2000's Music
In 2002, American Idol made its debut. This singer won the first season.
Who is Kelly Clarkson?
The 1999 romantic comedy-drama "10 Things I Hate About You" was a modern retelling of this Shakespeare play.
What is "The Taming of the Shrew"?
This soup is the all-time staple in both North Dakota and the Nest.
What is Knoephla?
A type of institution that is state owned and operated in North Dakota that no other state does.
What is a state owned bank or "Bank of North Dakota."
These are the Benedictine Values of the University of Mary.
What are Community, Hospitality, Respect for Persons, Prayer, Moderation, and Service?
These artists originally sang “For Good” on Broadway in 2003.
Who are Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel?
This film director created the film adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ novel, “A Clockwork Orange."
Who is Stanley Kubrick?
The word "Kuchen" is derived from this language and means this.
What is German and Cake?
What is Theodore Roosevelt National Park?
These are two significant historical events for Christendom that happened between 450 and 550 AD.
DOUBLE POINTS:
What are the widely accepted years for both of these events?
What is The Fall of Rome (476), and the beginning of the Benedictine Order (529)?
In 2009, Kanye West jumped on stage and said Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. This artist's song won female video of the year.
Who is Taylor Swift, You Belong with Me.
This was the first Nicholas Sparks’ novel to have been adapted into a film.
What is "Message in a Bottle," 1999?
This is the North Dakota state beverage.
What is milk?
North Dakota's rank on U.S. State populations.
These are the two most famous Benedictine Monasteries that were both founded during Benedicts life. Also, in which order were they founded.
DOUBLE POINTS
Include the meaning of their names in English.
What is Subiaco (First; and "Under the Lake") and Monte Cassino (Second; and "Hill or Mountain in Cassino, Italy).
These two artists collaborated in 2004 on the hit song “1,2 step."
Who are Ciara and Missy Elliot?
Which of these Oscar-winning best pictures is based on the oldest source novel, "Ben-hur," "Tom Jones," "Around the World in 80 Days," or "Mutiny on the Bounty"?
What is "Tom Jones", published in 1749?
This edible flower is grown more in North Dakota than in any other state.
What is the Sunflower?
This city is the geographical center of North America?
What is Rugby, North Dakota?
Famous Benedictine monk commonly known as the "Apostle to the English."
Who is St. Augustine of Canterbury?
This composer won for his Best Original Score for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Who is Howard Shore?
Which year was the first movie adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women”? 1917, 1956, 1988, or 2001?
What is 1917?
This kind of wheat (grown in ND) is what most pasta in America is made from.
What is Durum Wheat?
These are the five federally recognized Indigenous tribes located in North Dakota.
What are the Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes); the Spirit Lake Nation; the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa; and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation?
*They make up 5% of the ND population.
Annunciation Monastery is part of a long tradition of Benedictine's in America. On the East Coast of the "New World" the spiritual ancestors of the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery began their first monastery in this U.S. State.
DOUBLE POINTS
What is the name of the foundress.
What is Saint Mary's, Pennsylvania?
Founded in 1852 by Sister Benedicta Riepp