The Trivia Chick

01/11/2024

This week I booked a DIY event with Youth Hope, a great organization serving youth and families in the Quad Cities. This will be my third (or is it fourth?) year providing the questions and answers for Youth Hope's annual trivia fundraiser. Put it on your calendar for the first Saturday in February!

30/10/2024

Have a spooky fun week! Happy Halloween from the Trivia Chick!

25/10/2024

It is nearly the end of October, and if you are in charge of planning a holiday event, you need to get on top of that!

If you need a fun event for your work/family/church/organization's Christmas party or employee event, consider a Trivia Chick Party Package!

When you buy a TCPP, you get a low-no prep event that brings everyone together for 30-60 minutes. It includes:
👉Easy to implement instructions including optional supply lists
👉Party Trivia - 5-7 rounds of themed questions and answers, with each round including a group-oriented "Mini Game" for bonus points.
👉Digital file of optional certificates for winning team

Choose from one of these seasonal themes and receive your event package as a digital file immediately.
🎄 Classical Christmas (Classic movies, songs, traditions)
✨ Contemporary Christmas (Modern-day movies and more)
❄️ Winter Wonderland (Non-Christmas oriented)
❄️ Season for Smarty Pants (winter themed science & history)
🎄 Christian Christmas (Bible verses, hymns, etc)

All themes are family-friendly and designed to get groups of all ages and background interacting and having fun together!

Party Packages are $150 each and are payable by Venmo, Paypal, or cash.
Or for an extra fee, I'll create an event centered around your selected theme, such as your company or family name. Personalized events require 7 day notice and are $200. (Expedited personalized service available with 24 hour turn-around. Contact me for pricing.)

To purchase a Trivia Chick Party Package, email [email protected] or text 309.267.8030.

21/10/2024

Thank you so much to my friend Andy who facilitated last weekend's fundraiser for Safer Foundation - QC . I love the mission that they fulfill and I'm so pleased that even though I'm not in the QC area anymore, I knew I could entrust this event to Andy and his crew.

Trivia Chick love to all of you at Safer Foundation and to Andy and his team!

16/10/2024

This weekend is an awesome opportunity to play trivia and support an amazing cause! Although I won't be able to run this trivia night for Safer Foundation QC, my friend Andy is doing it, and it's going to be awesome!!

Check out Safer Foundation - QC to get registered and get details!

Safer’s fall fundraiser will return to the Columbus Club on Friday, October 18th, 1111 W 35th Street, Davenport. Doors open at 6:00 and games begin at 7:00.

Last year’s event was great fun, sold out fast and raised more than $5,400!

11/10/2024

Halloween costume idea....

You too can be a Trivia Chick!

07/10/2024

Coming up in less than 2 weeks!! Although I won't be able to run this trivia night for Safer Foundation QC, my friend Andy is doing it, and it's going to be awesome!!

Check out Safer Foundation - QC to get registered and get details!

Safer’s fall fundraiser will return to the Columbus Club on Friday, October 18th, 1111 W 35th Street, Davenport. Doors open at 6:00 and games begin at 7:00.

Last year’s event was great fun, sold out fast and raised more than $5,400!

04/10/2024

It is October now, and if you are in charge of planning a holiday event, you need to get on top of that!

If you need a fun event for your work/family/church/organization's Christmas party or employee event, consider a Trivia Chick Party Package!

When you buy a TCPP, you get a low-no prep event that brings everyone together for 30-60 minutes. It includes:
👉Easy to implement instructions including optional supply lists
👉Party Trivia - 5-7 rounds of themed questions and answers, with each round including a group-oriented "Mini Game" for bonus points.
👉Digital file of optional certificates for winning team

Choose from one of these seasonal themes and receive your event package as a digital file immediately.
🎄 Classical Christmas (Classic movies, songs, traditions)
✨ Contemporary Christmas (Modern-day movies and more)
❄️ Winter Wonderland (Non-Christmas oriented)
❄️ Season for Smarty Pants (winter themed science & history)
🎄 Christian Christmas (Bible verses, hymns, etc)

All themes are family-friendly and designed to get groups of all ages and background interacting and having fun together!

Party Packages are $150 each and are payable by Venmo, Paypal, or cash.
Or for an extra fee, I'll create an event centered around your selected theme, such as your company or family name. Personalized events require 7 day notice and are $200. (Expedited personalized service available with 24 hour turn-around. Contact me for pricing.)

To purchase a Trivia Chick Party Package, email [email protected] or text 309.267.8030.

01/10/2024

Today is the beginning of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness month. And that matters for so many reasons, but one of them is my friend Wendy.

After Wendy passed away in 2010, we created a butterfly garden in her memory. And to raise funds for that, her husband Steve and myself and a few others began running trivia nights. We called ourselves Team Wendy. (facebook.com/wendysbutterflygarden)

When Steve's cancer came back in 2013, we stepped up the fundraising even more to help him with his costs also. By the time he passed in 2015, the butterfly garden had transitioned into grant-funded programming.

But by then I was already running trivia events for Love for L'Allemand and Royal Family Kids Quad Cities . And somewhere in that time frame, a friend said to me "You need to hang out your shingle so I can hire you for my organization." And that's how The Trivia Chick came to be.

So October is always going to be special to me for Wendy's sake. And also for Wendy's sake, just a reminder to live every day to the fullest.

26/09/2024

I know it's still September, but are you thinking about the holidays yet? Because I am!

If you need a fun event for your work/family/church/organization's Christmas party or employee event, consider a Trivia Chick Party Package!

