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100

Although I grew up in New England, I was born to run in this state.


What is New Jersey?

100

Instead of the usual Class Clown, Best Athlete, Most Likely to Succeed and other titles given to high school seniors, this unusual prize was given to me because of my humor column in the shool paper.


What is voted in as Class Journalist?

100

It is affirmative that this band played the first concert I went to in high school and the only one to perform on a round revolving stage.

Who is Yes?

100

Even though the top sports in my high school were skiing, tennis and lacrosse, I lettered in these two more traditional American sports


What are football and track?

100

This is the number of people we usually invite for our weekly festive Friday night meals.

What are 7 guests?

200

This breed of one of my cats is quite peculiar, characterized by a short tail and chirping instead of meowing.


What is an American Bobtail?

200

While studying at Brandeis University, I was one of the original members of this newly formed sports club that never existed before.


What is the Brandeis ice hockey club?

200

I loved this band so much as a kid, that my parents took me on the last train to see them at Forrest Hills tennis center in NY. when I was just seven years old.


Who are the Monkees?

200

I love the great outdoors, but don’t want to rough it too much - so this is the best way to get the most out of both worlds.

What is glamping?

200

This is my favorite flavor for the cake, the chips inside the cake and the ice cream on top of the cake.

What is chocolate?

300

Even though I stopped doing reserve military duty years ago, my son who is now in the army and I were both trained for this role which can also be critical in civilian life.


What is a combat medic?

300

During my junior year abroad at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, I worked at a fast food place serving this interesting pairing of Italian and Israeli cuisine.

What is pizza and falafel?

300

As a parent, this Disney film for kids also had a whole new world of adult comedy and great songs so that it was no problem watching it over and over again.

What is Alladin?

300

The film which I’ve seen at least 20 times, which is responsible for the name of my Fantasy Football team called the Fawn Knudsens.

What is the Big Lebowski, dude?

300

I used to enjoy my favorite drink at the Bull & Finch Pub off Boston Common, which besides inspiring the TV show Cheers, was famous for their version of this nightshade based cocktail.

What is a Bloody Mary?

400

The translation of my family name into Hebrew is actually this fine wood, which is a lot better than the meaning in English which is related to Rocky Mountain Spotted fever.

What is Teak?

400

If you listen carefully, you can understand why I am occasionally called upon to make this type of contribution to corporate videos.


What is a Voice Over?

400

I have played this classical instrument from age five but eventually found that playing guitar goes over a lot better at parties.


What is the violin?

400

Probably the best defenseman and my favorite player of all time, his name rhymes with his number.

Who is No 4 Bobby Orr?

400

I love drinking this pure form of fruit juice more than any other soft drink.

What is apple cider?

500

The place where my family had a summer cabin that might be equated with family hotels and dirty dancing.


What are the Catskill mountains?

500

As a teenager, I resented my mother sending me to this old-fashioned course over the summer, but it paid off big time thanks to companies like Apple and IBM.


What is a blind typing course?

500

We were all so grateful for one of the highlights of my college career, when they brought this late great Bay Area guitarist to do a show at the gymnasium.

Who is Jerry Garcia?

500

I am an avid player of a word game where using all your letters results in this bonus.

What is 50 points?

500

In Jerusalem, history goes back over 2000 years, so you need a bit of ancient knowledge to show your friends around town. Taking this course, however, really gave me a much “deeper” understanding of the Holy City. 

What is the Western Wall Tunnels Tour Guide Course?