If you knew that Sen. Joseph Lieberman is the author of five books, perhaps you should have attended the Quiz Bowl intramural tournament on Saturday.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 15 four-person teams were given the chance to test their knowledge of a vast array of trivia, ranging from history and literature to popular culture, to win prizes such as Sixth Man Club memberships and gift certificates to the Stanford Store.

Organizers designed the tournament as a recruiting event and kept it open to all students, attracting a number of first-timers in addition to students with past trivia experience.

“I’ve got a friend who’s on the Quiz Bowl team, and he kind of talked me into it,” said sophomore Chad Bowling, a member of team Eazzzyyy Company. “I’m also in it for the love of the game.”

Seeded at the tournament through a preliminary test, the teams sparred for seven hours in Building 60. After several rigorous matches, second-seeded Branner Phil/Heading took the top prize, upsetting first-seeded favorite Steely Dan in the championship round. The fifth-seeded FroSoCo Proletariat rounded off the top three after defeating fellow dorm mates from the Bourgeoisie in the quarterfinals match and the third-seeded Diabolic Acid in the consolation match.

Quiz Bowl organizers said that they were pleased with the turnout.

“We got a lot bigger response this year,” said tournament moderator Brian Lindquist, a graduate student in physics.

Quiz Bowl aims to hold at least one intramural tournament each year to give students a taste of what competing is all about, said President Craig Boge, a senior.

“It provides a way for students to escape studying for a little while and enjoy a friendly, competitive atmosphere,” he said.

Boge said he looked forward to seeing new faces at future Quiz Bowl practices.

“I think we may have drawn some interest from some people,” he said. “I think the participants generally had a good time, and we’ll find out how many we recruited based on the upcoming practices.”

The Quiz Bowl Club competes in intercollegiate tournaments throughout the year. Last year, the team won the Division II Championship Title at the National Collegiate competition, beating out both Harvard and Caltech.