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What is China
This country is called home by more people than any other country in the world.
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What is 1865
In this year, Lehigh University was founded by Asa Packer.
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What is Beta Lambda
The Lehigh Chapter of Alpha Omega Epsilon is referred to by this term (our chapter name).
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What is Kansas
While a pancake scored a 0.957 on a flattness scale from 0 to 1, this state scored a 0.9997, making it literally flatter than a pancake.
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What is Punxsutawney
This city is the home of a famous weather forecasting groundhog, Phil.
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What is India
This country, the wettest inhabited place on earth, was the first to chemically refine sugar. It also has the second largest population in the world.
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What is the escalator
Jesse W. Reno invented this machine, likely after being inspired by his time hiking up and down Lehigh's campus.
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Who is Sydney Waterman
She is our current chapter President.
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What is Maine
This state could be called the loneliest state in the country - its name is the only name with only a single syllable, it only borders one other state, and has the only state flower that is not a flower.
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Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
His assassination led to the start of the First World War.
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What is Jupiter
One of this planet's moons has been proven to have a surface of water-ice, giving scientists hope that there may be life there.
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What is Engineers
Before becoming the Mountain Hawks, Lehigh's sports teams were referred to as "the Lehigh this."
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What is 1983
Alpha Omega Epsilon was first established in this year.
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What is California
This state, if it were a country, would have the 8th largest economy in the world - beating Italy, Russia, and India. Avery also has a huge flag of this state in her room.
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What are Canada and the United States
These two countries have the longest shared international border.
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What is Proxima Centauri
This star, the nearest to our sun, has three planets. Of these three, one is thought to have the potential to support life.
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Who is C.J. McCollum
Lehigh University's best ever basketball player, who led us to a victory over Duke in 2012.
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What is Marquette University
This university in Wisconsin is where A.O.E. was first chartered.
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What is Idaho
Thousands of "spec-taters" gather here every New Year's Eve to celebrate by dropping a 16-foot-tall steel and foam potato into the capital.
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What is 2007
In this year, Netflix (previously DVD only) began to offer streaming services. Coincidentally, it is also the year the first iPhone was released.
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What is Tromsø (Norway)
Don't move here if you love the sun - this city experiences "polar night," meaning it is dark for most of the 24-hour day cycle.
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Who is Harry S. Drinker
This once-President of Lehigh University was named an honorary member of the Chinese Students Club.
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What is February 2014
The Beta Lambda chapter of A.O.E. was chartered in this month of this year.
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What is Oregon
According to an analysis of consumer phone calls, this state boasts the nation's fastest talkers.
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What is a Mosquito
This insect causes more deaths than any other animal or insect on the planet.
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