100+ Trivia Team Names for Your Next St. John's Trivia Night

A great trivia team name does more than fill a slot on the answer sheet. It sets the tone for the night, gets a laugh when the host reads out the standings, and gives your squad an identity before the first question drops.

Whether you're heading to The Ship Pub on a Tuesday or The Station Lounge on a Thursday, you'll want a name that fits your crew. We've got over 100 options below, from classic puns to Newfoundland originals you won't find anywhere else.

Still putting your team together? Check out our guide to finding trivia teammates in St. John's.

How to Choose a Great Trivia Team Name

Before you scroll through the list, a few tips:

Know your team's vibe. Competitive crews might want something sharp. Casual groups can go silly. There's no wrong answer, just make sure everyone's on board.

Puns work. There's a reason half the names on any trivia night are wordplay. They're memorable, they get groans (which count as laughs), and they show you're not taking yourselves too seriously.

Keep it short. The host has to read it out loud, possibly multiple times. "The Smartest People In This Room And We Have The Receipts To Prove It" is funny once. By round three, everyone's tired.

Go topical if you can. A name that references something in the news this week will land harder than a generic pun. Just make sure it'll still make sense by the time trivia starts.

Punch up, not down. Edgy is fine. Offensive isn't. If your name makes fun of vulnerable people, pick something else.

Classic Funny Team Names

These work at any venue, any night. Tried and true.

1. Let's Get Trivial
2. Quiz Khalifa
3. The Quizzard of Oz
4. Trivia Newton John
5. Agatha Quiztie
6. E = MC Hammered
7. Fact Hunt
8. The Smartinis
9. Quizzy McQuizface
10. I Thought This Was Speed Dating
11. Quiz Pro Quo
12. The Factual Suspects
13. We Thought There'd Be Food
14. Our Drinking Team Has a Trivia Problem
15. Risky Quizness
16. The Know-It-Alls (Self-Appointed)
17. Ctrl + Alt + Defeat
18. Norfolk N Chance
19. Les Quizerables
20. The Brainy Bunch
21. Between a Rock and a Smarty Place
22. 50 Shades of Grey Matter
23. The Wise Quackers
24. Stephen Hawking's Wheelchair Racing Team
25. My Couch Pulls Out But I Don't

Pub & Drink-Themed Names

Perfect for brewery trivia at Landwash, Bannerman, or YellowBelly.

26. Ale in a Day's Work
27. Lager Than Life
28. Tequila Mockingbird
29. Deja Brew
30. Let the Fun Be Gin
31. Wine Not?
32. Quiz Me If You Can (After This Pint)
33. Here for the Beer
34. The Brew Tang Clan
35. Beer Pressure
36. Pitcher Perfect
37. Hoppy Thoughts
38. Drunk on Knowledge
39. Pour Decisions
40. The Intoxicologists
41. Whiskey Business
42. Champagne Problems, Beer Budget
43. One More Round (Of Questions)
44. The Pub Quiz Pros (We're Not)
45. Sip Happens

Newfoundland-Inspired Team Names

You won't find these on any national list. Local names for local trivia.

46. Yes B'y-standers
47. Lord Tunderin' Trivia
48. Best Kind of Smart
49. The Quizzards of Quidi Vidi
50. Gone Where the Ducks Wear Mitts
51. Screech-In Scholars
52. Jellybean Geniuses
53. The Cod Fathers
54. Long May Your Big Jib Draw... Blanks
55. Whadd'ya Know, B'y?
56. Come From A-Brains
57. Stay Where You're To Till We Wins
58. I Dies At You (When You Get It Wrong)
59. The Townie Know-It-Alls
60. George Street Survivors
61. Some Shocked at How Smart We Are
62. The Mauzy Brains
63. Signal Hill Scholars
64. Trivia? That's a Time, B'y!
65. The Screechers

If you need these explained, you might be a Come From Away—but that's what the screech-in ceremony is for.

Pop Culture & Fandom Names

TV Shows

66. Bears, Beets, Battlestar Trivia
67. That's What She Said (The Answer)
68. The One Where We Win
69. We Drink and We Know Things
70. Netflix and Quiz
71. Schitt's Creek Scholars
72. Parks and Trivia
73. It's Always Sunny in St. John's

Movies

74. The Big Le-Brain-ski
75. Forrest Dump (Of Knowledge)
76. Silence of the Lambasted
77. A Few Good Answers
78. The Breakfast Clubbers
79. Pulp Friction (Over Wrong Answers)
80. Mean Brains

Music

81. Quiztina Aguilera
82. Quiz Me Maybe
83. We Will Quiz You
84. Bohemian Quiz-ody
85. Smells Like Team Spirit
86. Backstreet Brains
87. Fleetwood Fact
88. The Rolling Stoners (We Forgot Everything)

Harry Potter

89. You're a Quizzard, Harry
90. Dumbledore's Army of Nerds
91. The Quizzengamot
92. Slytherin to First Place
93. Hufflepuff? More Like Hufflestuff (The Answers)

Names for Competitive Teams

For the crews who actually study beforehand.

94. The Factual Overlords
95. Silence, Peasants
96. Brains Over Brawn
97. The A-Team (Actual)
98. Second Place Is First Loser
99. We Googled in Advance
100. The Recurring Champions
101. All Killer, No Filler Answers
102. The Strategists

Names for Casual Teams

For the crews who are honestly just here for a good time.

103. Just Here So We Don't Get Fined
104. I Guess We're Doing This
105. We Peaked in High School
106. The Participation Trophy Winners
107. At Least We're Having Fun
108. Our Other Team Is Good
109. Confidently Incorrect
110. Wikipedia Was Down

Food-Themed Names

111. Nacho Average Team
112. The Big Cheese
113. Souper Smart
114. In Queso Emergency
115. The Smarty Pantries
116. Knowledge is Poutine

Tips for Making Your Name Land

Test it on teammates. If you have to explain the joke, it might not work.

Say it out loud. Does it flow? Can a host read it without stumbling? Tongue twisters are frustrating for everyone.

Consider the venue. A raunchy name might kill at a dive bar but land flat at a family-friendly spot like The Rec Room.

Be ready to own it. If you name yourselves "The Reigning Champions," you'd better back it up—or lean into the irony.

Change it up. Some teams use a new name every week. Others keep the same one for years. Both work.

Need Teammates Before You Need a Name?

Here's the thing: the perfect trivia team name doesn't help much if you're still looking for people to sit with.

Maybe your usual crew bailed. Maybe you're new to St. John's and don't know who's into trivia. Maybe you just don't want to text the group chat one more time.

Rally helps you find 3-8 people heading to the same trivia night. You match with teammates before you leave home, chat about strategy (or snacks), and show up knowing you've got a squad.

Then you can argue about the team name together.

Find your trivia squad on Rally or read our guide to going to trivia alone.

Quick Reference: Name Categories

See You at Trivia

Pick a name that makes your team smile. The best ones get a reaction when the host reads them out—whether that's a groan, a laugh, or a confused silence followed by appreciation.

For the full list of trivia nights in St. John's, check out our complete guide to local trivia.

Long may your big jib draw the right answers.