Dogs and Peanut Butter
Nueva Faculty and Staff
Distant Socials
Nueva in the time of Coronavirus
100

According to the popular conception, one human year is equal to this many "dog years."

What is Seven

100

This Science of Mind teacher is last alphabetically, both by first name and by last name.

Who is Stephanie S.?

100

This Festival of Colors, observed especially in India but all over the world, celebrates the victory of good over evil, the end of winter, and the beginning of spring.

What is Holi?

100

No longer necessary for most of us, this is the street address of Nueva’s Bay Meadows campus.

What is 131 E 28th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403?

200

Two peanut farmers have been elected President of the United States — Thomas Jefferson, and this still-living president from Georgia.

Who is Jimmy Carter?

200

This state, fought over between the Midwest and the South, was the childhood home to two Nueva teachers. 

What is Arkansas? (Allen Frost and John Feland)

200

This messy annual festival in Spain involves lots and lots of tomatoes — in fact, that's how it got its name.

What is La Tomatina?

200

Before Zoom made free accounts more powerful, this was how many minutes a Zoom meeting could run on a free account.

What is 40?

300

This diminutive dog breed is the favorite of the Queen of England.

What are Corgis?

300

This always-second-best-MLB-team-in-its-own-East-Coast-city is Jim Morrison's favorite.

Who are the New York Mets?

300

Oktoberfest, full of beer and lederhosen, is celebrated all over but traditionally centered on this German city.

What is Munich?

300

They may not have ever worked properly, but this is how many fan speed settings there theoretically were in the new wing.

What is four?

400

This astronaut, the first American to travel into space, later brought a peanut with him to the moon.

Who is Alan Shepard?

400

You may remember Laurel from the back desk — this is her last name.

What is Donnenwirth?

400

Día de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday honoring lost loved ones, typically straddles these two months of the year.

What are October and November?

400

We may not have known it then, but this date turned out to be the last full day of in-person instruction at the Nueva Upper School.

What is (Wednesday,) March 11th?

500

This breed of hunting dog originally from central Africa is known to yodel instead of barking.

What are Basenjis?

500

This is the first name of Jen N.'s baby, born at the end of March.

What is Rami?

500

Bonnaroo, a music festival celebrated since 2002 on a 700-acre farm, takes place in this small Tennessee town.

What is Manchester?

500

This room number, rarely used or even uttered, corresponds to the Nueva Upper School Dining Hall.

What is (SM) 149?

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