Altered Cognition Trivia & Events

Top Performer

Orange, CA

$200 and up

Travels up to 50 miles

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Scott Dodson

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Scott & Beth Dodson

Overview

Altered Cognition Trivia and Events brings engaging, interactive trivia challenges to your venue or special occasion. Perfect for pubs, clubs, private parties, senior living centers and special events of all kinds, we tailor each trivia experiences to fit your needs, whether it's a general knowledge showdown, a sing-a-long music bingo, or even a themed trivia and music challenge for a holiday, favorite movie or cosplay event. Our events are designed to captivate and engage audiences of all ages blending entertainment with a touch of competitive spirit. Let Altered Cognition Trivia and Events transform your event into a lively celebration of wit, knowledge and camaraderie.


Reviews

3 reviews

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Shannon G.

June 3, 2025
Verified review

Graduation Celebration

My family is half early and half late to EVERYTHING! Scoot and Beth were early, had a smooth set up, and executed with 1/2 the party coming and going in the middle of everything. It was great Fun and a LOVED experience. I would recommend them to anyone looking at mixing things up and doing something fun and interactive with a party of ALL ages. ;)

Hired as: Emcee, Game Show

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Altered Cognition Trivia & Events

Thank you Shannon for the kind words! It was a pleasure and the night was a delight. Thanks for having us be a part of the Graduation Party!
Scott & Beth


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Tyler P.

February 20, 2025

You’ve found your guy

I’ve done a lot of trivia nights and this man is by far my favorite host. He offers an extremely interactive experience that fits to all ages and levels of knowledge. The speed rounds and progressive inclines make it fun and it’s not your bread and butter trivia night, it’s better. Highly recommended.

Hired as: Educational Entertainment, Game Show, Narrator

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Altered Cognition Trivia & Events

Wow! Thank you Tyler! What a very nice review! Means a lot. So appreciate your words and participation at the Trivia night.
Scott Dodson


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Catrina

February 11, 2025

Awesome Trivia Host

Scott is an awesome trivia host, he is very interactive with customers and is very friendly! I recommend using Scott for any event you want to have or host. His trivia is fun and entertaining!

Hired as: Corporate Entertainment

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Booking information

Price range: $200 and up

Languages: English

Gig length: 60 - 120 minutes

What to expect

If you have a Specific Trivia Theme or Music Bingo Genre in mind or would like an Individualized Trivia ? Music Challenge prepared for your event, we'd enjoy creating that for you! However, here is a list of some of the categories used in recent pub and club challenges to choose from:

Music Bingo:
Christmas, Boybands / Girlbands, Yacht Rock, 2000's, 90's, 80's, 70's, One Hit Wonders, Sing-a-long Hits, Classic Rock, Alternative Rock, Country Hits, Dance Music, etc.

Trivia Challenge Categories:
40's - 50's - 60's - 70's - 80's - 90's - 2000's - 2010's - Acronyms -Album Covers -Anagrams - Animal Kingdom - Animated Movies - Apps - Arcade Classics - Architecture Wonders - Artists & Artwork - Attractions - Astronomy - Board Games - Brand Taglines - Break Up Songs - Candy - Cartoon Classics - Celebrities - Cereal Mascots - Champions in Sport - Children's Literature - Children's TV - Classic Rock - Classical Music - Collectables - Comic Strips - Dance - Dance Hits - Dinosaurs - Discoveries - Disney - Epic Fails - Fairy Tails - Famous Authors- Famous Duos - Famous Firsts - Famous Homes - Famous Pets - Famous Vehicles -Fashion - Fear Names - Firsts - Fitness & Health- Food & Drink - Game Shows - General Trivia - Geography - History - History by Memes - Hobbies - Holidays - Human Body- Identify the Thread In the News - Inventions - Just Baseball - Just Basketball - Just Football - Just Soccer - Landmarks - Legendary Athletes - Literature - Logos -Mario Bros -Marketing Mascots- Mathematics- Medical Marvels - Misheard Lyrics - Mixology - Motown Music - Movies - Movie Emojis - Movie Quotes - Music - Musicals - Mythology - Name That Song- Odd Jobs - Old Tech - One Hit Wonders - Outdoors - Palindromes Partial Logos - People - Places - Plant Kingdom - Poetry - Pop Culture - Portmanteau - Presidents - Reality Stars - Rebus Puzzles - Records - Religion - Restaurants - Retro Stuff - Roadside Attractions - School Mascots - Schoolyard Games - Science-
Science Fiction - Science Oddities - Siblings - Soundtracks - Sports - Sport Champions - Star Wars - Super Heroes - Technology - Thanksgiving - Time Travel - Top Ten - Toys - TV - TV Theme Songs - Units of Measure - US History - Video Games - Villain - Who Said It - Word Puzzles - World's Largest

About

Meet Scott Dodson the Mind Behind Altered Cognition Trivia & Events

Scott Dodson has built a career around making learning exciting, engaging, and downright fun. With a bachelor's degree in elementary education (with a focus on science) and master's degree in education leadership, Scott has worn many hats, from elementary and middle school science teacher to children's pastor and professional entertainer.

