1992
Chronicle, February 11, 1992
Chronicle, January 24, 1992
Theme: Magical Trivia Tour
February 7-9, 1992
Winning Teams:
1. GDI
2. Sigma Phi Nothing
3. Animal House
4. 11 Who Will Never KARE
5. NTWC Finis
Trivial Facts:
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Team GDI extended its winning streak, becoming the first team to win three years in a row.
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At the closing ceremony, team GDI donated the team's first reference book for a KVSC display.
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UTVS broadcast live for 50 hours during the contest.
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On the Monday morning after the contest there were 31 empty pizza boxes stacked outside of KVSC.
Memorable Quotes:
~ "I was over at the Salvation Army on Lincoln Avenue and just found it there. They were going to throw it out. I thought, 'What a perfectly ugly trophy," Gary Burt, question writer, speaking of the Minnesota Masters of Trivia Traveling Trophy (St. Cloud Times, February 6, 1992)
~ "Well, we were going to do 88 hours and 10 minutes," Kevin Ridley, KVSC station manager (St. Cloud Times, February 6, 1992)
~ "It's a challenge and we're suckers for punishment," Lynn Jensen, team Pigs-R-Us (St. Cloud Times, February 8, 1992)
Questions from the 1992 Contest:
Question: In what film is Alfred Hitchcock known for putting a luminous bulb into a glass of milk in order to draw the audiences attention? (10 pt.)
Answer: Suspicion
Question: During the Army-McCarthy hearings, who was it that said to the Senator, "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?" (25 pt.)
Answer: Joseph Welch
Question: In their inaugural season, the Minnesota North Stars held a contest to name the team. Slightly more than 50 people submitted the name "North Stars." From those who submitted the name "North Stars," whose name was chosen as the winning entry? (45 pt.)
Answer: Bill Swanson