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The Village Idiots

North Haven Education Foundation's

2025 Trivia NIght

yland, Vintage Ads, Connecticut, Name That Composer,
Cars, Cartoons, Backyard Birds of CT, Sports Teams, and
Kiddie Literature.

Held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Hamden, the
game was hosted by NHEF chairman Bernie Pellegrino
and high school principal Russ Dallai, who both cracked
wise to keep the crowd laughing during and between
rounds. The evening event also included the sonorous
songs of Silk'n Sounds, which added sparkle to the
Name That Composer category by singing snippets of
the song clues.

The April Trivia Night sponsored The North Haven Education Foundation encourages and
by the North Haven Education supports academic excellence through grants that en-
hance opportunities for students and the community
Foundation drew a crowd of beyond the conventional school resources.
140 people and raised nearly Since 2004, the NHEF has raised money to help bridge the

$10,000 for education programs gap between increased demands for school programs
and decreasing federal and local educational funding. In
that might otherwise never be addition to Trivia Night, the NHEF hosts events including
enjoyed by town students. the Adult Spelling Bee, Community Star, and Lights on
the Green. The money raised is returned to the com-
munity through various school projects that file applica-
The winning team, inaccurately named the Village Idiots, tions for funding with the foundation. For more about
outdid 17 other teams in total points, each answering the foundation, visit its website at nhedfoundation.org.
xx questions in each of the following categories: Disne-

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