BELLE FOURCHE—Would you like a chance to test your knowledge of random facts against others who have knowledge of random facts too? On Thursday nights, the Hitching Post Tap House hosts its latest edition of Trivia League and it isn’t too late to join! The first week was held on September 10. There are still seven weeks left to play!
So if you know that Hayden Panettiere starred in the Scream franchise or that Chuck Norris’s real name is Carlos, then make your way to the Tap House on Thursday evenings, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Each week, trivia players will find three rounds of questions worth 10 points each for a total of 30 possible points. The fourth round features just one question. In that final round, teams bet any or all of the points they earned that night. That final question can make or break a team’s night, especially for those willing to risk all of their hard-earned points on one answer.
Amanda Kramp, owner, is the host of each round and reads each question to the crowd. At the same time, the questions are displayed on television screens at each end of the room. Immediate reactions to the questions can give away just how confident teams are feeling, with groans coming from some tables and giggles from others as each new question appears.
After each 10-question round, answer sheets are collected and scored by Kramp and family, giving teams a chance to compare answers and debate which ones they got right—or in some cases, very wrong!
The league lasts for eight weeks and costs $10 per person with anywhere from one person up to four people per team. This past week, 13 teams huddled together to debate their answers.
You do not have to join the league to participate in trivia each week. “You can come and sign up for league, still—I mean, honestly, you can really sign up for league at any point in time. It’s just you’re not going to have as much likelihood of building up points,” explained Kramp.
Each week, the highest-scoring team of the night will get 15% off their tab while weekly league winners receive a gift card to an area business. Anyone can come and play. “Just come sit in, play some trivia, and you don’t have to have a full team or anything, you can just come and sit by yourself if you want,” said Kramp. “Everyone seems really welcoming—if they see someone they happen to know, they can just join a team.”
Come out and enjoy a fun time with family, friends and neighbors. “It’s just a very welcoming environment, and people will bring their pets in, bring their kids in, everyone is welcome,” said Kramp.
The league teams’ scores will be tallied and tracked every week. The team with the highest score at the end of the eight weeks will be declared the league winner. The league winners will receive prizes. “For our final at the end of the eight weeks, we will typically have a first place and second place gift basket,” explained Kramp.
The Hitching Post Tap House is a family-owned business. Tammy Westland, Amanda Kramp, Mariah Wainman and Logan Symonds are the owners. The Tap House offers a dozen taps with a rotation of craft beers, meads and ciders. They also offer domestic beer, wine and NA options.
If you get the munchies while straining your brain trying to come up with an answer to some random question, they’ve got you covered with a menu that includes Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Anke’s Bakery Pretzel Bites, popcorn and chips and salsa.
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