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GIANT PYGMIES OF BECKLES

The 41st Semi-Annual Williams College Trivia Contest. December, 1986

Truly, the Giant Pygmies contest was an harmonic confluence of trivia energy, intersecting in weird angles. For this one contest was responsible for birthing not one-- not two-- not 34-- but THREE of what would be the biggest pillars of Williams Trivia for the next decade: The Llap-Goch Man, injuring Ted Benson, and the tiny island of Tonga.

THE QUESTIONS

SUPER BONI

  1. (12:00): Comedy
  2. (4 AM): Second Bananas

HOUR BONI

  1. (12:00): Alcohol (questions only)
  2. (1 AM): Team Names
  3. (2 AM): The Beatles
  4. (3 AM): Board Games
  5. (4 AM): Acronyms and Abbreviations
  6. (5 AM): Horror Films
  7. (6 AM): The Seventh Hour Bonus
  8. (7 AM): Weddings -- Included a super-mini five-song audio section.

ACTION TRIVIA

  1. Come down & pitch like Luis Tiant
  2. Lord Jeff Amherst negotiates with the Indians
  3. Coke Taste Test: ID'ing various flavors of cola by tasting 'em
  4. Smell Test

THE ULTRA BONUS

FINAL SCORES