FAQ Page (Frequently Asked Questions)

Question: You refer to this as the IS Trivia Bowl. When did you drop the M in MIS?

Answer: During 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, when our tech support staff was available.

Question: How did you know Quizmaster Paul Gray's answers were correct?

Answer: There were right answers, wrong answers, and Gray's answers. Gray's answers were the correct answers. (But the judges could have overruled him).

Question: Why were there only two judges? What if they disagreed?

Answer: Professors Bill Perkins and Iris Vessey were the only two people who had the foresight to bring their academic regalia to the AIS meeting. If the judges disagreed it would have caused a GPF and some data may have been lost.

Question: Doesn't the West Team Captain, Gordon Davis, live on the East side of the Mississippi River? Wouldn't that be grounds for disqualifying him as a member of the West Team?

Answer: Yes. No.

Question: Who won?

Answer: The team that accumulated the most points by the end of the game (refer to Gray's Rule number 117.3).

Question: If I still have questions about this Web site after reading this FAQ page, who can I contact?

Answer: Send any questions or comments, no matter how trivial they seem, to Ken Kendall, the East Team Captain, at mailto:kendallk@crab.rutgers.edu It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before proceeding.