WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Don’t let cabin fever get you down this winter! Make plans to get out of the house January 27 and attend the 15th annual Trivia Night benefitting Grizzly Athletics programs at Missouri State University-West Plains.
This fun-filled event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Joe Paul Evans Arena at the West Plains Civic Center, which is sponsoring, and will feature questions on a variety of topics, organizers said. Teams of area residents will be pitted against each other for the opportunity to win the coveted Trivia Night Trophy, they added.
CHANGES
Grizzly Booster Club Vice President Bo Pace said participants may notice a few changes in the questions and rules. “Technology makes trivia too easy. All participants will be asked to put their phones in a basket in the center of their tables, and we are throwing in a few questions between rounds for bonus points,” he explained. “We also are challenging businesses to put a team together in order to show off the traveling trophy at their business.”
Teams of eight will be asked questions in such categories as pop culture, science, sports and everything in between, organizers said. The team with the highest score after 10 rounds of questions will win the trophy along with some other great prizes, they added. Prizes also will be awarded to the second- and third-place teams, they said.
TABLE DECORATING CONTEST
In addition to the trivia contest, teams are encouraged to decorate their table however they choose for the chance to win other prizes in the Table Decorating Contest. Past winning themes have included a construction zone, hunting, the St. Louis Cardinals, Hawaiian, a surgery room, and Mark Twain’s Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The possibilities are only limited by imagination, organizers said.
“If you aren’t a trivia buff, you can show off your skills in decorating,” Pace said. “Regardless of your skills, you can bring food and enjoy hanging out with your friends while you support Grizzly Athletics.”
THE DETAILS
The cost of participating is $160 per team of up to eight members, and pre-registration is required. Businesses also can become a sponsor of the event for just $100, organizers said.
SPONSORS
Sponsors who have signed up are Anytime Fitness; Barker Phillips Jackson; Don’s Auto Service; Edward Jones-Kevin Gleghorn; EJ’s RV Rentals; Gary’s Tire; Gobel’s Collision Repair; Grennan Communications; Hire Well Now; Landmark Bank; Mayfield Auto Repair, LLC; Mudbusters; Outpost Motorsports; Ozark Café; Smitty & Company; Somo/Crossfit; Southern Bank; Southern Hills Shopping Center; Squires and Squires Investments, Inc.; State Farm-Ramona Heiney; Vantage Real Estate Group LLC; West Plains Civic Center; West Plains Electric Supply, Inc.; Wood & Huston Bank; West Plains Country Club Pro Shop; and West Plains Municipal Golf Course.
“Proceeds from the evening provide support to the Grizzly Athletic programs,” Athletic Director Dr. Angela Totty said. “Traditions are very important to higher education institutions and college teams. This event is one of those traditions that has reached a milestone, and we are working towards continued success with the help of the Grizzly Booster Club and the communities Missouri State-West Plains serves.”
Visit https://wp.missouristate.edu/development/grizzly-trivia-night.htm to sign up a team online. For more information, call Missouri State-West Plains Director of Development Melody Hubbell at 417-255-7240 or Dean of Student Services/Director of Athletics Dr. Angela Totty at 417-255-7255.
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