Pop Quiz! Plato and Pizza

Saturday, June 6 · 6pm · Elks Lodge, Astoria

Gather a team of six, or come on your own and join one. Pop Quiz! Plato and Pizza is a trivia night and fundraiser for Philosofarian, built for curious people, good company, and the occasional inspired guess. No philosophy background required, but you’ll definitely get exposed to the examined life (Plato insists)!

This is a friend-raiser as much as a fundraiser. We want to introduce Philosofarian to our community and invite everyone into the lively conversations, classes, and gatherings we host year-round in Clatsop County.

Tickets available at the door $30

Pop Quiz! Plato and Pizza is a trivia night with a Philosofarian twist. Teams will compete across four rounds for prizes, bragging rights, the Cambium Champion Cup, and the satisfaction of knowing their table rose to the occasion.

The evening is designed to be fun first. Expect pizza, drinks, optional costumes, a few philosophy-flavored surprises, and a room full of people willing to think out loud together.

Some of the questions test your local, film or forest knowledge, while others lean into watersheds and wellness, and of course you’ll get a little dose of Plato and ancient wisdom traditions sprinkled in along the way.

If you already know Philosofarian, this is a new way to gather with us. If you’ve heard of us but haven’t made it to a program yet, this is an easy way in. Also, Philosofarian prides itself on intergenerational connection. Kids under the age of 18 get in free - as long as they’re accompanied by an adult.

The whole event runs on tokens.
Once you’re inside, food, drinks, and trivia extras are all purchased with event tokens. Cash and cards will only be accepted at the Token Station. There is also an ATM in the building.

- PIZZA SLICE - 1T
- WHOLE PIE - 8T
- COCKTAILS- 1T
- MOCKTAILS - 1T
- SALAD & HUMMUS BAR - free
- Socratic Save — 1 token for 2
  - Counts one question as correct
  - Limit 2 per team per round
- Extra Credit — 3 tokens
  - Adds +5 points
  - Limit 1 per team for the evening
- Fire & Oil Pull — 2 tokens
- Don’t Come in Last auction -???
  - A chance for one team to bid their way out of last place. Details announced during the event.
- 6 tokens for $25
- 12 tokens for $50
- 24 tokens for $100

Token Economy

Meet Kirk & Tyler

Kirk Klinger

Emcee
Kirk brings his fun-loving, charismatic, made to be on TV, aw shucks, stop it some more vibes to the evening. We like to refer to Kirk as our local gameshow host.
If he isn’t cuddling a kitty, knocking down a cold one with his crew, or designing iconic caricatures of Dwayne Smallwood, you can probably find him over at Breakside Brewery leading Tuesday Trivia night.
Kirk will be guiding us through the rounds, keeping the night moving, and helping hold together the glorious combination of trivia, pizza, competition, and philosophical side streets. If the room gets rowdy, Kirk is the one steering the ship.
Tyler Little

Photographer

We’re excited to have the wildly talented Tyler Little at the photo booth. When he’s not busy creating exquisite woodwork, building canoes, or galavanting in the forest with good friends he can be found behind the camera.
Tyler has an eye for mythic absurdity. His portraits make people look strange, funny, dramatic, and unmistakably themselves. We’d describe his style as rural surrealism meets local-weirdo mythology.
At Pop Quiz: Plato & Pizza, he’ll turn our oversized-book photo booth into an opportunity to capture yourself and your crew as the local legends that you are.

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Pop Quiz! Plato and Pizza is supported by local businesses, organizations, and neighbors who believe a town benefits when people gather, think together, and have a good time doing it.

Thank you to our sponsors: