Posted by Sam McCurdy (Photos courtesy of Sandi Tarant):The Club’s 2022 Footy Trivia night, which is traditionally held on the Wednesday before the Grand Final, was effectively chaired this year by Trevor Watson. Trevor acknowledged the support provided to him in organising the event by the previous organiser, Funno, who relished simply being a participant for a change.
Trevor is an ardent Richmond supporter, which was reflected in some of his penetrating footy questions and the Tiger’s regalia that he had on show.
The Trivia competition was split into four quarters, which were punctuated by innovative activities such as, a Footy Treasure hunt, a Matthew Richardson face mask photo and singing of team songs, with Diana Nutter giving a rousing rendition of the Collingwood song. Each activity potentially provided additional points for the team.
Each quarter had some general knowledge questions. It was amazing how many got the answers wrong. Examples were:
On what date did Queen Elizabeth II pass?
When does daylight saving begin?
On what date is the Victorian State election to be held?
Geoff Double celebrated his birthday by having sufficient family members attend the Trivia night to form two distinct teams. One of those teams, named the Dead Poet’s Society, eventually won the competition, and received a basket of goodies as a prize.
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Louise Carter was judged by our caterer, Bob Carlyle, as the winner of the “Best dressed" supporter, by wearing a Liverpool soccer team jersey and a Melbourne AFL scarf. Her prize was a bottle of Champagne.
Even though the crowd was at times argumentative, it was well controlled by Trevor’s relaxed and friendly manner.
A very entertaining evening was had by all. Well done, Trevor.
