2015

KVSC trivia contest answer book for Game of Trivia: Quest for Futile Facts, 2015

Chronicle, January 26, 2015

Theme: Game of Trivia: Quest for Futile Facts

February 13-15, 2015

Winning Teams:

  1. Stefan's Dream XVI: Stefan, Warrior Princess
  2. Sigma Phi Nothing
  3. It Just Doesn't Matter
  4. Meyer, Meyer, Clan on Fire
  5. House of Insanity

Trivial Facts:

• This was the first year a discounted price to play was offered to SCSU students. They paid half of what the general public paid.
• Staying true to this years theme, the promotional material featured sigils paying homage to longstanding elements of Trivia Weekend, including the Shake A Hamster Band and the Goat Posse, a group of SCSU alums who come back every year to help out behind the scenes.

Memorable Quote:

~  "It is a fun event because it gives the chance for brainiacs to show their knowledge on a bigger medium," Declan Goff, KVSC sports director (Chronicle, January 26, 2015)

Questions from the 2015 Contest:

Question: In 1964, Sheldon Beanblossom was the Executive Secretary of what State Association? (70 pt.) 

     Answer: Minnesota Broadcasters 

Question: Please give us the full name of Dick Van Dyke's speech coach for Mary Poppins. (15 pt.)

     Answer: James Patrick Francis O'Malley

Question: In the old Tom and Jerry cartoons, what was Tom called in his first appearance? (10 pt.)

     Answer: Jasper

Question: Please give us the shared first and last name of the native Missourian who migrated to the Big Apple who currently runs events for a paycheck and the aspiring photographer from the Seattle area who makes his rent money from the fishing industry. If it helps, they share their name with a female artist who should never get airplay on KVSC. (20 pt.)

     Answer: Taylor Swift