#TBT Trivia picks students' brains with CMU history
Students from Larzelere Hall took a trip through time and won last night at trivia #TBT Trivia.
"We broke studying up into different decades for each person," said Haslett sophomore Emileigh Stoll "We learned a lot during the medallion hunt, but we also studied Central Michigan University history and popular movies."
#TBT, or Throwback Thursday Trivia was part of this week's Homecoming events as a way for students to show off their knowledge about CMU's past and movies from every decade. Groups from residence halls, Greek Life and student organizations were spirited and could be heard chanting for their teams before each round.
Students from Kappa Kappa Psi were among the most enthusiastic.
"We were very into the medallion hunt and researched all of the clues to prepare for trivia," said Dearborn junior Emily Dawson. "We're always fired up to win."
Throughout each of the four rounds, homecoming ambassadors and committee members recorded points for each team. There was a time limit for each question, which put additional pressure on the teams. Some were there to win, having researched heavily to answer the questions, and others were just there to show Homecoming spirit.
Grand Rapids freshman Jessica Rowland took a wild guess on a very obscure question regarding CMU's homecoming parade floats in 1946 and got it right.
"I'm a freshman so I don't really know a lot about CMU yet," she said. "I'm just guessing, but me and one of my team members just felt like we had the right answer."
While teams were deep in thought during trivia, supporters stood on the side to cheer them on.
"We're here to support our hall because we're the best," said Saginaw freshman Trevor Veselsky. "Mostly, it's just to show hall spirit."
After the last round was completed, the Homecoming committee totaled points to find the top three teams. The winner was Larzelere, with Merrill and Sweeney Halls' combined team coming in second. Program Board came in third place.
"We are so pumped to win," Stoll said.
Homecoming events will continue for the rest of the week with Chippewa Rock Rally at 7 p.m. today in Plachta Auditorium and Battle at the Floats at 10 p.m. in Finch Fieldhouse.
On Saturday, there are several more events, starting with a 5K run at Finch Fieldhouse. At 11 a.m., the Homecoming Parade will begin at Lot 22.
At 3:30 p.m., the homecoming football game will begin against Ohio University and Maroon Cup and Golden Goblet winners will be announced.
