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This is the religious denomination that founded Hillsdale College

Who are the Free Will Baptists?

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The title of the musical play that won the 1960’s Oscar, where the story was based on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.

What is West Side Story?

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Book that opens Armavirumque Cano

What is the Aeneid?

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the nearest planet to the sun

What is Mercury?

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The average number of times a normal person laughs in a day

What is 13?

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Professor who is famous for: "today 8 billion people woke up in New York.."

Who is Dr. Gary Wolfram?

200

The name of the band who sang F.R.I.E.N.D.S.’ theme song?

Who are the Rembrandts?

200

Book that contains the characters Hrothgar, Wiglaf

What is Beowolf?

200

The rarest blood type

What is AB negative?

200

Early 90s Movie star who entered a look a like contest only to place third

Who is Charlie Chaplin?

300

The middle name of our College's beloved leader

Who is Dr. Larry Paul Arnn?

300

Toured in 2018 with the title eXPERIENCE + iNNONCENCE

Who is U2

300

1944’s “Absent in the Spring” is one of the non-mystery novels she wrote under the name Mary Westmacott

Who is Agatha Christie?

300

place where the oldest living tree at 4,843 years old is found

Where is California?

300

The name of the Zaphod Beeblebrock's spaceship

What is Heart of Gold?

400

An early nickname of the Hillsdale Athletic teams before it was changed in 1968 to Chargers

Who are the Bearcats?

400

Framed Roger Rabbit

Who is Judge Doom?

400

Colorado laureate Milford Shields must have been surprised when the governor also made this singer laureate in 1974

What is John Denver?

400

What Mycologists study

What is Fungi?

400

The name of one of Calvin's alter egos, a hardboiled private eye

Who is Tracer Bullet?

500

The first President of Hillsdale College

Who is Daniel McBride Graham

500

British singer born Harry Webb

Who is Sir Cliff Richard?

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A recent Pulitzer Prize winner set during WWII: “Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever”

 

What is All the Light We Cannot See?

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The name of Quin's favorite Hillsdale prof

Who is Dr. Pytal?

500

The first joke book

What is Philogelos?

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