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This English colony was presumed missing for centuries, but probably just moved to a nearby island.
What is the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
Though many were involved in the Constitution’s signing, this is the name for the principal group of seven.
Who are the founding fathers?
Not books and not movies–this other type of media is held in an archive on the 4th floor of Shapiro.
What are (computer and) video games?
A literally crappier version of its 1969 predecessor, this music festival’s 1999 edition is often referred to as “Trashstock.”
What is Woodstock?
Literal wheel time!
[you got 200 free points yippee!]
The 2004 show Lost had this many seasons.
What is six?
The Michigan Archive was founded on this year.
What is 2020?
Like many archives, these two detectives from The X-Files are relegated to the basement.
Who are Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully?
In addition to the United States, this other country also scared listeners with a radio broadcast of War of the Worlds, with seriously fiery consequences.
What is Ecuador?
The Wheel of Fortune is one card in this kind of deck, said to divine the future.
What is tarot?
This 80s movie has everything: teen angst, comic book nerds, and even vampires!
What is “The Lost Boys?”
Unearthed in this country in 2021, the Golden City was found by accident while archaeologists searched for the mortuary temple of Tutankhamun.
What is Egypt?
Part of the Internet Archive, this tool allows you to search for previous iterations of websites by timestamp.
What is The Wayback Machine?
On this date in 1987, this stock market crash sparked dark fears of another Great Depression.
What is Black Monday?
What is this, a cross-over episode?
[yay you got that phrase or maybe you didn’t #sad]
This mysterious man hijacked a plane, demanded ransom money, and then parachuted into the unknown.
Who is D. B. Cooper?
This state might already bring the heat, but it’s also where the VERY hot U.S. Foundry headquarters is located.
What is Florida?
This horror fiction podcast from Rusty Quill may or may not be the reason some of us joined The Michigan Archive; they even share the same initials!
What is The Magnus Archives?
A boxing match between these two men helped distract from a burglary exposing illegal FBI activities including the secret COINTEL program.
Who are Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier?
Together, these two have hosted Wheel of Fortune since 1983.
Who are Vanna White and Pat Sajak?
Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song about this ship, lost to Lake Superior during a storm in 1975.
What is the Edmund Fitzgerald?
Ah, yes, there’s Waldo!
[point at him]
This organization, whose name is quite explanatory, is an international NGO which promotes international cooperation between archives.
What is the International Council on Archives?
In reciting the line, “After the storm, I see calm water again,” Greek actor Hegelochus accidentally substituted this sneaky mammal for one of the words.
What is a weasel?
There are approximately this many miles of tunnels hidden beneath the University of Michigan.
What is 5 miles?