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The Game

• New Question Each Day• Person who answers the most

questions correctly by the end of the game will win a special prize

• Subjects and degree of difficulty will vary by day

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QUESTION 1

A. B.A. BiologyB. B.A. ChemistryC. B.A. History, B.A. PhilosophyD. B.A. PhysicsE. B.A. Political Science, B.A. Religion

2 POINTS: The current President of Gustavus Adolphus College, Dr. James L. Peterson, Ph.D. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1972), graduated from this institution in 1964 with what degree(s)?

QUESTION 2

A. Rice LakeB. Long LakeC. Round LakeD. Mud LakeE. Blue Lake

2 POINTS: Of the 11,842 official lakes in Minnesota, many have the same name. What is the most common name for a Minnesota lake?

QUESTION 3

A. Barbara BushB. George Herbert Walker BushC. George W. BushD. Newt GingrichE. Trent Lott

3 POINTS: Who said this about Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1984?

“I can’t say it, but it rhymes with rich.”

QUESTION 4

A. Gym teacher who invented the game volleyballB. Golfer who invented the putterC. Swimmer who founded breast-strokeD. Inventor of the Frisbee

2 POINTS: Who was William G. Morgan?

QUESTION 5

A. AlbaniaB. Czech RepublicC. GreeceD. Moldova

4 POINTS: Romania is a small European country surrounded by five other nations. Four of these countries include Serbia, Ukraine, Hungary, and Bulgaria. What is the missing fifth country?

QUESTION 6

A. Afghanistan and TurkeyB. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Waco TexasC. Florida and CaliforniaD. India and ChinaE. Germany and Russia

4 POINTS: Following the events of September 11, 2001, much of the World Trade Center’s steel (about 180,000 tons) was sold as scrap. Do you know where the steel went?

QUESTION 7

A. 3 percentB. 12 percentC. 25 percentD. 50 percentE. 78 percent

3 POINTS: In a recent four-year survey of American students, how many said that multiple-choice tests made them nervous or extremely nervous?

QUESTION 8

A. A View to a KillB. GoldfingerC. Never Say Never AgainD. The World is Not Enough

5 POINTS: In the various James Bond films, viewers occasionally see scenes of famous international monuments and other world sites. In which of the Bond films do we see the hero not only fight the bad guys in the Eiffel Tower, but perform a parachute jump from the world-famous Parisian landmark?

QUESTION 9

A. CarpB. MinnowC. PikeD. Trout

2 POINTS: Which fish often stalks other fish from beneath logs and other protected areas?

QUESTION 10

A. Crow WingB. Fergus FallsC. Little FallsD. Saint Cloud

3 POINTS: Where is the state of Minnesota’s geographic center?

QUESTION 11

A. Mt. EtnaB. Mt. PisaC. Mt. PompeiiD. Mt. Vesuvius

2 POINTS: The Italian city of Pompeii was buried by the eruption of ___.

BONUS (1 POINT): In what year did this eruption take place?

QUESTION 12

A. DemocratB. ProgressiveC. RepublicanD. Whig

2 POINTS: What political party was “born” in Ripon, Wisconsin?

QUESTION 133 POINTS: The word _______________ etymologically means “a putrid pot” but the original French dish of the same name was a stew made of a variety of meats and vegetables. The word is now used, in fact, for almost any kind of miscellaneous assortment.

QUESTION 14

A. The lens of the eyeB. The bladderC. The spleenD. None of the above

2 POINTS: The only internal part of the human body that cannot develop cancer is ___.

QUESTION 15

A. LampreyB. Sea UrchinC. SharkD. Shrimp

2 POINTS: Henry I (1068-1135), who reigned in England from 1100-1135, is believed to have died from eating too much of his favorite dish, ___, which is formed entirely of cartilage and difficult to digest.

QUESTION 16

A. RedB. GreenC. YellowD. Blue

2 POINTS: Although the retina of the human eye contains 100,000,000 light receptors, there is one particular color that is most difficult to see as an individual ages. Which is it?

QUESTION 17

A. Koopa TroopaB. ToadC. WarioD. Yoshi

2 POINTS: Which of the following is not a playable character in Mario Kart 64?

QUESTION 18

A. Chili’sB. Chotchkie’sC. Flinger’sD. Friday’s

2 POINTS: In the movie Office Space, where does Joanna work when Peter asks her out for the first time?

QUESTION 19

A. BlueB. GreenC. RedD. Yellow

2 POINTS: Which of the colors is not mentioned in the Beatles’ song Yellow Submarine?

QUESTION 20

A. He was deported to FranceB. He was hanged for treasonC. He went to England and lived the rest of his days in

obscurityD. He went to England and was received as a hero

2 POINTS: What happened to Benedict Arnold, the famous Revolutionary War general turned British spy, after he was caught trying to sell West Point to the British?

QUESTION 21

A. Many New York City area students did poorly because of psychological trauma

B. Some answer sheets were quarantined in New Jersey post offices for anthrax testing

C. The Educational Testing Service had an administration office in the World Trade Center

D. Widespread cheating was suspected among upper and middle class students in suburban Los Angeles

5 POINTS: Why was the reporting of some October 2001 PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) scores delayed?

QUESTION 22

A. ChallengedB. CrippledC. DisabledD. Handicapped

5 POINTS: With time and usage, a term that was adopted as a less disagreeable substitute may begin to take on the same connotations as the originally more distasteful term. This often leads to the coining of a new term; this process may repeat itself resulting in the development of a series of expression that share similar meanings. Which of the following politically correct terms is most recent?

QUESTION 23

A. MuscatineB. DavenportC. Sioux CityD. Bettendorf

3 POINTS: Although few people really associate the state of Iowa with gambling, the state boasts eight casinos along the Mississippi River. Which city does not have a casino?

QUESTION 24

A. The Land DownstairsB. The Abominations of Plunkettsburg and Other

TalesC. Kind of BlueD. The Love Parade

4 POINTS: In Michael Chabon's “Wonderboys,” what was the title of wunderkind James Leer's first published novel?

ANSWERSJanuary 3 - January 7

• January 3– [A] President Peterson was awarded a B.A. in Biology from

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