Quiz Night 2012.

Saturday night was the first of our now-to-be-annual Quiz Night events. After MUCH stressing and a week of trying to get ten billion things ready then still finding on the day you forgot hundreds of them, but are too busy making your costume to get them done, the night went off without a hitch anyway.
A fabulous local MC, Metua, generously donated his time to host our evening, much to the delight of all the attendees. With endless laughs and amazing organisation of stalling teams, Metua helped make the night a fabulous success. The video of his introduction is attached!
The quiz was animal themed, though only the most die-hard got into the full spirit. Best dressed went to the blow up turtle pool ring, ‘nesting’ on the straw hat, and the shirt with all the baby turtles swimming away…
As the questions got underway, it quickly became evident that there were some hard ones, some easy ones and some silly ones (from name the seven Von Trapp children to the colour of zebra stripes to how many vaginas does a kangaroo have…). The between-round entertainment included paper plane engineering, talent contests and attempts to build the tallest tower out of straws, cups and paperclips. Cheating was aplenty, and bribes were encouraged from the Esther Honeys, who made a fair amount for the kitty by sharing clues… As the writer of the questions (and therefore the answers) I was even auctioned off for a round. And not for a bad amount if I do say so myself!
The real auctions were a massive success, with donated stays and vouchers for local resorts being in hot demand. Gregg even found himself speechless as a last minute surprise donation by The Crown Beach Resort was auctioned for $1412!
There were even a few tears in the room for the promo video, so we achieved the number one most important goal of the evening; spreading the knowledge and understanding of the work Esther Honey does.
Overall, the evening couldn’t have gone better even if I hadn’t forgotten the silly details, and we are all delighted to announce that we successfully raised over $5000 from the single evening. An amazing step, which wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity of both our sponsors and donors, as well as the wonderful participants. Can’t wait to do it again!