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100

Freddy, the titular character of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, is this species of animal

What is a bear?

100

The eucalyptus trees that abound in Victoria are called “gums,” and the young shoots at the bottom of the trunk are called “suckers;” so [REDACTED] came to mean a young native son of Victoria, just as Ohioans are nicknamed “Buckeyes” (buckeyes are also trees prevalent in Ohio).

What is Gum-Suckers March?

100

California, Guilty Pleasure, Coffee.

Who is Chappell Roan?

100

"For Greater Bands" is the motto of this sorority I joined.

What is Tau Beta Sigma?
100

A Captain America movie from 2016 and the type of animal featured in Jurassic Park.

What is Civil War Dinosaur?
200

Was that the bite of '87? No, it's just the mouth of this animatronic from The Country Bear Jamboree, recently renamed because his name was seen as offensive to alcoholics.

Who is Liver Lips/Romeo McGrowl

200

[REDACTED] is a delightfully programmatic work, meant to musically portray the characteristics of a Kaleidoscope. Carol envisions colors and patterns, masterfully representing them for the modern concert band. Clever passages weave around the ensemble giving musicians and audiences alike something to enjoy. 

What is Kalos Eidos?
200

Mess, Godlight, Orange Juice.

Who is Noah Kahan?

200

Throwing this food at football games is a Texas Tech tradition I hate.

What are tortillas?

200

The reason I had to get a Tetanus shot my senior year and the first name of composer Ticheli.

What is dunk tank Frank?

300

August of this year marked the release of the first Five Nights at Freddy's game

What is 2014?

300

A witch who lives in a hut supported by chicken legs, rides through the air demonically with Mussorgsky’s best Bald Mountain pictorialism.

What is Baba Yaga (Pictures at an Exhibition)?

300

Velvet Ring, Masterpiece, Simulation Swarm.

Who is Big Thief?

300

This professor taught Creating the Critical Listener, or SHMRG, and funded my zine-making final project.

Who is Dr. Brinker?

300

Sanrio's most famous character and a nickname for Branson, Missouri.

What is Hello Kitty Silver Dollar City?

400

This Disneyland attraction, which opened in 1963, is widely acknowledged as the first use of audio animatronics in the Disney Parks.

What is the Enchanted Tiki Room?

400

This piece by Johannes Brahms, was one of a pair of contrasting concert overtures — the other being the Tragic Overture, Op. 81.

What is Academic Festival Overture?

400

Square, Circle, Star.

Who is Mitski

400
The Vernacular Music Center at TTU is home to the CEBC, the ensemble in which I'll play this instrument next semester.
What is the English bagpipe?
400

A Boygenius song off "The Record" and a student teacher we once called Mort

What is True Blue Hayden Drew?

500

This company, best known for its puppets, and muppets, created the animatronics for the 2023 Five Nights at Freddy's movie.

What is Jim Henson's Creature Shop?

500

Why not return to the Greek myths for this symphony? And since this story needed to be big (epic, even), I’d use the original, truly epic tale of Odysseus, as told thousands of years ago by Homer in The Odyssey.

What is Wine Dark Sea?

500

Halloween, Killer, ICU.

Who is Phoebe Bridgers?

500

It's a Goin' Band tradition to chant "get off the grass" when passing this part of campus on game days.

What is Memorial Circle?

500

A drag queen featured in "But I'm a Cheerleader" and a Texas Tech (and SFA) stand tune.

What is RuPaul Wabash Cannonball?

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