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KVSC Trivia Weekend

1999

Trivia Renaissance poster, 1999

Chronicle, February 8, 1999

Chronicle, February 8, 1999

Trivia Renaissance t-shirt, 1999

Theme: Trivia Renaissance

February 5-7, 1999

Winning Teams:

1. Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
2. cowboydalesallmessedup
3. Those Meddling Kids
4. Voodoo Dolls
5. Animal House

Trivial Facts:

  • This marked the 20th anniversary of the contest.
  • An alternative theme that was considered for this year was "I Know What You Did Last Trivia."
  • Team GDI-L (the L stands for Luddites) decided to compete without using the Internet.
  • Trivia's in-house band, Shake A Hamster Band, released its first CD, "Hamsterdam," with songs from 1987 to 1998.
  • The KVSC Trivia Hall of Fame began this year with honors going to founder Mike McMenamin, team GDI, and volunteer Charlie Chirhart (aka Darth Raider).
  • First of five wins for Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women.

Memorable Quotes:

~  "It's been 20 years since Trivia began, and it's been probably 15 years Internet-free.
People with the best computers and most web searchers are starting to win," Matt Schilken, team GDI-L (Chronicle, February 8, 1999)
~  "I'm just really glad we won this year because we discovered none of our books are Y2K compatible," team member for Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women during first place award acceptance (Chronicle, February 8, 1999)
~  "The other secret is we actually do force people to shower," Karla Olson, team Those Meddling Kids (St. Cloud Times, February 4, 1999) 

Questions from the 1999 Contest:

Question: What was Machiavelli's first name? (20 pt.) 

     Answer: Niccolo

Question: What is the name of Rick Springfield's newest release? Depending where in the world you are, it has already been released or it will be released this month. (20 pt.) 

     Answer: Karma

Question: What character from the animated feature "Saludis Amigos" recieves a gift including a movie projector, film, a pinata and a flying serape? (15 pt.)

     Answer: Donald Duck

Question: Who wrote the foreword in the first edition of Haliwell's "Filmgoer's Companion" [1965]? First and last name, please. (45 pt.) 

     Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

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