Places & Things
What is a leather belt that depicted his travels?
This is the full name that Chris McCandless gave himself when starting this journey.
What is Alexander Supertramp?
This is Chris McCandless' overall ideology that he adopted when undergoing this journey/ordeal.
What is transcendentalism?
And for BONUS POINTS, name the THREE MAIN IDEOLOGUES that impacted him; you must win in Rock, Paper, Scissors if you have challengers that want to answer this question
This is who McCandless met on a trip into Salton City to get supplies---and who he formed a strong bond with before leaving.
Who is Ronald Franz?
This is why Krakauer includes the stories of other real people going through ordeals/journeys like McCandless.
What is...
to compare and contrast McCandless' mindset, personality, and adventure to the others.
This is what you call the plastic piece on the end of the shoelace.
What is an AGLET?
This is what Chris did to help while he stayed in the slabs with Burres.
What is selling books at their flea market stall?
This is the only food that Alex brought on his journey to Alaska.
What is a 10lb bag of rice?
This is 1) where Chris worked in Bullhead City & 2) what he almost refused to wear.
What is 1) McDonalds, & 2) socks.
This was the only member of Chris' family he said he was close to and their relation.
Who is Carine, his sister?
This is the alias/pseudonym that Everett Ruess carved on the walls of the canyon.
What is "Nemo"?
The number of legs that a centipede has.
What is 30 legs?
This is the exact location (Shelter, Area, then State) where Chris lost his life.
What is Fairbanks Bus 142, Stampede Trail, Alaska?
After a flood, this is what Alex did to his car because he was impatient.
What is drained the battery?
This is the majority response that Krakauer reports he received from his OUTSIDE Magazine outside article on Chris.
What is 'critical of Chris' ignorance or arrogance'?
This is 1) the Alaskan who spotted Chris on his way to Fairbanks, Alaska and this is 2) what he gave to Chris.
Who is Jim Gallien and what are too-big hiking boots?
John Waterman and Chris's story resemble each others in many ways, but how did Waterman's and Chris's differ?
A. Chris burned his money, Waterman always had it on him
B. Chris was short and Waterman was very tall
C. Chris was able to make friends, Waterman was socially awkward
D. Chris was afraid of the water and Waterman feared heights
What is...
C. Chris was able to make friends, Waterman was socially awkward?
FINISH THAT LYRIC!
"104 days of summer vacation, then school comes along just to end it, but the annual problem for our generation is finding a good way to spend it... like MAYBE..." (until "shower")
What is...
"Building a rocket or finding a mummy or climbing up the Eiffel tower; discovering something that doesn't exist or giving a monkey a shower!"
This is the place that McCandless considered "home".
What is Carthage, South Dakota?
This is what Westerberg says is a trait that Chris 'lacks'.
What is common sense?
This is Chris' feelings/emotions revealed in his final note: "SOS, I need your help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am all alone, this is no joke."
What is desperate to live? What is scared/terrified? What is dependent?
"Greetings from Fairbanks" was the greeting on the postcard to this good friend of Chris who briefly employed and housed him.
Who is Wayne Westerberg?
ALL or NOTHING:
Who are the FOUR people that Ruess introduces in Chs. 8-9 to compare/contrast to McCandless' journey?
Who are...
Everett Ruess?
Gene Rosellini?
John Waterman?
Carl McCunn?
SOLVE THIS EQUATION!
4(x-2) + 3x = 467
What is 67 & 6/7ths?
These are where Chris 1) started his canoe journey and the location where he 2) ended the journey.
Where is the Colorado River? Where is Mexico?
When Chris tells his sister in a letter, "I can't believe [his parents would] try and buy me a car" & when he burns all of his money, this is the trait we learn about him.
This is the trait revealed about Alex when he says: "How I feed myself is none of the government's business."
They picked Chris up in their van while traveling and kept in close contact. She had a maternal instinct; he was kind of just along for the ride.
Who are Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob?
This is what Ruess' biographer, Ken Sleight, believed happened to Ruess.
What is he accidentally drowned?
For ALL or NOTHING:
1) Who is the reigning NBA Champion or Super Bowl Champion?
2) Who is the reigning NCAA Champion in Football or Volleyball?
3) Who is a reigning World Champion in the 100m, 200m, or 400m Dash (Women or Men).
Who are...
1) OKC Thunder; Philadelphia Eagles
2) Ohio State; Penn State
3) Oblique Seville/Melissa Jeff-Wooden; Noah Lyles/Melissa Jeff-Wooden; Collen Kebinatshipi/Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone