2006

Trivia on the High Seas poster, 2006

Chronicle, February 13, 2006

Theme: Trivia on the High Seas

February 10-12, 2006

Winning Teams:

  1. Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
  2. Stefan's Dream 7: Gloria Estefan
  3. The Edmund Fitzgerald Swim Club
  4. Pull Start Diesel
  5. Loose Meat Sandwiches

Trivial Facts:

• 17 of the teams participated over the Internet.
• At least two questions completely stumped the teams.
• A local team had a team member in Thailand playing with them.
• Two people and one team were inducted into the KVSC Trvia Hall of Fame.
• One tip to avoid making rookie mistakes was to make sure you had enough minutes on your cell phone.

Memorable Quotes:

~  "I was down here when we had a guy wearing just a Speedo. Just a Speedo and a snorkel mask. So that was pretty interesting," Shelby King, KVSC marketing director (Chronicle, February 13, 2006)
~  "Way back when, before the advent of Internet became a factor here, around three dozen [questions] over the course of the weekend would stump people," Chad Schmitz, question writer (Chronicle, Feburary 13, 2006)
~  "You've got to find a place that has a well working toilet," Jo McMullen, KVSC station manager (St. Cloud Times, February 2, 2006)

Questions from the 2006 Contest:

Question: Please give us the name of the 1975 movie that is the plural version of Rick Springfield's greatest hit. (20 pt.) 

     Answer: Jessie's Girls

Question: What Minnesota historical marker includes the phrase "this river crossing was the ford used in the 1850's by the Red River ox carts of the Hudson's Bay Company"? (75 pt.)

     Answer: Waite's Crossing

Question: Please give us the first and last name of the first person to teach in a schoolhouse in Glenwood, Minnesota. (125 pt.)

     Answer: George Thacker

Question: Please give us the first and last name of the radio personality who singlehandedly helped Sirius Satellite Radio increase its paid listening audience from 600,000 to well over 3 million. (10 pt.)

     Answer: Howard Stern