KVSC TRIVIA MARATHON HISTORY

Trivia Weekend debuted in 1980 with 49 teams participating. The contest was organized by KVSC and RHA (Residents Hall Association) at St. Cloud State University and mostly student teams competed. The idea behind Trivia weekend was to alleviate Minnesota’s infamous cabin fever. As the weekend grew, so did its organizational sophistication. Eventually, KVSC became the sole organizer of the contest, and more community teams began playing.

During its infancy, Trivia Weekend required a 14 member staff. KVSC installed four telephone lines and hand tabulated all scoring. Now, fifteen Trivia Hotlines and four administrative telephone lines are used, as wells as computer scoring.

After KVSC started broadcasting its programming live on the internet, Trivia weekend was open to players from all over the world. In 2000, three teams competed via the internet. Internet-based teams follow the same rules as local teams and must call the Trivia Hotline to guess their answers. KVSC intends to keep the contest based on phone interaction, not electronic messaging. The number of internet-only or internet-enhanced teams has flourished.

In 2007, Trivia Weekend was featured on Kare 11’s Land of 10,000 Stories news segment. Watch the video here.

KVSC has more than 150 volunteers working toward the success of our annual station event. Dozens of St. Cloud businesses donate food and dollars to ensure the success of Trivia weekend. We wish your team the best of luck this year!

Please check out the KVSC Trivia Hall of Fame too!

PREVIOUS THEMES

MASTERS OF TRIVIA

Year	Theme	Winner	# of Teams
2024	Camp Trivia	Stefan’s Dream 25: Aurora Stefanis	47
2023	Trivia on Trial	Stefan’s Dream 24: In flagrante delicto	50
2022	LITerally Trivia: A Novel Idea	Stefan’s Dream 23: Stefan Ex Machina	51
2021	Trivia At Play	Stefan’s Dream 22: Nerd Immunity	58
2020.5	Trivia ‘U Can’t Touch This’–10-hour mini trivia April 18, 2020	Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys	102
2020	Trivia 2020: It’s About Time	Stefan’s Dream XXI: He Could Urn Back Time	49
2019	Trivia University: Celebrating 40 Years of Trivia University	Stefan’s Dream	47
2018	Codename Trivia: Strategies, Secrets and Spies	It Just Doesn’t Matter	50
2017	Trivia Storm: 50 Hours of Torrential Trivia	It Just Doesn’t Matter	57
2016	Trivia Cruisin’: Racing, Road Tripping and Rock and Roll	It Just Doesn’t Matter	59
2015	Game of Trivia:Quest For Futile Facts	Stefan’s Dream XVI: Stefan, Warrior Princess	64
2014	TSPN: Trivia Sports Playing Network	Stefans Dream XV: Pardon the Eruption	56
2013	Trivia 2013: A Space Oddity	Stefan’s Dream XIV: Stefan’s Re-Entry	62
2012	33 1/3: Trivia Long Play	Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women	67
2011	Superheroes of Trivia	Mustache	71
2010	Trivia in 3D	Stefan’s Dream XI: VENI, VENI, VENI	67
2009	XXX TRIVIA: 30 Years of Trivia Lovin’	Stefan’s Dream X: Stefan Always Comes 2nd	76
2008	Vote Trivia ’08	Pull-Start Diesel	78
2007	Trivia: Around the World in 50 Hours	Pull-Start Diesel	80
2006	Trivia on the High Seas	Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women	72
2005	TSI: Trivia Scene Investigation	Stefan’s Dreamsicle	72
2004	Trivia Hotdish	Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women	71
2003	Viva Las Trivia	The Mime Radio Conspiracy	75
2002	Trivia Tube	Sigma Phi Nothing	69
2001	Night of the Living Trivia	Animal House	69
2000	T2KAOS	Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women	58
1999	Trivia Renaissance	Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women	50
1998	Trivia Sells Out	Those Meddlin’ Kids	57
1997	The T-Files	Animal House	48
1996	Trivia Fair	GDI	41
1995	Dial T for Trivia	GDI	41
1994	Hotel Trivia	11 Who Care 2 Bonzai 4 Passolt	34
1993	Trivia Trek	Sigma Phi Nothing	34
1992	Magical Trivia Tour	GDI	30
1991	Triviaville	GDI	32
1990	Trivia Attack	GDI	28
1989	Trivia Blizzard	Animal House	25
1988	Mission: Trivia	Ultra Voilet Catastrophe	25
1987	Trivia Getaway	Know Nothings	20
1986	Trivia Zone	Animal House	21
1985	In Pursuit of Trivia	Gang of Four	n/a
1984	Trivia Olympics	Phil + the Blanks	n/a
1983	E.T. Trivia (Extraterrestrial Trivia)	Squaw Chasers	42
1982	Trivia Weekend	Phil + the Blanks	33
1981	“Trivia Contest”	Shoemaker Victory	26
1980	“Trivia Contest”	6th Floor Stearns Playboys	50