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Feb 29, 1996. Q: What are the most common physical injuries one encounters while writing Trivial Pursuit? Scott's concept of culture was sports (his master's thesis in communications was a survey of over 600 pro athletes' attitudes toward the media; the conclusion: 'about 60 percent negative'). Chris loved to.

For hours and hours in this transfigured night, Monk and Coltrane jump from my stereo and The Dictionary of 20th Century World Politics, The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents, and War Slang litter my table. Cigarette smoke snakes its way into the steam drifting from a fresh cup of tea.

My ears survey the parallel careers of two jazz greats in the 50s--what was Trane doing the month Monk recorded 'I Surrender, Dear'?--and, having eclipsed my daily quota of writing Trivial Pursuit questions (40, half of which won't make the final cut), I wonder how much further I can go. It's a good night. I'm wrapped in an incandescent interior cocoon. The music feeds my soul. The questions keep knocking on my door. It seems like only yesterday that I started writing Trivial Pursuit questions.

Of course it wasn't yesterday. My life over the past 13 years seems like a never-ending stream of questions. I struggle with them morning, noon, and night (where am I going to find the next one?). I have nightmares about them (am I sure this is accurate?). I constantly question the questions--for historical value, interest, topicality, degree of difficulty. I question them for posterity (Trivial Pursuit is lodged in a time capsule, along with the likes of Michael Jackson's Thriller, as an artifact of our times).

I wonder whether or not only a Mensa member can answer them. I fret over the potentially libelous irreverence of some questions (Trivial Pursuit traditionally having a flip attitude toward life). I agonize over exactly just what facts, ma'am. I fret over and double-check the veracity of sources. I plunge headlong in an oft-futile search for new ways of stimulating the 'hidden' obvious, the arcane, the nostalgic, the trick question. I wonder whether I've mistaken the kid in The Wonder Years for the one in Doogie Howser MD (it gets to be a blur after a while). Masterpieces Of Modern Soul Volume 3 Rats.

Or am I confusing Heather Locklear with Pamela Anderson (it's late), as in 'What Melrose Place babe divorced a Motley Crue drummer and got engaged to a Bon Jovi guitarist?' Vicissitudes: The Baywatch babe just married the Motley drummer--or was it guitarist? At this point in time--what Watergater coined that phrase?--I am reminded of a question I wrote about Ross Perot running mate Admiral James Stockdale: 'What vice presidential candidate asked in a debate, 'Who am I? What am I doing here?' ' It's way past midnight and only perceived momentum is propelling me.