Trivia for every brain

Best for: Those who don’t mind mixing their Mozart with Miller Lites

Unpretentious fine-art lovers can tackle clues based on New York Public Library for the Performing Arts artifacts, which could include materials from current exhibit “Ladies and Gentlemen…The Beatles!” or pictures of Franz Liszt’s cigar butts. Between rounds, twin-sibling hosts and musicians Brad and Doug Balliett (a bassoonist and double bassist, respectively) will perform contemporary and baroque tunes, and spoil victorious teams with free drinks.

Taster question (highlight with your cursor to reveal answer): Which two Shakespeare roles did Hector Berlioz’s first wife, Harriet Smithson, famously play? Ophelia in Hamlet and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet

Best for: Anyone who’s been mistaken for an extra on The Big Bang Theory

At this pub-trivia-style event, brainiac teams field questions about literature, science, math and academia from Williamsburg Spelling Bee’s Jen Dziura, as well as inquiries hewing closer to Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica from comedian (and Harvard faculty assistant) Kevin Harrington. Rest assured, sports will not be on the agenda. The winners receive free beer—and the intoxicating rush of outwitting their fellow valedictorians.

Taster question (highlight with your cursor to reveal answer): The diet of what mythical monster periodically included seven youths and seven maidens? The Minotaur

Best for: Nostalgic parents, kids of all ages, Jim Henson admirers

Enjoy Hensonian whimsy and wisdom as you watch cinematic and TV highlight-reel clips, featuring Miss Piggy duets alongside blinked-and-you-missed-’em character debuts like Gershwin-loving single-episoder Angus McGonagle. Volunteers will compete in impression contests and game-show-style quizzes; categories include “Piggy, Babs or Both,” where contestants must discern between a certain porcine diva and Ms. Streisand. Those with the highest Kermit & Co. IQ stand to win Muppet action figures and crew jackets from Jim Henson productions.

Taster question (highlight with your cursor to reveal answer): Dr. Bunsen Honeydew invented which of the following: the Flowbee, the Gorilla Detector, the ShamWow or the Real Wow? The Gorilla Detector

Best for: Pop-culture snobs and loyal NY1 viewers

The beloved NY1 anchor honors the awards season with queries on all things celebrity, television, music and film—including, but not limited to, this year’s Oscar nominees. The top two squads will face off in a finale showdown, vying for the grand prize: complimentary passes to a TCM Classic Film Tour of the city. (Although a mention in Kiernan’s daily “In the Papers” segment would be so much cooler.)

Taster question (highlight with your cursor to reveal answer): Which 1992 movie soundtrack won the Album of the Year Grammy and remains one of the best-selling soundtrack albums of all time? The Bodyguard