By: Brian Holak

Students and alums filled the upstairs of The Red Hat last Thursday night as Suffolk kicked off its homecoming events with a fun-filled trivia night.

The event attracted nearly 100 people to the local bar, which significantly added to the fun, semi-chaotic atmosphere of the night. The turnout also allowed Suffolk students and alumni to get cozy with one another as they squeezed past the bar to find a seat in the balloon-filled back room.

With plates of complimentary food in hand, everyone was told to get into teams of no more than six people for the trivia game. Each team then wrote down the four questions asked in each round.

There were four grueling rounds and two bonus rounds, with categories such as Suffolk and Boston history, famous alums, television, movies and various others. One of the bonus rounds consisted of a handout of questions that all had “new” in the answer. It was a tight competition throughout, with only a few points separating some of the teams.

For the last question, each team could wager up to 20 points on their final answer, which successfully mixed up the competition. The final question was, “What president was on the cover of Time the most number of times?”

The answer turned out to be President Richard Nixon, to the dismay of one or two of the teams, who wrote down President John F. Kennedy and wagered all 20 points. A combination of cheers and loud groans filled the room when the answer was announced.

The top three teams won a prize package that included Suffolk t-shirts. The first-place winners also received a $50 gift card to The Red Hat.

Despite the disappointment of the losing teams, the night was definitely a success.

“It was a great start to homecoming weekend,” said senior Amanda Davey, whose trivia team came in fourth place.