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Contents
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1. HISTORY TRIVIA
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1.1 HISTORY TRIVIA
1. Which region is west of the Fall Line? 5. What year were women officially admit-
A. Blue Ridge Mountains ted to Wofford?
B. Piedmont
C. Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
D. Appalachian Plateau
2. Who did the 300 of Sparta fight against?
A. Persian empire
B. British empire
A. 1970
C. Roman empire
B. 2022
D. none of above
C. 1981
3. Who did Trump choose for Secretary of De-
fense? D. 1976
A. General James Mattis
6. How many counties are there in Ne-
B. General John Stocker braska?
C. General William Roberts
A. 56
D. none of above
B. 93
4. Who is known for being the first African
American prima ballerina? C. 112
A. Janet Collins D. 44
B. Mother Benna Sims
7. What woman led more than 300 slaves
C. Asha Ash to freedom through the Underground Rail-
D. none of above road?
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. A
1.1 HISTORY TRIVIA 3
C. mummy
D. greedy
8. C 9. D 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. A 13. C 14. A 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. B
1.1 HISTORY TRIVIA 4
18. How many U.S. Presidents were born in 23. In the Preamble to the Constitution, what
the state of Ohio? phrase follows “We the People of the
A. 4 United States”
A. provide for the common defense
B. 7
B. in order to form a more perfect union
C. 1
C. insure domestic tranquility
D. 0
D. none of above
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19. How long were the Beatles together?
24. What was Granny’s favorite quote about
A. for 10 years travel?
B. for 20 years
C. for 30 years
D. none of above
19. A 20. A 21. D 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. C
1.1 HISTORY TRIVIA 5
28. Dolores Huerta was a key labor leader and 34. Recognized father of history.
activist for which group of workers?
A. PHIDUPPIDES
31. How many amendments are there in the A. The Cream of the Valley
U.S. Constitution?
B. Moosetracks
A. 10
B. 16 C. Allegheny Ice
C. 20
D. Emlenton Cream
D. 27
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42. The President is elected for how long?
A. 4 years
B. 8 years
C. 10 years
D. Life
43. Which Polish soldiers were heroes of the
A. Italy American war?
B. Great Britain A. Tadeusz Kosciuszko
C. Germany B. Kazimierz Pułaski
D. Japan C. Stefan Batory
D. Kamil Stoch
38. Where was Hunt of the Unicorn likely wo-
ven? 44. Rosa Parks’ activism led to which key mo-
A. France ment in the Civil Rights Movement?
B. The Netherlands A. Greensboro Sit-In
A. N.Y. Times 51. True or False Ms. D can’t stand Harry Pot-
ter
B. New York Daily News
48. What year marks the fall of the Roman 54. He had cardboard communities named af-
Empire? ter him?
A. 1066 A.D. A. Herbert Hoover
B. 476 A.D. B. Martin van Buren
A. 1930
B. 1931
C. 1935
D. 1933
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A. Barakah Nuclear Plant
B. Lets be friends
B. Al Qassimi Nuclear Plant C. whatever
C. Masafi Nuclear Plant D. where is Mrs. Laura
D. AL Marai Nuclear Plant
62. What is Pennsylvania’s state flower?
58. Who was the leader of the colony of A. rose
Roanoke?
B. mountain laurel
A. John White
C. iris
B. John Smith D. none of above
C. Mark Greenville
63. What is the longest river in the world?
D. Virginia give
A. Amazon
59. In 2019 Dr. Jones moved back to the B. Nile
United States from Rome. Why did he
C. Waikato
move back?
D. Yangtze
A. To focus on writing a manuscript
(tenure was on the line!!) 64. Who originally wanted to invade Mexico?
B. The call for teaching was a siren song A. Italy and Norway
he could not resist B. France, England, and Spain
C. Italian visa expired C. Greece
D. WashU summoned him to come back D. Egypt and Finland
60. Which of the following is a secondary 65. The African nation with the most pyramids
source document? is
A. a interview A. Memphis
B. a textbook B. Sudan
C. a birth certificate 66. Which sport is called “America’s Past-
D. an artifact time”?
E. none of the above A. Baseball
B. Football
61. What is the acronym for the intergovern-
mental military alliace based on the north C. Hockey
atlantic treaty, signed in 1949? D. Basketball
67. What animal is considered to be the Amer- D. To say goodbye to graduating stu-
ican symbol? dents.
71. What is the purpose of homecoming 76. What city is nicknamed the city of broth-
events? erly love?
A. To showcase new academic programs. A. San Diego
B. To raise funds for the school.
B. San Francisco
C. To welcome back alumni and celebrate
C. Miami
the spirit and traditions of a school or uni-
versity. D. Philadelphia
77. Which fast food restaurant is famous for 81. I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana. I
its golden arches? became a pop singer. My album Thriller
(1982) sold over 30 million copies. I
earned the nickname “King of Pop”.
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A. Wendy’s
A. Frederick Douglass
B. McDonald’s
B. Michael Jackson
C. Burger King
C. Booker T. Washington
D. Subway
D. Michael Jordan
78. What did the leaders do before the con-
flict? 82. Stanley Durwood was a long-time sup-
porter of UMKC Athletics. His foundation
A. Putin was a footballer and Zelensky donated the money for the Durwood Soc-
was a chef. cer Stadium, completed in 2010. Stanley
B. a. Putin was an english teacher and Durwood was the founder and president
Zelensky was a veterinarian. of what Kansas City company?
C. Putin was a strategic, clever, cunning A. H&R Block
politician, and was a KGB agent. Zelensky B. The Olive Garden
was an actor, clown, comedian.
C. Sprint (now T-Mobile)
D. none of above
D. AMC Movie Theaters
79. What is the national animal of UAE?
83. Who are historians?
A. Oryx
A. People who study history
B. Tiger
B. People who make history
C. Lion
C. People who study science
D. Camel
D. People who make science
80. What was the main cause of the tsunami
that hit Japan in 2011? 84. Who was an RF president
A. It was an earthquake A. Kanye West
B. It was a tornado B. Beyonce
C. It was a hurricane C. Judith Rodin
D. none of above D. Jay Z
85. The most weighing reason why the Native C. The Hawk
Heroes did not qualify for the candidacy of D. The Falcon
National Hero.
A. Rocky Mountains
B. Sierra Nevada Mountains
C. Himalayan Mountains
D. Appalachian Mountains A. Old MacDonald
87. True or false:DBS once had a dairy barn. B. George Washington
A. True C. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Peter Jackson
D. Samwise Gamgee
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A. Mr. Barry
B. Mr. Suess
A. His fearless leadership as president of
C. Mrs. Kimble
BTECH for 40 years
D. Mr.Zavala
B. Aiding in the creation of a statewide
E. Mr. Barry, Mrs. Kimble, and Mr. technical college system
Zavala
C. Spearheading the creation of over 40
96. During Halloween, Jaxon and A’lana were programs
carving a vegetable to make Jack-o’- D. Serving his country during Operation
Lanterns. Which vegetable were they Desert Storm
most likely using?
E. All of the above
A. pumpkin
B. carrot 100. Which region is located between the Pied-
mont and Valley and Ridge regions?
C. broccoli
A. Piedmont
D. potato
B. Coastal Plain
97. Which key events are associated with the
C. Blue Ridge Mountains
Holocaust?
