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100

This is the year that the Xtension Chords and Rip Chords were established.

What is 1992?

100

ICCA stands for _____?

What is the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella?

100

This Rip Chord is a GRAD STUDENT dating a JUNIOR (BOOOOOOO)

Who is Michaela Justus?

100

This wonderful newbie is a Chemistry major and a student of Bella Kim! (Don't tell Tina Huang)

Who is Reagan Tomaszkiewicz?

100

This Rip Chord has a beautiful baking business! 

Who is Tessa Brown? (follow @marigoldpastries)

200

This is the name of the all a cappella finsta account. 

What is uiucacapeople?

200

This 2022 ICCA Champion was the first treble group to win ICCA in over a decade. 

Who is Pitches and Notes?

200

This Rip Chord did entomology research with TOM HANKS'S BROTHER over the summer.

Who is Coen Carroll?

200

This lovely Newbie can speak three languages and has three siblings!

Who is Gracelyn Francis?

200

This Rip Chord had a Littlest Pet Shop Youtube channel that lowkey went viral.

Who is Sofia La Velle?

300
This XChord was deemed last year's PoopChord.

Who is Connor Colby? 

300

This Rip Newbie was a part of The Angelics, a competitive high school treble group that got THIRD PLACE in the wildcard round (and 10th overall) in ICHSA last year!

Who is Quincy Lezondra?
300

This Rip Chord is an expert swing dancer!

Who is Kaya Owczarek

300

This Newbie got second place in a corn-eating contest!

Who is Oula Pattie? (it was out of three people tho)

300

THIS RIP CHORD IS A LIBRARIAN

Who is Emma Rizzo?
400

At Bella, Coen, and Anjali's Newbie initiation in 2021, they ran into this internet celebrity and UIUC alum!

Who is Sean Evans? (host of Hot Ones)

400

This group from Utah Valley University won ICCA in 2024.

Who is Bloom?
400

This Rip was on the cover of an American Girl magazine and literally never talks about it.

Who is Bella Kim :D

400

Upon arriving on campus, this Newbie's toilet and fridge did not work.

Who is Ella Bowker?

400

This Rip Chord SUPERBASS collects enamel pins and can tell you the story of how she got all of them! (she has over 300)

Who is Lina Ishamuddin?

500

WHO COINED THE TERM 'BABYHEAD'

Who is Jada Hunter (technically her sister)?

500

WHAT SINGLE IS DROPPING ON FRIDAY?

"STAND" by the ILLINOIS RIP CHORDS

500

This Rip Newbie POWER LIFTS in her free time.

Who is Rachel Krey?

500

This Newbie thrifted her prom dress for $30 and was PROM QUEEN!

Who is Julie Perretta?

500

This Rippie is absolutely terrified of birds <3

Who is Anushka Shah?