Trivia Night Done Right

Thursday nights might hold the best comedy on TV, but Wednesday nights in Chattanooga host the best trivia competition and company! Prior to a few weeks ago, I had never participated in a trivia night, but now, there's no turning back! For those who don't know, trivia nights are held in every city, usually in a restaurant or bar. It's free to play, and you can have an unlimited number of people on your team, although it's wise not to have too many or you'll have to divide the spoils (we play with 6-8). Much like a sports competition, the night is broken into two halves, each half asking 9 trivia questions. After each question is asked all the teams have one song to turn in their answers and must decide on how many points you will wager for that question. They throw in a bonus question at "half time" and at the end as well as some "double point" questions during each half. The top three teams win some sort of prize. Because we play at Buffalo Wild Wings, the 3rd place team wins 12 wings, the 2nd place team wins 24 wings, and the 1st place team wins $50--enough to pay the tab for all the beer and margaritas you drink.

I am generally a detriment to any trivia team, because my forte is not remembering random facts. However, the key is to have a well-rounded team with individuals from all areas of expertise (history, sports, literature, music, movies, etc.) and to try to find the trivia place where the dumbest people are so that your odds of winning increase. :) Seriously, even if you're terrible at trivia like me, it's fun to participate, and you actually know more than you think!

In our very first trivia experience, our team, Don't Mess, won 2nd place!!! I won't go into the sob story about how we were in first place all the way up until the last bonus question and then got robbed. But still, 24 free wings wasn't too bad. We're looking for a first place finish, though, one of these Wednesdays.

Here are a few trivia questions we've had. See what you can do:

1) What Disney character was banned in Finland because it did not wear pants?
2) What is the Greek and Roman name of the god of wine and fertility?
3) What British band name was inspired by a painting of a cat with no ears?

There were several questions much harder than those, but of course I can't remember them because I didn't know the answers! So, if you're looking for something fun to do with several friends, give trivia night a try. Not only is it free, but it also holds the possibility of free food and/or drinks! Cheers!