Scotty Knows
What breed of dog is Scotty?
Scottish terrier
An unqualified chef secretly operates a qualified chef.
Ratatouille
A flying mammal—or equipment used by a baseball player.
Bat
You overtake the runner in second place. What position are you in?
Second
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
What two colors appear alongside red in Scotty’s scarf?
Black and gray
Two colleagues discover that their employer’s energy business depends on frightening children.
Monsters Inc
A river’s edge—or a place to deposit money.
Bank
This letter sounds like a line of people waiting.
Q
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Which two institutions merged to form CMU?
Carnegie Institute of Technology and Mellon Institute
A musician takes an unpaid jazz gig so he can persuade his parents to date
Back to the Future
A preliminary version of an essay—or a current of air indoors.
Draft
In hexadecimal, this letter represents decimal 15.
F
Which strait separates Spain and Morocco?
Strait of Gibraltar
Known around campus as “Buggy,” this Spring Carnival race has this official name.
Sweepstakes
An office worker starts an underground club, loses control of its expansion, and discovers a serious conflict of interest in its leadership.
Fight Club
To endure something difficult—or to wear away through exposure to the elements.
Weather
It appears once in “minute,” twice in “moment,” and never in “a thousand years.
M
What is the world’s largest desert, including polar deserts?
Antarctica / Antarctic Desert
In what year did the original wooden Fence collapse under accumulated paint?
1993
A professional investigator accepts an assignment without realizing the entire workplace is participating in his treatment.
Shutter Island
To formally approve—or to impose a penalty on.
Sanction
It is the only English letter whose standard name has more than one syllable.
W
What are the world’s only two doubly landlocked countries—countries surrounded entirely by landlocked countries?
Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan