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200

The person who conducts a marching band is called this, a term originating from their rank in army bands.

What is a drum major?
200

This person was a great poet who wrote both the Illiad and the Odyssey, whose life is almost as mythical as his stories.

Who is Homer?
200

This element is most often cited as the reason bananas are considered radioactive.

What is Potassium?

200

This book, required reading for Sci-fi/Fantasy, is about a world where natural death has been eliminated, so a new class of random executioners has been created, named after the weapons they supposedly wield.

What is Scythe?

200

This, the name of the trophy given out after the Super Bowl, is named after a famous coach who won the first two ever played.

What is the Lombardi Trophy?

400
Some marching bands focus on scoring points in this category, with abbreviation MMEx, where the judge stands on the field and grades based on how the band's marching matches perfect form.

What is Marching & Maneuvering Execution?

400

This Greek-Nigerian basketball player is called the Greek Freak, for his prowess as a power forward.

Who is Giannis Antetokounmpo?

400

This element has 3 common isotopes: 234, 235, and 238, though its most common use requires only one of these three.

What is Uranium?

400

This famous Shakespeare scene, where Juliet calls out to her love and asks wherefore he is Romeo, has lead to a misunderstanding of that initial word, which means “why”.

What is the Balconey Scene?

400

Gary Swenson was involved in many celebrations after he reached this number of all time wins this season.

What is 500?

600

Arc It Up: This is a command given most often to make clean arcs during marching band practice

What is focalise?

600

This philosopher, who created Cynicism, was well known for his eccentricity, often living on the street in rags as a testament to his ideals.

Who is Diogenes?

600

This element was used all over the ancient world, particularly in plumbing, which is a word derived from the Latin name for the metal, with atomic symbol Pb.

What is Lead?

600

In Lit. and Comp. many of us were required to read this book, about Santiago who journeys to find treasure, only to discover it was right at the home he left.

What is the Alchemist?

600

Your choice: Do or don't name this play, in which the QB runs the ball and can choose to pitch it to another back.

What is an option play?

800

This is the name of the band who won Valleyfest in 2024, who shares their name with a type of anniversary celebration.

What is Centennial?

800

It was a great honour in the Byzantine Empire to be born to this, the colour the imperial bedroom was dyed.

What is the purple?

800

This element, named for a state, was discovered at one of its universities, which also gave its name to a different element.

What is Californium

800

A fantasy world, first a Polish book series by Andrzej Sapkowski, then a video game series, now a TV show, from Netflix contains this, a titular type of monster hunter.

What is a Witcher?

800

For signaling for one of these, a returner can reel in a kick without fear of being tackled.

What is a fair catch?

1000

This number of Jack Tenhundfeld's extended family (grandparents, aunts, cousins, ect.) have done marching band.

What is 8?
1000

This Byzantine Emperor reclaimed part of Italy, but his battles with the church and Persia ultimately stopped him from holding on to it.

Who is Justinian I?

1000
This element's atomic symbol shares it's letters with the initials for a luxury bag brand.

What is Livermorium?

1000

This novel by James Joyce, considered one of the greatest works of Irish literature, is famously difficult to parse, containing some of the longest words ever printed; the longest, containing 101 letters, describes a biblical thunderclap.

What is Finnegan's Wake?

1000

This, the simplest of competition names, is often used to describe one of the oldest college football rivalries between two academic powerhouses.

What is The Game?

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