Do you have a knack for knowing random trivia and facts? Maybe you enjoy animals and helping a local cause? Test your knowledge at the annual Trivia Night Fundraiser at the Waterloo High School on Saturday, March 12. The Dodge County Meat and Animal Sale Committee Trivia Night will help support enhancements to the lamb and beef barns at the Dodge County Fairgrounds.

Through two previous trivia fundraisers raising over $40,000 locally, entire barns have been upgraded and pens have been replaced for the swine to enjoy. Ventilation systems were also installed within the fairgrounds’ swine barn, helping to keep those animals more comfortable – especially during the warm fair season. Similar updates will be made possible in the lamb and beef barns with funds raised from this event. Electrical upgrades will also be completed in the beef barns.

“The Dodge County Meat Animal Sale Committee does its best to improve what we already have to make the best BETTER for the kids of Dodge County”, states Eric Salmi, a swine superintendent at the Dodge County Fairgrounds. The committee consists of nine adults (covering three species of animals: swine, lambs, beef) and twelve youth from across Dodge County.

Teams should arrive at the Waterloo High School Gymnasium (813 N Monroe Street) anytime after 4:00 pm, with the trivia fun beginning at 6:30. Fundraising festivities will also kick-off after doors open — with bucket raffles, silent auction items and 50/50 raffles. Cash, checks and electronic payments will be accepted for fundraising activities during the event. Individuals interested only in fundraising opportunities should feel free to attend the event, as trivia participation is not required.

Teams should check-in at the front desk to receive their sheet of twenty-five tie-breaker questions. The trivia sheet must be answered before the trivia segment begins at 6:30.

A variety of food and beverages will be catered locally for this event. Teams will enjoy barbeque pulled pork, hot dogs, chips, nachos, popcorn and an assortment of delicious desserts. Milk, soda and water will also be provided.

Each team will answer ten rounds of trivia. Rounds will consist of ten questions. Salmi notes that this annual event has become an entire family affair, as his spouse and children take care of administrative details and developing the list of dozens of random trivia questions, covering a variety of genres and areas of interest. He promises that this event will keep participants entertained and thinking on their feet for the entire evening.

“We come up with 125 questions to make some people laugh and others cry when they hear the answer that they just got wrong.”

The registration fee for each team of (maximum) eight is $80 (or $10/person). Cash and checks are both accepted. If individuals don’t have enough to participants assemble an eight-person team, smaller groups may be combined.

Interested groups may register their team by Friday, March 1st, by using the online form and mailing it to:

The Meat Animal Sale Committee
c/o: Eric Salmi – MAS Trivia Night
N1221 Hwy G, Reeseville, WI 53579

Questions may be directed to Eric at [email protected] or 920-988-1817.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity, as this event only happens once a year! Come for the fun and the laughs — and leave an ever-lasting impression at the Dodge Country Fairgrounds.