What if the majority (if not the entire lot) of trivia buffs (total novices created through the genetic inbreeding of families in deep hollows throughout scattered countries and states that crawled out of the primordial ooze and found their way to the hallowed halls of print, TV and the Internet) are far from near extinction? What if there could be a few survivors in the event of an ultimate natural holocaust – such as cockroaches (for sure), that mold that grows on roofs in Florida, and real and true trivia buffs. These three will surely survive.
These are truly strong adversaries. Even cockroaches and roof mold can be eradicated – even if not completely at any one time. But trivia buffs have a unique DNA structure that cannot be replicated – even through the likes of cloning. Natural selection can’t explain the preponderance of trivia in cultures so diverse that missionaries can’t locate them with ease – but they exist nevertheless. One can only imagine the trivia questions conjured up around campfires built by the Yanamamo in Venezuela and Brazil.
Trivial knowledge has been shared and spotlighted since before spotlights existed. Bragging rights have always been held in high respect. It hasn’t just been for bowlers (thousands of whom belong to organizations and clubs) or winners of Rock-Paper-Scissors (for which there is a World PRS Society). No way! Those with abundance of minutia banging around inside their skulls, also have a need to feel the burn and endorphins that come with bragging. That’s part of the motivation that drives people to quiz bowl competitions on school campuses, in pubs and bars to win a drink or an order of fried calamari, to sign up for Jeopardy or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – or even attend boring cocktail parties – an opportunity to shine…to show one’s trivial abundance.
But, in light of an illustrious history – sometimes smudged and spotted over the years by the likes of Twenty-One – and the popularity of the much-revered and almost-holy Jeopardy, there remains a tremendous need for the vast numbers of followers of this near-religion to offer its minions an outlet to do trivial combat in real time, with real life competitors, for real rewards. And so the question has come up, time-and-time again: What can be done to fulfill the need for live trivia combat, with participants in varied geographical locations, that provides the means for determining in real time, which answer actually arrives first or second or tenth or one hundredth?
Is it possible that something can be created to offer a true challenge, requiring real skills, in an enjoyable environment, for real rewards? There is an answer.
The answer is pure and simple: “YES!!”
These are truly strong adversaries. Even cockroaches and roof mold can be eradicated – even if not completely at any one time. But trivia buffs have a unique DNA structure that cannot be replicated – even through the likes of cloning. Natural selection can’t explain the preponderance of trivia in cultures so diverse that missionaries can’t locate them with ease – but they exist nevertheless. One can only imagine the trivia questions conjured up around campfires built by the Yanamamo in Venezuela and Brazil.
Trivial knowledge has been shared and spotlighted since before spotlights existed. Bragging rights have always been held in high respect. It hasn’t just been for bowlers (thousands of whom belong to organizations and clubs) or winners of Rock-Paper-Scissors (for which there is a World PRS Society). No way! Those with abundance of minutia banging around inside their skulls, also have a need to feel the burn and endorphins that come with bragging. That’s part of the motivation that drives people to quiz bowl competitions on school campuses, in pubs and bars to win a drink or an order of fried calamari, to sign up for Jeopardy or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – or even attend boring cocktail parties – an opportunity to shine…to show one’s trivial abundance.
But, in light of an illustrious history – sometimes smudged and spotted over the years by the likes of Twenty-One – and the popularity of the much-revered and almost-holy Jeopardy, there remains a tremendous need for the vast numbers of followers of this near-religion to offer its minions an outlet to do trivial combat in real time, with real life competitors, for real rewards. And so the question has come up, time-and-time again: What can be done to fulfill the need for live trivia combat, with participants in varied geographical locations, that provides the means for determining in real time, which answer actually arrives first or second or tenth or one hundredth?
Is it possible that something can be created to offer a true challenge, requiring real skills, in an enjoyable environment, for real rewards? There is an answer.
The answer is pure and simple: “YES!!”
Rather than a football "widow," I am a "trivia widow." The concept sounds interesting and I know my husband will keep you on his radar screen.
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