day from all the correct answers.

Not only was it a great way to show your knowledge of some of our favorite Wisconsin-based restaurants and bars, but it helped them keep on during these hard times!

Ready to test your knowledge?

Here are all the questions, answers, and winners!

  • How many beers does Main Street Taps have on tap?
    40! (Congratulations to our winner, Justin!)

  • Sky Club Supper Club boasts the only Wisconsin bartender elected to the Bartending Hall of Fame. What was his name?
    Jerry “Shifty” Hafner, in 1968! (Congratulations to our winner, Jill!)

  • Arbuckles Eatery & Pub is the home to the Marathon of Beers. How many specialty beers do you have to drink to complete the challenge?
    26.2! (Congratulations to our winner, Erik!)

  • The 1995 movie "Heat" had an amazing cast. One of them spent some time bartending at Rookies Sportspub in 2018! Who was it?
    Kevin Gage! (Congratulations to our winner, Stacy!)

  • What year did the Hilltop Bar officially become “Bill & Kathy Mitchell’s Hilltop Pub and Grill?”
    1982! (Congratulations to our winner, Lisa!)

  • When the Graffiti’s Sports Bar building was originally built in 1890, what was the first business the building was used for?
    Saloon! (Congratulations to our winner, Nathan!)

  • What is the name of the private dining room at Silver Coach that still holds the original bench and bed from the pre-1900s Smith and Barney railroad sleeper car the restaurant is made from? Glen Flora! (Congratulations to our winner, Amy!)

  • How many microwaves does Father Fats have in the building?
    Zero! (Congratulations to our winner, Arielle!)

  • What month & year did Jordan Bar & Grill open under their current ownership?
    July, 2014! (Congratulations to our winner, Stacy!)

  • How many different spices are used in Grazies Italian Grill’s Signature Dipping Oil?
    14! (Congratulations to our winner, Amy!)

  • Partners Pub is Stevens Point’s official birthday headquarters—how to they signify to the bar that it’s your birthday?
    They ring a bell! (Congratulations to our winner, Sue!)

  • How did the founder of Monk’s Bar & Grill get the nickname “Monk?”
    He always carried a monkey-shaped notebook! (Congratulations to our winner, Adam!)

  • What is Point After Bar & Grill's most popular sandwich?
    Fish Reuben! (Congratulations to our winner, Amanda!)

Thank you to everyone who joined us on our Facebook and Instagram pages to test your knowledge and maybe win something fun, and thank you, local businesses, for riding out this storm.