EYC Eighth Annual Trivia Night Results

As printed in the Essex Voice and Essex Free Press:

EYC Trivia Night A Success
by Marc Rocheleau

How long does the average person wait for coffee at a donut shop drive-thru every year and how many hairs are on an average person’s head?

These are just a couple of the many questions asked during Essex Youth Centre’s (EYC) eighth annual trivia night. Hosted at Essex Royal Canadian Legion Branch #201, the event had 19 teams participating.

Although not everyone could win, they all had a fun time competing.

“The atmosphere was great,” said EYC Executive-Director, Sandy Larivee. “I had a lot of people come up to me after and say this is just a fun event to come to, either as a group of employees or a group of friends.”

EYC’s November 17 event began at 7 p.m. and lasted a couple of hours. Each team answered 10 rounds of 10 questions and those with the most correct answers were awarded prizes.

As usual, some good-natured rivalries also developed over the course of the night.

“There was the bank vs. the credit union,” said Larivee. “There was certainly a lot of rivalry amongst the [seven] Optimist Clubs.”

Once the dust settled, five teams (three adult and two student) were announced as winners. The top four-person adult teams were Full Contact Trivia (72 points,) N’Stink (71 points) and Hay Moo (67 points.) In the student team category, winners were Michelle Qwans (45 points) and Red Skins (38 points.) In total, $540 was awarded in cash prizes.

EYC raised roughly $1,000 from the event but Larivee feels it isn’t all about the money.

“It’s more about friendship and developping our sense of community with the youth that participates and the people that partake in the contest,” she said.

Larivee compiles the trivia from different sources over the course of the year. Although she keeps track of it for a long time, Larivee maintains she doesn’t reveal any questions or answers until the night of the event itself.

And the amount of time spent in a donut shop drive-thru for coffee per-year? 45 minutes, according to Larivee.

For more trivia, those interested will have to attend next year’s event, which is confirmed for fall 2010.