Due to COVID-19, the Trivia BEE is CANCELED for 2020.
Join us again in 2021!
Cañada College
Presented by Redwood City Friends of Literacy
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Do you play Trivia with your friends and family? Are you THE source of knowledge and information for your colleagues? If so, come play the Trivia Bee with us! Get two of your friends, colleagues or family members to join you to compete for the coveted title of Trivia Champion of Redwood City.
Space is limited, so sign up now!
Online ticket sales end Wed. 11/9/19. Tickets available to purchase at the BEE.
For 30 years Redwood City Friends of Literacy (RCFOL) has supported Project READ Redwood City with its annual Trivia Bee. The Trivia Bee is RCFOL's method of raising funds for the award-winning volunteer-based Project READ literacy program housed at the Redwood City public Library. Project READ provides free literacy services to adults, youth and families.
Redwood City Friends of Literacy is the non-profit fundraising board for Project READ Redwood City.
Sponsorship
Type
Includes
Benefits
Queen Bee
$10,000
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30 complimentary event tickets
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2 Teams
Your donation supports Project Read's most in need students with glasses, hearing aids, and learning evaluations.
Honey Bee
$5,000
Your donation supports instructional aids and learning materials for youth and adults in our program.
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18 complimentary event tickets
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2 Teams
Bumble Bee
$2,500
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6 complimentary event tickets
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2 Teams
Your donation supports monthly story hours and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) programs.
BEE's Keepers
$550
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3 complimentary event tickets
- 1 Team
Your donation provides literacy support, materials, and supplies for learners.
Trivia BEE Champions
2019 Champion
Sigma Phi Nothing
2nd Place: ZAP Think Tank
3rd Place: Minds Over Matter
Past Champions
2002 The Ineffables
2018 Meltzer, Biddiscombe
& Czechowski
2017 ZAP Think Tank
2001 Crystal Springs
School
2016 ZAP Think Tank
2000 The Ineffables
2015 ZAP Think Tank
2014 Sigma Phi Nothing
1999 The Ineffables
2013 The Ineffables
1998 Siemens Business
Communications Systems
2012 Meltzer, Czechowski
& Rodgers
1997 The Ineffables
1996 The Ineffables
2011 Zap Think Tank
2010 Zap Think Tank
1995 The San Francisco
Chronical
2009 The Ineffables
1994 The San Francisco
Chronical
2008 The Ineffables
1993 The Ineffables
2007 SRI International
1992 The Ineffables
2006 The Ineffables
1991 Ropers Majeski
2005 SRI International
1990 Minds Over Matter
2004 The Ineffables
1989 Minds Over Matter
Buzz Rules
1. Each team consists of three members with the Team Captain as the team spokesperson.
2. One point is given for each correct answer.
3. There are no penalties for wrong answers.
4. Each new round starts at zero.
5. The Qualifying Round consists of 30 questions.
6. The 15 Teams with the highest score will compete in the
Semi-final Round of 15 Questions.
7. The Final Round for the top 5 teams will have a total of 7 questions.
8. The game moves to the Sudden Death Round only if there is a tie for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place.
Sample Questions
A person who suffers from aquagenic urticaria breaks out in hives when he or she comes in contact with what?
Name the Benedictine monk who made a significant contribution to the development of champagne.
Name California's state song.
What is the national animal of Scotland?
What was the first exclusively paperback bookstore in the United States?
