Matts
Dragons
Baby!
Patterns
Tech
100

While they may sound the same in Spanish, the last initial for which Matt denotes our Assistant Head of School for Academics rather than Dean of Academic Technology.  

What is B. or Balossi?

100

Give it here Malfoy!  The father of this potter antagonist can be quite Draconian.  What is the name of his serpentine son?  Fun fact: also the name of an AK style pistol made famous by rappers

What is Draco?

100

This Canadian popstar was an apprentice to Usher and broke through with the song "Baby ft. Ludacris" 

Who is Justin Bieber?

100

The fastest version of the Tesla is called "_______" which may be an homage to the  speed beyond Ludicrous Speed in Mel Brooks' "SpaceBalls"

What is plaid?

100

Composed of short and long dots & dashes, Samuel ________, inventor the telegram, has this code named after him.  

There's a very famous video of an American POW in Vietnam using it to blink "torture" to the audience while coercively reading a script that he has been treated well.  

Who is Morse?

200

I'd like to think we're Friends!  This 90's celebrity had a meteoric rise to fame via NBC's famous sitcom - and unfortunate demise culminating in 2023. RIP

Who is Matthew Perry?

200

Matt Vadeboncoeur is teaching this Spring at Sage seminar.  

What is Dungeons N Dragons?

200

You've got to be kidding me!  The name of this juvenile animal has also been applied to young humans.  

What is Goat?

200

_______ is the name of Sid Meier's famous board game which has been adapted to PC gaming.  The VII generation was released earlier this year.  

What is Civilization?  

200

This could have been in the Matts category.  ________ is the name of a computing platform for engineering, math, and science.  

What is MATLAB?

300

Featured as a puppet in Team America World Police and now Chrisotpher Nolan's Odysseus, this Matt hails from the city of Verginie's Spring at Sage trip.

Who is Matt Damon?

300

Khaleesi, the mother of dragons, glides over castles inspired by this city visited by 2026 Spring at Sage.   

Where is Dubrovnik?

300

"Baby ___ _____" is the title of Sir-Mix-A-Lot's exaltation of posteriors and was sampled in Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda".  

What is Got Back?

300

Parodied in Kreayshawn's one hit wonder, this Florentine high fashion powerhouse is famous for the GG pattern - which is a bit more subtle than the Louis Vuitton's icon speckled accessories.  

What is Gucci?

300

Thankfully, there are no Pythons here, but I could sure go for a coffee.  This programming language has been used to create interactive, dynamic web content.   

What is JavaScript?

400

______, Mark, Luke, & John, are the authors of this set of books

What are the Gospels?

400

The legend of this 3rd century Roman military officer contains a very famous dragon.  He was condemned to death by the emperor, whose palace is in Split, and has become the patron saint of England through his martyrdom.  

Who is Saint George?  

400

Mama Mia!  Possibly the most famous depiction of an infant, the _______ and Child has been a muse for artists from Giotto's frescoes to Botticelli's "Birth of Venus", and Sean Penn's ex-wife.  

Who is Madonna?  

400

The Fibonacci sequence is the numerical pattern for this ratio found in natural objects like shells, spider webs, solar systems, and has been attributed to aesthetically pleasing anatomical features.   The value is approximately 1.618

What is the Golden Ratio?

400

Originally titled ARPANet, the foundation for this platform was created by the US Department of Defense's Advanced Research Program Agency in 1969 to share quickly share information among computers.  

What is the internet?  

500

Home is where the heart is! The modern practice of doormats may be an ancient vestige of the domestic & civic worship of this Greek virgin goddess of hearth, home, and family.  

Who is Hestia?

500

It's not a Beach Boys song!  This apex predator has venomous saliva, can climb trees, swim to neighboring islands, run up to 11 mph, and eat 80% of its body weight in one sitting (200-300lbs).  What island is this eponymous dragon from?  

Where is Komodo Island?  
500

That's Homunculus!  Infants are born with massively disproportionate heads, 300 instead of 206 bones, and soft skulls that require THIS protein to fuse. 

Hint: the name of this protein is also Crush and Squirt's headbanging catchphrase in Finding Nemo 

What is Noggin?

500

All Roads Lead to Rome.  From the Silk Road to the Appian Way, Civilizations have undertaken massive public works projects in the interest of economics and military mobilization.  In America, President Eisenhower followed this pattern by paving this nationwide system large enough to land a cargo plane on.  

What is the interstate system?

500

Bearing the name of a Greek goddess, this upcoming lunar mission will be the first of its kind since Richard Nixon's pilot program - which was named after this goddess' twin brother?  

What is Artemis II?