About Trivia Weekend

The History of KVSC’s Trivia Marathon:
Trivia weekend was created to alleviate Minnesota’s infamous cabin fever and debuted in 1980 with 25 teams participating. In 2007, Trivia Weekend attracted 80 teams, 31 of them playing via the Internet from various parts of the country. As the weekend grew in popularity, so did its organizational sophistication. Last year, a record 24 trivia answer hotlines were staffed by volunteers. KVSC has more than 120 volunteers working toward the success of its annual-station event. In addition, dozens of St. Cloud businesses show their support with food donations or funds. We wish your team the best of luck in 2008. Visit our Trivia History page for a full report.

Trivia 2007 -- Trivia: Around the World in 50 Hours

Congratulations to Pull-Start Diesel who circumscribed the globe for Trivia: Around the World in 50 Hours and won the 2007 Trivia Marathon. KVSC would like to express kudus to all teams who sailed the high seas in 2007.

Want to learn more about Trivia: Around the World in 50 Hours? Read last year's media release.

View last year's final team scores
How can your trivia team help support Your Sound Alternative?

How Does Trivia Weekend Work?

This year marks KVSC's 29th annual Trivia Weekend. Each year, a different theme is chosen to pay homage to a popular movie, novel or pop-culture phenomena. Vote Trivia '08 was chosen for the election year. The questions asked represent a broad range of categories including: movies, pop culture, sports, science and history. Of course, teams can expect to be bombarded with many theme-based questions. After a team registers, it receives the official trivia kit, which includes a visual-trivia packet and two collectible posters. Kits are mailed to all teams outside the St. Cloud metro area. Trivia Weekend is habitually scheduled for the second weekend of February and begins on Friday at 5:00pm. Participating teams will endure 50 hours of non-stop trivia. Each hour, nine questions are broadcast on KVSC 88.1 FM. The contest also features speed rounds (double questions), audio trivia and visual trivia. Teams outside the Central Minnesota area are encouraged to play, as well. Last year, numerous teams played nationwide via the Internet.

To ensure team success, we recommend that each team have a recording device in close proximity-- it comes in handy when audio trivia questions are broadcast. In past years, large teams have proven to be the most successful. There is no limit on team size, so be sure to conjure up as many brains as possible. The KVSC crew recommends that all teams have reference books, a steady supply of caffeine, extra cell phones and high speed Internet access.

The deadline to register is 4:30pm Friday, February 8, 2008. The Awards Ceremony will be held at 8pm Sunday in the Ritsche Auditorium in SCSU’s Stewart Hall. Post trivia party with the Shake a Hamster Band at Red Carpet nightclub follows! For more information on Trivia Weekend, visit our official rules page.

Trivia News

The theme for the 2009 Trivia Weekend has been announced...
KVSC's XXX Trivia: 30 Years of Trivia Lovin'
will take place Feb. 13-15, 2009.

88.1FM's trivia writers will dote on some of the most intense romances of all time, including Napoleon and Josephine, Harold and Maude, John and Yoko, Clark and Lois...the list goes on and on!

Stick around for more tasty trivia tidbits as the weeks go on. We're excited about celebrating 30 years of trivia, and can't wait to hear what the Hamsters will come up with. Hope to hear from all the trivia lovers soon, and thanks for turning us on!


 

Click here for the Shake a
Hamster Band's Jukebox of Love

These are songs they've already covered, imagine
what they'll do with XXX Trivia!

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