A. Rise of the Nazi Party, implementa- D. Appalachian Plateau
tion of anti-Semitic laws, Kristallnacht
101. Only the patio and fireplace remain from
pogrom, establishment of concentration
this former campus building.
camps, Wannsee Conference, systematic
extermination of Jews A. The Bloch Residence Hall
B. Signing of the Treaty of Versailles, con- B. The University Playhouse
struction of gas chambers, liberation of C. Miller House
concentration camps, establishment of
the Nuremberg Laws D. The Old Maintenance building
98. What UMKC building was once William 102. Amelia knew she wanted to be a pilot af-
Rockhill Nelson Elementary School? ter she
A. Scofield Hall A. read books about planes.
B. Bloch Executive Hall B. built her own plane.
C. Cockefair Hall C. attended an air show.
D. Grant Hall D. none of above
C. Russia A. 6
D. Germany B. 7
C. 8
104. Who was Colombia’s liberator?
D. 9
A. FRANCISCO DE PAULA SANTANDER
B. Gabriel Garcia Marquez 110. True or False? Mount Carmel was origi-
C. Christopher Columbus nally an all boys school.
D. Simon Bolivar A. True
B. False
105. This campus building was named for a
long time professor of sociology, who
111. The Supreme Court declared that segrega-
taught for over 50 years.
tion in public schools was unconstitutional
A. Manheim Hall in this case
B. Grant Hall
C. Cockefair Hall
D. Cat Hall
113. Who is the first president of UAE? B. Fever, headache and nausea
A. Sheikh Zayed between Sultan Al C. Fever, cough and difficulty breathing
Nahyan
D. none of above
B. Sheikh Khalifa between Al Nahyan
C. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al 119. During the Cold War, the secret Govern-
Nahyan ment project A119 was going to put a nu-
clear bomb here, in 1969 the US ultimately
D. Sheikh Hamdan between Zayed Al decided to send something else there-it
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Nahyan was a “small step” but in the words of
Ron Burgundy “it was kind of a big deal”
114. How many siblings do you think Ms. D
has? A. the Moon
A. 1 Brother B. Vietnam
B. 2 Brothers & a sister C. China
C. 2 Sisters & a brother D. Cuba
D. Shes an only Child
120. The united States constitution replaced
115. The current US president is the number: what other document on March 4, 1789?
A. 45
B. 46
C. 100
D. 20
122. What does the term Holocaust literally A. 2019 Lunar new year
mean? B. Came out individually
by David to the papal court in hopes of 133. What is a major crop of our state?
a pardon. The pardon, however, was not A. corn
granted
B. soybeans
D. He was friends with Artemisia Gen-
tileschi’s father C. sorghum
D. all of the above
130. Where can you see actual dinosaur foot
prints? 134. She was sadly destined to be known as
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a NASA ‘s hidden figure.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. Big Game
A. Ann D. Gordon
B. Super city rampage
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Boss fight
C. Lucretia Mott
D. Robo rumble
D. none of above
149. Which region has rolling hills?
A. Piedmont 153. Brazil is located on what continent?
159. Which singer won the Grammy Award for C. Karate-Yellow Belt
Album Of The Year most often (3 times)? D. Karate-2nd degree Red Belt
A. Adele
165. What type of fighting was used in WWI?
B. Taylor Swift
A. Guerrilla Warfare
C. Lauryn Hill
B. Total Warfare
D. none of above
C. Subwarfare
160. Priya is learning about the Crusades in D. Trench Warfare
her history class. She needs to identify
some major battles of the Crusades. Can 166. Who invented the electric bulb?
you help her?
A. Thomas Alva Edison
A. Siege of Antioch, Battle of Jerusalem,
B. George Bush
Battle of Hattin, Siege of Acre
B. Battle of Hastings, Battle of Waterloo, C. Galileo Galilei
Battle of Gettysburg D. Aristotle
167. Which university is credited with starting 172. What region do we live in?
the tradition of homecoming events? A. New England
A. University of Missouri B. Mid Atlantic
B. University of California C. South East
C. University of Texas D. South West
D. University of Kansas 173. What was Clintonville Middle School’s
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Mascot before the Truckers?
168. Which US President introduced macaroni
and cheese to the White House? A. Mike the Mustang
B. Leo the Lion
A. George Washington
C. Cory the Cardinal
B. Thomas Jefferson
D. Teddy the Bear
C. Martin van Buren
D. Abraham Lincoln 174. What is the origin of Halloween?
A. Samhain
169. What city convinced Dr. Childs to become B. All Hallows’ Eve
an art history major?
C. Day of the Dead
A. Venice
D. Valentine’s Day
B. Florence
175. Jane Austen’s most famous novels in-
C. Paris clude Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and
D. Avignon
A. Jane Eyre
170. Which is the oldest civilization in the
world? B. Withering Heights
A. Mesopotamia C. Emma
D. none of above
B. Harappa
C. Greek 176. How many years have passed since the
Explanation:Around 4000 B.C., the ear- Japan earthquake and tsunami?
liest phase of the Sumerian culture A. 11 years
arose as the oldest civilization in the
B. 12 years
Mesopotamia region, in what is now
mostly Iraq. C. 13 years
178. I was an abolitionist who fought against B. She died in a dorm fire
slavery and for women’s rights. I pub- C. She wrote the alma mater
lished an antislavery newspaper called the
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held in Grain Valley, MO? C. Leonardo said a particularly funny joke
when he was creating reference sketches
A. 1945 of the sitter
B. 1960 D. Mona Lisa’s sitter thought she was
C. 1951 having a particularly good hair day and
was quite smitten with herself
D. 1975
193. What is this famous river in Egypt called?
189. What is the name of UMKC’s literary
magazine, founded in 1934 and still pub- A. river Thames
lished today? B. river Wild
A. The Kansas City Review C. river Nile
B. New Letters D. river Ganges
C. KC Arts Magazine 194. What is the name of the island researches
D. The Bookmark believe they landed on?
A. Nikumaroro Island
190. The thirteen stripes on the flag of the
USA represent B. Long Island
A. the thirteen countries the USA has pur- C. Fiji Iceland
chased land from. D. Howland Island
B. the thirteen battles of the Revolution-
195. Which country won the FIFA 2010 world
ary War.
cup?
C. the thirteen original colonies.
A.
D. the thirteen founding fathers.
B.
191. Who is the ruler of Fujairah? C.
A. Sheikh Khalifa between Zayed Al D.
Nahyan
196. In what year did the first Harry Potter
B. Sheikh Handan between Rashid Al book come out?
Maktoum
A. 1997
C. Sheikh Hamid between Muhammad Al
Sharqi B. 2003
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206. This city which is home to the headquar- B. Saturday
ters of the South Asian Association for Re- C. Friday
gional Cooperation and the Durbar square.
D. Wednesday
It was called Kantipur during medieval
times and the indigenous Newar people 211. Who is the father of Dubai?
call it Yem Desa.
A. Sheikh Rashid between Sayed Al Mak-
A. Kathmandu, Nepal toum
B. Dhaka, Bangladesh B. Sheikh Muhammad between Rashid Al
C. Theim, Bhutan Maktoum
D. Multan, Pakistan C. Sheikh Khalifa between Zayed Al
Nahyan
207. What year did we add the southwest D. none of above
wing to the Main Campus?
212. When did the Russia Ukraine war start?
A. Was started at January 10, 2018.
B. The Ukraine’s war Started on February
24, 2022.
C. The Ukraine’s war Start in February 24,
2022.
D. none of above
A. 1993
B. 1995 213. Which state is California’s northern bor-
der?
C. 1998
A. Washington
D. 2000
B. Nevada
208. What company built the Titanic? C. Oregon
A. Blue Star Line D. Mexico
B. White Star Line
214. A pueblo in early California was really
C. Olympic just a
D. United A. mission
209. What outfielder is located behind first B. farming town
base? C. city
A. Right field D. rancho
215. This trade route, from East Asia to the 221. Ohio was what number state to join the
West, flourished under Mongol rule. Union?
216. When did Leonardo Da Vinci live? 222. In which type of government are citizens
MOST likely to choose their leader?
A. He lived from 1492 to 1519
A. Dictatorship
B. He lived from 1482 to 1519
B. Oligarchy
C. He lived from 1452 to 1550
C. Democracy
D. He lived from 1452 to 1519
D. Monarchy
217. Which of these is not a branch of the Uni-
versity of Missouri System? 223. Where did Pablo Escobar die?
B. Umsl B. In Cali
C. In Cartagena
C. Missouri State
D. In Medellín
D. Mizo
224. What colors is the Greek Flag today?
218. Where were the first 13 states located?
A. blue and white
A. Midwest of the United States
B. red and orange
B. East coast of the United States
C. black and white
C. West coast of the United States
D. red and blue
D. Southern United States
225. Which year is UAE planning to celebrate
219. What does the word “daily?” Mean? innovation?
“We used the tools as arrow points in the
daily life of prehistoric times. A. 2021
B. 2023
A. everyday
C. 2022
B. noteworthy
D. 2024
C. special
D. none of above 226. The First Republic of the Philippines was
established during a war. Which one?
