summer sensational mini scavenger hunt results!

first of all, i'd just like to thank everyone (and by everyone i mean all 3 of you) for participating - you make me happy when skies are gray. you're all winners in my book... but this isn't my book; this is my blog so i am obligated to announce a winner. here goes...

3rd place with 75 points... JOHN!

2nd place with 80 points... LAUREN!

and in first place with the highest achievable score (way to procrastinate on your studies...) of 85 is... LAURA! please take the time to enjoy your self-satisfaction, brief electronic glory, and all the gold stars you can imagine!

and again, congrats all around!

and for all of you out there with inquiring minds, here are the answers to the trivia and celebrity sections of the hunt:

T1. what brand name product was developed in world war 1 as part of a gas mask?
kimberly-clark developed kleenex to be used as a gas mask filter.

T2. what popular camping food was once purported to suppress sexual desires?
american presbyterian minister, rev. sylvester graham, conceived graham crackers as part of the "graham diet," a regimen he dreamed up to suppress sexual desires.

T3. which north american skyscraper recently unveiled a glass balcony on its 103rd floor?
the sears tower opened "the ledge" (a 4-ft glass balcony 1353 feet above the ground) on july 2.

T4. it's not rocket surgery! what company do rocket science and brain surgery have in common?
surgeons' precise and cordless drills, made by black & decker medical products, stem from the company's involvement in nasa's apollo program. (also accepted: macdonald dettwiler & associates)

C1. which two pop stars got matching "shhh..." tattoos?
lily allen and lindsay lohan (rihanna also has one...)

C2. six degrees of kevin bacon! ok, more like 7 but whatever. connect kevin bacon to luke skywalker in 7 steps or less.

1. kevin bacon starred in footloose with sarah jessica parker
2. SJP is married to matthew broderick
3. matthew broderick starred in the producers with nathan lane
4. nathan lane voiced timon in the lion king
5. also in the lion king, james earl jones voiced mufasa
6. JEJ voiced darth vader in star wars
7. darth vader was luke skywalker's father

OR you can go to oracleofbacon.com and connect THE BACON to any celebrity you want!

C3. name at least 3 actors considered for the role of neo in the matrix.
ewan mcgregor, nicolas cage, tom cruise, will smith, johnny depp, brad pitt, val kilmer, leonardo dicaprio, and kevin costner.

C4. what did one blonde say to the other? "how did you guys run so slowly in that opening baywatch scene... you know, where you're running down the beach?" who are the 2 blondes in this conversation?
jessica simpson and pamela anderson