Is this story about A) the trivia bowl or B) midterms?
Erin Mahr
Issue date: 2/29/08 Section: News
"It's been fun to hear the random facts. Learning random things you didn't realize has been the best part," she added.
The Trivia Bowl consisted of 10 categories with nine questions each. Each team was required to write down their answers and turn them in at the end of each round. Graduate assistants from the Recreational Sports Professional Society then tallied the answer sheets. Running scores were shown throughout the evening and teams were able to keep track of their current place.
With categories such as "Abraham Lincoln," "WIU Math" and questions ranging from naming the last U.S. city to host the Olympics to who Britney Spears dated in 2001, participants certainly needed a vast spectrum of knowledge.
While competitors were busy busting their brains for answers, spectators looked on and enjoyed the show. Freshman pre-law enforcement and justice administration major Jackie Wilkin particularly liked how excited the participants became.
"Everyone got so into it. It was fun to see everyone shouting and banging on the tables; they got pretty worked up over it," Wilkin said.
Agreeing with her was freshman general orientation major Sam Sothmann, who came to cheer on his friends.
"It was a lot of fun to watch and learn all the random facts. It seemed like everyone had a good time," Sothmann said.
Judy Yeast, associate director of Campus Recreation, looked back on the evening and was pleased.
"This year was a great success; Alex did a phenomenal job with the whole event. I'm really happy with how it turned out," she said.
The Trivia Bowl consisted of 10 categories with nine questions each. Each team was required to write down their answers and turn them in at the end of each round. Graduate assistants from the Recreational Sports Professional Society then tallied the answer sheets. Running scores were shown throughout the evening and teams were able to keep track of their current place.
With categories such as "Abraham Lincoln," "WIU Math" and questions ranging from naming the last U.S. city to host the Olympics to who Britney Spears dated in 2001, participants certainly needed a vast spectrum of knowledge.
While competitors were busy busting their brains for answers, spectators looked on and enjoyed the show. Freshman pre-law enforcement and justice administration major Jackie Wilkin particularly liked how excited the participants became.
"Everyone got so into it. It was fun to see everyone shouting and banging on the tables; they got pretty worked up over it," Wilkin said.
Agreeing with her was freshman general orientation major Sam Sothmann, who came to cheer on his friends.
"It was a lot of fun to watch and learn all the random facts. It seemed like everyone had a good time," Sothmann said.
Judy Yeast, associate director of Campus Recreation, looked back on the evening and was pleased.
"This year was a great success; Alex did a phenomenal job with the whole event. I'm really happy with how it turned out," she said.
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