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100

The Academy was founded in this year with only 20 Learners. 

What is 2013?

100

Michigan joined the Union in 1837, making it this state in the order of the 50 states.

What is the 26th?

100

This LifeTech Academy Mentor dances the Salsa competitively.

Who is Chelsea?

100

This lake is the largest lake by surface area entirely within a single country.

What is Lake Michigan?

100

This tasty confection comes in many varieties, but the Mackinac Island kind is best known for its chocolate. 

What is fudge?

200

For the first seven years of The Academy's history, Learners, Mentors, and Teachers would meet at Site Visits across the State, including Briggs Library in this Mint Festival town in Mid-Michigan.

What is St. Johns?

200

Moved in 1847 due in part to protect from the British forces stationed in Windsor, the capital of Michigan was moved from this city to Lansing.

What is Detroit?

200

After Michigan, this state hosts the most LifeTech Academy faculty.

What is Arkansas?

200

This Great Lake boasts the unfortunate record of the most shipwrecks of the five Great Lakes.

What is Lake Erie?

200

This blue, red, and yellow ice cream 'flavor' is a particular favorite among Michigan children.

What is superman ice cream?

300

LifeTech Academy graduated 100% of its Seniors in Year One with this many graduates walking across the stage.

What is three?

300

This Hollywood funny couple are both from Michigan, but they met When in Rome.

Who are Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard?

300

This LifeTech Academy educator graduated from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

Who is Tarl Chapman?

300

This November 10th will mark 50 years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in this lake.

What is Lake Superior?

300

This savory, pastry turnover, most often filled with meat and vegetables, is a staple across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan due to its close ties to mining and the mining heritage of Cornwall, England. 

What is a pasty?

400

This academic year saw The Academy grow from approximately 200 students to nearly 400.

What is 2020-2021?

400

The two peninsulas of Michigan were joined together in this year by the Mackinac Bridge.

What is 1954?

400

One of two LifeTech Academy staffers originally from the state of New Jersey.

Who is Nancy Testa or Ian Clemente?

400

Although there are no sharks in the Great Lakes, this black and white mussel has become quite the nuisance since invading the lakes around 1988.

What are zebra mussels?

400

Although its name may suggest otherwise, this sloppy mess of a food extravaganza consisting of chili, onions, and mustard atop a steamed hot dog originated in Michigan at Todoroff's in Jackson, MI in 1914. 

What are coney dogs?

500

Learners once gathered and learned in this Grass Lake Historical Society residential museum, known for taking Care Of Everyone.

What is the Coe House?

500

Although born in Mississippi, this EGOT winner spent most of his childhood in Dublin, Michigan. 

Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

Who is James Earl Jones?

500

This long-term LifeTech Academy staffer grew up the child of a Michigan State Police officer.

Who is Jean Sands?

500

In 1998, Senator Patrick Leahy made a successful push to add this lake to the list of Great Lakes. It only lasted for 18 days. 

What is Lake Champlain?

500

Originating in Flint, Michigan, this hamburger varietal typically contains Swiss cheese atop a layer of chopped olives mixed with mayonnaise.

What is an olive burger?