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Music Trivia
AXE History
Beta Rho/Kappa
AXE Facts
Alchemy
100
What band, originating from the factory districts of Birmingham, England, had a guitarist who lost the tips of two of his fingers in a machine accident, which caused him to need to tune his guitar to a lower pitch, incidentally contributing to the band's distinctive metal sound?
Black Sabbath
100
When and Where was AXE founded?
December 11, 1902 University of Wisconsin at Madison
100
When was Beta Rho founded?
Oct. 30th, 1965
100
What is the fraternity bird
Wyvern
100
Who was the fraud?
Count Cagliostro
200
What band, named after their high school gym teacher, suffered the loss of 3 of its members in a plane crash in 1977?
Lynyrd Skynyrd
200
What year were women first initiated into the Fraternity?
1971
200
What district are we in?
Central
200
What are the fraternity colors?
Chrome Yellow Prussian Blue
200
What was the campanion animal of Altotus?
Albanian Wolfhound
300
In what rock group do all members sport large beards, except for their drummer, named Frank Beard?
ZZ Top
300
What is main reason that AXE was created?
Chemistry Club was unsuccessful so the founders wanted it to be more "elite"
300
Who is our district counselor?
Sarah Pickett
300
What is the fraternity flower and why?
Red Carnation Only thing that grows in Wisconsin in the winter
300
What are the primary purposes of Western and Eastern Alchemy?
Western - Philosopher's Stone Eastern - Elixir of Life
400
What british experimental rock group scored a worldwide hit with "Creep" in 1992, and went on to release albums named "The Bends" and "OK Computer"?
Radiohead
400
Why are women also called brothers?
Because referring to them as sisters made them feel as if they were lesser members
400
What game was played at the founding of Beta Rho?
Basketball
400
Name 3 schools in our district
Delta- University of Missouri (Columbia) Gamma Theta- Truman State University Beta Delta – Missouri S&T Alpha Epsilon- Washington University at St. Louis
400
What is the book that Hermes wrote on alchemy
The Emerald Tablet
500
What band has a longstanding feud with the band Taking Back Sunday, and wrote a song on their debut album, Your Favorite Weapon, about the feud?
Brand New
500
List six of the founders (extra 100 pts for all nine)
Mathews Petura Eggers Silverthorn Kundert McCormick Conger Holty Mattke
500
What are the 3 objects of the fraternity? (must be verbatim)
1. To bind its members with a tie of true and lasting friendship 2. To strive for the advancement of chemistry both as a science and as a profession 3 To aid its members by every honorable means in the attainment of thier ambitions as chemists throughout thier mortal lives
500
What is Parcelsus full name?
Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Paracelsus Bombastus von Hohenheim
500
What are the seven metals and the gods they are based on?
Silver - Luna Tin - Jupiter Iron - Mars Lead - Saturn Mercury - Mercury Gold - Sol Copper - Venus