Know Your Knots
Songs About Water: Lyrical Edition
Whose Paper is it Anyway?
Spelling Bee
DFWI
200
This knot is known as the 'King of Knots'
What is the Bowline?
200
This song contains the following lyrics:
Humidity is rising (Mm rising), barometer's getting low (How low, girl?)
According to all sources (What sources now?)
The street's the place to go (You better hurry up)
'Cause tonight for the first time (First time)
Just about half-past ten (Half-past ten)
What is It's Raining Men by the Weather Girls?
200
This DFWI staff is the lead author on the following publication:
Creating a water and nutrient budget for Lake Trafford, FL, USA
Who is Mark Lucius?
200
This device is used by limnologists to capture a discrete zooplankton sample at a specific depth
What is a S-c-h-i-n-d-l-e-r plankton trap?
200
This is the new official (FOREVER) amount of words in the title 'DFWI'
Four words (Darrin FRESH WATER Institute)
400
This knot is commonly used in rock climbing and sailing, but is overall a great stopper knot
What is a Figure Eight Knot?
400
This song contains the following lyrics:
It's far beyond the stars
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
What is Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin?
400
This faculty member is an author on the following publication:
Building a collaborative monitoring strategy for a changing St. Louis River Estuary: a recommendation report
Who is Dr. Kait Reinl?
400
Organic material from outside a lake system that was transported in
What is A-l-l-o-c-h-t-h-o-n-o-u-s?
400
On average, this is how often the Finkle Brook delta in front of the boathouse is dredged
What is 10 years?
600
While not a knot (haha) on it's own line, this is a common way to tie a boat to a dock
What is a cleat hitch?
600
This song contains the following lyrics:
You have my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
Maybe in magazines
But you'll still be my star
What is Umbrella - Rihanna?
600
This staff member is an author on the following publication:
The contribution of phenotypic plasticity to the evolution of insecticide tolerance in amphibian populations
Who is Mr. Brain Michelle Mattes?
600
Relating to the banks of a river/lake
What is R-i-p-a-r-i-a-n?
600
This is the manufacturer of the new RV C.W. Boylen (research boat)
Armor Marine
800
This knot can be used to tie a boat to a piling, among other uses
What is a Clove Hitch?
800
This song contains the following lyrics:
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
What is Once in a Lifetime - The Talking Heads?
800
This faculty member is the lead author on the following publication:
Differences in UV transparency and thermal structure between alpine and subalpine lakes: implications for organisms
Who is Dr. Kevin Rose?
800
This is the increasing concentration of substances up a food chain
What is B-i-o-m-a-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n?
800
This is the number of concrete flower pots along Route 9 in front of the Institute
What is six?
1000
This simple binding knot is known by a few names
What is a Square Knot or Reef Knot?
1000
This song contains the following lyrics:
Sail on silvergirl,
Sail on by.
Your time has come to shine.
All your dreams are on their way.
See how they shine.
If you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind.
What is Bridge over Trouble Water - Simon and Garfunkel?
1000
This DFWI staff member is an author on this publication:
Development and validation of a novel suspended particulate matter sampling device for analysis of particle-bound microbial communities
Who is Ms. Mario Pelvis?
1000
Small, segmented worms that live in the sediments of lakes and streams
What is O-l-i-g-o-c-h-a-e-t-e?
1000
No only is this the year Dr. Jeremy Farrell started working at DFWI, it was also the year that the lodge was remodeled
When is 2003?