Trivia Night and Silent Auction

Online Flyer (PDF) - 2008 Trivia Night

Why is playing trivia so popular these days? Some may say it’s a quirky thirst for knowledge while others may say it’s just too trivial to ponder. Personally, I believe it’s where we can download all that stuff read in month old magazines while waiting for the doctor or what we heard on CNN while mindlessly waiting for a flight. It’s where great minds meet to discuss tiny facts that no one seems to readily remember. It’s certainly safe place to share all those sports stats or to expound literary acumen.

Have you ever come out to play at Support Dogs Trivia Night and Silent Auction? Last year I invited my mother to sit at our table. She enjoyed meeting our friends, the food our table shared and the free beer provided by Support Dogs. And, much to her surprise, she was very helpful in several of the categories. Later, she later told me that she was surprised at the things she knew yet at the same time frustrated at how much she didn’t know.

Trivia is a testament to the power of the brain and our obsession with the idea of a mental challenge. After all, look at how many men refuse to ask for directions. They’d rather drive around endlessly looking for a shortcut they imagine exists. And, in all fairness to the guys, why do women rush to a department store sale? Is it really to save or is it the mental challenge to shop in record time getting the best for less and winning the bragging rights?

At last year’s Trivia Night, we had an especially challenging category- the Nobel Prize. I was the Guinea pig in the pretest on the questions and scored about an 80%. We thought it was a very unusual category (I’m not that smart) and kept it in the mix. Well, you’d have thought we were asking everyone to take a pop quiz about a subject they’d never heard of in their life. Yet, once the answers were announced, many tables cheered themselves on because they had answered many of the questions correctly. They had met the mental monster head on; took the challenge and won that round.

With all that said, why not take on the mental challenge this year and get a group together for Support Dogs, Inc. Trivia Night and Silent Auction? The event will be on Saturday, August 16 at CBC High School. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with Trivia promptly beginning at 7 p.m. A reserved table for eight costs $160 or $20 per person for open-seating. The evening includes a silent auction, raffles, great prizes, complimentary beverages (while they last) plus mentally challenging questions. We promise no Nobel Prize questions but do promise to mentally challenge you.

And, back again this year, is the After Hours Lightning Round of Trivia beginning at 10:30 p.m. Those who wish to continue being mentally challenged will enjoy three more trivia rounds, receive late night snacks as well as a cash prize for the After Hours winning table. The After Hours Lightning Round fee is $24 per table.

To reserve a table for Trivia Night and the After Hours Lightning Round, simply fill out the reservation form; enclose your payment and mail to Trivia/Support Dogs, Inc. 11645 Lilburn Park Rd. St. Louis MO 63146. Or, with credit card in hand, call the office at 314/997-2325 to reserve your table or space. For more information about Support Dogs, Inc. and all of its programs visit our web page at www.supportdogs.org.

written by Ann Weinerth, Director of Development