Dorian Trivia
This long-standing tradition features counselors dressing up in ridiculous costumes and performing silly skits, songs, and games for the enjoyment of their campers.
This school district is the largest in the state of Iowa and is also Shelly's employee during the school year.
What is Waukee?
Squirrels are native to all but these two continents.
What are Australia and Antartica?
This popular parade held in New York on Thanksgiving Day was first broadcast on television in 1948.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Cynthia Erivo won acclaim and a Tony for her role as Celie in the 2016 Broadway revival of this show.
What is The Color Purple?
This monochromatic dress up day was ended by official edict from the office of the President of Luther College, and was inspired by the foods served up in the college cafeteria
What is Orange Day?
The Buckeye State - and also Shelly's birthplace.
What is Ohio?
Squirrels can find food buried up to this depth in snow.
What is one foot?
Whether made from scratch, or a box, this Thanksgiving Day dish is statistically American's favorite.
What is stuffing?
Before her television breakthrough on Nickelodeon's Victorious, Ariana Grande made her Broadway debut in this show.
What is 13?
This occaisionally bi-pedal rodent is the size of Ethan Nelson and is culplable for 99.9% of the chaos that occurs at Dorian.
Who is Scampers the Squirrel (aka Scampers Dorian, Darth Scampers, Super Smash Scampers, et al)?
This beverage of choice is the perfect thing to get Shelly alive, alert, awake, and enthusiastic on a regular morning at Dorian camp.
What is a fountain soda?
This word is derived from the Greek word sciurus, which means "shadow tail."
What is squirrel?
Roughly 200 of these small fruits are required to make one can of it's sauce, a common side dish at many Thanksgiving Day feasts.
What are cranberries?
8-year-old Jonathan Bailey made his West End debut as this young character in Les Miserables.
Who is Gavroche?
This dinosaur become a viral mascot for the counseling staff in the summer of 2024, noted for her allure and appeal.
Who is Rexy?
What are dragons?
To survive long winters, many squirrels use a technique called "scatter hoarding," in which they spread their food across hundreds or thousands of hiding places, as opposed to this common mammalian survival technique during cold months.
What is hibernation?
This animated TV special, adapted from the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schultz, premiered in 1973.
What is A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?
Jeff Goldblum appears as Ian Malcolm, a philosopher and purveyor of "chaos theory" in this 1993 classic film trilogy.
What is Jurassic Park?
This alias for former head counselor Jeff Knutson is still listed in Casey's phone as his contact name.
What is Kitten?
This chain offers smoothies and bowls made with acai, pitaya, and other fruit bases, plus toppings., and is also Shelly's latest obsession.
What is everbowl? (Or, an acai bowl place)
True squirrel enthusiasts celebrate National Squirrel Day on the 21st day of this month.
What is January?
Long before Garfield ate lasagna, this pop culture feline ruled as king of the cartoons, and was also the first-ever balloon float at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
Who is Felix the Cat?
This Wicked cast member was first internationally recognized for their appearance alongside Pierce Brosnan in the 1997 James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies.
Who is Michelle Yeoh?