2014
TSPN: Trivia Sports Playing Network poster, 2014
TSPN: Trivia Sports Playing Network t-shirt, 2014
Theme: TSPN: Trivia Sports Playing Network
February 7-9, 2014
Winning Teams:
1. Stefan's Dream XV: Pardon the Eruption
2. Sigma Phi Nothing
3. IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER
4. Meyer, Meyer, Pants on Fire
5. House of Insanity
Trivial Facts:
- This marked the 35th anniversary of the contest.
- This was the first year to have a sports theme.
- The contest embraced social media as questions were posted on the KVSC Facebook page and participants were encouraged to use #triviaweekend on Twitter.
Memorable Quotes:
~ "It can get intense and exciting. You'll hear people cheering and clapping in the background for an 80-point question," Julia Gray, volunteer (Chronicle, February 10, 2014)
~ "We were getting really annoyed with [other team members] because we couldn't get a hold of them on Skype. ...After a while they were like, yeah there was a fire, it's kind of a big deal, we need to move headquarters," Jessica Muonio, team Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys (St. Cloud Times, February 8, 2014)
Questions from the 2014 Contest:
Question: What is the license plate of the "cement truck" childrens ride located at the Crossroads Mall in Saint Cloud? (50 pt.)
Answer: BAFI
Question: What is the real name of the comic book guy on "The Simpsons"? (10 pt.)
Answer: Jeff Albertson
Question: Find your box of Post Cinna-Cluster Raisin Bran featuring Hall of Fame baseball cards. In each package you got 2 cards. If you were really lucky, you might have gotten this Minnesota Twins card. What is the name of the Twins player from this 8 card series? (30 pt.)
Answer: Harmon Kilbrew
Question: "Cross-Training for Sports" is a guide for conditioning. There are photos throughout the book. Please give us the only athlete that is pictured, named, and quoted in Chapter 3. (75 pt.)
Answer: Jean Driscoll
Question: In his tribute to Harmon Killebrew what did sports illustrated's Steve Rushin make special mention of? (25 pt.)
Answer: The red seat located at the mall of America which is purported to be the site of Killebrew's 522 foot homer.