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Freshmen: This is the annual Baker Trivia contest. Talk to upperclassmen to learn about Baker history. Turn your answers in to Wes (615) or his mailbox by October 16th to enter. The three entries with the most points (1 per question unless otherwise noted, maximum of 100) will win gift certificates to Tosci’s!  

What does MBPP stand for? (1 pt. for any specialized answer, 2 pts. for a generalized answer, 2 pt. maximum)
For 1 pt: Mega Band Party Plus or Mega Beach Party Plus
For 2 pts: Whatever the social chairs want it to mean

Where did the last three Baker ski trips go?
Sugarloaf/USA

What member of the class of 2000 tore their ACL on a Baker ski trip?
House President Nicole Balli

What member of the class of 1999 was thrown off the mountain during a Baker ski trip? Why? (1 pt. for each part)
Ed Boyden, for jumping off a ski lift in order to retrieve a dropped ski pole

Who got their picture taken with MIT president Charles Vest drinking a Sam Adams?
Bill Vanderson, Jeff “Frep” Brown, or Iyad Obeid

What plays or musicals has Baker Productions put on in the past three years? (1 pt. per answer)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Much Ado about Nothing, and All in the Timing  

There are seven major parties that Baker has every year as part of Baker tradition. Name them. (1 pt. per party)
Alan, Oktoberfest, MBPP, Holiday Party, New Year’s, Casino Party/Spring Formal, Pub,  

Name the last four Freps. (1 pt. per person, and this year’s Frep doesn’t count)
Jeff Brown, Darrell Drake, Kara Sprague, and Vanessa Li

Name all the residents of the Housemaster Suite, pets included. (1 pt. per correct response)
William Watson, Myra Harrison, Pamina (the dog), and Hippolytes (the cat)  

How long have the current Housemasters lived in Baker?
We think the answer is 10 years, but nobody knows. Any answer earns you a point.  

What member of the class of 1999 broke the window to 106, and with what? (1 pt. per part)
Roger Cortesi, with an elephant door, as he and his roommates were trying to escape from being penny-locked in.  

Which famous architect designed Baker? (-2 points if you don’t get this question)
Alvar Aalto, duh.  

Lots of Baker furniture is named after animals. Name as many pieces as you can. (1 pt. per correct response)
Giraffe, elephant, armadillo

What member of the class of 1999 broke their leg in an IM soccer game?
Prashant Lal

During Troy Thorson’s 21st birthday, a Bakerite jumped out of a cake and danced suggestively for him. Who was it?
Joel Hock

What are the two largest decorations at Baker’s annual Holiday Formal?
Chimney and tree

Bakerites often earn nicknames during their stay here. Name each of the following people: (1/2 pt. per name)

In which Baker lounge was Athena-chair hockey invented?
2nd West  

Bakerites who “move out” in their fifth year to apartments often come back and visit. What members of the class of 1995 and 1996 took this practice a step further, and could often be seen sleeping in lounges?  (1 pt. per full name) Bonus (2 pts.): What athletic thing did they have in common?
Evan Wies ’95 and Sanford Brian Fitch ’96, both of whom were All-American water polo goalies.  

What member of the class of 2000 was known as “the annoying kid who writes water polo messages on everyone’s board?”
Wes Chao ‘00

Which floor was the last to be carpeted?
5th  

Who dressed up as R2D2 for Halloween?
A keg

Three years ago, Baker declared war on another living group. Name the living group and at least three acts of aggression carried out against said group. (1 pt. for the group, 1 pt. per act)
Next House. Troy Thorson ’97 stole their front door, Iyad Obeid ’97 sent an e-mail to Next House residents declaring the annexation, a new tax, and prima nocte, Prashant Lal ’99, Jeff Brown ’99 and Erin Noonan ’00 put a sign on their front door which said “Baker House Annex”, Matt Slayter ’98 and friends stacked trash cans in front of the main entrance, and a large group of people TP’d the trees.  

Name all the residents of 611 from the past four years. (1 pt. per person, this year’s don’t count)
1995-1996: Jeff Brown, Mike Paskowitz, Kyle Ingols, Mark Szigety
1996-1997: Cayce Denton, Lia Rodriguez, Ceylan Ayasli, Nann Kronschnabel
1997-1998: Rachel van Buren, Jesse Cochrane, Jen Kelly
1998-1999: Carla Pienknagura, Marjory Bravard, Jen Blundo, Sandy Pae, Christina Almodovar  

Bakerites have a tradition of playing Ultimate Frisbee twice a week. Name the two days and two nicknames given to these games. (1 pt for both days, 1 pt. per nickname)
Thursdays and Sundays. Midnight Ultimate, Killer Ultimate.  

Who is Baker House named after? (1 pt. for full name, 1 pt. for title)
Everett Moore Baker

At the end of the year, sometimes an award is given to a senior for exceptional contribution to Baker. What is this award called? How did the first recipient of the award earn it? (1 pt per part)
James L. Brooks, who, among other things, built the original Baker roofdeck.  

Two rooms in Baker have significantly more wood in them than other rooms. What rooms and why? (2 pts.) One of them also has a nickname. What is it? (1 pt.)
615, which has a deck, and 616, which has a hardwood floor. 615 is known as The Deck Room.  

One member of the class of 2000 put up a very strange defense for freshman shower night. Who was it, and what did he or she do? (1 pt. per part)
Wes Chao, who pulled out a pair of swords

Name at least three people who have been moated since September 1995. (1 pt. per person)
Hilarie Tomasiewicz, Abby Willets, Ashwin Krishnamurthy

Name at least three people who have been rivered since September 1995. (1 pt. per person)
Kara Sprague, Jordan Weitz, Lia Rodriguez, Andrew Mendelson, Mike Paskowitz, Christina Gehrke, Liz Maxwell  

In order to try and keep their triple a double, two members of the class of 2000 and then-residents of 301 attempted an interesting tactic. Who were they, what was it, and who did they succeed in driving out? (1 pt. for the residents, 1 pt. for the tactic, 1 pt. for the victim)
Marcin Strojwas and Veeral Shah, who pretended to be gay lovers, in order to drive out Ivan Aguayo  

Name at least three Bakerites whose usernames have no reference to their real names. (1 pt. per full name/username pair)
Wes Chao, cynic; Nicole Balli, oatmeal, Kara Sprague, believer; Miguel Rodriguez, glowpig; Dylan Birtolo, wolfeyes; Andrew Singleton, renezans; and Lauren Adelman, lalaland.  

Only two Bakerites have ever held four separate elected ExecCon positions. Name them. (1 pt. each)
Misha Hill ’98 and Jeff Brown ’99, even though Misha technically was appointed to a position that is usually decided by election.