220. The First Republic of the Philippines was
A. Philippine-American War
established during a war. Which one?
B. Spanish-Philippine war
A. KKK Revolution
C. World War 2
B. Philippine-American War
D. Korean War
C. Spanish-American War Explanation:Emilio Aguinaldo, the very
D. Vietnamese War first Philippine President, ruled from 1898
to 1901 in Malolos, Bulacan. The con- 230. His policies came to be known as the
flict between the First Republic and the “Great Society”?
United States of America had started the A. Lyndon Johnson
“Philippine-American War” or also called
“Philippine Insurrection”. This war had B. Richard Nixon
lasted for three years (1899-1902). C. George Bush
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231. During spring break what does Dr. Kleut-
A. Solar ghen and her husband typically do?
B. Gas A. Visit their alma maters
C. Oil B. Go to Colorado for snowshoeing and
D. Nuclear hiking
C. Spend the week relaxing
228. African-American inventor invented
D. Go to Paris and explore the city
one of the first lawn mowers to use a ro-
tary blade. 232. What is another term for an ‘explorer
and a conqueror’?
A. tourist
B. conquestor
C. conquistador
D. Viking
235. True or False? Our Lady of Mount Carmel 241. Phillips High School opened its doors af-
has produced an Archbishop? ter Christmas Break in what year?
239. Soap and candles at the ranchos were A. The Iron Curtain was a physical barrier
made of this. made of iron that separated the United
States and the Soviet Union during the
A. lavender Cold War.
B. tallow B. The Iron Curtain was the division be-
C. cow hide tween Western Europe and the Eastern
Bloc during the Cold War.
D. clay
C. The Iron Curtain was a term used
240. Which party was stuck in the snow for to describe the economic divide between
months because they took a shortcut? capitalist and communist countries during
A. Dabner Party the Cold War.
B. Desmond Party D. The Iron Curtain was a military al-
liance formed by Western European coun-
C. Donner Party tries to counter the influence of the Soviet
D. Dance Party Union.
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A. Galileo
B. NEWTONTO
C. Shakespeare
D. Kepler
250. In April 1961, this man exclaimed
“Poyekhali” after successfully leaving Site
No. 1 at Baikonur during the Vostok 1 mis-
sion. Name this Russian cosmonaut who
was the first human in space.
A. 1895, Oakmont A. Neil Armstrong
B. 1894, Verona B. Yuriga sprout
C. 1896, Pittsburgh C. Alexei Nicolaevich
D. 1897, Germany D. Semion Elistratov
247. Name the satellite that sent by UAE to 251. What animal were the early California
Mars trappers looking for?
A. Vision Probe A. sea lion
B. Hope Probe B. lion
C. Sat Probe C. badger
D. Light Probe D. beaver
248. Which American inventor is generally 252. Where did Mrs. Haller go to college?
given credit for the invention of the light- A. Michigan State
ning rod? B. NC State
C. Michigan
D. Ohio State
253. What was the capital under Charle-
magne?
A. Aix en Provence
B. Aix-la-Chapelle
C. Paris
D. none of above
254. Which ancient civilization celebrated a 259. The Vikings were warriors from
festival similar to Halloween?
A. England
256. Which state has the lowest average ele- A. Authority of the Pope, justification by
vation? faith alone, sacraments, role of Mary and
the saints
257. Where do you think Ms. DeAngelis went 261. Name the lake where sockeye salmon
to college? would spawn. There used to be so many
A. UMass the lake would look red.
B. Central
A. Redeye Lake
C. UConn
D. Penn State B. Sockeye Lake
258. The ship that rescued the Titanic’s sur- C. Redfish Lake
vivors was named the
D. Salmon Lake
A. Baltic
B. Cunard
262. Select the years that the following
C. Carpathia events occurred:Anne and Cotton mar-
D. Miracle riage, Neely’s birth, and Peggy’s birth.
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B. catfish
C. tarpon
D. salmon
A. 1939, 1941, 1945
268. One reason WWII was so deadly was due
B. 1939, 1940, 1945 to the Holocaust, which was:
C. 1938, 1940, 1944
D. 1938, 1941, 1945
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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B. George Bush
A. 4
C. Abraham Lincoln
B. 5
D. Donald Trump
C. 6
D. 7 284. By the time they were presidents, Colom-
bia would lose Panama.
280. Which performing artist pictured in this
photo sang “I’m Every Woman” with A. Theodore Roosevelt and Jose Manuel
singer Chaka Khan? Marroquin
B. Rafael Nuñez and Thomas Jefferson
C. Barack Obama and Juan Manuel San-
tos
D. Richard Nixon and Rafael Uribe
288. Marie Antoinette was born on Arch- B. The Celts believed that the bound-
duchess of what country? ary between the living and the dead
was moved to a different location during
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A. August 7th, 1819 A. Leonor Rivera
B. July 20th, 1810 B. Maria Clara
C. August 7th, 1810 C. Josephine Bracken
D. July 20th, 1819 D. Segunda Katigbak
299. Where can you find the weekly schedule? 303. What is the natural border between the
A. On the teacher website Coastal Plain and Piedmont region, where
waterfalls prevent further travel on the
B. In Schoology
river?
C. In an email
A. Potomac River
D. I don’t know B. Chesapeake Bay
300. , an African American, invented the C. Eastern Shore
gamma-electrical cell in 1971, which still D. Fall Line
used in today in cell phones.
304. How many continents are there?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
305. Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. President
to be born in what kind of building?
306. Cleopatra was the queen of in the 312. James, Evelyn, and Elijah are discussing
first century B.C. the main differences between Protestant
and Catholic beliefs. What are the key dif-
310. Who is the shortest player to win the 315. After which Principal/President is the
NBA slam dunk competition? Community Hall named?
A. Kathleen E. Sipes
A. Steve
B. Lawrence Callahan
B. John Stockton
C. Christopher Ashby
C. Spud Webb
D. Robert Hartnett
D. Will Chamberlain
316. When did America become independent
311. Who is called the king of Pop? from Britain?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A. November 11, 1775 322. What were some options for African peo-
ple when trying to avoid enslavement (be-
B. April 7, 1776
coming slaves)?
C. July 4, 1776
A. They had no options; they were
D. May 3, 1776 doomed to become slaves
317. Name the branch:President B. They could make a deal with slave
traders to make them exempt from slav-
A. Executive ery
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B. Judicial C. They could commit a crime and be sent
C. Legislative to jail to escape capture
D. none of above D. They could run away from their homes
or become slave traders themselves
318. What was the first varsity sports team
at Littlestown, started in 1924? 323. Who invented the video game console?
A. Tennis
B. Soccer
C. Golf
D. Football
320. Which country was blamed for starting A. The pandemic originated in the city of
World War 1? Wuhan.
326. What color was the original exterior of 332. Name the branch:Congress
the high school painted? A. Legislative
330. How many colonies did the British make 336. How long is a century?
in North America? A. 1 year
A. 10 B. 10 years
B. 15 C. 100 years
C. 20 D. 1000 years
D. 13 337. Where was the U.S. Consitituion (govern-
mnet) written?
331. True or false:DBS once had a laundry
room that laundered all of the dormitory A. Washington, D.C.
students’ clothing and linens. B. Philadelphia
A. True C. New York City
B. False D. Richmond, VA
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in the Philippines? A. the butternut squash
A. 311 B. corn on the cob
B. 322 C. the sweet onion
C. 333 D. none of above
D. 344 345. Who won the first Philippine National
Presidential Election?
340. During Halloween, Nevaeh and Jaxon
are discussing why people wear costumes. A. Diosdado Macapagal
What is the main reason for wearing cos- B. Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
tumes on Halloween?
C. Emilio Aguinaldo
A. To celebrate the holiday and dress up
D. Manuel Luis Quezon
as different characters or creatures.
B. To confuse their friends and family. 346. What was the name of the organization
founded in 1945 to promote international
C. To show off their creativity.
cooperation and prevent future wars?
D. To scare away evil spirits.
A. NATO
341. Since 1997, which team won champi- B. European Union
onships every year except 1 through
C. United Nations
2018?
D. League of Nations
A. Envirothon
B. Blue Band 347. How excited are you for 8th grade?
C. FBLA A. A little excited
D. Indoor Guard B. Not excited at all
342. What resource is the economy of the UAE C. So excited this is going to be an awe-
based upon? some year!
A. Exports D. Undecided
349. Who led 300 slaves to freedom? 355. Which city was the first capital of the
A. Martin Luther King United States?
359. Water features were important to the 364. Who was Julius Caesar?
early history of A. The Christian Emperor
A. America B. le chef de l’Église catholique
B. Europe C. The Roman emperor
C. Virginia D. none of above
D. Canada 365. The West Campus was previously known
as:
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360. Who was the first president?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. George Washington
D. John Adams
379. During Halloween, A’lana and Jaxon are A. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and
carving faces into Jack-o’-Lanterns. What Raphael
is the main purpose of doing this?
B. Martin Luther, John Calvin, and
A. To scare away evil spirits. Huldrych Zwingli
B. To provide light during Halloween C. Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand
night. Magellan, and Vasco da Gama
C. To honor the tradition of Samhain. D. Henry VIII, Thomas More, and William
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D. To create spooky decorations for Hal- Tyndale
loween.
385. is the first astronaut form UAE that
380. Who is Pennsylvania’s Governor? went to space
A. Tom Ridge
A. Mansouri
B. Jeb Bush
B. Noura Al Makhous
C. Tom Wolf
C. This is Mansouri
D. none of above
D. Sultan Al Nid
381. Where did The Aztecs live?
A. In Mexico 386. Which two colors are associated with
Halloween?
B. In-per
C. In Colombia A. Red and black
392. Where did democracy originate? 396. This is where Mr. Elswick attended col-
lege
A. Sparta
A. Michigan State
B. Athens
B. Akron
C. Rome
C. Capital
D. The United Kingdom
D. Ohio State
393. While at the Ateneo, Rizal met his first
love. She was a pretty fourteen-year old 397. What country established the Colony of
Batangueña. Who was she? Roanoke?
A. Consuelo Ortiga A. Portugal
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D. Sheikh Khalifa between Zayed Al
B. Isla Jones
Nahyan
C. Anne Williams
D. Larisa Beier 404. When did Ukraine become independent
from Russia?
Explanation:https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.wustl.edu/stable/882823
If anyone wants to read the published pa- A. Became independent in 1991
per!
B. Become in 2017.
399. A Spanish fort is known as a C. Became independent on 1900.
A. presidio D. none of above
B. mission
405. This famous American was “the greatest,
C. alkalde “ he was associated with Malcolm X and
D. pueblo refused to participate in the Vietnam War
in 1967
400. The capital city is
A. Mohamed Ali
A. Washington, DC
B. John Lennon
B. Detroit
C. MLK
C. The Angels
D. LBJ
D. New York City
401. What war was between Americans from 406. Who is UAE’s founding father?
the north and Americans from the south, A. Sheikh Mohammed
that was ultimately won by the north and
B. Sheikh Khalifa
ended slavery?
C. Sheikh Zayed
A. The Civil War
B. The Revolutionary War D. Sheikh Hamdan
C. The French and Indian War 407. Who wrote the Declaration of Indepen-
D. none of above dence?
A. Thomas Jefferson
402. The only sea without any coasts is the
B. Jefferson Davis
A. Carribean Sea C. George Washington
B. Sargasso Sea D. Alexander Hamilton
A. serf A. Da Vinci
B. typical man B. Michelangelo
C. King of France C. Donatello
D. none of above
D. Raphael
410. Bonfires are often associated with home-
coming events at the university level. In 415. What building has an astronomical obser-
1999, a tragic bonfire collapse killed 12 vatory on the roof?
people and injured 27, and this changed
A. Royal Hall
the way bonfires are constructed. At what
university did this happen? B. The Miller Nichols Library
A. Auburn C. The Student Union
B. LSU
D. School of Education Building
C. Georgia State
D. Texas A&M 416. Who was the earliest President to be
photographed (after his presidency)?
411. What is the 18th Amendment
A. Woman’s Suffrage
B. Prohibition
C. Right to Bear Arms
D. Election of senators by the people
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with the longest winning streak in Amer-
ica’s boys’ basketball history.
A. True
B. False
A. NASA’s Gateway
B. Project Pathfinder 423. Forests cover what proportion of Al-
abama?
C. NASA’s Mirror Nodes
A. about two-thirds
D. Project Starshine
B. about one-third
418. Why did the Crimson Tide become associ-
ated wit the elephant as a mascot? C. about one-half
B. Because of the large size of the 1930 424. Who did Andres Castro killed with a
varsity team stone on September 14th 1856?
C. Because soldiers brought elephants A. A Spanish conquistador
there during Civil War
B. A Nicaraguan soldier
D. the first national winning team went to
India for a game. C. A Filibuster
D. To Nicaraguan Rebel
419. True or false:DBS once had its own store
and post office. 425. Who do you think Ms. D roots for in foot-
A. True ball?
B. False A. Patriots
427. Who was the first president of the United 433. Who is the ruler of Fujairah?
States to be born outside of the original 13
colonies? A. laugh.Sheikh Hamid between Muham-
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D. England
D. Dubai
E. All of the above
444. What hospital did Klare, Anne and June
438. What was the main cause of the Ameri- assist in during WWII?
can civil war?
A. States rights
B. Slavery
C. Taxes
D. Foreign invasion
442. What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther A. Lake Michigan
King Jr.’s father’s church? B. Great Salt Lake
A. Ebenezer Baptist C. Lake Superior
B. Atlanta Southern Baptist D. Lake Huron
C. Revolution Day 455. What was the name of the 1st permanent
D. none of above English Colony
A. Roanoke, Virginia
451. Which teacher was a songwriter in
Nashville Tennessee in 2006? B. Washington D.C.
A. Mr. Reed C. New York, New York
B. Mr. Dougherty D. Jamestown, Virginia
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D. Jack-o’-lanterns are a symbol of Hal-
A. Sheikh Zayed between Sultan Al loween and originated from an Irish folk-
Nahyan tale about Stingy Jack.
B. Sheikh Khalifa between Zayed Al
462. The 7000+ Philippine Islands were
Nahyan
named after who?
C. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al
Nahyan
D. Sheikh Hamdan between Zayed Al
Nahyan
465. In one of the most famous speeches of 470. What event is depicted in this image?
all-time this former U.S. President began
this address with the famous lines “Four
Score and Seven Years Ago.”
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Abraham Lincoln
466. ‘Hope is the thing with feathers’ is one
of the most well-known poems by which
renowned writer?
A. Boston Massacre
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Boston Tea Party
B. Sylvia Plath
C. Battle of Bunker Hill
C. Elizabeth Bishop
D. Lexington and Concord
D. none of above
471. Who was the first president to declare
467. What is UMKC’s Warko (pronounced
Martial Law?
Varko)?
A. Emilio Aguinaldo
A. A dog shaped robot that the depart-
ment of Mechanical Engineering has devel- B. Ferdinand Marcos
oped for the Department of Defence. C. Jose Laurel
B. A student led Jazz band that has won D. Manuel Roxas
numerous awards and has toured the
world. 472. How many years is a presidential term?
C. A telescope on the roof of Royall Hall. A. 1
D. UMKC student improv troupe. B. 3
C. 4 B. Lamb of God
D. 8 C. Mansions Over the Hilltop
473. What is the main type of habitat can be D. Are You Sowing the Seed of the King-
found in UAE? dom
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C. costal B. preying mantis
D. none of above C. flea
475. What sports franchise is worth the most 481. This famous Renaissance person helped
money in the world? improve the telescope
A. Dallas Cowboys A. Gutenberg
B. Manchester United B. Galileo
C. New York Yankees C. Da Vinci
D. Boston Red Sox D. Copernicus
476. Who was the only LHS wrestler to win 482. Which group created by Phillips High
at states? graduates supports our school today?
