Sentence:  In a move to make his exam more interesting, sociology instructor Abraham Kovler borrowed the Atco disk from deejay "Big Jim Pappas," WALL, Middletown, N.Y., and based eight questions on the record's lyrics. ... Pappas played up the project big on his show and nominated it for a "<WSD>Kooky</WSD> Exam of the Year" award. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.