Kaleidoquiz
Additionally, the competition has events such as scavenger hunts, traveling questions, montages, and even a dancing competition.
Kaleidoquiz 2009 is scheduled to start on March 6, 2009 at 4:00pm CST.
Kaleidoquiz History
Kaleidoquiz began back in 1967. Back then the station wasn't FM, wasn't in stereo, it wasn't even KURE.
The very first Kaleidoquiz was only 12 hours long, because the station went off air at midnight. So many people were calling in to answer questions that the Iowa State University phone system was so congested it was near impossible to place a call on campus the entire afternoon.
As years went by and Kaleidoquiz grew in size and importance (it was once the largest radio trivia game in the world), people began to notice.
National Public Radio did a story on the Kaleidoquiz phenomenon in the 1970s. During one of the famous traveling questions, over a hundred cars descended upon a small Iowa town and terrified the locals as they searched for their answer.
The ISU tradition of Kaleidoquiz has evolved over the years.
Fewer teams participate than in its peak, but to make up for it, and make up for the ease the internet has added to answering the questions, Kaleidoquiz is now packed with many more sub-contests through the night. Due to poor weather conditions, the long-distance traveling question was canceled before any teams reached Canada.
It also marked the first time in six years that the Kaleidoquiz victory did not go to the Lyon Harwood or Barton Anders teams.
First Place: "Epic Sail," a small, diverse coalition of former Lorch-Russell house members, materials engineers and other friends. Roughly half of Epic Sail was on Lorch-Russell's 3rd place team in 2007.
Second Place: Lyon Harwood's team, "I Was Created for Two Activities and Your Mom is Busy Until Saturday at 6"
Third Place: Making their inaugural top-3 debut was Martin Starbuck's team, "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh...
Zombie Nation!"
2008
First Place: Lyon Harwood's team, "If God Had Wanted You to Live He Wouldn't Have Created Me!"
Second Place: Barton Anders's team, "Who Would Win in a Cage Match Between Bear Grylls, a Cheetah, and the Bear Cavalry?"
Third Place: Correctionville State Penitentiary's Most Wanted team, "Float Like a Butterfly Sting Like a Betch"
2007
First Place: Lyon Harwood's team, "Flaccid With Rage"
2006's runner-up dominated this year's Kaleidoquiz with strong showings in every category.