On the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, Ballard's Conor Byrne pub -- where folk singers perform and a delicious river of microbrew flows deep -- puts on its thinking cap, rolls up its sleeves and administers a "Brainiac Beatdown." The trivia questions are difficult and that $30 cash prize is tough to snag, but there are other ways to win: You could win a prize for best team name, or you could "make a fool of yourself in front of your friends to win your team a six-pack of PBR." Good thinking!