​Make Trivia Great Again ☕🍳🎤

​Theme - Comedy shows

​Not your typical trivia night. Because it’s not at night, it’s in the afternoon 🙃  . Also because the questions are designed for everyone, not just the trivia geeks.

​For those of us that half remember episodes, argue about wrong answers and have built up a plethora of “useless” knowledge (actually the most fun kind of knowledge).

​Brunch - What's on the menu? Traditional Palestinian Spread. Speciality Coffee, Authentic Chais, Craft Beers, Wines and Soft drinks. Available for purchase.

​Following brunch - Five trivia rounds built around your favorite comedy shows, and a bit of healthy competition with the other teams.

​Coming Solo? Most people do. We’ll help you find a team right at the start.

​Questions will be based on: Friends, The Office, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, Brooklyn 99, The Simpsons and the likes. 

​How it works:

​You’ll join a small team (2–4 people) and play 5 rounds:

• ​📺 Comedy Shows

• ​🎬 Pop Culture Warm-Up

• ​🔥 Golden Round (double points)

• ​🖼 Visual Round (guess characters & scenes)

• ​🎯 Final Bet Question

​Each round has a winner.
Winners earn medals. Teams with the most number of medals wins. Just like the Olympics.

​☕ What to Expect

​Cozy brunch setting at Absent Lisbon: phone-free, no notifications, just people. Questions land somewhere between "oh obviously" and "wait, I know this." 

​João, your host from Use[Less] Skills, runs the whole thing. He is passionate about gameshows and is on a mission to make all adults play again the way they did at recess once upon a time.

​Why Join?

​We don’t play enough anymore. We overthink. We scroll. we optimize everything including our free time. 

​Laugh at wrong answers. Bond over obscure Simpsons references. Win the medals and compete like you are representing your country. 

​👋 Meet Your Host

​João Oliveira: creator of Use[Less] Skills

​Excels at making social interactions feel natural, fun, and effortless.

​He designs events where people can meet, play, and connect without the usual awkwardness mixing games, light competition, and a bit of chaos (the good kind).

​If you’ve ever felt like:

• ​social events are too forced

• ​networking is boring

• ​or meeting people should feel easier

​…this is exactly what he’s trying to change.

​You’ll be guided through the experience from start to finish so you can relax, enjoy, and just be part of it.

​⚠️ Notes

• ​Please arrive on time (we start shortly after)

• ​Teams are formed at the beginning

• ​No preparation needed

​🎯 Come curious. Leave with a team, a few laughs, and maybe a win.

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​​​​About Absent

​​​​​Absent is a phone-free creative third space and café in Principe Real where time is yours again. The kind you used to waste beautifully.

​​​​​Every experience at Absent is designed around presence.

​​​​​What to Expect

• ​​​​​Offline, always - Phones go in secure pouches and stay with you.

• ​​​​​A beautifully designed space where every color, texture and detail makes presence effortless

• ​​​​​Café & Bar - Specialty coffee, freshly boiled chai, Portuguese wines, craft beers, and artisanal sodas, baked goods from local bakeries and rotating food menu from local chefs.

• ​​​​​All of the infrastructure, none of the pressure - high quality art supplies, craft materials, books, board games, brain fitness workbooks, introspection kits and more.

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