QUIZ RECAP

I walked into work to find quite a few people enjoying a great night out together, and many of them did not know trivia was taking place that night when they arrived, so they were in for a treat! We greeted back teams that hadn't been to the venue in some time, and as i've said it is wonderful to see people returning to normalcy as this pandemic winds down.

These new-to-me teams and I engaged in the seven wonderful rounds of banter as the teams engaged in playful competitive comments with each other. As the dust settled, the "Defending Champs" earned their name beating out the second place team by over 10 points. 

************Spotlight On Our Teams******************

Today, I was greeted at my host table by a member of "SnoopDoggPretzelBitez". What started as a point of clarification about our question of the day evolved in a great conversation with this woman who turned out to work for the city of Elk Grove and was passionate about preserving history. In honor of her passion, I thought it only appropriate to share a brief snippet of information on Elk Grove's history as the fun trivia fact of today.

************Fun Trivia Fact of the Day*****************

Elk grove was started as stage stop and hotel for travellers coming from Sacramento and the Bay area. In 1850, being founded as the Elk Grove Hotel for which the town was later named. In 1868, the central pacific railroad was being constructed one mile east of the current hotel, so a new hotel was constructed closer to it. For over 100 years, the town served as a farming staple. It wasn't until Elk Grove was desired to be a welcoming town for those wishing to commute from the Bay area that the suburban housing projects that started in the 1980s took off which lead to the town's incorporation in 2000 going on to welcome it's greatest employer in terms of number of employees, Apple Inc.