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Murphy's Pub

1928 N 45th St
Seattle WA 98103
(206) 634-2110
About Murphy's Pub

On May 18, 1981, a year after Mt. St. Helen's blew, Seattle's first Irish bar opened: Murphy's Irish Pub. That's right. We've been around for more than thirty years. When Chris Barnes and Dan Cowan originally opened Murphy's, it stood where Starbucks stands today, a half a block to the east (a Radio Shack stood on the corner of 45th and Meridian, where Murphy's is today). Dan left shortly after (and went on to open The Tractor Tavern in Ballard), while Chris slowly built a Seattle institution. For years, its stage was host to the nationally syndicated Sandy Bradley's Potluck, a sort of Prairie Home Companion of Seattle, featuring traditional old-time American music, ragtime and blues to movie cartoon sound tracks and novelty songs. Being the first Irish pub, it managed to log a few firsts along the way: the first bar in Seattle to start a St. Patrick's Day tradition, the first bar in Seattle to pour micro brews from the tap (Redhook opened in Fremont in 1982), and first in the hearts of its patrons all the way. On February 12th, 2015, Murphy's Pub reopened under new management and ownership. The new crew is Phil and Chelley Bassett, and Eamonn Davey. After the much needed facelift, you'll find that Murphy's is still pretty much the same: a bar in the Irish tradition, where you can chit chat with friends over a Guinness or Murphy's and other great Northwest beers, dine on great tasting food, listen to some live music a few nights a week (Irish music jam session on Mondays), and just relax after a long day.

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Mar 14 2017
| by Quizmaster James Avery
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Seattle's Mayor Ed Murray graced us with his presence and guest hosted round 1 last night of King Trivia! He read the questions well and chuckled that the first question was about LeFou, Disney's first gay character.

Our returning winners, Bed, Bath, and Beyoncé, stole the night once again! But it was a close battle for the top with all three prize winners of gift cards to Murphy's within 4 points of one another.

It's St. Patrick's Day this Friday, so Murphy's will be packed like crazy. If you want to drop by, I suggest you purchase one of their wristbands ahead of time to beat the lines: I know I will. Until next week, may your days be lucky and your nights long!

Your Quizmaster,

Jimmy

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10130 Bed, Bath, and Beyoncé 57 7 1.000
2 Vladimir Poutine 54 6 0.857
3 Watching You From Your Microwave 53 5 0.714
4 Two Equals Two 39 4 0.571
5 Dire Wolves 38 3 0.429
6 Enchantless 36 2 0.286
7 Mayor? I hardly knew her! 32 1 0.143
8 Mayor Murray 19 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Mar 7 2017
| by Quizmaster James Avery
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The Bad Ass Bitches doubled the competition this week by going Double or Nothing and winning big in Rounds 2 and 6! Someone sure knows their Noisy Crickets from their Leg Guns.

St. Patrick's Day is next week at Murphy's Irish Pub! Join us at on Tuesday at 7:30 for The Classiest Game In Town. And you never know, there might be someone special there next week...

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10592 BAB 60 2 1.000
2* Sam and Paul 29 0 0.250
2 Mountain Goat Mafia 29 0 0.250
* Won Tiebreaker

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Feb 28 2017
| by Quizmaster James Avery
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What a stellar night at Murphy's! Teams answered the question: "Which states have the letter "W" in them?" Everyone got it right, and all but one team won double or nothing on that round!

Barkeeps, a mother/son duo, won the night by going double or nothing twice and winning big in Rounds 6 and 7!

Join us next week for more gags and giggles with The Classiest Game In Town: King Trivia at 7:30 PM!

Your Quizmaster,

Jimmy

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 Barkeeps 63 11 1.000
2 10130 Bed, Bath, and Beyoncé 53 10 0.909
3 Murphy's A Dog 49 8 0.773
3 Scribbles 49 8 0.773
5 Almost Got an Inch 48 6 0.591
5 Mardi Gratuitous 48 6 0.591
7 You Been Taught 43 5 0.455
8 The Deplorables 42 4 0.364
9 Spanky 32 3 0.273
10 Tanks In The Neck 31 2 0.182
11 M & A Industries 4 1 0.091
12 The Turtles 1 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker