Song of the Year
Let’s Go To The Library
First Ladies First Names
Weights & Measurements
Send in the Clowns
100
This Prince hit invited everyone to party like it was this year, the title of the song.
1999
100
This wealthy American industrialist, initials A.C., donated $55 million dollars between 1886 and 1919 to open over 2500 libraries worldwide, including 1679 in the United States.
Andrew Carnegie
100
Mrs. Carter
Rosalynn
100
(Given the number of pints in a gallon) You’ve been asked to make 2 gallons of sweat tea for a party, that will be served to guest in pint glasses. So, your 2 gallons of tea will yield this many servings.
16
100
Cartoon Clown
Krusty the Clown
200
In his top 10 country song, Randy Travis asks the telephone operator, “Operator please connect me to…” this year, the song’s title.
1982
200
Commonly known by its abbreviated name,The LOC, this Washington D.C. library is the largest library in the world holding over 160 million items spread across roughly 838 miles of bookshelves.
The Library of Congress
200
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Elanor
200
(Given the number of feet in a yard) It’s your responsibility to rope off a thirty yard wide area as designated parking for an event. So, your rope will need to be this many feet long to accomplish the job.
90 feet
200
Sewer Clown
Pennywise
300
This David Bowie song shares its title with a year made famous by George Orwell’s novel.
1984
300
In 1993, after insects began destroying pages of historical books, the library at the University of Cumbria in Portugal, brought in colonies of these to “hang” out in the library and eat the insects at night.
Bats
300
Mrs. Eisenhower
Mamie
300
(Given how many pounds a standard ton weighs) Your loading cargo boxes onto a truck, each cargo box weighs 2,000 pounds and the truck can carry six tons. So, you will be able to load this many cargo boxes onto the truck.
6
300
Fast Food Clown
Jack In The Box
400
This song, from the pop-punk band Bowling for Soup, fondly recalls the year Jessica Simpson, Pokémon, and Britney Spears dominated pop culture.
1985
400
The Haskell Free Library was built directly on the border between the U.S. and Canada. You walk in the front door in Derby Line Vermont, and when you walk out the back door you’re in this capital city of Ontario.
Toronto
400
Mrs. Ford
Betty
400
(Given how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon) The recipe you are using calls for 7 tablespoons of an ingredient. You only have a teaspoon measuring spoon, so you will need to put in this many teaspoons to be true to the recipe.
21
400
Kid’s Show Clown 
Bozo the Clown
500
This 1969 song by the American rock duo Zager and Evans predicts a future where technology controls humanity, and leads to the eventual decline of mankind. The opening lyric says it will all begin “In the year 25…” this number.
2525
500
In 1876 a working librarian invented this system as a simple, logical way to organize books by subject so that any library could arrange and locate materials consistently.
The Dewey Decimal System
500
Mrs. Truman
Bess
500
(Given how many feet are in a mile) You are joining a group of friends for a 2 mile hike. So, you will walk this many feet.
10,560
500
Musical Clowns
Insane Clown Posse