1998
Trivia Sells Out poster, 1998
Chronicle, February 9, 1998
Theme: Trivia Sells Out
February 6-8, 1998
Winning Teams:
1. Those Meddling Kids
2. Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
3. GDI
4. Voodoo Dolls
5. Rich Corinthian Leather
Trivial Facts:
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Team GDI was a trailblazer in its use of a computer, but Panties Way Too Tight decried the use of the Internet.
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The contest had a speed-round for the first time, coming at hour 32 and featuring questions created by competitors.
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Team Bunnies That Hate received the award for Best Team Name while team Penetration From the Backside won the award for Poorest Taste.
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Trivia's in-house band, Shake A Hamster Band, had its cassette tape, "Trivia Gold," sell out at the Electric Fetus.
Memorable Quotes:
~ "There should be a 12-step program for it [Trivia Weekend]," Emy Richardson, question writer (Chronicle February 9, 1998)
~ "There are people who pride themselves on being Cliff Clavin," Jo McMullen, KVSC station manager (St. Cloud Times, February 5, 1998)
~ "I'm really going to miss it. I'll be thinking about the team all weekend. I told them they can give me a call. Even if it's 3 in the morning, I don't care," Tom Steman, Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women team member who had just started a new job in Ohio, and had not accrued any vacation time to travel to St. Cloud to participate (St. Cloud Times, February 5, 1998)
~ "They really do take out hundreds of books... People were driving up to the back door with trunk loads," Pat Christianson, deputy director of central services for Great River Regional Library (St. Cloud Times, February 5, 1998)
~ "And we would have won, too, if it wasn't for Those Meddling Kids," Scott Wild, team Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women (St. Cloud Times, February 4, 1999)
Questions from the 1998 Contest:
Question: Who played the suave Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama "General Hospital"? (10 pt.)
Answer: Rick Springfield
Question: What was the popular nickname given to confederate soldiers who wore the confederate cap (also known as a kepi)? (30 pt.)
Answer: Johnny Reb
Question: In the pilot for "Forever Knight," Rick Springfield played the main character. What was the first and last name of this character? (20 pt.)
Answer: Nick Knight
Question: On September 13, 1992, Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers completed his first NFL pass. Please give us the first and last name of the person who caught it. (35 pt.)
Answer: Brett Favre
Question: At the 1997 Bayfront Blues Festival in Duluth, Blues artist R. L. Burnside was scheduled to play but cancelled due to illness. Please tell us the exact stage name of the artist who replaced him. (125 pt.)
Answer: T. Model Ford
Question: What is the name of "the beer that made Milwaukee famous"? (10 pt.)
Answer: Schlitz