Crossroads of America
Scout Band
1998 Central Region Tour Traveling Quiz
The highest score will win $500 in Band Bucks!
If you get a perfect you will win $1000 Band bucks!
Each question is worth 1 point.
(Questions with multiple parts earn 1 point for each part)
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1. The Scout Band was founded by?
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Chief F.O. Belzer
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2. The Scout Band began as a Drum and Bugle Corp in what year?
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1917
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3. The Scout Band played a concert for Royalty once, who was
it?
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Queen Elizabeth of England
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4. List the Years that the Scout Band has attended a National Jamboree.
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1950,53,57,60,64,69,73,77,85,89,93,97
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5. List the States where we will be traveling during this years tour.
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Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North & South
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Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and
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Wyoming.
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6. Which State are we going to visit that isnít in the Central Region?
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Wyoming
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7. Which States in the Central Region are we NOT visiting?
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West Virginia and Ohio
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8. What is the Bands Web site Address?
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www.iei.net/~tron
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9. On the Tour Logo, you will find a Native American symbol, what
is it usually Called?
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A Mandella or a Dream Catcher
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10. What was Sousaís first and middle names?
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John Philip
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11. What was Jelly Roll Mortanís real first name?
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Ferd
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12. How tall is Devilís Tower?
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1,267 feet
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13. What can you find living inside an abandoned Prairie Dog hole?
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Rattlesnakes and Black Widow Spiders.
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14. What did the Native Americanís call Great Turtle Island?
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Michilimackinac
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15. How fast can a Buffalo run?
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30 MPH
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16. Whatís the name of the original sculptor of the Crazy Horse Memorial?
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Korczak Ziolkovski (spelling is important)
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17. Whatís the name of the sculptor of Mount Rushmore?
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Gutzon Borglum (here too spelling is important)
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18. Who founded Boys Town?
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Father Flanagan
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19. What does the Native American word ìOMAHAî mean?
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Above all others on a stream.
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20. Whoís faces are on Mount Rushmore?
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George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore
Roosevelt.
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21. What do the sculptors of Mount Rushmore and the Crazy
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Horse Memorial have in common?
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They both died before their completion.
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22. When was Mount Rushmore finished?
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It never was, only the heads of the presidents were finished.
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23. What does the ìBuddy Systemî mean?
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ìNEVER, EVER, EVER, GO ANYWHERE BY YOURSELFî
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24. What was discovered in the Black Hills in 1870?
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GOLD
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25. Name the members of the band who play the modern descendant of the
chalumeau and name their
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modern instrument.
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The Clarinet: Shirley Wiker, Debbie Miller, Tom OíNan, Pete
Lindstrom, Adam Shepherd,
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Erica Herran, & Philip Graves
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26. Name the members of the band who play the modern descendant of the
sackbutt and name their
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modern instrument.
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The Trombone: Bill Lyon, Brian Heitzman, Ross Fisher &
Charlie Dickson
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27. Name all of the woodwinds that use more than one reed and name the
members who play them.
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Oboe: Ian Dinius
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28. List all of the instruments that are being played during this years
tour:
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Trumpet, Tuba, Baritone, Trombone, Oboe, Alto Sax, Clarinet,
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Tenor Sax, Drums, Bass Baritone, Flute, Piccolo, French Horn,
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Tin Whistle, Bones, Flugle Horn. If you got the main ones,
you
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got the point.
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29. How long is the Mackinac Bridge?
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26,372 feet or 5 miles
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30. How high are the towers of the Mackinac Bridge?
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552 feet.
Bonus Questions: (10 points each)
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1. How many YO-YOs does Tom OíNan have in his clarinet case?
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zero, there were 3 in the Dixieland Box, but none in the case inside
the box.
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2. How much dirt is there in a 6x6x6 hole?
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none
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3. At the end of the song where they sing ìWhen I get down, Well,
I get up again....î there is a
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trumpet solo that is playing the melody to what
classical piece?
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Handelís ìWater Musicî Five points were granted to those who
recognized it as a piece of
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classical music.
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4. Bagpipes are a member of which instrumental family?
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Woodwinds.
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5. How many keys are there on a piano?
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88
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6. How many keys are there on a slide trombone?
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none
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7. How many eggs does a rooster lay in a day?
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none, itís a rooster.
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8. How many of each kind of animal did Moses take on the Arc.
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None, it was Noah.
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9. What word do all members of the Band pronounce wrong?
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wrong
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10. What time is it?
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whatever time you put between 0:00 (midnight) and 23:59:59 (11:59:59pm)
would have been correct.
Test Results:
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Chris Murphy 102
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Crystal Heitzman 98
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Ryan Harkins 97
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Eldon Lorenzen 89
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Erica Herran 79
The highest score possible was 130 and the answers have been posted
on the bands webpage.
Congratulations to Chris Murphy for winning the $500 prize!