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PRIZES for WS IX• 1st $1000

• 2nd $400

• 3rd $300

• 4th $200

• 5th $100

• 6th $50

TEAMS•Pants Peers• University

Village People•Degenerate

Gamblers•Cracker Jacks•Who Wants

Cake• Bushwood

Gophers

•7 Years of College Wasted•Casks

•Team Heritage•Pit Bulls and Hockey Moms

•Fear the Crab•Illegally Sane

REMINDERREMINDER

•NONO CELL PHONES, CELL PHONES, BLACKBERRIES BLACKBERRIES

ETC.ETC.

QUESTION # 1QUESTION # 1MOVIES & MUSICMOVIES & MUSIC

WHAT COMPOSER WAS WHAT COMPOSER WAS PLAYED BY CARY GRANT PLAYED BY CARY GRANT IN IN “NIGHT AND DAY”“NIGHT AND DAY” IN 1946 AND ALSO BY IN 1946 AND ALSO BY KEVIN KLINE IN KEVIN KLINE IN “DE-“DE-LOVELY”LOVELY” IN 2004 ? IN 2004 ?

ANSWER # 1ANSWER # 1

COLE COLE PORTERPORTER

QUESTION # 2QUESTION # 2FOOD & DRINKFOOD & DRINK

2 PARTER2 PARTER

•WHAT ARE THE TWO WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN VEGETABLE MAIN VEGETABLE

INGREDIENTS OF THE INGREDIENTS OF THE INDIAN DISH INDIAN DISH “ALOO “ALOO

GOBIGOBI” ? ” ?

ANSWER # 2

•ALOO- POTATOESALOO- POTATOES

•GOB- CAULIFLOWERGOB- CAULIFLOWER

QUESTION # 3NAME THE U.S. PRESIDENT

• BORN NOVEMBER 23, 1804BORN NOVEMBER 23, 1804

• GRAD OF BOWDOIN COLLEGE 1824GRAD OF BOWDOIN COLLEGE 1824

• U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1833-U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1833-3737

• U.S. SENATE 1837-42U.S. SENATE 1837-42

• BEAT WINFIELD SCOTT TO WIN BEAT WINFIELD SCOTT TO WIN PRESIDENCYPRESIDENCY

• DIED OCTOBER 8, 1869DIED OCTOBER 8, 1869

ANSWER # 3

• 14TH U.S. PRESIDENT

(1853-57)

• FRANKLIN PIERCE

QUESTION # 4NFL

3 PARTER

• WHO ARE THE ONLY WHO ARE THE ONLY THREE MEN WHO HAVE THREE MEN WHO HAVE WON THE SUPER BOWL WON THE SUPER BOWL AS A PLAYER AS A PLAYER AND AND AS A AS A

HEAD COACH ?HEAD COACH ?

ANSWER # 4

• MIKE DITKA MIKE DITKA (P-DALLAS, C-DA (P-DALLAS, C-DA BEARS)BEARS)

• TONY DUNGY TONY DUNGY (P-(P-PITTSBURGH, C-COLTS)PITTSBURGH, C-COLTS)

• TOM FLORES TOM FLORES (P-K.C., C- (P-K.C., C- OAKLAND)OAKLAND)

QUESTION # 5QUESTION # 5TVTV

WHO IS THE ONLY WHO IS THE ONLY “CELEBRITY” THAT HAS “CELEBRITY” THAT HAS

PLAYED PLAYED HIMSELFHIMSELF 3 TIMES 3 TIMES ON THE TV SERIES ‘THE ON THE TV SERIES ‘THE

SIMPSONS’ ? SIMPSONS’ ? (HINT: MANY (HINT: MANY HAVE DONE IT TWICE)HAVE DONE IT TWICE)

ANSWER # 5ANSWER # 5

STEVEN STEVEN HAWKINGHAWKING

QUESTION # 6

NAME THE NAME THE ARTISTSARTISTS

LEONARDO DA VINCI

WALTER LANCE

MARY CASSATT

CASSIUS COOLIDGE

JOHN LENNON

CHRISTO AND JEAN-CLAUDE

QUESTION # 7QUESTION # 7RIVERSRIVERS

• WHAT RIVER WHAT RIVER DIVIDES THE DIVIDES THE

DUTCH CAPITAL OF DUTCH CAPITAL OF AMSTERDAM IN AMSTERDAM IN

TWO ?TWO ?

