Questions to ask after Labor Day

When you're in school, you may hate taking tests. All those questions about historical events and famous buildings may not be something students would want to answer when they come back to school after a long weekend.
We love trivia at the center. After Labor Day, one of the activities we had our clients participate in was Trivia & Auction. There are many websites and books where questions about Labor Day is easy to answer and our clients love to yell out the answers before we give it.

You can visit this link:

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz30563122fd590.html

The way our trivia and auction work comes in two process. The first process, we ask them multiple choice questions, True/False, and fill-in-the-blank. I wait awhile after each possible answer and give them a chance to raise their hand if they think it is the correct answer. Those who answer correctly, we would give them ten dollars in "funny money" that resembles "Monopoly" money. After all the questions are asked, they count up their money, and we auction off donated items. These items include: chocolate, clothes, jewelry, photo albums, and other accessories.

There are problems that we do fun into. Sometimes, a few clients raise their hands on every possible answer and other clients may be upset. The way this was handled is that you keep reminding them the rules. Just raise for one answer. Another way is to not wait until all the options are given but stop after the right answer.

For example,

Question: What is an owl?
Answer: 1. Plant
2. Animal
3. Food

So stop after number 2. You do not have to read number 3.

My experience from going through the trivia is that I found some of the questions may be hard. Therefore, feel free to make up your questions if you do not find simple multiple choice. For Labor Day, there were not many questions. So I made up these questions.

1. What does an optometrist specialize in ....
a. Eye
b. Nose
c. Chin

2. Does a photographer take your ...
a. Wallet
b. Picture
c. Curtains

3. What does a podiatrist examine ...
a. Feet
b. Hands
c. Hips

Those are a few examples. Be creative and when someone answers correctly, they feel better and smart. Trivia questions serve to engage cognitive processes and improve analytical skills.