2002

Trivia Tube poster, 2002

Chronicle, February 11, 2002

Theme: Trivia Tube

February 8-10, 2002

Winning Teams:

  1. Sigma Phi Nothing
  2. Animal House
  3. Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
  4. Loose Meat Sandwiches
  5. Voodoo Dolls

Trivial Facts:

• The Best Team Name award was given to team Winona Ryder Stole Our Team Name, and the Best Phone Bank Names were given to Jenny Talia and Prince Farquot.
• This was the first year that UTVS provided full trivia coverage.

Memorable Quotes:

~  "If you were to walk into our awards ceremony, you would not know what it is. ...It's kind of like going to the 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,'" Jo McMullen, KVSC station manager (St. Cloud Times, February 7, 2002)
~  "Trivia is in my blood. I can't conceive [of] a world without it," Nicole Hamerlinck, question writer (St. Cloud Times, February 7, 2002)

 Questions from the 2002 Contest:

Question: Whose first top 40 American hit song was "Speak to the Sky"? (20 pt.) 

     Answer: Rick Springfield

Question: What was the name of the first banking establishment in St. Cloud? (30 pt.) 

     Answer: Bank of St. Cloud 

Question: In a season four episode of "Roseanne," DJ stops talking to his family for two days. What is the last word he says before he stopped? (50 pt.) 

     Answer: Cheerios

Question: St. Cloud State University Earned some bragging rights last year. The Men's Husky hockey team won a coveted trophy in the W-C-H-A Final Five tournament in a suspense-filled game. Please tell us the name of the trophy... and who scored the winning goal in overtime to help the Huskies earn those bragging rights? (15 pt.)

     Answer: Broadmoor Trophy (award), and Derek Eastman (player)

Question: Name the only city in Minnesota that begins with the letter Q. (10 pt.)

     Answer: Quamba