Famous ARICans
Colleges and Universities
Stupid Answers
North America
Weights and Measures
100
The ARIC person with the fastest marathon time.
Who is Aaron Folsom (1975, Age 21, time 2:21). Honorable mention David Couper (circa 1985, time: 2:25)
100
First enrolling students in 1795, the oldest public university in the United States.
What is The University of North Carolina?
100
The northernmost state among the Carolinas.
What is North Carolina?
100
Jesse "The Body" Ventura, ex-professional wrestler was 38th governor of this state.
What is Minnesota?
100
Early examples include bagels with cream cheese in pre-portioned packages.
What is participant snack?
200
Part of ARIC since the Stone Age. Parent of twins. Walks around the office in bare feet.
Who is Woody Chambless?
200
America's 'First Research University.'
What is Johns Hopkins?
200
Manufactured by Mississippi company Blazon-Flexible Flyer, Inc, it is proclaimed to be the very best snow sled in the United States.
What is The Flexible Flyer?
200
Inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables.
What is Minnesota?
200
The trait measured in men at Visit 4 using the Hamilton Scale.
What is male pattern baldness?
300
The first ARIC Project Officer. He is currently an investigator at one of the Field Centers.
Who is Richey Sharrett?
300
Arnold Palmer recognized as the player whose aggressive play and winning personality raised golf to national attention, honed his skills on the championship golf team.
What is Wake Forest University?
300
Founded in 1834 in Wake Forest, NC where it was located until 1956.
What is Wake Forest University?
300
On June 24,1784, in this state, 13-year old Edward Warren went airborne in the first successful manned balloon launch in the United States.
What is Maryland?
300
The device used at all four previous ARIC exams that is now banned from use.
What is Mercury Sphygmomanometer?
400
I said "Billions of brain cells with trillions of connections, and so much we don't understand about how it all works. It's hard for me to think of anything more intriguing."
Who is Tom Mosley?
400
Located near a college 'town,' it is the size of 78 football fields --- 9.5 million square feet.
What is The Mall of America?
400
Tonka Trucks were developed and are continued to be manufactured here.
What is Minnetonka?
400
It has 1,500 lakes of 10 acres or more in size and 37,000 miles of fresh water streams.
What is North Carolina?
400
The imaginary line passing through the external ear canal and across the top of the lower bone of the eye socket, immediately under the eye.
What is Frankfort Plane?
500
Born in Chile, educated in London, now resides in the southern part of heaven.
Who is Gerardo Heiss?
500
Site of the world's first human lung transplant and first heart transplant.
What is the University of Mississippi?
500
Constructed circa 1850, an acorn-shaped gazebo can be found here.
What is Acorn Park in Silver Spring, MD?
500
The oldest game in America is stickball. The Choctaw Indians of this state played the game.
What is Mississippi?
500
Originally made from a secret recipe in an historic building in Old Salem, they are often sold by the dozen.
What are Krispy Kreme Doughnuts?
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