VISITING
AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE
JULY
2011
The
Best Trivia Night in St. Louis
By
Helga Thalheimer
Forwarded
From German Cultural Society, St. Louis
Ask anyone who attended “The Best Trivia Night in St. Louis” on
March 19, 2011, and they will tell you the name is well deserved –
this is truly the BEST Trivia Night in St. Louis!
This
year we hosted a total of 34 tables of 8 (a total of 272 players) who
helped make this year’s event a great success. This was our best
attended event yet. Word has gotten around the St. Louis area that we
have THE best trivia nite and demand was so great we had to limit the
number of tables we would reserve this year). The event benefits the
German Cultural Society Youth. They were an integral part of the
success of Trivia Nite and members of the Youth Group did a great job
setting up, handling admission, selling raffle and game tickets, and
checking answers.
Once
again, Trivia Master, Ralph “Buzz” Ullrich, amused, excited, and
baffled the group. There were so many fun and interesting questions in
the 10 categories. Because the scores for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place were
so very close throughout the evening, everyone focused on John
Unterreiner, Scorekeeper Extraordinaire, as the tallied the points.
Rosemarie
Ficken organized the efforts of the Youth Group and their parents.
Katherine Palmer and Amanda Tate did an outstanding job getting
donations for attendance, raffle, and game prizes as well as the
amazing donations they received for the Silent Auction. Kathy Stark
sent out emails to DKV members and also set up a wonderful video of
the Youth Group for people to watch.
It
was worth the price of admission to just win an attendance prize! We
had 30 attendance prize gift bags and each contained a gift
certificate, some fine German chocolate, a Proctor & Gamble
product, a very nice gift, such as a bottle of wine, spa set, etc.,
and an interesting extra – Rattlesnake Eggs!!!! (You’ll have to
look those up to see exactly what they are).
The
winners of the Heads or Tail game and the Dead or Alive game walked
away with gift bags full of lovely prizes and gift certificates. The
winner of the Great Gift Giveaway raffle took home a variety of gift
certificates to area restaurants and retailers worth $250! The big
prize of the evening was the Big Booze Basket raffle. The winner took
home a laundry basket filled with fine wines, liquors, and bar
accessories valued at $400+. Let’s not forget all those with winning
bids in the Silent Auction. Wow, what great prizes!
This
was an evening filled with friends, family, food, and fun for all
ages. Everyone that attended had a fantastic time, whether they knew
answers or not. We look forward to welcoming everyone again next year
and, for those of you who couldn’t attend, or have never attended
a trivia nite, please join us for THE BEST TRIVIA NITE IN ST. LOUIS
– 2012! It’ll be bigger and better than ever!
Test
Your Trivia Skills
These
questions baffled many at our Trivia Nite ! |
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What
type of creature is a Portuguese Man-of- War?
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Which
is the only U.S. state to produce coffee?
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According
to the 2010 US census, people of what ancestry
make up the largest single ethnic group in the
United States?
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What
do actor Johnny Weissmueller, actor Buster Crabbe,
Gen. George Patton, and Princess Anne of Great
Britain have in common?
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Do
you know the answers?
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(1)
Jellyfish
(2)
Hawaii
(3)
German
(4)
They all competed in the Olympics. Actor Johnny
Weismueller [1924 &1928–swimming], Actor
Buster Crabbe [1932– swimming], Gen. George Patton
[1912 – Pentathlon], and Princess Anne of Great
Britain [1976 – Equestrian] |
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