Round 1
Every state that Water 5 passed through to reach Missouri
What is Kansas?
The government organization that is responsible for collecting taxes in the United States
What is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?
The 3 programs that make up AmeriCorps
What are VISTA, NCCC, and State and National?
Colorado's second-largest city, famous as the home of the Air Force Academy
What is Colorado Springs?
The county where Columbia is located
What is Boone County?
The number of days between the start and the end of Round 1 (including travel)
What is 31 days?
The primary tax category for nonprofit organizations
What is a 501(c)3?
The word-for-word AmeriCorps NCCC Mission Statement
What is, "To Strengthen Communities and Develop Leaders Through Direct, Team-Based Community Service."
Denver's Elevation
What is exactly 1 mile (5,280 feet)?
The number of colleges in Columbia, Missouri
Bonus letter: The names of every college in Columbia, Missouri
What is 3?
What is the University of Missouri (Mizzou), Stephens College, and Columbia College?
The distance, in miles, between 506 Noble Court, Columbia, Missouri, and 15001 E Oxford Avenue, Aurora, Colorado
(No toll roads, because we never ever use those)
Within 50 miles = 1 letter
Within 25 miles = 2 letters
What is 730 miles?
This constitutional amendment enables the United States federal government to collect income tax.
What is the 16th Amendment?
The Great Depression-era program that AmeriCorps was modeled after
Acronym = 1 letter
Full Name = 2 letters
What was the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)?
The meaning of the word "Colorado"
What is "colored red?"
What is the Missouri River?
Three locations where Water 5 did PT
What is The Pinnacles Youth Park, Fingers Lake State Park, the Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Center, and the Community Church on Worley Street?
The number of tax brackets in the United States for the 2021 tax year
What is 7?
The city that hosted the headquarters of the now-disbanded Mid-Atlantic Region
What is Baltimore, Maryland?
The percentage of land in Colorado that is owned by the US Federal Government
Within 10 percent = 1 letter
Within 5 percent = 2 letters
What is 33.3%?
The population of Columbia, Missouri
Within 20,000 = 1 letter
Within 10,000 = 2 letters
What is 126,254?
On average, the total number of service hours earned by a Water 5 member in Round 1
Within 50 hours hours = 1 letter
Within 20 hours = 2 letters
What is 212 hours?
The sales tax (in percent) for Denver, Colorado
Within 1% = 1 letter
Within 0.5% = 2 letters
What is 8.81%?
The year that AmeriCorps NCCC was officially founded
What is 1993?
Colorado's Nickname
What is "The Centennial State?"
The company or organization that is the top employer in Columbia, Missouri
Bonus letter: The percent of working residents employed by this company or organization
What is the University of Missouri (Mizzou)?
Bonus: What is 8.75%?