ORILLIA NATURALISTS' CLUB
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On March 4, at the Orillia Museum of Art and History, the Orillia Naturalists’ Club had its second annual Quiz Night - again a fun time, lots of laughs and we learned a few things.
There were 28 people, divided randomly into seven teams, (as well as the three organizers).
Sue Deadman, Denis Paccagnella and Nancy Ironside organized the Power Point, using photos from the Margo Holt collection. Denis, the MC, kept it fun, and Sue kept us moving on, as she watched the clock. Sue also told us interesting facts about some of the photos, after we learned the answers.
There were seven categories: Mammals, Ferns, Herbs, Aquatic Plants and Fish, Butterflies, Insects and Spiders, and Birds, as well as three challenging slides, for three bonus points each. No one recognized the ugly young Common Grackle in the nest, so no one got those three points.
First there was the setup with the teams clustering together at tables, then the teams received pages of answer sheets, but there were several answers on the sheets, that were not in the slides. Then there was three-quarters of an hour of concentration and murmuring among the teams, then the excitement when the answers were revealed.
The most honest team got fewer than 30 points, so they were given the first choice of prizes.
The top team had 42 of a possible 51 points, and so had second choice of prizes.
A third team got the Red Herring award (Rauour Herring), in honour of the species names on the answer sheet which were not represented by photos. All four took home a can of sardines.
Everyone left happy and smarter.
The next club meeting will be Wednesday April 9, at 7:30 p.m. at OMAH. Speaker to be announced.
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