It's Quiz Night 2017 this Friday, and the competition's being held by the Portage and District General Hospital Foundation.

"It's a trivia night," says executive director Erin Miller. "We have a quizmaster. You join a team of up to eight people. People bring their own food and drinks for their tables, and we have twelve different categories that people can choose from. We have lots of intermission games, lots of fun, lots of knowledge, and lots of really cool things going on."

Money raised from the evening goes to the purchase of new treatment chairs for the Chemotherapy department. Miller adds that department's highly valued and a busy part of their services. She notes the chairs are in dire need of replacement.

It was originally planned to be held in the Masonic Hall to house about 12 teams, but they grew to 23 teams so far. The quiz night takes place Friday at 6:00 p.m. in the Herman Prior Centre, with a cost of $80 per team of up to eight members.

Registration's been extended up until game-start on Friday, and you can call (204) 871-0970, (204) 239-2242, or email portagetrivia@gmail.com, or info@portagehospitalfoundation.ca to register.