Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 was Trivia Night in Port Coquitlam! TransLink organised an “I Love Transit Trivia Night” at Patina Brewing Company.
Trivia question: What micro brewery in Port Coquitlam has a special brew called Platform Pilsner?
Answer: Platform Pilsner is a smooth, easy-drinking brew made for both craft-beer lovers and transit fans alike. Inspired by the West Coast Express, the can design features a bold livery and a nod to the platforms where countless Metro Vancouver journeys begin. Crafted with all Canadian ingredients by Patina’s expert brewers and brought to life with a can designed by TransLink’s in-house creatives. (TransLink)
TMS was invited to attend, and you’d think we’d be a shoe-in to win, right? After who knows more about transit trivia than we do! Well, apparently most of the 80-plus people who attended. (We are a museum after all. But our trivia knowledge stops about the year 2000.)
So we were at a loss when asked to name the K-Pop band which shot a video aboard SkyTrain. (Though the true or false question “TransLink is the only operator of trolleybuses in Canada” was incredibly easy.)
I attended on behalf of TMS and met and chatted with about 25 people who were interested in our Society, including some of our own members. Gamemaster Jawn Jang proclaimed that this was an individual event — there was only one major prize, a bagful of TL swag, including the new SkyTrain lego pieces. But of course there was a great deal of collusion between friends, evidenced by twelve people having perfect scores of 30 out of 30. So a “Rock Paper Scissors” championship was quickly organized to determine the winner. Emily Holzhauer won the TransLink loot with TMS member Leland Babic getting a second prize of a $50 gift certificate.
Lunar New Year
It’ll be the Year of the Horse, and TMS will join TransLink in attending the Lunar New Year parade on Sunday, 22nd February in Chinatown. Jason Sharpe was tasked with decalling our entry, which is 9753.
