The Dawn of the Internet (90s)
This carnivoran stuffed mammal was used to measure the growth of Ben in pictures as a baby.
Bear
This is the 2002 classic and very age-appropriate song Ben would sing while in his car seat.
"This Love" by Maroon 5
This was Ben's favorite Science Olympiad event.
Storm the Castle
Due to the pandemic and the closure of the UA Box Office, Ben started working at this market.
Highland Market
Bonus points: what station does Ben enjoy working at the most?
This is the extra consonant in the German alphabet.
ß or "Eszett"
In 1890, photographer Jacob Riis published this exposé documenting the New York City tenement slums.
How the Other Half Lives
Bonus points: what was the name given to investigative journalism during the Progressive Era in the United States?
This research library was founded on April 24, 1800.
U.S. Library of Congress
This song was the basis for the 2015 play written by Ben.
Hotel California by the Eagles
Bonus points: what Shakespeare play did Ben preform in?
Double bonus points: what character did he play?
Triple bonus points: what was his favorite play to star in?
This is the number of times Ben was tested for COVID-19.
About 32 times
These are the two houses of the German federal parliament.
Bundestag and Bundesrat
On April 29, 1999, Ben was born, and the world celebrated, but this is the other national holiday that the U.S. was commemorating.
National Zipper Day
On Christmas 2008, these two turtles entered Ben’s life, and there was much rejoicing.
Bub and Liopleurodon
Bonus points: from what game does Bub’s name derive?
This was the name of the dog Ben originally wanted besides Luna.
Rudy
The legal case, The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes (1925), centered around the teaching of evolution in public schools, violating this Tennessee state law.
Butler Act
Willkommen and bienvenue to the nihilism of the Weimar Republic. This 1939 novel was adapted into the 1951 Broadway play "I am a Camera" by John Van Druten.
Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood
This is the time Ben was born.
4:24 PM
The quasi-police of the sky, the TSA, was established through this 2001 act in response to the 9/11 attacks.
Aviation and Transportation Security Act
On Halloween 2010, Ben was this beloved musician.
Ringo
Bonus points: what album inspired him/his friends' costume?
Double bonus points: what were 3 other Halloween costumes that Ben has worn?
This is the title of Ben's thesis paper.
"The South's Least Favorite Son:" Parade and Historical Memory of the Leo Frank Case
Bonus points: what is the title of his capstone paper?
This is the name of the German exchange student who stayed with Ben in 2016.
Leon Brenner
Bonus points: what town in Germany did Ben visited on his exchange trip?
Double bonus points: what was the name of the German exchange student Ben stayed with in 2017?
This was the best-selling album in 1999 with 9,445,732 copies sold.
Millennium by the Backstreet Boys
This was Ben's favorite movie in 2005.
Master of Disguise
The launch of this space shuttle on May 16, 2011 marked the penultimate mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-134)
Bonus points: how many times was the Endeavour launched into space?
Double bonus points: who piloted the Endeavour on its final mission?
These are 2 COVID-19 awareness/protection slogans developed and used by the UK government.
"Stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives" (March 2020)
"Stay alert, control the virus, save lives" (May 2020)
"Wash hands, cover face, make space" or "Hands, face, space" (June 2020)
"Rule of six" (September 2020)
This is Ben's favorite word in German.
Bequem