Are all Trivia Night hosts dicks?
I ask you this based on my one experience when I attended Trivia Night for the first time in my 42 years on this earth where the host was, in fact, kind of dick-ish.
Now. I enjoy games and winning said games, but I never sought out opportunities like Trivia Night. It is likely because I have 4 kids, and nighttime is reserved for sports, activities, and sleep. Unintentionally, last week was my first time experiencing Trivia, when Vince, Evie, and myself visited Gianna as she was serving again at her restaurant. Since it was Tuesday, I hadn’t expected her to be that busy and I thought it would be nice to pop in, eat some food, and see her in action.
Upon arriving, the restaurant was fuller than I expected. Tables pushed together and groups of adults – median age 65 – populated the room. As soon as I entered, a man in the front announced that Trivia was about to begin.
“Ah, that’s right. Tuesdays are Trivia. I forgot.” This fact that I forgot it was Trivia Night foreshadows my performance this night folks. Anyways, since we were there, we decided to grab a pen/paper, and play along.
The questions weren’t hard, per say. And I did pull in some great responses, but some of them were tricky in my opinion if you had no exposure to the topic. For example, one question was about which superhero had connection to the Lone Ranger. The options were The Shadow, Green Hornet, or Hop Along Cassidy.
OK, I have heard of the Lone Ranger, and I think he had a dog maybe but that’s it. I hate westerns or anything really related to cowboys unless we are talking about Back to the Future Part III. That’s my favorite BTTF movie by far. So I legitimately have no clue on this answer. Vince was no help. We are in our early 40’s after all. Hop-Along Cassidy sounded western so that’s the answer we put down.
After turning in our answers and getting scored, the host read aloud the answers for that round. When he got to the question about the Lone Ranger, before reading the answer he said laughingly “now who the heck is Hop-Along Cassidy!?” Like, who are the f’in morons that put that answer down. Whhhhaaat a dick!!
I’m not offended, really. It takes a lot to wound my ego. But I will acknowledge a dick when I see one. (that’s what she said)
Dude does this again with another one of the answers. Heckling the idiots that chose the wrong one from his selections. Listen here, asshat. Not everyone is a trivia nerd. I’m lucky I hang on to important facts that I can actually use in my day-to-day life let alone the real name of some boxer from the 90s. I’m lucky I remember my kids’ schedules, food preferences, and names. I can’t retain useless information – though my husband can. Seriously, ask him a fact about marine life. Did you know that octopus can change their body shape and basically mimic other sea creatures, so they look like a jellyfish or a sea snake?! I didn’t, but he does.
No, there’s not enough space in my brain to retain this stuff. So, to all the trivia hosts out there, let’s not be a dick about it, m’kay? Some people know all the shit. Some people don’t.
Other than being passive aggressively called a dipshit by the host, it was fun.
I came in last place.
This was a hot off the presses post. I wrote it at 6am the day following the trivia event. While being called an idiot by the host was pretty funny, the real highlight of the night was Gianna’s reaction to us being there.
While I thought she would have been stressed to have us there, given the busyness of the night, it was actually the opposite. She said more than once “thank you for coming here” and even asked us if we could stay until she was done. I was really surprised. In my mind, when I saw the big tables I was worried we would be a burden. I know how stressful having big tables can be – especially when they ask for separate checks. Come on peeps. Help a new server out.
Anyways the fact that she actually wanted us there warmed my mom heart so much. Despite it being past my bedtime, I stayed. My ass hurt from sitting in a chair for over two hours as I waited for her to finish cleaning tables and what not, but there was no reason I couldn’t show up for my girl.
As we walked to the parking lot together, she unloaded on me all the stresses of her night, her excitement over the money she made, and then her appreciation of us being there and me staying behind. She loved having a safe space to come to and vent. Being a new server, this was all still so stressful and overwhelming and having us there made her feel more relaxed and confident.
Ahhh I am grateful for this child. I know most teenage girls push their parents away, but Gianna never did. She has always liked us, enjoyed being in our company, and seeks our support. I know she’s not the norm, and I am thankful to have her.