There were no consistent standards or regulations to define organic agriculture in the United States until the implementation of this.
What is the National Organic Program?
(Note: more specifically, the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, implemented in October 2002 by the National Organic Program regulation published in December 2000).
100
The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of this continent.
What is Australia?
100
This is the Japanese word for "harbor wave."
What is Tsunami?
100
Marni likes most sports, but is a rabid fan of this one team in particular – travels for games, has superstitions around wearing branded gear during games, has an autographed team photo from over 20 years ago.
What is the Duke University Blue Devils basketball team?
100
This West Coast staff member is an 46-R (climbed all 46 high peaks in the Adirondacks)
Who is Nate Lewis?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This is a practice that organic farmers use to build healthy soils.
What is cover crop, crop rotation, composted manure? (all are correct answers)
200
A horned lizard can shoot this from its eyes.
What is blood?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: These are three names of people in the Kardashian/Jenner family.
Who are (must have three of the following:) Kris, Caitlin, Kendall, Khloe, Kim, Kourtney, Kylie, Rob?
200
When Jessica Shade gets a jar of jelly beans, this is the last flavor left in the jar.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY if you can answer why.
What is Black Licorice?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: because it is her favorite flavor and she saves it for last.
200
This TOC staff member had a bot fly larvae growing in them.
Who is Tracy Misiewicz?
300
Organic farmers use this step to protect their crops from genetic contamination from GMOs.
What is a buffer zone, specially timed planting? (either is correct).
300
In the board game Clue, this is the name of the Colonel.
What is Mustard?
300
This sentence uses every letter in the English language.
What is "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
300
Danielle Cote is deathly afraid of this animal.
What is a bird?
300
This Brattleboro staff member enlisted in the Marine Corps.
Who is Danielle?
400
OTA’s Board of Directors adopted this policy position this summer that it took all the way to the White House.
What is OTA's Pollinator Health policy position?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This franchise has characters called Pikachu, Charizard and Mewtwo.
What is Pokemon?
400
Prince William and Princess Kate are the Duke and Dutchess of this place.
What is Cambridge?
400
This Brattleboro staff member lived and taught in Jinan, China for one year.
Who is Douglas Korb?
400
This new-ish staff member acted in a triple B movie as a philandering spouse whose character was shot and killed by the mafia. It was not a speaking role.
Who is Douglas Korb?
500
This is a big threat to U.S. organic citrus growers, particularly in Florida.
What is citrus greening?
500
This chemical element has the symbol Au.
What is gold?
500
This Harry Potter book title is the second in the series.
What is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
500
This science-writer has the Indian name of Atsasu.
Who is Barb Haumann?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This staff has spent thousands of dollars on oral surgery related to damage from a pierced tongue and laser treatments to erase a botched tattoo.