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100

Where do dogs sweat from-- their ears, their armpits, or their paws?

Their paws!

100

Who wrote "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet"?

William Shakespeare

100

What is the heavy weight at the bottom of a sailboat that keeps it from capsizing?

The keel

100

Cats can spend 70% of their lives sleeping-- True or false?

True!

100
Middlebury is in what county?

Addison County

200

What is the smallest dog breed in the world?

The Chihuahua

200

Which English author wrote the 1813 romance novel "Pride and Prejudice"?

Jane Austen

200

If you are facing the front of the boat, what is the right side called?

Starboard (Left is Port)

200

What do cats' whiskers do?

Help them sense the world around them

200

Middlebury was named after a war hero named Alfred G. Middlebury-- True or false?

False! Middlebury got its name from being midway between Salisbury and New Haven.

300

Which heroic Collie dog always saves the day on TV?

Lassie

300

In the famous children's books by C.S. Lewis, children access a magical world called Narnia by going through a-- wardrobe, school bus, or baseball field?

Wardrobe

300

What type of boat has two hulls instead of just one?

A catamaran

300

Can cats see well in the dark?

Yes

300

What do people go to the Snow Bowl to do?

Ski

400

Which sense is a dog's strongest-- sight, taste or smell?

Smell (Fun fact: The percentage of a dog's brain devoted to analyzing smells is 40 times greater than ours)

400

Which horror author wrote "The Shining" and "Misery"?

Stephen King

400

What is the most common type of single-masted sailboat with a mainsail and one headsail called-- a sloop, schooner, or cutter?

Sloop

400

Cats always land on their feet-- True or false?

False! (While cats do have an incredible “righting reflex” that helps them twist midair, they’re not immune to injury like the myth says.) 

400

What is the 18 mile trail that goes all around Middlebury called?

The TAM (Trail Around Middlebury)

500

What kind of dog is the fastest?

Greyhound (Fun fact: They can go up to 45 miles an hour)

500

What is the name of the fictional bear who eats lots of honey, lives in the Hundred Acre Wood, and is friends with a boy named Christopher Robin?

Winnie the Pooh

500

From which English port did Titanic depart on its maiden voyage-- Liverpool, Belfast, or Southampton?

Southampton

500

Cats can't taste sweetness-- True or false?

True! (They lack sugar receptors.)

500

What huge industry in Middlebury involved quarries?

Marble

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