Trivia Bowl: Q & A 2012 TBXVII

ROUND 1: CURRENT EVENTS 1. Korean rapper PSY took the world by storm at the end of summer with his gigantic viral dance hit. Name this song. Gangnam Style 2. After a stellar four-year career playing basketball for Harvard University, this Taiwanese American had a breakout 2012 season with the

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Trivia Bowl: 2012 Final Team Standings

Rank Team Score 1 Japanese American Bar Association 45   2012 Trivia Bowl XVII Rice Cup Champions 2 Asian Pacific American Legal Center 42   3 Los Angeles Times 41   4 Southern California Gas Company 40   5 CBS2/KCAL9 38   5 General Motors/ BJASC 38   5 NBC4

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Trivia Bowl: 2012 TBXVII Event Program

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2012 AAJA-Los Angeles Scholarship Applications Being Accepted

UPDATE: The submission window is closed. 2012 AAJA-LOS ANGELES SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED The Los Angeles Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association is pleased to announce its annual scholarship competition for full-time students attending colleges and universities in Greater Los Angeles. Applications and work samples will be reviewed by

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David Ono’s “Witness: The Power of a Picture” (ABC7 Eyewitness News Special)

I hope you’ll tune in this weekend for David Ono’s special ABC7 Eyewitness News documentary airing this weekend for the 40th anniversary of the photojournalist Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Napalm Girl” photo. Kim Phuc, the girl in the photo, recently granted David exclusive interviews for the occasion of the anniversary.

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Trivia Bowl: 2012 General Information

[slideshow custom=david_post.jpg] Join us for Trivia Bowl XVII and our 31st Anniversary Celebration! David Ono, ABC7 anchor, returns to emcee our signature event hosted by ABC7 and complimented by donated dinner and from Wahoo’s Fish Tacos and complimentary beverages from Coca-Cola, Smart Water, Vitamin Water and Primo beer. WHO: Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)

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Trivia Bowl: 2012 Sponsors

HOST HOSPITALITY     TRAVEL         TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS   DIAMOND       PLATINUM         GOLD                   SILVER        BRONZE             COLLEGE BOWL               GIFTS      

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Trivia Bowl: 2012 Competition Rules

AAJA-LA developed, abides by and enforces the following International Trivia Bowl Federation competition rules. 2012 Competition Each team may have as many as 10 members. Once the competition begins, no substitutions are allowed. No one may sit at a team table except its 10 original designated players. Trivia Bowl XVII

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Trivia Bowl: Q & A 2011 TBXVI

ROUND 1: CURRENT EVENTS 1. In July, the anticipated weekend closure of a Los Angeles freeway evolved into a major event. What became the popular apocalyptic nickname for this shutdown? Carmaggedon 2. Known as the San Diego Freeway, what is the official three-digit designation of this freeway? The 405 3.

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