ANSWER # 7ANSWER # 7

•AMSTEL AMSTEL RIVERRIVER

QUESTION # 8QUESTION # 8MUSICMUSIC

3 PARTER3 PARTER

• IN BILLBOARD HISTORY IN BILLBOARD HISTORY (1956-(1956-PRESENT)PRESENT) WHAT ARE THE ONLY WHAT ARE THE ONLY THREE ALBUMS THAT WERE THE THREE ALBUMS THAT WERE THE

#1 SELLING ALBUM FOR THE #1 SELLING ALBUM FOR THE YEAR, YEAR, TWO YEARS IN A ROWTWO YEARS IN A ROW ? ? (HINT: 2 WERE SOUNDTRACKS)(HINT: 2 WERE SOUNDTRACKS)

1983-19841983-1984

1962-19631962-1963

1957-19581957-1958

QUESTION # 9ANAGRAMS & AUTHORS

• A MINOR CHARACTER IN A MINOR CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL ‘LOLITA’, THE NOVEL ‘LOLITA’,

VIVIAN DARKBLOOMVIVIAN DARKBLOOM IS IS AN ANAGRAM FOR WHAT AN ANAGRAM FOR WHAT

AUTHOR’S NAME ?AUTHOR’S NAME ?

ANSWER # 9

QUESTION # 10QUESTION # 10ANIMALSANIMALS2 PARTER2 PARTER

• WHAT ARE THE WHAT ARE THE TWO LARGEST TWO LARGEST

RODENTSRODENTS IN IN NORTH AMERICA ?NORTH AMERICA ?

ANSWER # 10ANSWER # 10

•BEAVERBEAVER•PORCUPINEPORCUPINE

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QUESTION # 11QUESTION # 11THE MOVIESTHE MOVIES

IN THE FILM IN THE FILM “FIELD OF “FIELD OF DREAMS”DREAMS” WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE

TITLE OF THE NOVEL WRITTEN TITLE OF THE NOVEL WRITTEN BY TERRENCE MANN (JAMES BY TERRENCE MANN (JAMES EARL JONES) THAT INSPIRED EARL JONES) THAT INSPIRED

RAY KINSELLA (KEVIN RAY KINSELLA (KEVIN COSTNER) AT THE AGE OF 15 ?COSTNER) AT THE AGE OF 15 ?

ANSWER # 11ANSWER # 11

““THE BOAT THE BOAT ROCKER”ROCKER”

QUESTION # 12WORLD COUNTRIES

2 PARTER

• WHAT ARE THE TWO WHAT ARE THE TWO COUNTRIES IN AFRICA COUNTRIES IN AFRICA THAT BORDER THAT BORDER BOTHBOTH

LIBYA AND ALGERIA ?LIBYA AND ALGERIA ?

ANSWER # 12

• NIGERNIGER• TUNISIATUNISIA

QUESTION # 13ADVENTURES

• WHO WAS THE FIRST WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO GO PERSON TO GO AROUND THE AROUND THE

WORLD IN LESS WORLD IN LESS THAN 80 DAYS ?THAN 80 DAYS ?

ANSWER # 13ANSWER # 13

• FROM NOVEMBER 14, 1889 FROM NOVEMBER 14, 1889 TO JANUARY 25, 1890TO JANUARY 25, 1890

• 72 DAYS, 6 HOURS, 11 72 DAYS, 6 HOURS, 11 MINUTESMINUTES

• NELLIE BLYNELLIE BLY

QUESTION # 14QUESTION # 14MUSICMUSIC

2 PARTER2 PARTER

• WITH A TOTAL OF 79 WEEKS WITH A TOTAL OF 79 WEEKS WHICH TWO ARTISTS OR WHICH TWO ARTISTS OR

GROUPS HAVE SPENT THE GROUPS HAVE SPENT THE MOST TOTAL WEEKS AT #1 ON MOST TOTAL WEEKS AT #1 ON

BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 ? BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 ?

