The Author
The author and narrator of into the wild.
Who is Jon Krakuer?
The main food item Chris packed.
What is rice?
Chris grew up in this city.
What is Washington D.C.?
Charles Darwin was the foundation for this philosophy.
What is Naturalism?
She was Chris’s younger sister and the only person he felt he could talk to.
Who is Carine?
The author climbed this mountain, the world’s highest.
What is Mount Everest?
The heaviest items in Chris’s bag.
What are his books?
In what city did Chris go to college?
What is Atlanta?
Finish the equation: Heredity + Chance + Environment = ?
What is fate?
Chris’s relationship with his family was strained, particularly with this relative.
Who is his father, Walt McCandless?
In Into The Wild the author tells the story of him climbing and finding a new route on this mountain.
What is Devil's Thumb?
In one of the last pictures Chris took of himself he is holding a Ziplock bag containing this food item.
What are potato seeds?
McCandless was a graduate of this prestigious university, where he excelled academically.
What is Emory University?
In the realm of natural selection, this principle emphasizes the ability of organisms to adapt and thrive in their environment.
What is survival of the fittest?
Chris’ dad, Walt, worked for which government agency?
What is NASA?
Before “Into The Wild,” the author gained fame for this book about a tragic climbing expedition.
What is “Into Thin Air”?
DAILY DOUBLE
Chris’s body was found in this type of bag.
Ironically, the charity Chris gives his money to is a charity with a mission to end this.
What is poverty and hunger?
Philosophy that states that a person finds a spiritual connection to nature.
What is transcendentalism?
What gift did Chris’ parents offer to him after he graduated from college?
What is a new car?
The book "Into The Wild" was published this year?
What is 1995?
The two items McCandless used to document his journey.
What is a camera and journal?
Chris gave away this amount of money to charity. (You answer must be within $1000 of the correct answer.)
What is $24,000?
Characterized by disgust with the over consumption of material objects.
What is Materialism?
This is how Chris was related to Billie.
Who is his mom?