Trivia Fun

Have you met Thurstin? If not, look at his page here; it's raw beautiful natural photography through the eyes of teenage Aspergers. 

So we've just got home from a trivia extravaganza to raise funds for Thurstin. He's been nominated for some amazing honours, but being an international thing means he needs to get to Canada...the other side of the world!

We booked a table, had a great time, won some auctions and enjoyed some time with the family and friends. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon? And best of all, support a really good cause. 

Unfortunately they haven't quite made their fundraising target, and with the online campaign if they don't meet the target, none of the pledges made so far will count towards his trip. And as good natured as people are, many will overlook this condition, and may not remember to re-pledge. 

So if you can spare $10 to put towards the pledge, have a look at the campaign here! 

And share the story & campaign with your friends on Facebook. 

But this reminded me of how much fun trivia can be as a family activity for learning. 

In our house Trivial Pursuit has always been a family favourite. As kids we could never win, we had to skip through cards until we found a card we could actually answer, but gee it was so exciting when we got one right! These days you can get junior versions of the games. You can get it online, or the Wii and all sorts of ways. A great opportunity for general knowledge, learning vocabulary, a bit of healthy competition and reading. 

Even the humble newspaper quiz is still a winner! Every Saturday we do the questions out of the paper. At my work we do the Age Superquiz daily...great for team building. But again it's great for reading, general knowledge, building vocabulary. Do it out loud as a group, or write your answers privately to compete. Count the points and add a little maths to the equation. $1.70 for the Ballarat Courier each Saturday...small price to pay for a sneaky bit of fun learning.

Here are a few more ideas for trivia to get the little cogs turning:

* TV Shows

( like Millionaire Hot Seat, Egg Heads, Rock Wiz, It's Academic)

* Newspaper Quizzes

(sit around as a family and do them together)

* Make up trivia competitions 

(get the kids to make questions & answers from books or magazines)

* Board Games

(scour the shelves of the stores for so many great trivia games)

* And if you ever see a trivia night fundraiser...go along.

You'll have such a great time, and be supporting some cause out there. 

Family Memories and Learning...Win!