ANSWER # 14ANSWER # 14

•ELVIS PRESLEYELVIS PRESLEY•MARIAH CAREYMARIAH CAREY

QUESTION # 15QUESTION # 15THE EARTHTHE EARTH

•WHICH COUNTRY HAS WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE MOST ACTIVE THE MOST ACTIVE VOLCANOES ON VOLCANOES ON

EARTH ?EARTH ?

ANSWER # 15ANSWER # 15

•155 ACTIVE 155 ACTIVE VOLCANOESVOLCANOES

• INDONESIAINDONESIA

QUESTION # 16QUESTION # 16

WHO ARE WHO ARE WE ?WE ?

MICHAEL WINSLOWMAN OF 10,000 SOUND EFFECTS

JARED FOGLESUBWAY

WILLIAM PETERSEN

BEN CARDIN

TRED BARTAVS. NETWORK

SHAWN MIMS

PAUL MARCARELLI“CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW”?

QUESTION # 17THE ELEMENTS

• AMERICIUM 241 IS A AMERICIUM 241 IS A RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE AND IS RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE AND IS

THE ONLY SYNTHETIC ELEMENT THE ONLY SYNTHETIC ELEMENT TO FIND IT’S WAY INTO MOST TO FIND IT’S WAY INTO MOST U.S. HOUSEHOLDS USED IN U.S. HOUSEHOLDS USED IN WHAT COMMON PRODUCT ?WHAT COMMON PRODUCT ?

ANSWER # 17

•SMOKE SMOKE DETECTORSDETECTORS

QUESTION # 18QUESTION # 18NCAA CHAMPSNCAA CHAMPSCRAZY EIGHTSCRAZY EIGHTS

• WHAT ARE THE EIGHT SPORTS WHAT ARE THE EIGHT SPORTS IN WHICH THE UNIVERSITY OF IN WHICH THE UNIVERSITY OF

MARYLAND HAS WON A MARYLAND HAS WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN

IT’S HISTORY ? IT’S HISTORY ? (GENDER (GENDER SPECIFIC)SPECIFIC)

ANSWER # 18

• MENS MENS BASKETBALLBASKETBALL• WOMENS WOMENS

BASKETBALLBASKETBALL• FIELD HOCKEYFIELD HOCKEY• FOOTBALLFOOTBALL

• MENS MENS LACROSSELACROSSE

• WOMENS WOMENS LACROSSELACROSSE

• MENS SOCCERMENS SOCCER

• COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVE CHEERCHEER

QUESTION # 19QUESTION # 19ANIMALS & SPELLINGANIMALS & SPELLING

• THE KOALA’S DIET THE KOALA’S DIET CONSISTS ENTIRELY CONSISTS ENTIRELY

OF THE LEAVES OF THE LEAVES FROM WHAT TREE ?FROM WHAT TREE ?

ANSWER # 19ANSWER # 19

•EUCALYPTUS EUCALYPTUS TREETREE

QUESTION # 20QUESTION # 20BET UP TO 15 POINTSBET UP TO 15 POINTS

• WITH OVER 30,000 SPECIES WITH OVER 30,000 SPECIES RANGING IN SIZE FROM ¼” RANGING IN SIZE FROM ¼” TO 20 FEET WHATTO 20 FEET WHAT FLOWERFLOWER HAS THE MOST NATURAL HAS THE MOST NATURAL

VARIETIES ON EARTH?VARIETIES ON EARTH?

ANSWER # 20

•THE ORCHIDTHE ORCHID

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TIEBREAKER

•SINCE 1776 HOW SINCE 1776 HOW MANY GOVERNORS MANY GOVERNORS HAS THE STATE OF HAS THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAD ? MARYLAND HAD ?

ANSWER

•65 65 GOVERNORSGOVERNORS