BAWAR’s 3rd Annual Women’s History Month Trivia Night

The Women’s History Month Trivia Night is a opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of women locally, nationally, and globally. Each year our team of activists organize a trivia night in March in recognition of Women’s History Month. All proceeds from the event benefit Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR), the nation’s first rape crisis center.

Here’s how it works:
1) Get five friends, co-workers, or relatives together and register your team by clicking the “Register Now” button at the bottom of any WHM Trivia page. 2) Arrive on Sun, Mar 9 at 4:30pm for music, refreshments, and sample trivia questions. 3) That’s it! It’s just that simple. Upon arrival each team will get a copy of the rules, score sheets, and information on purchasing “Doras”- stickers used to substitute for challenging questions (teams can purchase up to five).

Here are the abbreviated rules:
There will be five (5) rounds, each consisting of ten (10) questions. Each correct answer is worth one point. The table with the most points after five rounds wins.
Judges’ answers will be final.
Each question will be read twice.
No reference materials will be permitted.
Scores will be updated at the end of each round.
Answers should be as specific as possible.
Fun is mandatory.

Past topics have included science and nature; arts, music, & literature; significant novels; pop art; activism & international affairs; American politics; philosophy and religion; sports; world leaders; and current events. Categories vary from year-to-year. Following are four sample questions from past years:

English author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter, is most recognized for what animal story published in 1902?
Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2004 for her work to reverse deforestation. Of what nationality is Maathai?
The Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act is most commonly known by what name?
Often considered to be the world’s first known novel, The Tale of Genji was written by Japanese noblewoman and lady-in-waiting, Murasaki Shikibu in what century?

To register, go to the WHM Trivia website.