Litquake Literary Pub Trivia: The Sequel

It might be the height of summer, but it's time to dust off the books for the return of Litquake's Literary Pub Trivia! This summer's blockbuster sequel features even more special effects, fantastic music, and a new celebrity host: writer, LGBTQ+ advocate, and 40-time Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider! Co-presented by , this edition will feature all the challenging questions you love—on everything from Aesop's Fables to Zone One—plus special questions on Bay Area literary lore.

Form a team with up to six players (or we'll match you up with some other Dickensian Orphans if you're coming solo), and compete for prizes from Litquake and our partners!

Prize packages will be awarded to the three highest-scoring teams, as well as the team with the best team name. Ticket proceeds will support the Litquake Foundation. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Gilman Brewing and Joyride Pizza.

Arrive starting at 6pm to settle in and order food and drinks; the game will start promptly at 6:30. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Like Kim Deal, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and one of the two Wright Brothers, Amy Schneider was born in Dayton, Ohio. In 2021, she made her first appearance on the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy! , where she would go on to win 40 consecutive games, the second most in the show's history, trailing only Ken Jennings. She is the most successful woman ever to compete on Dayton, Ohio. In 2021, she made her first appearance on the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy! ,, as well as the only out trans person to compete in, and win, the show's prestigious Tournament of Champions. Since then, she has gone on to become a writer and LGBTQ advocate, has spoken at the White House, has been covered in a multitude of publications including People, USA Today, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post, has appeared on Good Morning America, and has attended the White House Correspondents Dinner, where she saw Drew Barrymore in the women's bathroom but didn't introduce herself.

Amy lives in Oakland, California with her two cats, both of whom are extremely cute.

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Since being founded by Jane Ganahl and Jack Boulware in 1999, Litquake has hosted 10,500 authors for 275,000 attendees and distributed 12,000 free books to San Francisco schoolchildren. With over 225 literary partners, Litquake functions more than ever as an umbrella organization stitching together the Bay Area’s literary scene. In its lively, diverse and inclusive celebration of San Francisco’s thriving contemporary literary scene, Litquake, which enters its second quarter-century in 2025, seeks to foster an interest in literature, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provides a forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city’s music, film, and cultural festivals.

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is a groundbreaking nonprofit digital news platform in Berkeley, California, reporting on Berkeley and the East Bay. It was founded in October 2009 by journalists Frances Dinkelspiel, Tracey Taylor and Lance Knobel. In collaboration with new partners and leaders, they launched the Cityside Journalism Initiative to bring more great local journalism to the Bay Area. Berkeleyside has been joined by Nosh, providing news about the East Bay’s dynamic food scene, and The Oaklandside, which launched during the pandemic lockdown in June 2020 to serve Oaklanders. Together, those outlets reach more than 500,000 people in the East Bay every month. Richmondside, our third newsroom, launched in June 2024.

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