Trivia Night -- We Came 3rd!

Bondi had two teams at the Dwight Library Trivia Night fundraiser. Pizza, popcorn, unanswerable questions... it's all good!

We knew some, we guessed some, and some (what DO you call a baby cod?) we just let float right by us.

One team finished 5th, one finished 3rd, just a few points ahead. Competition in the five round competition was fierce.

This year, the coveted Cup went to a new team, beating back the powerhouse MasterMinds who have 'owned' Trivia night for the past few years. Congratulations to the 2009 winners, the Mint Patties, from Sunset Bay, Lake of Bays. They proved a formidable force, and we'll all need to pull up our socks to take them on next summer!

These are the folks who actually knew what 'google' meant; were confident in naming Shakespeare's first play; scoffed at how long it takes blood to circulate in the human body; what does M&M stand for; and knew what you call a collection of owls (a parliament - we got that one!!!).

It's a great evening out, lots of fun, with 6 players to a team, so plenty of opportunity to confer, disagree, scribble down an answer with fingers crossed.
While there may be the occasional disagreement on the answers -- for example, is it true that eagles mate in flight, or in the back of a classic corvette? -- but it's all in fun, and good spirits, and it goes toward the library. Could there be a better cause?

Great job, Ron, Peggy and all the Friends of the Library for putting on such an excellent evening. Three cheers for the Bondi Trivialities, and the Bondi Google-ites (who, yes, did know the meaning of the word google)

And kudos to the Mint Patties. Enjoy the trophy. We're coming after it next summer...