Kerr-story: History of the Kerr clan
This is the English translation of the Kerr Clan Motto, "Sero Sed Serio"
What is Late but in earnest
The year I lived in a house
What is 5th year
Suburb of Springfield (or capital of Greece?)
What is Athens
This peninsula in northeast Wisconsin is sometimes called the Hamptons of the midwest
What is Door County
This deep fried dough pocket usually contains cheese, meat, and tomato sauce
What is a pizza puff
These are the 2 colors that make up the Kerr tartan
What is red and green
The year I switched to software engineering
What is sophomore year
Suburb of Springfield (or capital of Germany?)
What is Berlin
This resort town on a lake in Wisconsin is famous for delivering mail by boat
What is Lake Geneva
This item is said to be “Dragged through the garden”
What is a chicago dog
This is the language that our Scottish ancestors would have spoken
What is Gaelic
The only year ISU beat Iowa in football
What is freshman year
Illinois town at the midpoint between Springfield and Peoria (or the 3rd largest city in California?)
What is San Jose
This island in Lake Michigan is famous for not allowing any cars
What is Mackinac island
This item gets its name from one of Chicago’s largest European immigrant populations
What is polish sausage
This is who the Kerr’s attacked from behind in the Battle of Ancrum Moor
Who are the English
The year Georgia Quarters was invented
What is junior year
The southernmost town in Illinois (or the largest metropolitan area in Africa?)
What is Cairo
This popular midwest vacation spot calls itself the “Waterpark capital of the world”
What is Wisconsin Dells
This Chicago item was not well known outside of the city before Jeremy Allen White helped popularize it in 2022
What is Italian beef
This is the area in Scotland that the Kerr clan originated from
What are the Scottish Borders (will also accept marshes)
The year I lived furthest from campus
What is senior year
Village in the quad cities area (or the fashion capital of Europe?)
What is Milan
This former Lake Michigan resort hotel complex in northern Illinois saw guests such as Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinarta, and Franklin Roosevelt. The only remaining part of the resort today is a “sunset pink” apartment building.
What is Edgewater Beach Hotel
This sandwich is likely the newest of unique Chicago items, originating in the 90s from a Puerto Rican restaurant. It uses fried plantains instead of bread.
What is a jibarito