2021

Trivia at Play poster, 2021

Theme: Trivia At Play

February 12-14, 2020

Winning Teams: 

  1. Stefan's Dream 22
  2. Vodoo Panties
  3. Meyer Meyer Pants on Fire
  4. What Would Learned Pigs and Scooby Doo?
  5. Pull-Start Diesel

Trivial Facts:

• Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, the contest was adjusted to accomodate social distancing. These included: 33 hours instead of 50 hours (there were no overnights), phone bank volunteers worked remotely, no "one and done" questions were asked, speed rounds were eliminated, and teams were encouraged not to gather physically
• Stefan's Dream won for the ninth time overall
• The point spread between first place Stefan's Dream and second place Vodoo Panties was 100 points
• The theme recognized the pandemic as people spent much more time at home isolating and playing games
• 58 teams participated

Questions from the 2021 Contest:

Question: Connect Four is supposed to be a modern version of a game played by a pirate captain and his crew to while away the hours at sea. According to legend, what was the name of the pirate's version of Connect Four? (20 pt.)

     Answer: Captain's Mistress.

Question: During the stay-at-home orders, Jeff Dunham has been homeschooling his children. Who did he jokingly say is their teacher? (35 pt.)

     Answer: Netflix.

Question: This flick, set around Christmas in Michigan, features a number of Oscar worthy actors and takes place in a prison, a couple of hotels and a casino. One of the hotels has four pinball machines that we see glimpses of. They are Black Hole, Street Fighter II and Big House. What is the fourth machine in this hotel? (60 pt.)

     Answer: Time Line.