Our May contest was a fan contribution. Lynn Hickernell has been a jarchives.com contest winner, herself, so she decided to come up with a Jars of Clay contest on her own. Beware! Only the "jarsmart" will survive The Jars of Clay Cultural References Contest! Over the years, Jars of Clay have been influenced and inspired by a variety of sources from mainstream culture. Below you will see a list of clues. The contestants were asked to answers to each reference clue and send them to us. We extended the Contest till midnight, EST, June 30, 2002.

The winner, Gregory Theriot had a choice of a Jars of Clay t-shirt or a City on a Hill Cd. Congratulations Gregory!! That's pretty amazing, cause this contest was TOUGH! We are also awarding a small consolation prize to all others who entered this contest! See, you could win something just by entering!

CLUES:

1. "Worlds Apart" mentions a character named Icarus (spelled "Icharus" in the song's lyrics), who in Greek mythology flies too close to the sun. What was the name of Icarus's father, who constructed the wings he used to fly?

2. The character "Gepetto" (spelled "Gapetto" in the printed lyrics) is mentioned in "Boy on a String." With what puppet is he associated?

3. The title of the song and album "Much Afraid" come from the main character of an allegorical novel. What is the book's title, and who wrote it?

4. The live recording of "The Coffee Song" (featured on "Stringtown" and "Front Yard Luge"), features an interlude from another song. What is the title of this song and who recorded it originally?

5. Whose cry is the character in the Jars' song "The Chair" imitating when she "calls out"?

6. The Jars cite the Beatles among their influences. What two songs on "The 11th Hour" share titles with Beatles compositions?

7. Part of the keyboard solo on the live recording of "Truce" (on "Stringtown") comes from another song. Name the title and artist.

8. What artist is sampled in the Jars composition "Kaylos" ("The White Elephant Sessions")?

9. Where is the band supposed to be that they "strike up" in "Goodbye, Goodnight"?

10. At the beginning of the studio recording of "The Coffee Song" (on "Seatbelt Tuba" and "The White Elephant Sessions"), Steve mimics the words of another musician. Who is he quoting?

ANSWERS:

1. Icarus's father was Daedalus.

2. Gepetto is the puppetmaker in The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi.

3. Much-Afraid is the main character in Hind's Feet in High Places by Hannah Hurnard.

4. The interlude is from "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega.

5. "Heigh ho, Silver," was first "called out" by the Lone Ranger.

6. "Revolution" and "I Need You" are both titles of Beatles songs as well as Jars songs.

7. On this recording, Charlie plays part of "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart.

8. This features a sample from 80's rappers The Fat Boys.

9. "Goodbye, Goodnight" is supposed to be about the band aboard the ship Titanic, who are alleged to have kept playing while the ship was sinking.

10. "I didn't mean what I meant at the time, it's just what I said . . . and it's talking about the kids in England, not the kids in America." Steve is quoting John Lennon, who was apologizing for the confusion surrounding his misinterpreted remarks that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus Christ."