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100

What do you call the other dancer relation committee member working with you?

What is your overlapping?

100

Every year, Penn State students and alumni participate in this 46-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon to raise funds for pediatric cancer research. What is the name of this event?

What is THON?

100

This singer's 2015 album 25 featured hits like 'Hello' and 'When We Were Young.' Who is she?

Who is Adele?

100

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

What is a candle?

100

This European city is home to the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum. What is the city?

What is Paris?

200

When was the first THON?

When was 1973?

200

This campus, located in the western part of Pennsylvania, is home to the Penn State Football team’s practice facility, the Lasch Football Building. What is the name of this campus? 

What is Penn State Altoona?

200

This British rock band is known for their iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon, which was released in 1973. Who are they?

Who is Pink Floyd?

200

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

What are footsteps?

200

This man served as the 16th president of the United States and delivered the Gettysburg Address. Who was he?

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

The location where your dancer can get ginger ale and crackers for when they feel nauseous.

What is the Athletic Trainer?
300

This iconic landmark, located in the heart of Penn State’s University Park campus, features a bronze lion statue and is often used for photos. What is the name of this statue?

What is the Nittany Lion Shrine?

300

This German composer, known for his symphonies, was deaf when he composed his famous Ninth Symphony. Who was he?

Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?

300

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

What is the letter M?

300

This element, with the atomic number 79, is often associated with wealth and is known for its yellow color. What is it?

What is gold?

400

The number of committees THON has.

What is 16?

400

This Penn State football coach is known for leading the Nittany Lions to two national championships and becoming the winningest coach in NCAA Division I FBS history. Who is he?

Who is Joe Paterno?

400

This artist is the only one to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year three times for albums The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Back to Black, and In the Lonely Hour. Who is she?

Who is Lauryn Hill?

400

"I have cities, but no houses. I have forests, but no trees. I have rivers, but no water. What am I?

What is a map?
400

This empire, which spanned much of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, was led by Genghis Khan in the 13th century. What was the name of the empire?

What is the Mongol Empire?

500

When someone throws up or passes out you respond with what technique in order to prevent other dancers from freaking out?

What is Yolking?

500

This building, located on Penn State's University Park campus, is home to the College of Engineering and houses state-of-the-art research labs. What is its name?

What is the Hammond Building? 

500

This American jazz saxophonist, nicknamed "Bird" was known for his pioneering work in bebop, recorded albums like A Night in Tunisia and Ko-Ko. Who is he?

Who is Charlie Parker?

500

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

What is an echo?

500

This English author wrote the dystopian novel 1984 and the allegorical novella Animal Farm. Who is he?

Who is George Orwell?

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