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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 Jan 10 2017
| by Quizmaster James Avery
|

In our last round this week, we asked players, "What are the original 8 vegetables in the drink, V8?" I must confess, I haven't thought about that beverage since the days of watching Saturday morning cartoons in the 1990s.

This week, Trash Cats & Dumpster Rats scurried to the top of the pack by going double or nothing in round two and winning big!

Join us next Tuesday for King Trivia at Murphy's at 7:30 PM, when our guest host Matt will be taking over for the week. I will be on vacation in The Sunny Florida Panhandle.

Your Quizmaster,

Jimmy

 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1* Trash Cats & Dumpster Rats 49 5 0.917
1 Florida Visitors 49 5 0.917
3 New Year, New Team 45 4 0.667
4 Dinosaur Eggs Are Precious 44 3 0.500
5 10592 BAB 42 2 0.333
6 Taco Tuesday 33 1 0.167
7 Cheeto 13 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Jan 3 2017
| by Quizmaster James Avery
|

Latin can be tough to pronounce. I myself gave it a go, but had to have a little help from the Latin teacher in our audience.

2017 came to Murphy's and brought the Classiest Game In Town. We had a good time trying to guess Grammy nominees and jelly bean flavors.

Ring in the New Year with King Triva at Murphy's every Tuesday Night at 7:30!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 Ghosts N' Goblins 66 7 1.000
2 Bar Boys 52 6 0.857
3 10592 BAB 48 5 0.714
4 Seahags 46 4 0.571
5 Tyroil Smoochie-Wallace 38 3 0.429
6 Dinosaur Eggs Are Precious 35 2 0.286
7 Kink Meme 29 1 0.143
8 Pussycat Motors 21 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Dec 27 2016
| by Quizmaster James Avery
|

'Twas the last night of King Trivia for 2016,

The teams were playing better than you've ever seen!

Join us next year at Murphy's for more questions and beer,

Thank you for all your love and good cheer.

Your Quizmaster,

Jimmy

 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 #ButtStuff 65 9 1.000
2 Gingerhox 49 8 0.889
3 3 Pints 48 7 0.778
4 Sam and Paul 46 6 0.667
5 Bob La Blob 44 5 0.556
6 Paris Bound 38 3 0.389
6 Green Beans! 38 3 0.389
8 Team B 37 2 0.222
9 Bohdilicious 28 1 0.111
10 Coheed and Cambria 11 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker