College Bowl
Success
Special to The Pilot
(Question # 1) Which planets have no
moons? (Question #2) Who wrote "A
Rose for Emily?" (Question #3) Name
the major prophets of the Old Testament.
These and many other questions were put
to eight teams of students in the third
annual Gardner-Webb College Bowl
Tournament, which wrapped up this week
with the winning team taking on an
assembled team of faculty experts.
The victorious student team "4 Musicians
and a Mathematician" (Scott Hawkins,
Chris Johnson, David Hawes, Michelle
Dyer, and Lynn Roberts) blitzed through
the double elimination tournament. Their
only serious challenge came in two tough
matches with two-time champions,
"People of Indeterminate Gender and
Appearance" (Barry Martin, Kathy
Henson, Karen Green, Todd Duncan, and
Kristy Young).
The champions then faced a team of
faculty elite "garbage-minds" that included
Barry Hambright, Rudee Boan, Glenn
Bottoms, and Tom Jones. The faculty
jumped out to a big lead in the first half,
but thanks to a set of obscure questions
submitted at the last minute by
preliminary round losers, Gus King and
Mike McCalley, the student champs made
an attempt at a comeback. King later
admitted that he was out to stump the
faculty, but his efforts fell short, as the
final score was a blowout, 500-320.
The preliminary matches were hosted
by Gardner-Webb alumnus and former
College Bowl participant, Robert
Harrelson. McCalley was master of
ceremonies for the championship match
and the faculty challenge. The
tournament was originated in 1990 by Dr.
Boan in conjunction with the Honors
Program. This year participation reached
a new high and there are plans for an
expanded bank of questions from GWC
core classes to be included in next year’s
matches.
So start hitting the books now. Next
year YOU could be the winner. Scott
Hawkins remarked "I studied for a whole
year for this...I read almanacs all the time."
His hard work apparently paid off, but
remember, it’s not just the almanac and
the Trivial Pursuit game that train you for
the College Bowl. Those course textbooks
on your desk or in your backpack contain
a wealth of information. For instance, the
answers to the questions listed at the
beginning of this article can be learned by
taking course #1, PHY 104, course #2
ENG 101, and course #3 REL 101.
OOPS!! The graduate program is at least 12 years
old, not five as we printed last issue. Sony. —ed.
Take the College Bowl Quiz!
1. What does the CAT in CAT-Scan
stand for?
2. Which American car company owns
Lamborghini?
3. What book was Mark David
Chapman holding when he shot John
Lennon?
4.What organelles are known as the
"powerhouses of the cells"?
5.Who invented basketball in 1891?
6.Which former Soviet republics are
currently embroiled in battle over the
enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh?
7.Who was the American vice-president
from 1789-1797?
8.Which U.S. president wrote a book
called Principles ofMiningl
9.H0W many nanoseconds are in one
second?
10.Which former Gardner-Webb
basketball players have their uniform
numbers on display in Paul Porter Arena?
11.Which Shakespearean play ends with a
speech by Octavius?
12.In which of Beethoven’s symphonies
would you hear his "Ode to Joy"?
13.Where was Malcolm X assassinated?
14.What are the two island countries that
belong to NATO?
Answers
1. Computerized Axial Tomography, 2. Chrysler, 3.
A Catcher in the Rye, 4. Mitochondria, 5. Dr. James
Naismith, 6. Armenia and Azerbaijan, 7. John
Adams, 8. Herbert Hoover, 9. One billion, 10. Artis
Gilmore, John Drew, Eddie Wilkins, and George
Adams, 11. Julius Caesar, 12. 9th Symphony, 13.
Audabon Ballroom, Harlem, NY, 14. Great Britain
and Iceland.
Bravo!
By Aimee Stewart
Stcff Writer
For a third time this year, the
Gardner-Webb Theatre has pulled off an
excellent performance. This time it was in
two one-act plays.
The plays, The Actor’s Nightmare" and
"Kitchen," were presented April 2-5 in the
Kathleen Dover Theatre.
"Nightmare," directed by GWC’s own
Spanish professor, Karen Galindo,
included GWC stage veterans: sophomore
Garrick Scott and junior Merry Joy Ralph.
New to the stage were junior Markell
Lynch and senior Chris Ruppe. Ruppe
portrayed an actor who is in a nightmare
of three plays at the same time.
"Kitchen," the 1992 winner in the GWC
Playwriting Contest, was written by
Tommy Neil Tucker of Rutherfordton and
directed by theatre director John Brock.
"Kitchen" includes a cast of GWC theatre
veterans. They include: freshman David
Hawes, junior David McAmis, freshman
Henry Charles and Nanney/Royster AD
Karen Hough. New to the GWC theatre
is freshman Michelle Agee and
sophomore Scott Hawkins.
wmmm
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By Noel T. Maiming, II
Entertainment Editor
Laws of the Unnatural
Have you ever received a phone call
the minute you stepped out and locked
the door? How many times has someone
rang your doorbell the minute you
stepped into the shower? Certain
individuals have noticed that such events
are not the exception, but, rather, the rule.
Men like Murphy, Peter, and Parkinson
have made it their lifetime work to
investigate the operating principles—the
laws that govern the frustrating lives we
mortals live. Here is just a sampling of
these laws from Arthur Block’s "Murphy’s
Law-and Other Reasons Why Things Go
Wrong" (Los Angeles: Price/Stern/Sloan
Publishers, 1977).
1. The Unspeakable Law
As soon as you mention something...if
it’s good, it goes away, if it’s bad, it
happens.
2. Etorres Observation
The other line moves faster.
3. Boren’s First Law
When in doubt, mumble.
4. The Golden Rule
(of Arts and Sciences)
Whoever has the gold makes the rules.
5. Barth’s Distinction
There are two types of people: those
who divide people into two types and
those who don’t.
6. Handy Guide to Modern Science
If it’s green or it wiggles, it’s Biology. If
it stinks, it’s Chemistry. If it doesn’t work,
it’s Physics.
7. Green’s Law of Debate
Anything is possible if you don’t know
what you’re talking about.
8. Finster’sLaw
A closed mouth gathers no feet.
9. Glyme’s Formula for Success
The secret of success is sincerity. Once
you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
10. Hanlon’s Razor
Never attribute to malice that which is
adequately explained as stupidity.
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Many congratulations to Brock,
Galindo and the GWC theatre for their
fine work. Best of luck for the 1992-93
season!