2007 State of Jefferson Middle School Scavenger Hunt Questions

New for Middle School Hunt

Things you should remember:

1. Remember, these questions are meant to stump everyone.

2. Instead of providing answers, offer some hints as to how the kids might find them. What kind of reference source would you use to find the answer?

The students will all use the Southern Oregon Library Information System, www.solis.lib.or.us, and you can suggest catalog searches to get them started.

3. Please be patient with students. If you get swamped, send them the ClassVisits message and ClassVisits url message.

4. This scavenger hunt November 5.

5. Questions for the scavenger hunt are below and on the official page. Please refer to this page to check to see if a student's question is on this list.

Part I: Internet Questions: Documentation is required for Internet questions.

The source is the URL of the home page or actual page on which your answerappears. Required documentation is a printout of the answer from the specificpage and must include a URL. Documentation should refer to the underlined portionof the question, but need not contain the exact wording unless it is a propername or in quotes. Two valid internet sources are required to challenge theHunt Director's answer.

Dedicatee: "Most of her stories are about imaginarycountries inhabited by imaginary people who have real problems."

Our dedicatee is the daughter of a writer. She grew up in California, but now lives in Oregon. What is her name? (F, Middle Initial &L)? (3 points)
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Our dedicatee knows a lot about wizards. One of her first creations won an award in 1968. What was the name of the award? (2 points)
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Why did our dedicatee want to correct Wikipedia? (2 points)
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What kind of office computer does the founder of Wikipedia use? (2 points)
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How many Wikipedia articles are written in Muscogee? How many in Volapük? (If your answer differs from the Hunt Director's, it must come from the Wikipedia website! :) (2 points)
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Name J.K. Rowling’s favorite band! (2 points)
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What does J.K. have in common with a minor celestial object? (2 points)
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Name the Duck who has won the most games in school history! (2 points)
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What anniversary did OSU celebrate recently? (2 points)
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What major university was described as demonstrating "arrogant ignorance" of young athletes' needs? (Your answer to #9 will help you to answer #10.) (2 points)
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What do Auctioneers, Cottonpickers, Dynamiters, Nimrods and Spongers all have in common? (2 points)
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Which American company is the biggest consumer of organic cotton? Which countries grow the most? (Name two.) (3 points)
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Everyone in the world should have a computer, right? (No need to answer that question!) What’s the name of the man who not only agreed with the statement above, but decided to do something about it? (Answer this one!) (2 points)
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The goal is to make the boards out of totally sustainable raw materials. If only this Central American company, with offices in the U.K., can find an adaptable natural resin, they will have achieved their goal. Name the company! (2 points)
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Watch Onslaught and Evolution on the campaignforrealbeauty website. What are the first sentences to appear on the screen at the end of each film? (One sentence for each film) (2 points!)
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Part II: Print-Based Questions

Each answer requires at least one piece of print-based documentation with two to challenge the Hunt Director's answer. Print-based questions must be originally from copyrighted sources (books,magazines, journals, newspapers or government documents). Documentation should refer to the underlined portion of the question, but need not contain the exact wording unless it is a proper name or in "quotes". See official rules for more details.

"We need the library now more than ever since we are in danger of submergence in a tide of materialism." Where and when did these words first appear? (2 points)
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What's in a name? Recently a couple chose an unusual name for their child. A government official said it was an example of the bizarre names people choose for their kids these days. What was the name? (1 point)
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Wikipedia now has more than 7.5 million articles - in 253 languages! At peak times, how many visits per second are made to the site? (1 point)
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What do "HMS Pinafore", "Citizen Kane", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Shining", and Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" all have in common? (Two word answer!) (2 points)
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One campaign coordinator said that if we don’t do something, the last of these could be gone in just a few years. Sting and Dave Matthews, and other musicians, are very concerned. What are "these"? (three words) (2 points)
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Name the three top countries in the world with the most total forest area. (3 points)
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Bear with me. There was this 250 pound bear, see, and he was hanging onto a bridge. Yeah, there were bear claw marks on the concrete railing…! Name the bridge. How high was the bridge? (2 points)

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" _____'_ face looked like a jack-o'-lantern that had been left out too many days past Halloween - half rotten, with sunken eyes and a drooping smile." Name the face and the author (F, L) (3 points)
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Fans and bench jockeys taunted _________ and mocked ______ for being his friend. _______ said nothing; he simply walked over to first base and put his arm around __________, silencing the jeers. Name the man who was taunted (F,L ) and the man who was mocked (F,M,L) (3 points)
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"[She] flew over the fences. She flew over the woods…. She flew like an eagle now, until she was gone from sight." Who was she? (3 points)
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Part III: Bring Ins

Bring Ins must be delivered to the Hunt organizers assoon as your team arrives at SOU. Bring Ins will not be accepted once the adjudicationbegins.

Bring in a "bonefolder". (3 points)
Bring in a "newspaper stick"! (3 points)
Bring in a red and white Save Our Libraries bumper sticker. (If your school is outside Jackson County, a photo of the bumper sticker will count!) (3 points)
Bring in the oldest bookmark you can find. (The date must be machine printed on the bookmark.) (3,2,1 points awarded to 1,2,3 oldest)
Bring in a photograph of your team captain with your favorite MLS librarian. (You must have proof of the librarian’s degree.) 3 points

Part IV: Music Identification

There are four music selections on the CD each school was given. You willneed two sources to challenge the Hunt Director's answer.

Audio Track One
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Audio Track Two
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Audio Track Three
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Audio Track Four
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Part V: Art Image Identification

There are four art images to be identified on the CD each school was given.You will need two sources to challenge the Hunt Director's answer.

1. Title (Not English translation) (2 points): Artist (F, L) (2 points):
2. Title (Not English translation) (2 points): Artist (F, L) (2 points):
3. Title (2 points): Artist (F) (2 points):
4. Title (2 points): Artist (F, L) (2 points):

Part VI: Where in the world are you?

There are also four photographs on the CD. You need to identify the location.You will need two sources to challenge the Hunt Director's answer.

1. Country (1 point): Who "built" the building? (F, M, L) (2 points):
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3. Country (1 point): Famous person who lived there (F, L) (1 point):
4. Country (1 point): Town (4 points!):