<human>: As a disclaimer, I tend to beat myself up when I act in a way I deem embarrassing to myself or others. I know I need to let things go, and am working on it. 

I (28F) went out with my roommate (25F) for trivia night at the local grill. We ended up seeing some of her friends (mid20sM) there, who joined us. Very quickly, however, it became apparent that they would look up any answer they didn't know. 

I let it slide the first few times, but it made me very uncomfortable. I know it's just a game, but I would rather lose having fun than cheat my way to the top. Further, at a certain point,  the table next to us caught on and started to call us (them) out. 

Eventually, when one of the guys gave an answer he had looked up, I became flustered and finally told them I wouldn't continue writing down the answers they were giving me. There were a few of us genuinely wracking our brains while they Googled the previous name for Tokyo. 

I was embarrassed with myself for how I handled it, and they (the guys), assure me that it was fine, but I felt like SUCH a stick in the mud. During the course of it, my roommate tried to remind me it was just a game but didn't remark on the subject much. After they left, I was really beating myself up over my reaction of just refusing to play anymore. She told me how she would have handled it, which was to let her friends do their thing and if the table next to us was still being grumpy, give them the prize if we won.

It sounds so logical and level headed, And I can't believe I was so ridiculous. Moving forward, how can I learn to identify simple answers to those kinds of non-problems? We were all having fun, it was just a game. 

The guys won't hold it against me, but I will. I just want to handle situations with grace and poise and I don't know how to obtain that. 

Thanks in advance!

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<bot>: I freaked out about a trivial problem on trivia night. How do i teach myself to be level headed and chill in response to something silly?