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KVSC Trivia Weekend

1994

Chronicle, January 18, 1999

Chronicle, February 8, 1994

Theme: Hotel Trivia

February 4-6, 1994

Winning Teams:

  1. 11 Who KARE 2 Banzai 4 Passolt
  2. GDI
  3. Sigma Phi Nothing
  4. Jurassic Park and Ride
  5. Society for Creative Anarchism

Trivial Facts:

  • This marked the 15th anniversary of the contest.
  • The theme song for this year by the Shake A Hamster Band was a parody of The Eagles' "Hotel California."
  • Team My Schnauzer's Trousers won the KVSC Ahh...how Cute award and team Panties Wa-a-a-ay Too Tight won the Most Intoxicated Team award.
  • Team 11 Who KARE 2 Banzai 4 Passolt played musical chairs to stay awake.

Memorable Quotes:

~  "We called the governor's mansion in Arkansas. I can't remember who called, but he said he was a reporter for Newsweek. ...That blubbed because we were about the fourth call that person had had on the question. But, we got the answer," Ken Sopcinski, team Those Meddling Kids (St. Cloud Times, February 4, 1994)
~  "Five points is five points," Claudette Fox, team Intellectual Wedgies (St. Cloud Times, February 6, 1994)

Questions from the 1994 Contest:

Question: What is the official drink of the Kentuck Derby? (10 pt.)

     Answer: Mint Julep

Question: What is Alka-Seltzer's "Law of Indigestion" number 13? (75 pt.) 

     Answer: After the party, any part of the body that can hurt, will.

Question: What is the mailing address for the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Fan Club? (10 pt.)

     Answer: P.O. Box 5325, Hopkins, MN 55343

Question: Throughout his career, with the Beatles, Wings and as a solo performer, what was Paul McCartney's biggest-selling single in the United Kingdom? (50 pt.) 

     Answer: "Mull of Kintyre" (1977)

Question: In the Sega video game, "Altered Beast," what are the five beasts that a player transforms in, throughout the course of the game? (20 pt.) 

     Answer: Wolf, Tiger, Bear, Dragon, Golden Wolf

Question: What is the name of the White House's first e-mail person? E-mail is electronic mail. (40 pt.) 

     Answer: Jonathan Gill

Question: When the Rolling Stones performed "Let's Spend the Night Together" on The Ed Sullivan Show, they had to change some of the lyrics. What were the revised lyrics that Mick Jagger sang? (5 pt.)

     Answer: "Let's Spend Some Time Together."

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