When you buy a TCPP, you get a low-no prep event that brings everyone together for 30-60 minutes. It includes:
👉Easy to implement instructions including optional supply lists
👉Party Trivia - 5-7 rounds of themed questions and answers, with each round including a group-oriented "Mini Game" for bonus points.
👉Digital file of optional certificates for winning team

Choose from one of these seasonal themes and receive your event package as a digital file immediately.
🎄 Classical Christmas (Classic movies, songs, traditions)
✨ Contemporary Christmas (Modern-day movies and more)
❄️ Winter Wonderland (Non-Christmas oriented)
❄️ Season for Smarty Pants (winter themed science & history)
🎄 Christian Christmas (Bible verses, hymns, etc)

All themes are family-friendly and designed to get groups of all ages and background interacting and having fun together!

Party Packages are $150 each and are payable by Venmo, Paypal, or cash.
Or for an extra fee, I'll create an event centered around your selected theme, such as your company or family name. Personalized events require 7 day notice and are $200. (Expedited personalized service available with 24 hour turn-around. Contact me for pricing.)

To purchase a Trivia Chick Party Package, email [email protected] or text 309.267.8030.

18/09/2024

Coming up in a few weeks is the annual trivia night fundraiser for Safer Foundation - QC! Although I'm sad I won't be hosting this year, I'm happy to say that I was able to schedule my friend Andy to take the lead on this event.

Safer Foundation is such a cool organization that gives support and second chances to people who have been impacted by the justice system. Check out the great work they do and then get yourself a team to play in this FUNdraiser!

13/09/2024

Looking for some Friday the 13th Trivia Tidbits? Check out these historic events that happened on this notorious date.

1/13/2012 – Cruise ship Costa Concordia wrecks off the coast of Italy 3/13/2009 – “Saw – the Ride” roller coaster opens at the Thorpe Park amusement center in England …

09/09/2024

Thank you to my friend Andy for overseeing last weekend's Harry Potter trivia night, raising funds for su***de awareness! I appreciate the organizer's passion for the cause and for the event, and they have been a great group to work with over the years.

04/09/2024

This Saturday night is the Third Annual Su***de Awareness trivia event, held in memory of Jobe House. I won't be running it this year since I've moved out of town, but I still support this cause and love that I can promote it.

Get details here and get one of the last few available tables!
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/3rd-annual-su***de-awareness-t/1047373007016134

29/08/2024

Are you ready for next week's Harry Potter trivia event?!

Check out this fun video for meme's and perhaps a reminder or two! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOR1ppX4sa0

And make sure you are registered for the event on Sept 7, held at Manny's in Fulton, IL. Event details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/3rd-annual-su***de-awareness-t/1047373007016134

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22/08/2024

I feel called out.

13/08/2024

While it is true that I'm not available to hire for future in-person events, you can still get me to write the questions for you!

If you book a DIY event with me, I prepare all the questions (tailored to YOUR event), and send you a digital file with everything else you need. The digital file includes rules and answer sheets, but also a tips-sheet for event planning. The DIY event is $250, or for an extra $50 I can also prepare a PowerPoint/slide deck for you.

Have some questions or want to book this? Message me at [email protected] and let's talk!

08/08/2024

One of the fun things about being the Trivia Chick is that I can create categories about things I find interesting. What I want to know though is this...

What categories do YOU find interesting that I should include in an upcoming event? What are the ideas I haven't thought of? What are the ones you have been wishing would show up when you play?

Share with me and maybe you'll see one show up this fall!

31/07/2024

Today is my first day at my new job at the Salvation Army Wonderland Camp & Conference Center! In honor of this, today's Trivia Tidbit asks this question:

In what year did the Salvation Army adopt their current logo with the red shield, replacing the original Blood & Fire logo?
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Are you still scrolling for the answer?
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Because you can, but it's also in the attached photo. Haha!
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The answer is 1901!

24/07/2024

According to the people who track these kinds of things, today is Parent Appreciation Day.

So shout out to my parents! My dad passed away in 2020, but before then, every time I visited he would present me with pages of handwritten trivia questions he'd been collecting, and torn out articles from magazines that he thought would be useful.

And Mega-Shoutout to my mom, Millie Jarabek Rockafellow , who has helped me write countless questions over the past few years especially! She not only comes up with ideas for categories, but she then writes them for me, always providing extra questions that I can use for other categories as well. Thank you, Mom!

19/07/2024

15/07/2024

There is big news in the world of The Trivia Chick.

In my non-trivia world, I have accepted a new position and will be moving out of state. Sadly this means that I will not be running trivia events anymore, which is a bummer because I've loved it! I have been able to work with so many cool organizations and causes, and met a lot of passionate, awesome people who are doing good work in the world!

I have contracted out the four events I already have on my schedule. And you guys are gonna love Andy! He is a lot of fun, has plenty of trivia experience, and once you've heard his laugh, you won't be able to get enough of it! Each group that had me booked has already been introduced to Andy and I know they are going to have good events.

I will still be available to provide DIY events for anyone in the world. With those events, I prepare all the questions and send you a digital file with everything you need, including answer sheets & rules. The price on that is $250, plus another $50 if you would like me to provide the digital slide show. It requires at least a 3 week turn around to avoid additional fees for last-minute requests.

In the meantime, keep these future dates on your schedule:
👉 September 7 - Trivia night for Su***de Awareness - Fulton, IL
👉 October 18 - Safer Foundation QC Trivia Fundraiser - Davenport, IA
👉 February 7 - Clinton Lions Club Trivia Night - Fulton, IL

Thank you for more than 10 years of trivia in the Quad Cities & beyond! I will still come back each year to run trivia events for Love for L'Allemand and Royal Family Kids Quad Cities, two ministries that I am personally involved with, so hopefully I will see you there!

In the meantime, keep following this page and I will continue to promote the events that I have contracted for and the DIY events that I have written questions for. And also to give you those occasional Trivia Tidbits. 🥹