Historical October 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
As games of trivia capture the attention of the nation, the Missouri Historical Society is organizing a St. Louis Trivia Contest, set for Sun., Nov. 4 in the new Lionberger Courtyard Gallery in the Jefferson Memorial Building in Forest Park. Beginning at 2:00 p.m., teams of four will match wits for the elimination tournament. Emcee for the event will be Ron Elz, columnist for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, KXOK talk show host, and author of St. Louis Trivia, to be published in 1985.
The questions will be based on St. Louis, past and present and will be drawn from the following five categories: St. Louis history; the arts (including music and literature); people; landmarks (natural and manmade); and sports.
The game will be played College-Bowl style, with timed elimination heats.
The team that is ahead when the buzzer goes off wins the heat. Dr. Neal Primm, professor of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will serve as judge and will rule on an answer that may be in dispute. Teams of four may enter the contest by calling Katharine Corbett, curator of education at 361-9265.
The entrance fee is $20 per team, to be used as prize money. Tickets for spectators are available in the Society’s Museum Shop at $2.00 each or may be purchased at the door.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1984.
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