The University Program Council (UPC) hosted its first-ever Generational Trivia Night on Monday, March 3. at 6 p.m. in the Hobo Day Gallery with the American Indian Student Association (AISA).
Teams competed to test their knowledge on multi-generational topics—categories included 1980s sports, 1990s music, 2000s music, 2010s toys, marketing and slogans and history.
Winners were given cash prizes, with first place receiving $100, second place with $75 and $50 for third place.
Sodexo, the university’s food vendor, provided wings for attendees as well.
UPC’s Vice President Alissa Mauer said trivia nights that UPC have hosted over the years have held high attendance rates, which gave Ainsley Plack, UPC’s Recreation and travel coordinator, the idea to host the Generational Trivia Night and to give a spin on regular trivia.
Plack collaborated with Cecelia Nightingale, the social awareness coordinator for UPC, last semester to put together the event, said Emma Brookman, UPC’s President.
“It was kind of a collaborative effort between the two of them… they came up with the idea last semester and it’s kind of come together since then,” said Brookman.
As far as how many people showed up to play, there were six to seven groups and 23 people who participated in the event. Plack says she “was extremely happy with the turnout.”
Two event attendees, Ingrid Bunn, a sophomore psychology major, and Sarah Carr, a senior history major, said they thought the trivia night was fun.
“It was a good way to get out of the dorms…it’s a nice way to enjoy, actually, being on campus,” said Bunn.
They also said that their favorite questions were music-related and 1990s movies.
Plack said that trivia has become increasingly popular in the past few years, and thinks that the event will continue in the future.
“I think I’m going to take notes of what worked and what didn’t work and how to make it better. I think it’s something that could get a lot of people and could be really big,” Plack said.
Per semester, UPC aims to host 12-15 events, Brookman said.
At the event’s end, Plack told the audience that spots are open on their staff to join UPC.
