The Library "Smartypants Trivia Challenge" fundraiser drew eight teams of participants in the trivia contest held at the California United Church of Christ on Saturday, Oct. 22.
The humorous nature of the event was evident from the names of the teams - Beauty Bar, Brain Trust, Dewey Decimation, The Leftovers, Odds and Ends, Out of Our Minds, We Used to Know That and The Misfits.
The Friends of the Library Committee hosted the event and, with the help of emcee Jeff Shackleford, assisted in keeping the humor alive. The $1,270 brought in is set to be used for finishing and redecorating the upstairs of the Moniteau County Library @ Wood Place. This includes replacing the old carpeting and repainting the walls in the Bolinger Room, the back hall and back stairs. The cost was $100 a table to play.
Of the eight teams, the winner was the team known as "Out of Our Minds." Team members were Rudy Schroeder, Chris Carmody, Harvey and Ann Tettlebaum, JD and Ilene Gattermier, Dennis Donley and Brad Baer.
The total score possible was 92. The winning team finished with 84 points, beating "The Left Overs" who had 83. Third place was a tie score of 79 between "Dewey Decimators" and "We Used to Know That!" There were a total of 10 categories. Questions included: "What pianist always wanted you to meet his brother George?" (Liberace); "Who was known as the Prince of Light?" (Thomas Edison); "Who was the original host of 'I've Got a Secret'?"; and "Name the first five books of the Bible?" Extra points were given if they were in order.
In addition to the regular trivia contest, there was an "Up-Down Arrow" game. Each participant buys and arrow for $1, then are asked questions about whether celebrities or well-known persons are alive or dead. The winner of that game was Paul Jungmeyer, who donated the winnings back to the library.