A. Carl Harris A. The Montrez Harrell Foundation
B. Jason Penton B. The North Phillips School of Innovation
C. Dwayne Johnson C. Phillips-Bricks Alumni Association
D. Cory Beaver D. none of above
477. What song does Bill Long remember lead- 483. Which sports team has won the most
ing as a student at DBS? championships?
A. Amazing Grace A. Women’s Softball
493. Simone Biles is the most decorated ath- 497. Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I
lete in which of the following sports? Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
A. Athletics A. Maya Angelou
B. Figure Skating B. Zora Neale Hurston
C. Gymnastics C. Fannie Lou Hamer
D. none of above D. Rosa Parks
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494. When did the 9/11 attacks take place? 498. Who is pictured in this statue?
495. Pharaohs built great ? 499. Who fought the Spanish government be-
cause the government did not give a for-
mal funeral ceremony for his brother?
A. Francisco de Sande
B. Francisco Dagohoy
C. Andres Bonifacio
D. Juan Luna
A. castles Explanation:The ceremony was denied by
B. bridges the frailes (Spanish priest) because the
brother of Dagohoy was accused of being
C. homes
an enemy of the Church.
D. pyramids
500. Even though Aang was the Avatar, what
496. Which branch of government ENFORCES was the first element that he learned how
or CARRIES OUT the laws? to master?
A. Legislative A. Earth
B. Executive B. Air
C. Judicial C. Water
D. Memorial D. Fire
501. Which invention came first? 506. In what year were “booms” hear by peo-
ple in Clintonville?
A. Automobile
505. What animals did th Spaniards bring to 510. How many Championships does LeBron
the Americas? James have?
A. cows A. 2
B. horses B. 3
C. pigs C. 4
D. sheep D. 5
511. The area opposite Bur Dubai, on the other C. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
side of the Creek is called? D. Jamesiah Mosque
A. Jumeirah
517. True or False:President Lesesne sup-
B. The Palm ported coeducation at Wofford
C. Silicon Oasis A. True!
D. Deira B. False:(
512. When was the Independence Day offi-
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518. At what age did king tut become
cially ratified by Malolos Congress? pharaoh?
A. June 12, 1898 A. 19
B. August 1, 1898 B. 9
C. September 29, 1898 C. 24
D. December 30, 1898 D. none of above
513. Which was the lowest rank in Katipunan? 519. Portugal was once a part of Spain.
A. Kawal A. True
B. Concrete B. False
C. Solution 520. Which film, released in 2013, is the
D. none of above highest-grossing animated film of all
time?
514. The flag of UAE has a vertical stripe of A. Frozen
which colour?
B. Little Rock, Arkansas
A. White
C. Christmas Colony
B. Green
D. White Sands, New Mexico
C. Red
521. Call on the volunteer and noble suicide of
D. Black the Japanese if they are ashamed or dam-
515. What are the five bordering states of Vir- aged their reputation.
ginia? A. Harraga
A. West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, B. Harakiri
Tennessee, North Carolina C. Sepk
B. Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, D. Jihad
West Virginia, Pennsylvania
522. Which disability and women’s rights ac-
C. Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee,
tivist was known for being the first deaf-
West Virginia, Pennsylvania
blind person to write a book and earn a
D. Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Bachelor’s Degree?
South Carolina, Tennessee
A. Elizabeth Ware Packard
516. Name the biggest mosque in UAE B. Judith Heumann
A. Al Rahim Mossaqi C. Helen basement
B. Grand Bur Dubai Mosque D. none of above
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A. Lay’s
B. George Washington Carver
C. George Crum
A. Charley Pride
D. Garrett Mor
B. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
536. The Hispanic Period had started in the
C. Thurgood Marshall
Philippines in 1500s. Who was the first
D. Colin Powell Governor of the Philippines?
538. Whose head got cut off during the French 544. Which of the following is part of
Revolution? Congress?
539. When did the French revolution take 545. Who is Clintonville’s Mayor?
place?
A. 1789
B. 1512
C. 1492
D. 1979
A. Richard Beggs
540. Which California tribe ate salmon and
acorns? B. Nicholas Brock
A. Chumash C. Troy Kuhn
549. Governor Cox visited Bridgerland in 554. Where was Alexander Hamiltion born?
2018 to: A. Virginia
B. Caribbean
C. South America
D. New York
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A. Saturn
A. Participate in the Job Fair
B. Pomon
B. Discover Career Days C. Leepcalia
C. Grill hamburgers for the Skills Contest D. Vinalia
D. To speak on the state’s vision for tech- 556. What group was the first to use arches
nical education in architecture and built the mosques in
Spain?
550. True or false:some students lived on
Dasher Bible School’s campus in dormito- A. The Greeks
ries 24/7. B. The Aztecs
A. True C. The Incas
B. False D. The Moors
551. What is the largest ocean in the world? 557. Who was the first president of the United
States?
A. Arctic
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Atlantic B. George Washington
C. Indian C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Pacific D. Alexander Hamilton
552. What is the state flower? 558. Which of these programs/courses were
created first?
A. the bluebonnet
B. the daisy
C. West Indian Lilac
D. none of above
559. What is the symbol of the “Lone Star 565. This President was famous for his fire-
State”? side chats?
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572. What is the most famous painting at the
MoMA?
A. Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
B. Van Gogh, Starry Night A. Bill Gates
C. Wyeth, Christina’s World B. John Dunlop
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Magritte, The Lovers
D. Alexander Graham Bell
573. Name one concentration camp that was
577. What state do you currently live in?
part of the Holocaust.
A. New York
A. Treblinka
B. New Jersey
B. Dachau
C. Maryland
C. Buchenwald D. Pennsylvania
D. Auschwitz
578. I am known as the Father of the Califor-
nia Missions.
574. How many States are in the United
States? A. Father Frank
A. 51 B. Father Serra
C. Father Crespi
B. 50
D. none of above
C. 49
579. Which award did Dr. Martin Luther King
D. 48
Jr. receive in 1964?
575. In which year did the restoration of A. Nobel Peace Prize
Williamsburg, Virginia begin? B. Oscar
A. 1951 C. Grammy
B. 1926 D. Humanitarian
591. Alexandria is a city found along the 597. Who wrote the classic gothic novel,
River. Frankenstein?
A. James River A. Mary Shelley
B. Rappahannock River B. Virginia Woolf
C. York River C. Margaret Atwood
D. Potomac River D. none of above
592. On what was the Aztec city of Tenochti-
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598. Name the first digital library in UAE
tlán built?
A. Museum of the Future
A. volcano
B. Emirates Public Library
B. mountain
C. Mohammed bin Rashid Library
C. lake
D. river D. Public Library
593. Which is emirate has the highest moun- 599. Name the biggest museum in UAE
tain? A. Dubai Museum
A. Where is B. Emirates auto National Museum
B. Sharjah C. Louvre Abu Dhabi
C. Fujairah D. Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
D. Ras Al Khaimah
600. In what year did Clintonville Win the last
E. F
Boys Basketball Championship?
594. Which artist was known for her self-
portraits and depiction of Mexican folk cul-
ture?
A. Teresa Burga
B. Tamara de Lempicka
C. FRIDA CAHLO
D. none of above
595. When was the USA created? A. 2005
A. July 4, 1775 B. 2000
B. July 4, 1789 C. 1989
C. July 4, 1800 D. 1955
D. July 4, 1776 601. This person averaged one patent for ev-
596. Panama was formerly a part of ery three weeks of his life
A. Honduras A. Thomas Edison
B. Colombia B. Galileo
C. Mexico C. George Washington
D. Venezuela D. Francis Bacon
602. How many years has Ms. D worked at 608. What UMKC school counts as alumni a
AAMS? president of the United States, a Supreme
Court justice, and a directory of the FBI?
