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The Rules of Trivia

	Spring		Winter
2008	I'm Oxford (dot com) and Friends
2007	Lay Men: JC Superstars: Take Me, Caiaphas		The Ubernebulous Space Otters of Alpha Centauri
2006	Awesome Sauce: Grammar For Pussies Like You		Suite, Suite Lovin’
2005	Deine Mutter ist Geekenvermachtstaffle		Gratuitous Use of the Word "Belgium"
2004	Mortal Wombat		Worker and Parasite
2003	Night of the Day of the Dawn of the... (Part IV)		Click Here to Get Huge
2002	Neutered Vampires Who Cheat at Kitten Poker		Joanie Loves Trotsky
2001	Holy Sack and the Resident Vomit Specialists		I Say It's Duck Season and I Say Fire!
2000	Make Way For Ducklings, Motherfucker		The Funk of 40,000 Years
1999	I've Got Ives In My Pants		Pokemon Labolatories
1998	A Dead Postman Doesn't Deliver Much Mail		At 200 Miles Per Hour, There is No Diplomatic Immunity
1997	Gentle Tongue-Tongue, He Weeps For He Has But One Small Tongue With Which to Taste the World		Cthulhu Matata
1996	A Bunch of Mindless Jerks who'll be First up Against the Wall When the Revolution Comes		We Make Holes in Teeth
1995	Can't... Do... Plaid! (thud)		Elvis Needs Boats
1994	Oh No! Bette Midler		How Dare They Challenge Us with their Primitive Skills
1993	Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun to be With		The Purpose of the Military is to Kill People and Break Things
1992	Not Everyone Keeps Their Genitals in the Same Place		Phasers on Stun: The Next Generation
1991	Five is Right Out		Phasers on Stun: The Next Generation
1990	Son, You've Got a Panty on Your Head		Oxygen is for Losers
1989	Leave the Gun, Take the Cannolis		Harry 'Snapper' Organs
1988	A Judo, A Chop-Chop-Chop		Silly Me, That's Not the Talking End
1987	We Begin Bombing in Five Minutes		I Don't Have to Answer that Question
1986	My Second Favorite Organ		Giant Pygmies of Beckles
1985	Nasty Big Pointed Teeth		Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius
1984	Rule 6		Chicago 60609
1983	Smedley Terrace		Phasers On Stun
1982	Singleman Party		Local 12
1981	Grape Nehi		Phasers On Stun
1980	Pros from Dover		Cunning Linguists
1979	Maximus Drott		Alphabet Soup
1978	Alphabet Soup		BOMO
1977	Buda Bear		General Morgasm
1976	General Bumble		BOMO
1975	House of Gee Longtime force Carter House won the Winter 1974 contest as-- surprise!-- "Carter House." However, in honor of influential Carter resident "Gee" Williams (and Carter life in general), they changed their name to "House of Gee" BEFORE running the contest, becoming the first and only team ever to do so. Like most teams, the House of Gee had a "Pus Line" for players who wished to phone in with any complaints. Unlike most teams, calls to that line led grumblers to North Adams' pre-recorded time and weather service.		Son of Whamo One of two "sequel" teams to win the championship, the other being "Phasers on Stun: The Next Generation." (Unless you count the two Generals, Bumble and Morgasm.)
1974	BOMO		General Bumble
1973	Wham-o The rise of team Bomo was forestalled one semester by an 8th-hour rally by the victorious Great Impostor. At this time, Hour Bonuses were worth 5 points for totally correct answers, and anything less earned 0. It was therefore possible for an opposing team to score unanswered points, the most terrifying scourge any team in the lead had to fear. Sliding scales for bonus scores would not arrive until the 1980s, when Hours were increased to 10 points apiece.		The Great Imposter
1972	Free Tumblers		Bayonettes This is the earliest contest that we can verify as one played by the Manhattan Skyliners. (They may have gotten their start slightly before.) Always a mysterious presence, the Skyliners continue to play to the present day, giving them by far the lengthiest resume in Trivia annals. The head Skyliner got his start when he tuned in WCFM to hear one of the regular music shows. Much to his surprise, it had been preempted by a certain eight-hour substitute. To say that the alternate program captured his attention would be accurate. Manhattan Skyliners gave up December contests some time ago, but have not missed even one Spring Trivia contest in a quarter-century.
1971	Grand Duchy of Fenwick Q #1: What is the name of the mythical country in "The Mouse That Roared"? A: The Duchy of Grand Fenwick. (Everyone promptly got this question WRONG, because a mistake was made by the team in choosing its name, "the Grand Duchy of Fenwick.")		Xanadu
1970	NO CONTEST--STUDENT STRIKE The student body called a general strike to protest the bombing of Cambodia, wiping out the contest along the way. The Gladden seniors were unable to return that December following their graduation to host the Fall 1970 contest. If you need to know how Trivia has changed, look no further than that fact.		Agard Memorial Tube Team
1969	Carter (featuring Frank Ferry) This was the first contest to include "Challenge Trivia." Points were awarded on a 0-5 scale for teams who themselves created a trivia question that would challenge the winning team. The innate quality of the question was as important as stumping the hosting team. Challenge Trivia survived into the early 1980's.		Williams B
1968	Frank Ferry & WCFM Morgan was the first freshman team to win the contest. They were also the first winning team to win the privilege of creating the next contest.)		Morgan
1967	Frank Ferry & WCFM Cliff Low, Vince Salvato and Fred Ball had started a name-the-oldie contest over WCFM sometime after the second Trivia contest. In Spring 1967, the two contests merged to become the "Trivia and OBG (Oldies But Goodies) Contest," thus inaugurating the double-whammy format which has survived ever since.		WCFM Owing to the early format of Williams Trivia, in which the host remained constant, Carter House set an unbreakable record by winning three consecutive contests. (Individual players have since matched Team Carter's achievement by switching teams rather than stay on a winner to help run, then switching again.)
1966	Frank Ferry Originally, the format of Trivia was simple as could be. WCFM hosted an eight-hour contest from midnight to 8 AM, same as today. Organizer Frank Ferry read a trivia question on the radio, then fielded calls from teams who gave their answers over the air. The first team to correctly answer got the point. In this first contest, Ferry ran out of trivia after seven hours. He called a "time-out," then returned at noon with two additional hours of questions. Williams D, who had been leading at 7:00 AM, fell asleep before Ferry's return, and lost their ultimate crown to Garfield.		Frank Ferry Massachusetts' Edward Brooke had just been elected as the first black U.S. Senator in 85 years. The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" was #1. Top-rated TV shows included "The Red Skelton Hour," "The Lucy Show," and "Daktari." Did we mention that we don't have too much information about this contest?