BUSU Tuesday Trivia is back in a more accessible format, with fun to be had and prizes to be won.
Jaya Saxena of GQ Magazine says that trivia is so popular because of how it lets us “reward ourselves for what we know, even if, by definition, the things we’re being rewarded for are of no use for anything but trivia games… We all have one area where we feel we know too much, and when that question comes, we finally get our moment to prove ourselves.”
Students at Brock University get the chance to show off to themselves and their friends at BUSU’s ongoing Trivia Tuesday events. Sept. 26 was the third session of the 2023 Fall Term, held on the upper floor of Isaac’s Bar and Grill from 5 p.m to 7 p.m. It will continue to run every Tuesday, excluding during Reading Week, until the last event is held on Nov. 28.
The questions are based on general knowledge, as opposed to the themed events of last year. The reason for this, the BUSU trivia crew explained, is because of last year’s varying levels of participation as the weeks progressed. Popular themes saw large audiences, but niche themes usually drew a thinner crowd.
Despite this, feedback from last year was overwhelmingly positive, so Trivia Tuesday lives on.
General knowledge skips over the variability they found in themed events, with each week of this term’s event featuring questions that participants may or may not be able to answer. This term, the event is using TriviaHub, a team-oriented trivia website that allows for multiple rounds in a single session.
Trivia Tuesday features five rounds of trivia: three of them general knowledge and the remaining two a specific area of knowledge. On Sept. 26, these areas revolved around book titles and food. Should any teams in the top three tie, there is an additional tie-breaker round to decide the final standings.
These final standings are important because every week there is a prize for the top three teams. Third place receives a $20 Isaac’s gift card, second place receives a $30 Uber Eats gift card and first place receives a $50 Walmart gift card. Points accumulate over the term, and the team with the most points after the final Trivia Tuesday of the Fall Term will receive a $300 gift card for whatever they desire.
The self-titled Brewsaders won the game on Sept. 26. In terms of the overall standings, the Trivia Tuesday crew says it’s hard to tell, but the competition is tight. There’s still a chance for new teams to enter the running, so interested students should not be discouraged if they haven’t attended previous sessions.
Poetry, history, sports, movies and music are all genres that can be expected at BUSU’s Trivia Tuesday events. Also to be expected is food, alcohol and socialization. If students know “something about something,” as Saxena says, they should check it out.
For more information regarding Trivia Tuesday or other BUSU events, see their ExperienceBU page.