Trivia Night at WHS

It’s February, it’s cold,
and there’s snow on the ground.
Stories are once again told,
of a familiar thunderous sound.

Friends gather, listening well,
For the one small clue,
To beat the buzzer or bell,
And become this year’s winner new!

Okay, so my poetry stinks, well so did my knowledge of useless trivia at Watertown’s Trivia Night held Saturday, February 2 at Watertown High School. Yeah it’s been a cold, long, snowy winter and our group would do just about anything to get together, even if it meant showing others how dumb we really are. Trivia Night is held each year in February at the high school and hosted by the Watertown Booster Club. This is a fund raising project to support high school sports. Each team and there were 72 total, is comprised of 8 members. The theme this year was Mardis Gras and the meal before hand consisted of Chicken Creole, beans & rice, hushpuppies and coleslaw.

We were able to form two teams of 4 couples each. Our theme, you guessed it, “Leather”! Chaps, vests, boots, gloves, tattoos and earrings. Team names; The Knuckleheads and Panheads. The games started at 7:00 and consisted of 10 rounds of 10 trivia questions each for a total of 100 questions. Along with the rounds there were team baskets donated by the various high school teams that were raffled off throughout the night. I have to say that one of our team members, Joe and the Boys Basketball Team again out did themselves with a basket valued at close to $1000! This included $150 dinner certificate, $50 gas certificate, car washes, Bucks tickets, Badger tickets, Pro Sports hats, an autographed basketball and much more!

Once the rounds started we knew we were in for a long night of puzzled looks, why would anyone know this comments and “I hope we don’t finish last!” I think our two teams did better then expected. We didn’t finish last, but with the average of correct answers at 41.4, our two teams, I have to admit finished below average. You have to understand that there were teams, as I am told every year, that travel the “Trivia Circuit” in search for a golden opportunity to show-off their useless knowledge of trivia. The winning team finished with 61 correct answers out of 100. One thing is for sure, this team doesn’t ride motorcycles in their free time; they read the Guinness World Book of Records. Their knowledge netted them a winning prize of $100! So you are wondering how many answers we got correct. The Knuckleheads finished with 34 and the Panheads with 32. Next year our goal is to win the best decorated table and best dressed! We all know, we won’t win on knowledge alone!