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KVSC's 34th Trivia Weekend takes Place Feb. 8-10, 2013!

Trivia 2013: A Space Oddity

Registration for Trivia Weekend will begin on Friday, December 14 at KVSC's studios in Stewart Hall during regular business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The cost to play in 2013 will remain $45 per team. Please visit the registration page for the team data form, rules, and more registration information.

From the depths of Area 88.1… the brain trust of KVSC trivia theory and manipulation has devised a trivia theme to eclipse all others.  Root yourself from your wormhole and join us in reveling in Trivia 2013: A Space Oddity.  KVSC’s 34th annual Trivia Weekend will revolve around a galaxy of questions celebrating intergalactic space.  Trivia Weekend rockets into Central Minnesota February 8-10, 2013.

Trivia Teams, dig deep into your dark matter, search for satellite teammates and begin warp speed research into the primordial sounds and questions of Trivia 2013: A Space Oddity.

Volunteers—who hail from the celestial heavens—equip your spacesuit and prepare to orbit the phone bank for 50 hours of big bangs, coffee flare-ups and a constellation of questions and answers for Trivia 2013: A Space Oddity.

KVSC welcomes new teams, volunteers and sponsors to share the cosmic space of our Trivia Weekend; more information is available at KVSC.org.

Watch the 2012 Trivia Weekend Awards Ceremony in Full Courtesy of UTVS

LEARNED PIGS & FIREPROOF WOMEN TAKE HOME THE GOLDEN URN IN THE 2012 TRIVIA WEEKEND CONTEST

The 33rd annual Trivia Weekend contest came to a close Sunday night with Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women coming out on top with 15,980 points. 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play was a close contest with Mustache taking second place with 15,855 points and Stefan's Dream Xlll: Stefan Pulls Out coming in a close third with a total of 15,850 points. Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women took home the coveted 'Golden Urn' traveling trophy for the first time since 2006. Congratulations to all 67 teams for making it through 50 consecutive hours of trivia madness! Get a complete list of final scores here or see hourly archives here.

Overall, the 2012 Trivia Weekend brought in 67 teamsto the annual event and hundreds of volunteers, alumni and staff to help make 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play a success.  The 50-hour weekend concluded with an awards ceremony and an after party at the Red Carpet Nightclub in St. Cloud.

A big thank you goes out to sponsors who supplied our volunteers with the best food we could have asked for and prizes for the top three teams.

If you missed the awards ceremony, you can listen to it in full here.

View an Archive of Hourly Scores Here.

Thank You to All Trivia Weekend Sponsors

Trivia Weekend is finally here and all of us as KVSC would like to take a moment to thank the 50+ sponsors for making 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play possible. Please view the entire list of food and financial sponsors here.

Good luck to all teams participating in the 33rd annual Trivia Weekend contest and thank you to all volunteers for keeping this unique 50-hour trivia contest running.

News Release on 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play

A news release was sent to statewide media outlets detailing this year's Trivia Weekend contest. Read all about 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play by heading to our news release page. KSTP ran a short blurb on its website and the St. Cloud Times is expected to run a two-page spread in UpNext in the next couple weeks.

If you or your team has an intersting hook on securing additional coverage of the 33rd annual Trivia Weekend contest please let us know. You can send us an email at info@kvsc.org or call us in the office at 320-308-3066.

Registration for 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play Opens Dec. 15

Registration kits for KVSC's 33rd annual Trivia Weekend contest are now available for pick up at the station or as a PDF download. Our friends at UTVS did a fine job designing the official poster for 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play and will be available for pick-up when teams register beginning Thursday, Dec. 15. Registration continues until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012--prior to the start of the 50-hour contest beginning at 5 p.m. that night.

Trivia Weekend is also a great way to volunteer your time by helping run the phone bank. Volunteers can expect to work in three hour shifts and are needed throughout the weekend. Our volunteers are treated well--around 40 local businesses provide tasty food throughout the weekend. Volunteers who put in 15 hours or more get a free 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play T-shirt.

Trivia Matters: A Video on Trivia Weekend Love

Here's a video from the 32nd Trivia Weekend in which the outgoing Programming Director proposed to his girlfriend on the air:

KVSC Announces the Theme for Trivia Weekend 2012

After needling local trivia enthusiasts for some time now, the KVSC staff has come to a decision on the theme for the 33rd annual Trivia Weekend... 33 1/3: Trivia Long Play takes place Feb. 10-12, 2012.

33 1/3: Trivia Long Play honors the 33rd consecutive year of Trivia Weekend and salutes KVSC--the only central Minnesota station still playing vinyl records. From eight-tracks and cassette tapes to CDs and mp3s, there is only one medium that has stood the test of time: Vinyl records. Expect this year's 50-hour Trivia Weekend marathon to have questions on LPs, 45s and 78 RPM records and all the nostalgia that comes with them.

Round up your team of crate diggers, visit the wax museum and research the rare vinyl records, liner notes and cover art that has stayed in the hearts of music enthusiasts for years gone by.

Second Team Member this Year of Stefan's Dream on "Jeopardy!"

June 6, 2011 -- For the second time this year, a member of Stefan’s Dream—a longtime team of the annual “Trivia Weekend” contest of KVSC 88.1FM—is appearing on the famous TV show, “Jeopardy!”

Sam Meyer of St. Joseph, Minn. has participated on Stefan’s Dream since his days at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, Minn. and has even played while serving on active military duty overseas. Julia Carlis, also of Stefan’s Dream was on “Jeopardy!” earlier this year.

Meyer’s first appearance airs Monday at 4:30 p.m. on KARE-TV and a brief clip of him can be seen at jeopardy.com. An undisclosed “Jeopardy!” audience member says Meyer represented Central Minnesota well and might be on the show for a second appearance, which would air the following day. The producers keep a tight lid on how the contestants perform each day noting shows are pre-taped.

Entering its 33rd consecutive year, “Trivia Weekend” airs on KVSC-FM during the second weekend of February. The contest consists of 50 consecutive hours of questions asked, involves over 65 teams and requires hundreds of volunteers.

Trivia Weekend Featured in SCSU's Outlook Magazine

Nov. 23, 2010 -- In a new edition of "Outlook," the alumni publication of St. Cloud State University, Trivia Weekend gets a full spread on the events of the annual 50-hour trivia marathon epic. SCSU alumni should find the publication in their mailbox soon. Until then, readers can check out the online version here. To read the feature article "Trivia Addicts Unite" by Marsha Shoemaker, follow this link.

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 2010, Trivia Weekend attracted 67 teams, 26 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 30 trivia answer hotlines were staffed by volunteers. KVSC has more than 200 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 2011. Visit our Trivia History page for a full report.

How Does Trivia Weekend Work?

2011 marks KVSC's 32nd annual Trivia Weekend. Each year, a different theme is chosen to pay homage to a popular movie, novel or pop-culture phenomena. Superheroes of Trivia was chosen by popular demand and by way of a special contest held to help choose a theme. 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 p.m. Participating teams will endure 50 hours of non-stop trivia. Each hour, nine questions are broadcast on KVSC 88.1FM. 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 4:30 p.m. Friday, February 11, 2011. The Awards Ceremony is at 8 p.m. 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 and puruse through the rest of our Trivia Weekend section of kvsc.org.