2000

T2KAOS 2000 poster, 2000

Theme: T2KAOS 2000

February 4-6, 2000

Winning Teams:

  1. Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
  2. Animal House
  3. Cowboy Dale's Hotdish Hullabaloo
  4. Voodoo Dolls
  5. Society for Creative Anarchism

Trivial Facts:

• Best Team Name award went to team Torched By An Angel.
• At the awards ceremony, competitor Paul Habstritt proposed to his girlfriend Aleesha Zins (she said yes).
• This was the first year that KVSC was simulcast live on the internet

Memorable Quote:

~  "If we ever decided not to do this contest, I think there would be major upheaval in Central Minnesota," Jo McMullen, KVSC station manager (St. Cloud Times, February 3, 2000)

Questions from the 2000 Contest:

Question: What was the name of the hymn that Aretha Franklin sang at Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral? (40 pt.) 

     Answer: Precious Lord

Question: Please give us the name of the first janitor employed by the third state Normal School in St. Cloud as it appeared in the board minutes of May 1879 when they approved his salary to be a whopping forty dollars per month (160 pt.) 

     Answer: E. L. Davis

Question: What is the square footage of the new learning resources center that is under construction on campus? And, what St. Cloud buisnessman will the learning resources center be named after? (20 pt.)

     Answer: 235,000 (square feet) and James W. Miller

Question: Please give us the name of the northernmost national capital in the world. (15 pt.)

     Answer: Reykjavik 

Question: What four things must snowmobilies possess if they are going to be operated legally on Minnesota public lands, waters, or highways? (40 pt.)

     Answer: Brakes, Lights, Muffler, and Reflective Material