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Cartoons, questions, and competition: mothers and sons come together at annual trivia night

Surrounded by Mystery Inc look-alikes and Despicable Me decor, SLUH mothers and sons gathered in the Commons for the 12th annual Mother-Son Trivia Night, full of lively games, intense raffles, and witty questions. Hosted by the Mothers Club, the trivia night was a hoot for all of the teams that were involved and definitely got everybody's train of thought moving. 

Students and mothers at a Mario-themed table. Photo: Courtesy of Mothers Club Facebook.

The event was originally set to take place in January, but, with the Omicron wave following Christmas break, it was forced to be rescheduled. Two days prior, SLUH also announced that it would move toward Condition I which allowed for the mothers to not wear masks, a move appreciated by many.

Mothers and sons brought their own assortment of foods like Domino’s pizza or homemade brownies to munch on for extra brainpower, creating a potluck-style evening for each table. 

As soon as the doors opened at 5 p.m., tables began filling up in the Commons as people laid out their food spread and set up their table decorations, all of which were inspired by the evening’s theme of cartoons. Many tables coordinated beforehand to choose a popular cartoon as a theme. 

“We just tried to pick something that's going to be fun, and that people can do table decorations and costumes around if they want,” said Mothers Club president Chris Mittendorf. 

“My mom loves going over the top, so we just had all of these Scooby-Doo themed decorations, then the table next to us had Despicable Me decorations and it was just beautiful to see all the craziness,” said senior Matthew Vanous.

At around 6 p.m., the trivia started. There were eight categories: movies, cartoons, Marvel, jerseys, skylines, sneakers, Top 40, and kids books. Each of these categories had 10 questions that were displayed onto the Si Commons’ projector screens, with an image to add a visual component. At the end of each round, a short clip of a popular song was played and then the players had to try and guess the song’s title along with the artist for a bonus point. 

In between every few rounds, there would be fun games like heads or tails, voting for the best table, and the birthday game. Each of these activities cost around $1 to participate in, but had winning cash prizes that made it worth the while. 

“(The games are) just something fun to do between rounds to get people standing up instead of sitting all night,” said Mittendorf.

Raffles took place throughout the night as well. For starters, each person, upon entry, received an attendance raffle ticket. Eight ticket numbers were then called out at the end of each round and the lucky winners then went up to receive a prize. Additionally, two 50/50 raffles took place where 50 percent of the money made from selling those tickets would go to one lucky prize winner and the other 50 percent to the evening’s proceeds. The first prize winner won nearly $1,000 and the second about $700.

However, the raffle winners weren’t the only ones to go home with a cash prize. In fact, trivia teams also received some rewards for their acute answers. The third place team received $100, second went home with $200 to split, and the first place team got a whopping $300. 

Moms and sons line up to play the birthday game. Photo: Courtesy of SLUH Mothers Club.

While the evening was intended to provide students and mothers with a bonding experience, the night also raised money for the baccalaureate dinner and graduation celebrations. The money raised during the raffles and games will go toward funding the seniors’ end of year festivities. 

“Here, the younger folks are paying it forward so that when they get to be a senior and go to the baccalaureate graduation dinner, it's free,” said Mittendorf. “It’s rare that a school does those events and it's free. So the Mother-Son trivia is one of our big fundraisers.”

Students and mothers alike were grateful for a chance to be with one another and as a part of the larger community.

“I thought it was a really great time to bond not just with my mom but also with my classmates in one of these last big, non-academic events of our senior year,” said senior Nick La Presta. “It was a good change up from the dances and other crazy events and was just a good time with one another.”

 

 


 

 

 

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