Trivia geeks to take the stage

Trivia geeks unite.

Next Thursday, Spokane’s “best and the brightest” – and I use that term very loosely – will converge at the Bing Crosby Theater to reveal just how much useless knowledge is rattling around the old noggin.

That’s right. It’s the first Spokane Trivia Championship, to benefit STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs at the Spokane Public Library.

The event, sponsored by the Spokane Public Library Foundation, will feature teams showing off their cultural, historical and geographical knowledge. The teams represent such august organizations as Witherspoon Kelley attorneys at law, Avista, the Inlander, Lewis & Clark High School and The Spokesman-Review.

Yes, The Spokesman-Review. Yours truly is on the team, having beaten Shawn Vestal in extra innings of the newsroom tryouts for the privilege. Taking the stage with me are copy editor Michael McGarr and The Slice’s Paul Turner. And I’m warning you, we all know a lot of useless stuff.

The fun begins at 7 p.m. at the Bing, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Tickets are $12, available through TicketsWest. Children 12 and younger can enjoy this family-friendly event free of charge.

Mark Robbins, the guy from those Northern Quest commercials, is the emcee. For more information, visit the library foundation website.