For anyone looking to test their knowledge on a wide range of topics — and get into the Canada 150 spirit — the Friends of the Coquitlam Public Library Society has just the fix.
Next month, to mark the milestone year and to raise some cash for an upcoming Canada 150 arts and culture celebration at the library, the Friends will host their 14th annual trivia night.
Society president Ann Carlsen said the organizing committee has been busy researching for questions but she promises the quiz won’t be too hard as to stump the 130 participants.
“We don’t want to make it so difficult that no one knows the answers,” she said. “It’s supposed to be fun.”
Here’s what guests can expect at the event, which will be held on April 7 at the Poirier branch: 16 tables will be set up in the lobby, with eight people to a table.
Ballots will be distributed before each of the seven rounds (Canadiana, potpourri, music, books and literature, film and television, history and geography, and sports).
After the seven questions are complete for a round, a runner will messenger the 16 ballots to emcee Mayor Richard Stewart at the front, where the organizers will mark the sheets, and the scores will be revealed on a large screen as a way to build excitement.
The correct answers will also be read by the mayor.
Asra Ahmed-Flores, one of seven Friends on the trivia night organizing committee, said new for this year are audio clips in which participants have to guess a composition, for example.
Door prizes will be awarded between rounds and the Coquitlam Kinsmen will run a cash bar; prizes will also be doled out to participants with the best Canada 150 red-and-white costumes.
Carlsen said she expects there will be plenty of competition, with school trustees and city councillors in the crowd; however, as requested from previous years, there will be questions relating to pop culture, which will play into the teen table’s hands (the library’s teen volunteers help to set up chair and tables for the event).
As for the winning table, the team walks away with a certificate and bragging rights.
• For tickets at $25 each or $200 for a table of eight people, call 604-937-4130 or visit a Coquitlam Public Library branch (City Centre or Poirier). There is no age limit; refreshments will be served. Meanwhile, businesses able to donate a door prize are asked to email [email protected].
