Harshawn's Biography
Journalism
Video Games
Cars
Colorful words
100
Harshawn followed in the footsteps of journalist Greg Miller by attending Mizzou. Harshawn also briefly became a video game journalist, writing for this site.
What is gameranx?
100
This is the San Diego NPR affiliate station.
What is KPBS?
100
The firt PlayStation was released in this year — the same year one of the contestants was born.
What is 1994?
100
This compact car shares its name with the section of a flower that contains the petals.
What is the Corolla?
100
The Washington Commanders used to be called this.
What are the Redskins?
200
In 7th grade, Shawn became ran and was elected to this position of the CJSF club. He did not — and still does not know — the duties it entailed.
What is parlimentarian?
200
These are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters." Kendrick Lamar has one.
What are The Pulitzer Prizes?
200
It's not Michael Jordan — just Mario's original name.
Who is jumpman?
200
Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning founded this American car company – though, legally there are 5 cofounders.
What is Tesla?
200
People of this vocation create objects by forging metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut.
What is blacksmithing?
300
In 4th grade, Shawn ran for this position in student government. He lost to the daughter of a teacher.
What is historian?
300
In the United States, the first letter of a radio station's call sign is generally K for stations west of the Mississippi River, and this letter for those east of the Mississippi River
What is W?
300
This was Harshawn's first console of his own — it came with LittleBigPlanet2 and Ratchet and Clank.
What is the PS3?
300
As desribed by its creator, this car is "large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for."
What is the Model T?
300
This is an Italian women's fashion brand AND a pejorative term for a person on the left of the political spectrum.
What is (a) pinko?
400
For show and tell in pre-school, Shawn played this instrument. He did not know how to.
What is the ukelele?
400
Nellie Bly is the female journalist that was known for pioneering the field of investigative journalism. She went undercover in an insane asylum for her piece titled "Ten Days in the _____"
What is madhouse?
400
In Harry's version of Pokemon Silver that Harshawn played growing up the rival was named Jimmy and the player was named this.
Who is Tupac?
400
The name for this vehicle was derived from the Coast Salish peoples' name for Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington.
What is Tacoma?
400
You'd have to eat at least 200 apple seeds to die from this.
What is cyanide?
500
At the beginning of Shawn's life, he was born. What time did that happen?
What is 3:27 PM?
500
In the United States, journalists do not have the federal right to refuse to testify about their sources of information obtained during the news gathering and dissemination process. These are called ______ laws.
What is "shield"?
500
In Street Fighter, the character Balrog is known by this name in Japan, but was changed in the U.S. to avoid a lawsuit — which would have been an ear-biter:
What is Mike Bison?
500
In 2024, this was the most stolen automobile in California.
What is the 2015 Kia Optima?
500
This is a verb meaning to enlist someone, as well as a noun for someone newly enlisted into something, usually the armed forces.
What is "recruit"?