Book Drive & Trivia

Trivia: Hard to overstate the impact this event type has had on adult friendships in our current year 2024. Even before that, folks were coming together to share random facts stored deep in their psyche, perfectly preserved just for the moment some guy on a mic calls out “What is the value of this collectible Star Wars coin in the Polynesian island of Niue?” (Answer: Depends on the coin, but the coveted Darth Vader head coin is worth two New Zealand dollars.) But should you be bad at remembering specific nonsense, try this hack: Bring a book. At Drinks Backyard’s weekly Tuesday trivia night, donating a book or two gets an auto point added onto your score. All those books go to Inside Books Project, a nonprofit that sends reading materials to incarcerated Texans. A few suggestions based on IBP’s most-in-need list: dictionaries, how-to-draw guides, LGBTQ lit and nonfiction, and safe-for-work manga. – James Scott