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BOMO

The 21st Semi-Annual Williams College Trivia Contest, December, 1976


PRE-CONTEST PUBLICITY

THE QUESTIONS

SUPER BONI

  1. (12:00): Catch Phrases

  2. (4 AM): Film Series

HOUR BONI

  1. (12:00) James Bond

  2. (1 AM) Peter and the Wolf

  3. (2 AM) Sports Nicknames

  4. (3 AM) TV Siblings

  5. (4 AM) Cigarette Slogans

  6. (5 AM) The "Gusto" Bonus: Men of the Year -- Approximately 1,650,000,013 people shared the 13 "Man of the Year" Awards from "Time" magazine between 1963-1975. Hence this bonus. The gusto came in allowing teams to bet points, a la "Jeopardy."

  7. (6 AM) A's Managers -- Before George Steinbrenner became the yardstick by which all assholes must be measured, there was Oakland A's owner Charlie Finley. Finley hired and fired 12 managers between 1961 and 1976, all of whom were on parade in this bonus.

  8. (7 AM) Wizard of Oz

FINAL SCORES