Springfield Trivia

This Friday night, The Springfield Zoological Society is putting on a 70’s themed trivia night at the Nelson Center to raise money for Henson Robinson Zoo.  Note: Start time is 6:30.   Also on Friday, there’s a trivia night at St. Joseph’s Church in Chatham benefiting their youth group.  Both of these events are Mulligan-free.

On Saturday, there are events at Douglas Ave. UMC*, and at the Northfield Center.  Also, anyone who might be up for a drive can make their way down to Neoga for their first shot at trivia.

*Anybody playing the Douglas Ave. trivia night who needs to fill a seat at their table, let me know.

Allen & Sheila Reyne put on another great night of trivia Saturday at the FFLC. My wife and I played it with a table full of friends who had never been to a trivia night before, so it was a fun night to hang out. We ended up tied for first after 10, and won it on a tie-breaker by naming all ten Oscar Best Picture nominees. The place was packed (35 tables?), and everyone had a good time…always good to end the night on a music round. Well done, Al & Sheila!

Here are a few more old categories from trivia nights past, converted from animated slides to PDF files. See how you do at these:

• Take Me To Your Leader (Who fronted these popular music groups?)
• Magic Diesel Crazy Legs (Sports nicknames)
• Road Scholar (Name the states where you would find these highway markers)
• Many Actors, One Role (Name the character played by these actors)
• Skylines (Name the city)
• Quizgate (Political Scandals)
• The Traveling Squad (Questions about sports teams that have changed homes)
• Literary Beginnings (Name the books that start with these lines)
• Fictional Ex-Jocks (Washed up athletes in pop culture)
• Spoilers (Which movie am I ruining)

Click here for some other old categories.

It looks like there’s only one trivia night in Springfield this weekend and that’s at the Firefighters’ Lake Club Saturday night, benefiting the Phoenix Center. Always excellent trivia organizer, Allen Reyne is writing the questions and running the show. I’m playing this one with a team that’s never played together before, so it should be interesting.

The other event on our calendar is over in Quincy in support of the Alzheimer’s Association. So if you live west of here, or you’re up for a drive, that’s your spot.

Thank you to everyone who made it out to the Crime Stoppers trivia night Saturday. It was a great night, and I think everyone had a good time.

If you missed it, here are the categories the teams had to deal with.   I converted the slideshows to PDF’s so you miss out on the audio and video, but most of the questions should still make sense.  Congrats to Team SJ-R for pulling off the win in the final round.

1. 2/20 (Questions about events that happened on Feb 20)
2. Names in Lit (Name the book based on 3 characters)
3. You Like Me! (This was a video category, so may not work in pdf form)
4. Bad Guys (Crimes and criminals)
5. Animated Actors (Who provides the voice for these characters?)
6. Good Company (Company name origins)
7. Underdogs (Sports upsets)
8. Showbiz (Questions about businesses on TV shows)
9. In Between (Fill the gap)
10. Musical Time Machine (#1 songs this week over the past 50 years – no music in the pdf version)

There are two trivia nights in Springfield (and three more in the surrounding area) to choose from this weekend.

• Lakeside Trivia Night for Haiti
• Williamsville Vocal Music Boosters Trivia Night
• Crime Stoppers Trivia Night
• Murrayville-Woodson Trivia Night
• The Decatur Ad Club Trivia Night

I’m writing the questions for the Crime Stoppers event at Northfield Inn, and Sam Madonia will be acting as the emcee.   They still have a handful of tables available, so call 217-622-9547 to RSVP.

It’s a pretty light weekend for trivia nights in Springfield. The only event in town is tonight’s fund raiser for the St. Patrick’s Day parade at the KC Hall on Meadowbrook. This one is always as much of an Irish party as it is a trivia night, so prepare for good times. I’m almost certain they will be selling 50/50 tickets and Mulligans.

Since it’s so quiet this weekend, I’ll plug the next event I’m writing for. NEXT Saturday night at the Northfield Inn, Crime Stoppers of Sangamon & Menard Counties is hosting their first trivia night to raise money for their Cash for Tips program. It’s a great cause, a great location for a trivia night, and I’ve got some really fun categories lined up. To reserve a table, email cash4tips@warpnet.net
or call 217-622-9547.

Your options for the weekend are:

• The 233rd Family Readiness Group Trivia Night at the VFW Post 755 at  2211 Old Jacksonville Road in Springfield
• The Haiti Earthquake Relief Trivia Night at Douglas Ave. United Methodist Church, 501 South Douglas Avenue
• VFW Post 805  trivia night, benefiting the VFW Post and the Ladies Auxiliary  at 221 W. 1st St in O‘Fallon, IL.
• There will also be 5 rounds of trivia all about The Big Lebowski at The Lebowski Experience at Strike N Spare West.

There’s only one trivia night this weekend in Springfield (Firefighters’ Lake Club), and it’s all full, so if you aren’t signed up for this one you might have to make a trip to St. Louis to find a game.

From time to time, I will post an old, used up category for your fun and amusement (or neither).  Here’s one that I used back in 2007 for a fundraiser in Sherman.  These questions are all about notorious sports figures.

Bad Sports

(Let it load completely, then click the slides to advance.  Or right-click and download)