D. Shooting
606. What is the Capital of Connecticut?
A. Stamford
B. Bridgeport
C. Hartford
D. New Haven
607. The University of California’s nickname is
A. field
A. Cardinals
B. Golden Bears B. track
C. Bruins C. pool
D. Eagles D. sand
612. What is the name given to a pair of gi- 617. How was Joseph Estrada removed from
gantic islands built off the shore of Dubai? office ( of the president )?
A. The Palm A. People Power
B. The Seagull B. Impeachment
C. The Creek C. Supreme Court conviction
D. The Page D. His term ended.
613. What was the mission of the satellite
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618. Who was the first person to score a
that sent by UAE to the Mars? touchdown in the new football stadium?
A. Study the Martian Land A. Kody Kuss ‘08
B. Study the Martian weather B. Brock Lee ‘12
C. Study the distance between Mars and C. Ali Kat pump
Earth
D. Ella Vader ‘16
D. Study if there is any alien in Mars
619. Information designed to influence opinion
614. Let’s name the first 13 colonies: is called
A. Not this answer ;) A. Militarism
B. Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hamp- B. Communism
shire, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Is-
C. Propaganda
land, Delaware, North Carolina, South
Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl- D. Facebook
vania, and Georgia
620. What team gets the advantage of last at-
615. Who was most recently elected our U.S. bat in baseball?
President? A. Bullpen team
A. Clinton B. They Flip for It
B. Trump C. Home team
C. Bush D. Visiting team
D. none of above
621. This state is known as “The First State.”
616. Mia, Elijah, and Priya are discussing the A. Massachusetts
motivations behind people participating in
the Crusades. What were the main rea- B. Delaware
sons for people to join the Crusades? C. New Hampshire
A. Political power, desire for conquest, D. Virginia
personal vendettas
622. This famous Renaissance inventor cre-
B. Boredom, lack of other opportunities, ated the movable type
peer pressure
A. Galileo
C. Religious fervor, forgiveness of sins,
adventure, glory, and economic gain. B. Copernicus
623. How many lakes make up the Great 629. Who is the first and only tennis player to
Lakes? achieve a Career Golden Slam in both sin-
gles and doubles?
624. Which did the most affect place at the be- D. none of above
ginning of the war?
630. The success of the bakery led to Big Paul
A. The most affected place was Kyiv. purchasing what company?
B. The most affected place was Spain.
C. The most affected place was Japan.
D. none of above
625. Mr. Bair is:
A. Kind
B. Old
C. Funny
D. Young
626. Which state is home to the most volca-
noes in the US?
A. Washington A. Reinhold Ice Cream
B. California B. Oakmont Ice and Ice Cream
C. Down C. Genoa Ice Cream Company
D. Hawaii D. Keystone State Ice Cream
627. Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the 631. The driest place on Earth is the
Americas in 1492 opened up a new era
in world history. What country sponsored A. Attacamma Dessert
his expedition? B. Atacama Desert
A. France C. Atacama Desert
B. Spain D. none of above
C. Portugal
632. George Washington had dentures made
D. England out of all of the following materials EX-
628. What is the capital city of the USA? CEPT
A. New Orleans, LA A. Gold
B. Miami, FL B. Ivory
C. Dallas, TX C. Wood
D. Washington, DC D. Animal teeth
633. Which Spanish explorer conquered the In- 639. Which one is the Tallest Skyscraper in the
can Empire World?
A. Cortés A. Empire State Building
B. Ponce de Leon B. Petronas Towers
C. Juerez C. Taipei 101
D. Pizarro D. Burj Khalifa
634. Who created the Nobel Prize using the 640. Which is the largest emirate in UAE?
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fortune he had built in the explosives busi- A. Ras Al Khaimah
ness? B. Where is
A. Alfred noble C. Abu Dhabi
B. Isabelle Dinoire D. Dubai
C. Christopher Columbus 641. A Mexican cowboy was called a
D. CA oh that wave A. rate
635. President Miguel Aleman of Mexico gave B. cowboy
an address here in 1947. C. hacienda
A. Swinney Gymnasium D. fiesta
B. Pierson Auditorium
642. When did World Word I start?
C. The Student Union Theater A. 1913
D. The back patio of Scofield Hall B. 1914
636. True or false:students from DBS helped to C. 1915
make blocks that went into the construc- D. none of above
tion of many of the buildings on campus.
643. Who was the LED sign in front of the
A. True
school dedicated to?
B. False
A. Prewitte Copeland
637. Which teacher owns a remote control B. Carl Walker
speedway? C. J.P. Prevatt
A. Mr. Gantz D. Lacy Elrod
B. Mr. Staub
644. What prevented White from immediately
C. Mr. Klunk returning to Roanoke after going back to
D. Mr. Kruger England?
A. he didn’t want to go
638. In what country is Cinco de Mayo most
widely celebrated? B. it took a while to get all the supplies he
needed to bring back
A. Mexico
C. the Queen wouldn’t let him return
B. Spain
D. the Spanish were at war with England
C. United States and wouldn’t allow ships to pass through
D. none of above the ocean
645. What is the name of the US laws of the 651. Virginia can be divided into geo-
land? graphic regions.
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658. How much of Earth´s surface is covered Nahyan
by snow?
C. Sheikh Muhammad between Rashid Al
A. about 54%
Maktoum
B. about 12%
D. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al
C. about 4% Nahyan
D. about 63%
664. When Dr. Gabel’s son came down with
659. In which California region can you find COVID, what did she make him do to his
waterfalls? siblings?
A. desert A. Stay away from them
B. mountains
B. Continue to be kind despite the sick-
C. valley ness
D. coast C. Breathe on them so the entire house-
hold would be infected with COVID
660. Some people say that if you catch a ghost
in a picture that it looks like a/an D. It’s a free for all-in the word’s of
A. Blob Charles Darwin, “survival of the fittest”
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B. redwood
A. England
C. sequoia
B. Scotland
D. magnolia
C. France
682. The Cathedral Builder title comes from
D. Spain a story that Big Paul leaned heavily on
about workmen who were building a
677. What is the deepest lake in the United
“cathedral” which started with
States?
A. Lake Huron
B. Crater Lake
C. Lake Okeechobee
D. Great Salt Lake
A. laying brick
678. Which of the following mathematicians is
considered to be the first computer pro- B. shaping stone
grammer? C. forming a foundation
A. Ada Lovelace D. building a business
B. Amy Noether 683. What is a symbol of France under the
C. Julia Robinson kings of divine law?
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B. A Christmas Carol B.
C. Death of a Salesman
D. Pilgrim
C.
697. Why did the war start?
A. By a historic political agreement in
2013 between Ukraine and the European
Union. This strained relations with Rus-
D.
sia.
B. Started because Putin wanted the
power.
702. Who lived in America before the Euro-
C. Started because Zelensky wanted was peans came?
president of Russia. A. Russians
D. none of above B. French
698. What city was recognized as the first cap- C. Native Americans (Indians)
ital of Ohio? D. the king of England
A. Zanesville 703. In 1803 Thomas Jefferson bought a large
B. Athens amount of land from the French. What
was this called?
C. Columbus
A. Jefferson’s Deal
D. Chillicothe
B. Pacific Discovery
699. Which explorer searched for the Fountain C. The French Affair
of Youth?
D. The Louisiana Purchase
A. Ponce de Leon
704. In what decades did Cinco de Mayo cele-
B. Of Soto brations become popular in the U.S.?
700. True or False:Mr. Bish has been struck by A. 1920-1930
lightning B. 1930-1940
A. True C. 1950-1960
B. False D. 1980-1990
705. Where did the 30 industrious, religious 711. Where did the first battle of the Revolu-
people who founded Dasher come from? tionary war take place?
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A. Missouri River A. Kings
718. Where did Christopher Columbus land 722. In what year were classes first held at
when he first discovered North America? the university?
A. Canada A. 1929
B. Newfoundland B. 1954
C. Bahamas C. 1933
D. Jamestown D. 1941
719. How long did the war for Independence 723. What is the oldest university in the New
last? World?
A. about 7 years A. University of N.Y.
B. 20 years
B. University of Peru
C. 10 years
C. University of Salamanca
D. 55 years
D. University of Mexico
720. After expanding into the Pacific, Hawaii
became a favorite spot for Granny and Big 724. Longest mountainous or mountain ranges
Paul. What was the name of the grocery in the world.
business in California? A. Andes
B. Himalayas
C. Sierra Madre
D. Bahamas
726. How many grades were in the high school 732. Who are awesome TX History teachers
the year it opened? that are ready to help you learn all about
Texas?
C. June D. Piedmont
737. Which teacher is learning to ride a unicy- 741. Which word means to approve or accept?
cle? A. Ammendment
A. Dr Coleman
B. ratify
B. Mrs. Langkam
C. legislative
C. Mr Powell
D. veto
D. Mr. Lawrence
742. How many teachers are currently work-
738. Hey Eagles! Are you ready for tonight’s
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ing in the High School?
homecoming game? Can you guess who
we are facing off against? A. 19
A. Grandview B. 17
B. William Chrisman C. 20
C. Truman D. 18
D. Odessa
743. Which was not one of Columbus’ ships?
739. What is the name of the canal between
A. Niña
North and South America?
B. Surface
A. Hobbies
B. Cook C. Mar
C. Panama D. Santa Maria
D. Suez 744. This scientist developed the theory that
740. Who was the first African-American the sun is the center of our universe
woman to be elected to the United States A. Galileo
Congress
B. Isaac Newton
C. Copernicus
D. John Locke
747. Which continent UAE is located in? 753. What is the smallest Emirate in UAE?
A. Asia A. Where is
748. What was the first city in history to reach 754. What is the Capital of the United States?
a population of 1 million inhabitants? A. Washington D.C.
A. Beijing B. New York City
B. Rome C. Boston
C. London D. Philadelphia
D. New York 755. What is the longest river in the United
States?
749. What country defeated the Spanish Ar-
mada?
A. Germany
B. England
C. France
D. Holland
A. Hudson River
750. How many counties are in Alabama?
B. Mississippi River
A. 55
C. Ohio River
B. 76
D. Missouri River
C. 62
D. 67 756. Condoleezza Rice became the first black
female
751. What Ocean borders Connecticut?
A. Indian Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean
B. U.S. Supreme Judge 760. In what year was Maple Avenue built?
C. Presidential Candidate A. 1918
D. none of above B. 1933
757. Which is the only LHS sport to win a state C. 1948
title? D. 1961
A. Football
761. Where did the first rocket intercept an
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B. Field Hockey airplane?
C. Golf A. Amiens, France
D. Baseball B. Christmas Colony
758. The first person ever to patent a hot C. White Sands, New Mexico
comb in the US was , the daughter of D. Little Rock, Arkansas
former slaves.
762. What type of government does the
United States have?
A. Democratic Republic
B. Authoritarian Regime
C. Socialist System
D. Communist System
766. What is the highest peak in Texas 771. What is the traditional Halloween game
played by blindfolded participants?
770. Every autumn Dubai hosts which 775. How many countries are in Europe?
favourite annual sports event?
A. 40
A. FIFA World Cup
B. 44
B. UEFA Champions League
C. The Dubai Rugby 7’s C. 51
D. Asian Nations Football Cup D. 58
776. What types of events have people 781. How was covid-19 trasmitted to people?
documented as having happened in the A. Covid-19 was transmitted by blood
Bermuda Triangle? trasfusión.
A. People have documented mermaid B. Covid-19 was transmitted by small
sightings. droplets of saliva.
B. People hunt whales and manatees. C. Covid-19 was transmitted by contami-
C. Megalodons have been seen there re- nated wáter.
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cently. D. none of above
D. Ships and planes disappear without a 782. Which Disney park was the first ever to
trace. open
777. What is a group of witches called? A. Walt Disney World AKA WDW
B. Disneyland
A. Convoy
C. Hong Kong Disneyland
B. Commune
D. Disneyland paris
C. Cauldron
D. Coven 783. King Tut’s mother was
A. Nefertiti
778. What happened at Roanoke that is still a B. Princess Ankhesenamun
mystery?
C. Amun
A. Why the colony returned to England.
D. none of above
B. Why all of the colonist died.
784. The Titanic set sail in
C. Why all of the colonist disappeared.
D. Why the Spanish took over the colony.
795. How many counties are in Ohio? 801. What was the first national park?
A. 85
B. 45
C. 88
D. 78
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A. Great Smoky Mountains-Tennessee
A. Tokyo and Hong Kong North Carolina
B. Color Island draft d Nagasaki B. Everglades-Florida
C. Munich and Framkfurt C. Death Valley-California Nevada
D. Leningrad and Stalingrad D. Yellowstone-Wyoming, Montana,
Idaho
797. How long was Titanic lost for?
A. It was lost for 84 years 802. What holiday did the Reinhold Family
gather together with Big Paul on the Em-
B. It was lost for 73 years press Lilly?
C. It was lost for 132 years
D. It was lost for 3 years
A. Hawaii
B. Puerto Rico
807. What did White find when he returned to 811. It is estimated that what proportion of
the island in 1590? Americans are related by blood to the
A. a few settlers Mayflower Pilgrims?
B. an abandoned village A. 1 out of 10
C. a Native American tribe
B. 3 out of 10
D. signs of a huge battle
C. 5 out of 10
808. Big Paul was on the Eastern Air Lines
board of directors for many years. Where D. 10 out of 10
was this picture taken?
812. True or False:Ms. D has lived in Connecit-
cut her whole life?
A. True
B. False
C. Robert Flarscheim
D. Kenneth Spencer
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C. Fannie Lou Hamer
D. Rosa Parks
817. Who is represented by the bronze bust 823. Which region includes only a small part of
on the quad? the plateau which is located in Virginia?
A. President Harry Truman A. Coastal Plain
B. Walt Disney B. Piedmont
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D. AD and BC
centralized government, and influence on
the spread of Christianity and the Carolin- 840. What is bias?
gian Renaissance. A. to be stuck up
D. Charlemagne’s rule led to the decline B. to refuse to take a side
of the Frankish kingdom.
C. to favor one side over another
836. What is the most popular Halloween D. to show selfishness
candy in the United States?
A. M&M’s 841. What county is the highest ranking corn
producer in Alabama?
B. Snickers
A. Baldwin
C. Kit kat
B. Mobile
D. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
C. Lee
837. This 1688 event resulted in the over- D. Montgomery
throw of King James II and the ascension
of Willam III and Mary II as the rulers of 842. When did the Titanic sink?
England? A. 1910
A. French Revoltuion B. 1911
B. Monmouth Rebellion C. 1912
C. English Civil War D. none of above
D. Glorious Revolution
843. What city is the Statue of Liberty in?
838. In what year did Clintonville Soccer be-
gin?
A. 2017-2018
B. 1975-1976
C. 1950-1951 A. New Jersey
853. Name the tallest building in UAE products included adhesives, dyes, and
A. Empire State Building rubber substitute.
B. Arab Tower
C. Twin Tower
D. Burj Khalifa
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ity of bobbing for apples? A. George Washington Carver
A. Bobbing for apples is a traditional Hal- B. Thurgood Marshall
loween activity where participants try to
C. Sarah E. Goode
grab apples from a large basin or bucket
of water using only their hands. D. Sojourner Truth
B. Bobbing for apples is a traditional Hal- 858. What was the magnitude of Japanis
loween activity where participants try to tsunami?
grab oranges from a large basin or bucket A. The magnitud were 9.1
of water using only their mouths.
B. The magnitude was 9.1
C. Bobbing for apples is a traditional Hal-
loween activity where participants try to C. The magnitude is 9.1
grab apples from a small bowl of water D. none of above
using only their feet.
859. Members of what labor union helped to
D. Bobbing for apples is a traditional Hal- build the nation’s black middle class and
loween activity where participants try to civil rights movement?
grab apples from a large basin or bucket
A. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
of water using only their mouths.
B. American Federal of Teachers
855. Which of these was the name of the real C. Communications Workers of America
battle fought by the American army in
1811? D. International Ladies’ Garment Work-
ers’ Union
A. Battle of River Mud
860. What state was 39th to enter into the
B. Alligator Creek Battle
Union?
