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Few Americans under the age of 90 can relate to the early beginnings of the movie industry. With surround sound and special sound effects, it’s almost unfathomable to think about moviegoers of the 21st century sitting in theatres watching plots develop with nary a word. It might be hard to sit still, maybe the reason the first 20 years of silent movies were just a few minutes in length.

Psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and other “ists” have studied competition for decades. Is it an innate or learned behavior? Or is it some of both? Nonetheless, proof of the human need or fascination with competition is everywhere. People compete with others for jobs, in sports and against themselves. And the venues for expressing the competitive spirit are numerous from racing cockroaches and bathtubs on wheels to spelling bees. If you’re an Olympic wannabe without the sponsorship, then there’s a race or contest somewhere at some time just for you. Snippetz takes a look at a few of the more … ahem … interesting contests.

Although it had been a favorite pastime of students since the 1950s, the game of trivia was popularized en masse in the mid 60s, when four students from Columbia University appeared on the television show, “I’ve Got a Secret.”