Alpha Mu Trivia Night - Game 2, Jeopardy Round

Furby

100

Furby was released in this year.

1998

200

The first Furby took this long to create.

9 months

300

This government organization banned Furby from its location.

NSA

400

"u-nye-way-loh-nee-way" is Furbish for this phrase.

"Go to sleep now"

500

Furby lives on/comes from this place.

Furby Island

UNH Trivia

100

UNH was founded in this year.

1866

200

This UNH grad went on to work for Disney and is perhaps best known for being the first woman to direct an animated feature film for Disney.

Jennifer Lee

300

These are the names of UNH's two mascot characters.

Wild E. Cat and Gnarlz

400

The blue in UNH's colors represents this; the white represents the White Mountains.

The Atlantic Ocean

500

____ states are represented by students at UNH.

50

Broadway Musicals

100

Based on the works of L. Frank Baum, this musical that opened in 2003 features characters such as Elphaba, Galinda, and Fiyero.

Wicked

200

Although best known for the 1965 movie adaptation starring Julie Andrews, this musical originally opened on Broadway in 1959 with Mary Martin in the lead role.

The Sound of Music

300

This classic musical tells the story of rival gangs and racial tension in 1950s New York City, but is inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

West Side Story

400

This Andrew Lloyd Webber show is based on poetry by T.S. Eliot, and a new movie adaptation is set to be released in December 2019 starring, among others, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, and James Corden.

Cats

500

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is retold in this musical, which won the Tony Award for Best New Musical in 2019.

Hadestown

AEA

100

This AEA is a labor union that represents those who perform in live theatre.

Actors' Equity Association

200

This AEA shut down in 2016, but before that, it worked with the EU to help the growth of the airline industry in Europe.

Association of European Airlines

300

Based out of the American city of Montgomery, this AEA is a professional organization for public school employees in its home state, with the goal of promoting educational excellence.

Alabama Education Association

400

This AEA is a federal law passed in 1954 that regulates the use and disposal of nuclear materials in the United States; it was created to amend a 1946 act of the same name.

Atomic Energy Act

500

This AEA is a nonprofit organization looking to advance water-related fitness activities, with classes like "Aquatic Cardio," "Aquatic Kick Boxing," and "Next Level Noodle."

Aquatic Exercise Association

Composers and Dogs

100

This Polish composer, best known for his piano compositions, had a partner who owned a small dog named Marquis. They composed a piece inspired by the sight of Marquis chasing his tail.

Chopin

200

This composer of Die Walkure and Lohengrin had a labrador named Pohl that he insisted on burying in a formal coffin with a gravestone.

Wagner

300

This composer (whose name relates to bread) composed a 1988 suite based on dogs the family has owned. The last movement is based on pupper Yoda, finishing by the guiro player pointing a stick at the audience and saying "Bad dog!" in a stern voice.

George Crumb

400

This English composer, who composed a famous set of variations, said goodnight to one of their two dogs - a Carin Terrier named Mina - on a live broadcast concert.

Edward Elgar

500

In June 2010, this American composer staged an entire concert on the steps of the Sydney Opera House exclusively for dogs.

Laurie Anderson