Recap: 2023 Pub Quiz in Tāmaki Makaurau

For those of you new to DA or who haven’t had a chance to attend one of our pub quizzes yet – imagine a night of wacky frivolity.

Where folks unleash their inner nerd, going all out to win the design trivia and/or the maker’s challenge – and that’s pretty much what you can expect when you and your team book a table for the night’s event.

Despite the chill outside, the buzz of folks laughing, furiously cutting out paper crowns, and debating over trivia answers kept us warm on the inside.

People sitting at table smiling at presenter

Each team modelling their crowns from the maker's round up on stage

We kept everyone fed on the night with delicious platters donated by The Sustainable Food Company, a start to finish plant based and zero waste catering company.

Image of platter provided by The Sustainable Food Company

And each trivia round included an enviable prize pack with goodies donated by our generous sponsors. Some ( of the many! ) items included were:

Trinity Hill supplied several bottles of their Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay and Syrah and a very special bottle of their flagship Homage Syrah.
a massive 6L bottle of Cooper’s Creek Gimblett Gravels Merlot/Malbet 2016
a monthly subscription to Altezano Brother’s Coffee Roasters
a $150 voucher to Gordon Harris to name a few.

Prize table full with all the different round prizes

Winners receiving the grand prize on stage

Round winners smiling and holding up their prize basket at the table

close up of prize packs including Trinity Hill wines, proper crisps, Molly Whoppy cookies, Karma drinks packs

List of all the prizes for the night — Our lovely winner’s trophy was created by Kelc MacKenzie.

Close up of the Design Assembly trophy and winner's flowers — Our lovely winner’s trophy was created by Kelc MacKenzie.

Projector screen in front of tables with list of sponsors - AGM, Altezano Brothers, Coopers Creek, Good Thing, Gordon Harris, endemicworld, HERE, House of Chocolate, Isadia, Karma drinks, Morningside Tavern, Proper Crisps, and Trinity Hall

And after a very close battle for first ( so close that it almost resulted in a dance off between the two final teams ), ‘Parenthal Guidance’ from Isthmus took out the title of 2023 DA Pub Quiz grand prize winners .

Grand prize winners, Parenthal Guidance, on stage.

Check out our event reel behind the night here.

And to close, here’s a few more fond memories from the night.

Big thanks to our event sponsors: Rocketspark, mychillybin, BookPrint, and Streamtime

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Rocketspark team laughing and building their crowns

'Down with the Crown' entry to the maker's round

One team with ribbon draped over their heads as they make their crown

Team from Rush Digital laughing at their table

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