Team Trivia at Skokie's Village Inn

 Continued From Last Week ...

 Matthew: What school is named for two men who were once the wealthiest in the US?

 Linda: “There’s Vanderbilt University, but it’s just named for Cornelius.”

 Tom: “There’s a Rockefeller U in New York ... again, just named for John D.”

 Jerry: “Ben Franklin was wealthy ... I don’t know about John Marshall ...”

 Mark: “Ah! Carnegie Mellon. Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon.”

 Why is trivia so popular? Could it be all those years you’ve watched Alex Trebek on Jeopardy, screaming at the TV? Or maybe the dozens of hours-long Trivial Pursuit games you enjoyed at family gatherings? Perhaps it’s just a chance to prove to yourself that you really are “smarter than a fifth grader.” Whatever the reason – it’s great fun!

 The format for a live trivia game varies based on the company the venue has hired. Whaddayaknow? Free Team Trivia starts with six individual questions, followed by the identification of 15 pictures. After another six individual questions, there’s a printed handout with 15 themed questions. After four current events questions, there are two “final questions” on which you can either win or lose the points you wager.

 Matthew: Current Events – Spell the winning word in the recent Scripps Spelling Bee.

 Linda: “Oh! I think it was ... the word for a Yiddish dumpling ...”

 Mark: “Yes – and there was some debate in the media over the ‘true’ spelling!”

 Jerry: “We better spell it the way the kid spelled it to win ... “

 Rob: “I remember it exactly ... it was K-N-A-I-D-E-L”

 Whaddayaknow? trivia at the Village Inn on Tuesdays is just one of a number of options for folks in and around Skokie. Sporcle Live has trivia at Buffalo Wild Wings (7020 Carpenter Rd) on Mondays; at The Curragh Irish Pub & Restaurant (8266 Lincoln Ave) on Thursdays; and Champps Americana (4999 Old Orchard Center) on Sundays. Nearby Evanston choices include Pub Trivia USA games at The Firehouse Grill (750 Chicago Ave) on Tuesdays and World of Beer (1601 Sherman Ave) on Wednesdays – and Go 4 It Entertainment games at Tommy Nevin’s Irish Pub (1454 Sherman Ave) on Tuesdays. Team Trivia Illinois, Brain Sportz Trivia, and Q & A Trivia offer trivia at nearby city and suburban venues.

 Visit these websites for more information about live team trivia: 

• Whaddayaknow? Trivia  http://triviachicago.com/
• Sporcle Live  http://www.sporcle.com/live/chicago/
  
• Pub Trivia USA  http://www.pubtriviausa.com/
  
• Go 4 It  https://www.facebook.com/Go4ItEntertainment
• Team Trivia Illinois  http://teamtriviaillinois.com/
• Brain Sportz Trivia  http://www.brainsportz.com/
• Q & A Trivia  https://www.facebook.com/QATrivia