1988
KVSC trivia contest answer book for Mission: Trivia, 1988
First place trophy and traveling vase, Feburary 1988 (Image ID 02188)
Chronicle, February 5, 1988
Chainsaws for God team member Sally Waterman searches for an answer, February 1988 (Image ID 02496)
Theme: Mission: Trivia
February 5-7, 1988
Winning Teams:
1. Ultraviolet Catastrophe
2. Sigma Phi Nothing
3. GDI
4. Animal House
5. Know Nothings
Trivial Facts:
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UTVS, the campus television station, broadcast 25 hours of coverage of Trivia Weekend.
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Participants made calls to the Russian Embassy, Australian Police Department, Stanford University, and the national headquarters of Domino's Pizza.
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Sticking with the theme, this appeared at the end of a press release sent out by the University about Trivia Weekend: "Note to media: It would be tempting to say this release will self-destruct in 10 seconds, instead I'll suggest that Trivia Weekend would make a good story."
Memorable Quotes:
~ "People think it is insane to stay up for 50 hours and answer some dumb questions on the radio, but once you've done it, it is a blast," Tom Raich, question writer (Chronicle, February 9, 1988)
~ "There are some real trivia fanatics out there, and then there are other teams who just get drunk and have fun," Tom Raich, question writer (St. Cloud Times, February 5, 1988)
Questions from the 1988 Contest:
Question: On the TV show "Cheers", what is Sam Malone's baseball nickname? (25 pt.)
Answer: Mayday
Question: What is the name of the British Bulldog's mascot? (5 pt.)
Answer: Matilda
Question: Please name the former St. Cloud City Council member who was once an infamous Vietnam War protester? (15 pt.)
Answer: George Mische
Question: Who was the first Minnesotan to finish the 1986 Grandma's Marathon? (45 pt.)
Answer: Tom Zimmerman
Question: What is the name of the women that appeared on the David Letterman show that collects potato chips that look like faces? (10 pt.)
Answer: Myrtle Young
Question: In 1950, NBC held a contest for a living Howdy Doody Look-a-like. Out of the 17,000 entrants, who was the final winner? (150 pt.)
Answer: Billy Oltmann