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For those who like armadillos, feeling exhausted, pressing buttons, staring at screens, camaraderie, and being rewarded for tasks, the Great Midwest Trivia Contest is the best weekend of the year. Started in 1966 at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, the event
== Steps ==
=== Getting ready ===
# Get some friends. They can even be in a different country! I don’t know how you became friends with someone so far away, but that’s pretty cool. If you don’t have them yet, that’s okay:
#* Start by taking care of your hygiene.
#* Be nice and have an icebreaker.
#* Once you've gotten through to them, acquire their contact information.
# Think of a silly team name. Sometimes silly team names might be very long, or very inappropriate, or both, or neither. Like "Sandwich." Just remember, being funny is easy and everyone is good at it.Once you have your name, call in to register your team between 8-10pm the night of the contest. It’s best to use a telephone when making this call, but you may use any means available to you. When speaking with the trivia master, speak calmly and clearly. Don't make it sound like this is your first time or they will send someone to point and laugh at you.
=== Playing the contest ===
# Listen to the live stream starting at 10:00:37pm on Friday night of the contest. It's best to access the Internet via a web browser on a computing device. Calculators do not work as well for this and fish can get too slippery.
# When the question is read, try to find the answer. This could be as simple as checking around your house; under the rug, behind the tv, etc. However, the answer may lie deep inside your own psyche, which will take some rigorous inner searching.
# Once you have found the answer, call in and say it to the person on the other end (don't worry, you can only hear their voice, they are not near you!) Each time you call, you get 3 chances to convince the phone answerers that you are not a ghost.
# You have 3 minutes to guess each answer. You can keep track of time using any of the following:
#* Sundial
#* Wristwatch
#* Mayan calendar stone
#* Heart rate estimate
=== Win ===
# Get all of the questions correct.
# Gloat, for you are the best not only at Trivia, but at the entire thing we humble persons call life.
== Tips ==
* Keep your fingers on your hands during the contest. They will aid you in many tasks.
== Warnings ==
* Do not, by any circumstances, hack into a secret government website. This will get you added to a high-alert blacklist of sorts that may prevent you from having children (loss of gonads/gametes) and you may experience difficulty swallowing (large object stuck in there).
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== Steps ==
=== Getting ready ===
# Get some friends. They can even be in a different country! I don’t know how you became friends with someone so far away, but that’s pretty cool. If you don’t have them yet, that’s okay:
#* Start by taking care of your hygiene.
#* Be nice and have an icebreaker.
#* Once you've gotten through to them, acquire their contact information.
# Think of a silly team name. Sometimes silly team names might be very long, or very inappropriate, or both, or neither. Like "Sandwich." Just remember, being funny is easy and everyone is good at it.Once you have your name, call in to register your team between 8-10pm the night of the contest. It’s best to use a telephone when making this call, but you may use any means available to you. When speaking with the trivia master, speak calmly and clearly. Don't make it sound like this is your first time or they will send someone to point and laugh at you.
=== Playing the contest ===
# Listen to the live stream starting at 10:00:37pm on Friday night of the contest. It's best to access the Internet via a web browser on a computing device. Calculators do not work as well for this and fish can get too slippery.
# When the question is read, try to find the answer. This could be as simple as checking around your house; under the rug, behind the tv, etc. However, the answer may lie deep inside your own psyche, which will take some rigorous inner searching.
# Once you have found the answer, call in and say it to the person on the other end (don't worry, you can only hear their voice, they are not near you!) Each time you call, you get 3 chances to convince the phone answerers that you are not a ghost.
# You have 3 minutes to guess each answer. You can keep track of time using any of the following:
#* Sundial
#* Wristwatch
#* Mayan calendar stone
#* Heart rate estimate
=== Win ===
# Get all of the questions correct.
# Gloat, for you are the best not only at Trivia, but at the entire thing we humble persons call life.
== Tips ==
* Keep your fingers on your hands during the contest. They will aid you in many tasks.
== Warnings ==
* Do not, by any circumstances, hack into a secret government website. This will get you added to a high-alert blacklist of sorts that may prevent you from having children (loss of gonads/gametes) and you may experience difficulty swallowing (large object stuck in there).
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