From the Stevens Point Journal April 10, 2008:

Don't be afraid of arcane Trivia terms

Has trying to immerse yourself into the world of Trivia made you feel like you're entering a foreign country? Perhaps you'd benefit from knowing a bit of the language. Try studying these Trivia terms.

“Go past the BVM and turn left” requires Trivia players to find a shrine with a statue of the Virgin Mary to know they are on the right path. Doug Wojcik/Stevens Point Journal

"Stone clue" -- If you venture outside on "Trivia Invasion" weekend, you're likely to come across cars going well below the speed limit, probably carrying drivers and passengers pointing at parts of the landscape. No, these people aren't exactly lost -- they're out on a stone clue.

Known for their extreme difficulty, stone clues are a way to get Trivia marathoners out of the house and, well, into their cars. Jim "The Oz" Oliva will designate starting points somewhere in the city and send residents on a wild goose chase, delivering clues over the radio laced with puns, turns-of-phrase and general obfuscation. For example, Oliva has urged drivers to "turn right at the Hollies' hit song," meaning "turn right at the bus stop," for the song "Bus Stop" by the 1960s British rock group the Hollies.

The answers to other clues are winnowed out only through experience -- veteran Trivia player David Kunze of the team "Tin Man," for example, notes that Oliva will often tell drivers to go past a "BVM," or a "Bathtub Virgin Mary," named for a common shrine found in homes' front yards.

"Call it in" -- Not merely a term, but also the gold standard of Trivia certainty. Since Trivia teams only get one chance to answer each question, a person has to be fairly certain he knows what he's talking about before he calls the radio station with an answer, lest he incur the wrath of his teammates. When a team reaches the level of surety required to risk their one shot at glory, it's time to call it in.

But the "call it in" rule doesn't just apply to Trivia. Last year, a group of Trivia buffs gave a trophy emblazoned with the words "call it in" to Jennifer Asuquo and Alex Mauer, who got married atop their Trivia parade float in 2007. According to one of the trophy-givers, the motto was a celebration of the couple's confidence in their choice of a life together.

Still, certainty is hard to measure. How can you be sure you're sure? Oliva recalls the way one team settles the question.

"Would you take off all your clothes if you're wrong?" asks Oliva. "That's the standard by which they determine if you're confident of your answer."

Just don't ask what they do if they get the answer right.