1985

Chronicle, March 15, 1985

Chronicle, March 19, 1985

Theme: In Pursuit of Trivia

March 22-24, 1985

Winning Team: 

1. Gang of Four

Trivial Facts:

• There weren't any 500 point questions this year because the 500 point question the previous year stumped every single team.
• Prizes to the top five winning teams included food and merchandise from local St. Cloud area businesses.

Memorable Quote:

~  "This year I'm hoping to get more sleep," Tom Raich, question coordinator (Chronicle, March 19, 1985)

Questions from the 1985 Contest:

Question: What famous Irish poet headed the committee to choose the design of the Irish currency? (25 pt.)

     Answer: W. B. Yeats

Question: What actor currently in the public eye hosted the first Disneyland TV special? (10 pt.)

     Answer: Ronald Reagan

Question: What is the apartment of Bob and Emily Newhart on "The Bob Newhart Show"? (5 pt.)

     Answer: 523

Question: Who is the first person Larry King ever interviewed as a talk show host? (25 pt.) 

     Answer: Bobby Darin

Question: What school won the Minnesota State High School baseball championship in 1952? (10 pt.)

     Answer: Halsted

Question: One of the best known telephone pictures, "The Spirit of Service," has been symbolizing the rigors of telephone service for nearly a century. The picture depicts a lineman caught in a blizzard while patrolling the telephone lines in order to keep communication open. What is the name of the painting? (75 pt) 

     Answer: Angus MacDonald