SPA Trivia Contest
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1. Drove a truck for the Sherwin‐Williams paint company
2. Once made a hole‐in‐one (178 yd par 3)
1. Drove a truck for the Sherwin‐Williams paint company
2. Once made a hole‐in‐one (178 yd par 3)
3. Has never before attended an SPA banquet
1. Drove a truck for the Sherwin‐Williams paint company
2. Once made a hole‐in‐one (178 yd par 3)
3. Has never before attended an SPA banquet
4. Was MVP of the 1978 New Mexico state high school baseball tournament and played semi‐pro ball in graduate school
1. Drove a truck for the Sherwin‐Williams paint company
2. Once made a hole‐in‐one (178 yd par 3)
3. Has never before attended an SPA banquet
4. Was MVP of the 1978 New Mexico state high school baseball tournament and played semi‐pro ball in graduate school
Joe Giacalone
1. Was a girl scout leader for 12 years
2. Chose physics over chemistry because the labs smell better
1. Was a girl scout leader for 12 years
2. Chose physics over chemistry because the labs smell better
3. Backpacked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and out
1. Was a girl scout leader for 12 years
2. Chose physics over chemistry because the labs smell better
3. Backpacked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and out
4. Has been “Goslinated” 16 times
1. Was a girl scout leader for 12 years
2. Chose physics over chemistry because the labs smell better
3. Backpacked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and out
4. Has been “Goslinated” 16 times
Michelle Thomsen
Jim Dungey (1961, Phys. Rev. Lett., 6, 47)
Gene Parker (1958, ApJ, 128, 664)
1. Born in Chicago
2. Attended the same high school as Lou Frank
1. Born in Chicago
2. Attended the same high school as Lou Frank
3. Once stood up your host on a SHINE date
1. Born in Chicago
2. Attended the same high school as Lou Frank
3. Once stood up your host on a SHINE date
4. At Argonne National Lab, wore black net stockings, a leotard, and top hat for a performance of “Steam Heat” in the musical “Pajama Game”
1. Born in Chicago
2. Attended the same high school as Lou Frank
3. Once stood up your host on a SHINE date
4. At Argonne National Lab, wore black net stockings, a leotard, and top hat for a performance of “Steam Heat” in the musical “Pajama Game”
Nancy (broke my heart) Crooker
1. Has been called a Luddite
2. Cannot win the first Nobel Prize in his sub field
1. Has been called a Luddite
2. Cannot win the first Nobel Prize in his sub field
3. Believes Tony Romo must go
1. Has been called a Luddite
2. Cannot win the first Nobel Prize in his sub field
3. Believes Tony Romo must go
4. Has been known to wear a “skirt”
1. Has been called a Luddite
2. Cannot win the first Nobel Prize in his sub field
3. Believes Tony Romo must go
4. Has been known to wear a “skirt”
Jan (I miss being SPA President) Sojka
SFO airport train
Lounge at the top of the Marriott
Spiro Antiochos
1. A qualified ballet teacher
2. Fronted a band called “Betelgeuse”
1. A qualified ballet teacher
2. Fronted a band called “Betelgeuse”
3. Once lived across the street from Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones
1. A qualified ballet teacher
2. Fronted a band called “Betelgeuse”
3. Once lived across the street from Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones
4. Owns more than 50 pairs of shoes
1. A qualified ballet teacher
2. Fronted a band called “Betelgeuse”
3. Once lived across the street from Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones
4. Owns more than 50 pairs of shoes
Nicky Fox
1. First science experiment (3rd grade) went awry when thousands of praying mantises hatched in class over the weekend
2. Initially chose chemistry over physics because you can make nasty smells and neat fires
1. First science experiment (3rd grade) went awry when thousands of praying mantises hatched in class over the weekend
2. Initially chose chemistry over physics because you can make nasty smells and neat fires
3. Used astronomy as an excuse to drive his girlfriend on dark country roads
1. First science experiment (3rd grade) went awry when thousands of praying mantises hatched in class over the weekend
2. Initially chose chemistry over physics because you can make nasty smells and neat fires
3. Used astronomy as an excuse to drive his girlfriend on dark country roads
4. Explored Jupiter as an undergrad at U. Chicago
1. First science experiment (3rd grade) went awry when thousands of praying mantises hatched in class over the weekend
2. Initially chose chemistry over physics because you can make nasty smells and neat fires
3. Used astronomy as an excuse to drive his girlfriend on dark country roads
4. Explored Jupiter as an undergrad at U. Chicago
Dave Chenette
Alfven published his wave paper in 1942 (Nature, 150, 405). Half of its total citations occurred after what year?
Alfven published his wave paper in 1942 (Nature, 150, 405). Half of its total citations occurred after what year?
2008
Tom Duvall and Jack Harvey (1983, Nature 302, 24)
1. People in his home town do not yell “M Go Blue”
2. Caused major complaints with his noisy discharge shock tube during his senior thesis research
1. People in his home town do not yell “M Go Blue”
2. Caused major complaints with his noisy discharge shock tube during his senior thesis research
3. Published articles on earthquakes, Mark Twain and weather, and Ezekiel and auroras
1. People in his home town do not yell “M Go Blue”
2. Caused major complaints with his noisy discharge shock tube during his senior thesis research
3. Published articles on earthquakes, Mark Twain and weather, and Ezekiel and auroras
4. Once said “I never thought I’d go to bed with a fellow”
1. People in his home town do not yell “M Go Blue”
2. Caused major complaints with his noisy discharge shock tube during his senior thesis research
3. Published articles on earthquakes, Mark Twain and weather, and Ezekiel and auroras
4. Once said “I never thought I’d go to bed with a fellow”
George Siscoe
1. Was a member of the rock band “Phase Five” that included the former drummer for the “Fifth Dimension”
2. Was on a hockey team with Jason Priestley, one‐time star of "Beverly Hills: 90210"
1. Was a member of the rock band “Phase Five” that included the former drummer for the “Fifth Dimension”
2. Was on a hockey team with Jason Priestley, one‐time star of "Beverly Hills: 90210"
3. Is an honorary member of the National Association of Women in Construction
1. Was a member of the rock band “Phase Five” that included the former drummer for the “Fifth Dimension”
2. Was on a hockey team with Jason Priestley, one‐time star of "Beverly Hills: 90210"
3. Is an honorary member of the National Association of Women in Construction
4. Is friends with Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling
1. Was a member of the rock band “Phase Five” that included the former drummer for the “Fifth Dimension”
2. Was on a hockey team with Jason Priestley, one‐time star of "Beverly Hills: 90210"
3. Is an honorary member of the National Association of Women in Construction
4. Is friends with Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling
Harlan Spence