For over 25 years, Scott has inspired audiences as "Great Scott the Glad Scientist" performing science-themed assemblies for thousands of students across the country. Whether in the classroom, on stage or now hosting trivia and music bingo events, his goal is always the same: to create entertaining, lighthearted experiences that captivate audiences and leave them excited to learn more.

At Altered Cognition Trivia & Events Scott combines his love of quirky facts and his talent for engaging presentations to offer unforgettable trivia Music Bingo Nights for bars, parties, senior centers and special events. When you join one of Scott's events, you're not just playing trivia or bingo - you're part of a memorable celebration!

Additional booking notes

Altered Cognition Trivia & Events will provide:

Paper less Music Bingo:
-All audio equipment,
-Music (many genres to choose from)
-Access to App for full bingo interaction (participants use own smart phone)
-Visuals to enhance the Music Bingo participation and experience

-Trivia Challenges:
-Audio equipment
-Visuals using Power Point projection
-Pens & Paper for "Old School" type of Answers and Tallying
-Hand held buzzers for 'Lightning Rounds' in between Main trivia challenge rounds

Hosting Facility will provide:
-At least a space of 5' X 5' for Emcee
-Access to electricity near Emcee space
- A TV w/ HDMI cable hook-up, or a large blank wall space /screen for video projection
-Prizes (small prizes for "lightning rounds' , and bigger prize/prizes for overall winner/s

Services offered

Upcoming booked events

June 2026

17

Wednesday

Corporate Event

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Irvine, CA

Past booked events

May 2026

08

Friday

Retirement Community Event

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Pacific Palisades, CA

May 2025

31

Saturday

Graduation

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

28

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

27

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

21

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

20

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

14

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

13

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

07

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

06

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

April 2025

30

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

29

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

23

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

22

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

17

Thursday

Restaurant/Bar Event

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Huntington Beach, CA

16

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

15

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

09

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

08

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

02

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

01

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

March 2025

26

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

25

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

19

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

18

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

12

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

11

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

05

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

04

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

February 2025

26

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

25

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

19

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

18

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

12

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

11

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

09

Sunday

Super Bowl Trivia

1:30pm - 3:00pm

05

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

04

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

January 2025

29

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

28

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

22

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

21

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

15

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

14

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

08

Wednesday

Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm

07

Tuesday

Trivia Night

7:00pm - 8:30pm

December 2024

18

Wednesday

Holiday Trivia

6:00pm - 7:30pm

17

Tuesday

Holiday Trivia

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Team

Scott Dodson Emcee and host
Beth Dodson Relations & Assistant

Set list

Here is just a sample of a few of the trivia categories and Individualized events available:

General Trivia, Not So General Trivia, Sports, Science, History, Art & Artists, Geography, Literature, the decades (60's, 70's, etc.) Entertainment, People, Movies, Pop Culture, Acronyms, Who Said It?, Inventions, TV, Logos, Places, In the News, Famous: Firsts, Pets, Vehicles, Homes, Siblings, Alter Egos, Food and Drink, Movie Quotes, Song Lyrics, Cartoon Classics, Video Games, Album Covers, Cocktails and Mixology, Branding and Advertising, Disney, Super Heroes, Comics, Comic Strips, Animal Kingdom, Plant Kingdom, Toys, Board Games, Fairy Tales and Folklore, Fictional Places, the Great Outdoors, Fashions, Word Puzzles, Famous Movie Props, Holidays, Name That Song, and on and on.

We would love to hear your ideas of categories and will individualize a particular set of trivia categories and questions around your special event
whether it is all about a VIP, Movie or Theme you are celebrating.

Setup requirements

TV with HDMI hook up, TV will be need to be large enough for audience

If a TV is not available, wall space can be used to project questions and other visuals for the trivia event.

Access to nearby electrical outlets for Presenter's Computer and Sound System.

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