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MSM 20-21
The Year 1997
Halloween Trivia
Miscellaneous
100

This is the name of Annika’s dog.

Who is Coco (aka perfect baby angel)?

100

This professor famously broke down in tears at Murphy’s during one of the last weeks of the 20-21 MSM program.

Who is Professor Kurtz?

100

Hey, Leo! This was the highest grossing movie of 1997 and held the record for the highest grossing movie of all time until 2010.

What is Titanic? (Cue a recorder solo to Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On”)

100

Jenna Ortega plays a darkly funny teen in what Addams Family spin-off series?

What is Wednesday?

100

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Who is Amelia Earheart?

200

“Love is Embarrassing” is a song off of this artist’s second album, Guts.

Who is Olivia Rodrigo?

200

Was that a ghost? This 20-21 MSM alum famously moaned on Zoom during class.

Who is Katie Beyer?

200

How posh: this girl group had their international breakthrough in the US in 1997.

Who are the Spice Girls?

200

Rockwell's 1984 song “Somebody’s Watching Me” features what pop singer on the chorus?

Who is Michael Jackson?

200

This is the only mammal that can fly.

What is a bat?

300

Which island-style game does Annika regularly play on her Nintendo Switch?

What is Animal Crossing?

300

Name two MSM alums who have recently gotten engaged or married (not to each other).

Who are Lizzy O’Brien, Nicolás Román Ahlgrim, Jackie Ovassapian, & Travis Piotrowski? (+100 points for every name after 2)

300

Name 2 famous people who passed away in 1997. (Hint: an iconic royal and an iconic rapper)

Who are Princess Diana, Notorious B.I.G., and Mother Theresa?

300

Hey, witches! This is the name for a group of them.

What is a coven?

300

This is the only letter that does not appear in any US state’s name.

What is Q?

400

Annika and Nivedha went to see this artist in concert earlier this year.

Who is Raveena?

400

This was Professor Noel’s nickname for one of our classmates with a seasonal-sounding last name.

What is Austin Spring Winter Sommer?

400

1997 was the year the Space Shuttle Discovery performed repairs on this device during its STS-82 mission.

What is the Hubble Space Telescope?

400

What are the names of the three kidnappers who abduct “Sandy Claws” in the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas?

Who are Lock, Shock, and Barrel?

400

What is the national animal of Scotland?

What is a unicorn?

500

Name the song that Annika sang for karaoke during last year’s Friendsgiving. (Bonus points for naming the artist as well)

What is “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys? (+250 points for also naming the artist)

OR

What is “From the Start” by Laufey? (+250 points for also naming the artist)

500

This is the name of Kristen Sackley’s beloved pet Pug. 

Who is Trooper?

500

It’s all coming back to me now: this album won Album of the Year at the 1997 Grammys. (Half points for naming the artist)

What is Falling Into You? (Half points for naming Celine Dion)

500

On average, how many seeds are there in a pumpkin?

What is 500? (Half credit for being 100 either over or under)

500

Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2023? (Bonus points for naming the movie as well)

Who is Michelle Yeoh?

(250 bonus points for naming Everything Everywhere All At Once)

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