2012

33 1/3: Trivia Long Play poster, 2012

Chronicle, February 13, 2012

Theme: 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play

February 10-12, 2012

Winning Teams:

  1. Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
  2. Mustache
  3. Stefan's Dream XIII: Stefan Pulls Out
  4. Sigma Phi Nothing
  5. Pull Start Diesel

Trivial Facts:

• Trivia Hall of Fame inductees this year included team Pirates of the Cranium, phonebank volunteer Dan Dillman (aka Technoman), and writer Tim MacDonald.

Memorable Quotes:

~  "Teams have been around forever. It goes from grandparents to grandkids playing as teams have been together for several decades," Jo McMullen-Boyer, KVSC station manager (Chronicle, February 6, 2012)
~  "This is more of an information treasure map. You have to do research on how to find an answer to a question," Jim Gray, KVSC director of operations (Chronicle, February 6, 2012)

Questions from the 2012 Contest:

Question: Mills Fleet Farm handed out free 2010 Appointment Calendars. According to the calendar, all photos were submitted by Mills Companies Employees. Three of them were submitted by St. Cloud Mills Fleet employees. According to the calendar who were they? First and last names please. (50 pt.)

     Answer: Carol Livingston, Chris Lindbloom, Chris Wolf

Question: Tell us the name and high school of the goalie who recorded the fewest saves in Minnesota Boys' Hockey Tournament History? (30 pt.)

     Answer: Ralph Engelstad, Thief River Falls High School (or Lincoln High School)

Question: Sometimes we question writers like to be a little devious and revisit some places we've already been. Keeping that in mind, where in Minnesota would you find a carved Winchester display case made by Matt Enderle? (60 pt.)

     Answer: Growler's Bar in McGregor, MN

Question: Two metropolitan freeways will take you right to Little Canada. Name one of them. (10 pt.)

     Answer: 35E or 694