Old Games
What classic park game pits two teams with two areas against one another, until somebody returns with the other's colors?
Capture the Flag
What does an Oriole sound like?
Cheeruup shooroooeee cheep rrrreeereer (enthusiastic bird noises are acceptable answers)
If confronted, could you take a wolf with your bare hands?
No, unequivocally. Liam Neeson misled you.
Sasquatch's frozen mountain climbing cousin is called what?
Yeti
What branch of philosophy explores the nature of being?
Ontology
What famous videogame series tells the epic history of Cyrodiil · Elsweyr · Morrowind · & Skyrim?
The Elder Scrolls
This former SNL comedian, and US Senator attended SLP through 4th grade...
Al Franken
What survival aid can be used to create shelters, rainwater catchers, hammocks & so much more?
Canvas Tarp
In 1938, what book adaptation turned radio broadcast famously tricked thousands of Americans into thinking aliens were attacking Earth?
War of the Worlds, broadcast by Orson Welles
What famous allegory describes the difficulty of perception, between reality's true form and illusions and shadows?
Plato's Cave
What game uses a metal slammer thrown upon or flipped upon smaller pieces, which are then permanently kept by the winner?
Pogs
What is the Western most room in SLP HS? (Fun bonus points for which staff is the Western most person in SLP HS?)
Student Services (Kjirsten Hanson)
How can you tell approximately how much time remains until sunset, or from sunrise, using no tools, only the sun and the horizon?
15 minutes per finger, held at arm's length
Will-o'-the-Wisp, or Foxfire, an ancient phenomena from Scotland to Cambodia, describes glowing blue/green balls of light hovering and disappearing into the night air, over what?
Swamps/Bogs
What is Nietzsche's famous quote about overcoming pain and struggle?
In Mario 64, there is a cannon useful for climbing mountains, but also allows you to shoot to what secret location?
The Island In The Sky
What does the floor grate in the windowed construction room contain?
Underground tunnels (to McDonald's?)
What is an easy way to tell if a wild berry is poisonous or not (except Nightshade, don't eat that)?
Bumpy OK, Smooth Stay Away
(Bumpy (aggregate) is ok except Nightshade. Red/orange are 50/50. White/yellow you 90% not ok/poisoned.)
In June 1908, a meteorite the size of the Lincoln Memorial air burst, creating a massive crater, detonating with up to 50 kilotons of force. This event is known as as what?
Tunguska Event (Russia)
The stages of Baudrillard's Simulacrum; Order of Reality (reflection of reality), Order of Maleficence (masking reality), Order of Sorcery (absence of reality), Pure Simulacra (no relation to reality), are reflected in what famous film?
The Matrix
What is the original name of a Nintendo plumber as well as the alias of a famous basketball player?
Jumpman (Mario & Jordan)
What bird, local to MN, sings the name of the Online Learning Coordinator?
The Mewing Catbird
Called Firesteel, this tool can be struck to create sparks, ignition, and ultimately, fire?
Ferro Rod OR Magnesium starter
What invisible force carries earth energy between ancient sites all over the globe, like Glastonbury Tor, Stone Henge, Pyramids of Giza, Machu Picchu, and Mount Shasta?
Ley Lines
Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Zizek, frequently uses the story of "Bartleby, the Scrivener," and the allegory of a coffee shop to describe what Hegelian thought device?
Negation