Written by Katelyn Markley
Last night BHP students and sponsors mingled over free BBQ at Scholz to kick off the school year. Students also competed in five intense rounds of trivia with representatives from Dell, PepsiCo, BP, and PwC.
Teams were asked to create a team name. Names included “The Beans,” “Not Arkansas” and “BHPrentice” (there is little left to the imagination as to who may have been part of this team).
Round one focused on events taking place between 2000 and 2009. Round two was an audio round, but not your typical “guess the song” game. Recordings of popular songs played by marching bands were provided, and contestants were asked to guess both song title and artist. Round three was a 50/50 shot. Unique words were given with two choices of the correct definition. Round four was the most challenging: women’s studies. Did you know Columbia didn’t open enrollment to women until 1983? Neither did my team.
To finish, the fifth round distributed handouts to each team with photos of Paul Rudd escorting 10 different celebrities to the prom. The challenge was to guess the names of his dates, which consisted of icons like Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Will Farrell and Sarah Palin.
There were a lot of confident teams as the last answer sheets were submitted to the trivia hosts. Runner up went to “Dancing with Miley,” and “Go Big or Go Home” took the win with 47 points out of 50. Both teams won Longhorn-branded footballs.
The event provided students with the chance to visit with corporate sponsors in a fun and relaxed atmosphere, hang out with fellow students, test their trivia knowledge, and enjoy free BBQ. Convenient networking and free food – what more could you ask for?
