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100

This year marked the establishment of the Michigan State Police. 

What is 1917?

100

This character leads the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Criminal Minds

Who is Aaron Hotchner? 

100

This popular Christmas drink was first consumed by Captain John Smith's 1607 Jamestown settlement.

What is egg nog?

100

This Michigan beverage company was founded in Detroit by brothers Ben and Perry Feigenson in 1907.

What is Faygo?

100

This member of the TAD leadership team spent three months in Africa during college. 

Who is Captain Matthew Williams? 

200

This division within the Michigan State Police is responsible for investigating major crimes.

What is the Criminal Investigation Division (CID)?

200

The Reagan family, consisting of law enforcement officers, is featured in this TV show. 

What is Blue Bloods?

200

This favorite Christmas plant was named after and brought to America from Mexico by an American minister in 1828. 

What is the Poinsettia plant? (named after Joel R. Poinsett)

200

The first car ever built in Michigan was created by this company.

What is the Ford Motor Company? 

200

This member of the TAD leadership team holds a degree in Chemistry.

Who is F/Lieutenant Nicole Bock? 

300

The first female officer in the Michigan State Police joined during this decade. 

What is the 1970s?

300

This Criminal Minds character is known for his ability to profile criminals by analyzing their behavior. 

Who is Spencer Reid?

300

What the Christmas poem "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas" written in 1822 by Episcopal minister Clement Clarke Moore is more popularly know as. 

What is "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?

300

This natural landmark in Michigan is the largest freshwater sand dune in the world. 

What are the Sleeping Bear Dunes? 

300

This member of the TAD leadership team has personally seen Hannah Montana, The Johnas Brothers and the Cheetah Girls in concert. 

Who is Steven Beatty? 

400

The primary duty of the Michigan State Police in the early 20th century was to enforce these laws. 

What are traffic laws?

400

Law & Order: SVU focuses on crimes involving these types of victims. 

Who are special victims?

400

From the early 1900s, Santa was depicted more sternly with a standardized appearance until the classic image of happy and plump Santa drawn in 1931 by illustrator Haddon Sundblom used in an advertisement for this popular company?

What is Coca-Cola? 

400

This northern Michigan staple was introduced to Michigan when Cornish miners immigrated there in the 1840s.

What is the pastie? 

500

Michigan State Police Troopers are known for wearing this distinctive headgear. 

What is a "smokey bear"?

500

This phrase opens which popular tv series: "In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate but equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."

What is Law & Order?

500

Rudolph, "the most famous reindeer of all" was the product of Robert L. May's imagination in 1939 and a poem was written about the reindeer to help lure customers into which department store. 

What is Montgomery Ward? 

500

Michigan officially became a state in this year.

What is 1837?