The Oracle: What is the most interesting thing you learned this year?

David Brown: Well, this year I learned the word "arachnobutyrophobia" which is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. It was a vocab word in my English class.

TO: What is the greatest strength of a Quiz Kid?

DB: A Quiz Kid is kind of like a sort of hero in the way that the knowledge is hidden. Like you would never guess that these kids you see at school possess all this knowledge. It's like Superman–a man versus nature type of thing where all of a sudden you tear off your shirt and uncover all this talent no one knew you had.

TO: What will be the first thing you do when school lets out?

DB: I think I'll clean my room. Except maybe I won't clean it the first week, but definitely after school's over because it's been due for a long time.

TO: What do you like the most about the spring?

DB: I love seeing people with allergies, because since I never get allergies I can laugh at them. It's the one time I can feel superior to other people.

TO: How do you see yourself five years from now?

DB: That's just out of college... I see myself probably a lot colder. I feel like I'll be somewhere cold. But I'll probably be a lot more street-smart.

TO: Where do you see yourself that's so cold?

DB: I guess on the sidewalk on the side of some building somewhere.

TO: How would you advise someone to survive junior year?

DB: It's probably really good advice to take as many APs as you can. I mean you only have seven periods but you should really shoot for ten or eleven. And sleep is completely overrated. You should only aim for at max two hours a night, but even that's a lot. You should be studying during that time. I mean, you want to go to college, right?