ph ies . ▁The ▁ 4 8 th ▁W W SP ▁contest ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 – 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁longest ▁continuous ▁t riv ia ▁cont ests ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁are ▁the ▁Great ▁Mid west ▁T riv ia ▁Cont est ▁at ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁Williams ▁T riv ia ▁Cont est , ▁which ▁both ▁deb uted ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Lawrence ▁hosts ▁its ▁contest ▁ann ually . ▁Un us ually , ▁Williams ▁has ▁a ▁separate ▁contest ▁for ▁each ▁sem ester , ▁and ▁thus ▁its ▁ 8 4 th ▁game ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁T riv ia ▁Bowl ▁was ▁a ▁mostly ▁student ▁contest ▁featuring ▁a ▁single - el im ination ▁tournament ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁G E ▁College ▁Bowl . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁t riv ia ▁players ▁in ▁America ▁trace ▁participation ▁through ▁this ▁tournament ▁including ▁many ▁Je op ard y ! ▁and ▁Who ▁W ants ▁to ▁Be ▁a ▁Mill ion aire ? ▁contest ants . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁the ▁event ▁been ▁a ▁regional ▁qual ifier ▁for ▁T . R . A . S . H . ▁( Test ing ▁Rec all ▁About ▁Str ange ▁H appen ings ) ▁util izing ▁a ▁round ▁ro bin ▁competition ▁format . ▁ ▁Today , ▁many ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants ▁host ▁week ly ▁t riv ia ▁night s ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁draw ▁in ▁more ▁pat rons ,