Cheyenne: What to do if you're in Cheyenne on a Thursday night

If you're visiting Cheyenne in the winter time (which runs all the way until the end of April - April is the snowiest month in Wyoming!), and in particular on a Thursday, you may wonder if there's any point in leaving your nice warm hotel room.

Well, if you are a fan of trivia, consider visiting Scooter's Scoreboard Bar at 507 E. Lincolnway. (Lincolnway is a west/east road that runs through Cheyenne, Scooter's is on the right hand side of the road as you head east. As you head east, first you come to the Village Inn Restaurant, then Scooters. On the left hand side of the road is Halladay's Collision Center.)

Sign for Scooter's Scoreboard Bar, heading east on Lincolnway, on a cloudy morning

Scooter's Scoreboard Bar on a cloudy (and snow on the ground) April mid-morning

Geeks Who Drink is, according to features writer Ellen Fike of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, "the popular trivia game series started in Denver and is currently held in 600 bars and restaurants across the nation."

If you don't drink but like trivia, I'm sure Scooters will have soft drinks for sale as well.

I learned about this in the Saturday, April 16, 2016 edition of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. The trivia series has been in Cheyenne for several months. Sadly, the original location that hosted the Geeks Who Drink series, the Cheyenne Brewing Company, closed about six months ago. (I am always sad when a business closes - well, most businesses!)

The Quizmaster at Scooters Scoreboard Bar is Tom Wann. He says that every Thursday, an average of 25 people come in to drink and play the trivia game.

The quizzes change from week to week, and consist of 8 rounds, with 8 questions in each round. The games usually run about two hours.

According to Wann, via Fike: Questions are geared to pop culture, random knowledge, current events and anything based in nerd culture. There are occasionally themed quizzes, such as "when a new Marvel movie is released." First prize, a $15 gift certificate, second prize, a $10 gift certificate.

If you're a trivia fan, check it out!

Good Friend's Oriental Chinese Restaurant

In the same building as Scooter's Scoreboard Bar, to the left/east, is a Chinese restaurant, Good Friend's. It is open every day EXCEPT Sunday. Hours are 11 am to 9 pm Monday through Thursday, and from 11 am to 9:30 pm on Friday and Saturday.