C. Hound Dog Battle
A. Pennsylvania
D. Battle of Tippecanoe
B. Washington
856. Senators are elected for how long? C. North Dakota
A. Life D. South Dakota
B. 2 years 861. The first human to walk on the surface of
C. 4 years the moon was
D. 6 years A. Yuriga sprout
B. Sally Ride
857. I was a scientist who made hundreds of
products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, C. At a time
pecans, and soybeans. Some of these D. Neil Armstrong
A. Kentucky C. 1950-1960
B. Tennessee D. 2010-2018
C. Arkansa 869. Who is our current varsity football head
D. Mississippi coach?
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872. Which President officially recognized A. 1855
Black History Month?
B. 1795
A. President Gerald Ford
C. 1505
B. President Jimmy Carter D. 1965
C. President Richard Nixon
876. What is genocide?
D. President Ronald Reagan
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B. Bloch Heritage Hall
vanced techniques?
C. Cockefair Hall
A. The invention of the wheel
D. Scofield Hall
B. The creation of the atomic bomb
C. The Industrial Revolution 896. What byzantine city was renamed Istan-
D. The invention of the airplane bul after being captured by the ottoman
empire?
E. The Roswell UFO crash
A. Minions
891. How many states are in the United States
B. free love
of America?
C. be a dog walker
A. 25
D. Constantinople
B. 30
C. 40 897. Who wrote Hamlet?
D. 50 A. Cervantes Saavedra
892. How did J.P. Prevatt lose the fingers on B. Shakespeare
his right hand? C. Homer
A. he was born that way D. Mario Vargas Llosa
B. frostbite
898. In addition to the United States, identify
C. dog bite the other countries below that devote a
D. saw mill accident building the school month to celebrate African-Americans in
history.
893. Why was the original basketball team
called the “Dasher Ducks”? A. United Kingdom
A. They loved duck-hunting B. Germany
B. Their distinctive hairstyle C. Canada
C. They wore duck pants instead of D. India
shorts
899. What Indian tribe spoke Quechua?
D. It was their favorite mascot
A. Aztec
894. What two types of water do Steelhead
B. Mayan
trout and Chinook salmon require in their
lifetimes? C. Toltec
A. Salt water D. Inca
902. What is name of the range of mountains 907. Which politician was the first Black
found on the UAE’s border with Oman? woman to be elected to the United States
Congress?
A. Al Hajar Mountains
A. Shirley Chisholm
B. Western Alps
C. French Prealps B. Barbara Jordan
D. Eastern Alps C. Carol Moseley Braun
903. What are the dates of both Mexican In- D. none of above
dependene Days?
A. Sept. 15 and 16 908. Which of the following was not a Lit-
tlestown business?
B. March 23 and 24
A. Littonian Shoe
C. June 6 and 7
D. December 12 and 13 B. Littlestown Canning Company
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915. What does the word “river” mean?
A. a river that empties into the sea
B. to it
A. Joseph H. Smith
C. a creek
B. James Smith
C. Joseph P. Walker D. none of above
918. This scientist discovered the three laws 922. Each of the seven states of the UAE is
of motion called
A. a province
928. Who was the first female Pharaoh of an- 933. What famous building did Michael Angelo
cient Egypt? paint?
A. Nefertiti A. The Eiffel tower
B. Hathepsut B. The Museum de Louvre
C. Cleopatra C. The Sistine Chapel
D. Isis D. none of above
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929. How many rings are in the Olympic logo? 934. Big Paul was a flashy dresser. What was
his common business attire (select all that
A. 6
apply)?
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
937. What newspaper was organized by A. Bob Smith and Walter McRae
Dasher Bible School in 1938? B. R.M. Jones and Winston McCrae
A.
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stitute gym teacher?
A. Mrs. Moyers
B. Mrs. Bradner
D. C. Mrs. Jones
D. Mrs. Alloway
953. Which was NOT one of the original three
947. What three trout are native to Idaho?
board members at Dasher Bible School?
A. Cutthroat, Bass, Catfish
A. O.P. Copeland
B. Sturgeon, Catfish, Walleye
B. Willie Copeland
C. Bass, Kokanee, Sockeye
C. Perry McLeod
D. Cutthroat, Rainbow, Bull D. W.O. Norton
948. What was the first Constitution of the 954. Theory says the center of space is the
United States called? world or earth.
A. Bill of Rights A. Geometry
B. Articles of Confederation B. Chenacentric
C. American Peace Pact C. Heliocentric
D. Declaration of Independence D. Geocentric
949. What is an advantage to exercise? 955. What was the name of Clintonville before
A. Improve quality of life it was settled?
B. Decrease chronic disease A. Welcome home
C. Stress relief B. Bear Creek Part 2
D. All the above C. Pigeon
D. Willow Creek
950. If I’m 10 years old and my brother is half
of my age, how old is my brother when I 956. Which artist believed he was a reincarna-
am 50? tion of his dead brother?
A. 25 A. Vincent van Gogh
B. 30 B. Salvador Dali
C. 40 C. August nights
D. 45 D. Francisco de Goya
957. Who was the Mexican President during 962. What is the fastest land animal?
the Battle of Puebla?
C. Sharjah
D. Ras Al Khaimah
D.
A. Jess Shaffer
963. California is located in which 2 hemi-
B. Rande munns spheres?
C. Steve Sweeten A. west and south
D. Jason Rindlisbacher B. north and south
961. How many nations did Bolívar free? C. east and west
A. Seven D. west and north
B. Six 964. In what year did the cougar become the
C. Five official mascot of OLMC?
D. Three A. 2012
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C. 125 971. Which of these football teams play their
D. 435 home games in New York?
A. Jets
966. Who is the ruler of Sharjah?
A. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan B. Giants
968. This person was a famous writer from 973. He was the leader of the Bull Moose
the Renaissance Era that wrote plays, Party?
comedies, and tragedies
A. Theodore Roosevelt
A. Galileo
B. Franklin Roosevelt
B. Shakespeare
C. John F. Kennedy
C. Da Vinci
D. Herbert Hoover
D. Raphael
969. A government where all the power is 974. The most influential family in Italy to
held by a single leader who usually uses provide support for the Renaissance Idea
force to rule Idea.
975. When did disco music first become popu- 981. What was the name of the voyage that
lar? took slaves from Africa to the Americas?
986. Which region has flat land? 990. One of the consequenses of the tsunami
A. Coastal Plain (tidewater) was
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991. Who founded the La Liga Filipina?
A. Super book ni gizmo A. Andres Bonifacio
B. Banag famous B. Emilio Aguinaldo
C. Doctrina Christiana C. Jose Rizal
D. Our Lady of the Rosary
D. Juan Luna
Explanation:This book was published dur-
ing the Spanish period and contains 992. Who is Clintonville’s famous baseball
prayers and some religious acts and be- player, who now Coaches the Kansas City
liefs that all Catholics should follow. Royals
988. When Tutankhamun was born-his origi-
nal name was which he changed to Tu-
tankhamun
A. Ace Ventura
B. Michael Jerschley
C. Brett Favre
D. Ryan Braun
995. Which President tried to purchase Califor- 1001. UMKC’s next door neighbor is Rock-
nia for $40 million? hurst University and there has always
been a sports rivalry between the two
996. Who was the leader of the French Revo- C. The Cougars
lution? D. The Bears
A. Napoleon Bonaparte
B. Adolf Hitler 1002. When did Christopher Colombus dis-
cover the “New World”?
C. Genghis Khan
A. 1492
D. Josef Stalin
B. 1345
997. What was the largest military battle on
United State soil? C. 1515
A. Battle of Wounded Knee D. none of above
B. Massacre Bay
1003. The White Star Line’s director who sur-
C. Antietam
vived was
D. Gettysburg
A. J. Bruce Ismail
998. Which is the largest tribal group of UAE?
B. Stanley Lord
A. The Bani Yas group
C. J.J. Astor
B. Al-Mawla
C. Easter D. Benjamin Guggenheim
D. Altong
1004. The forced removal of Native Americans
999. This is the nickname of the University of in 1838 is now refered to as
Tennessee
A. Battle of LIttle Bighorn
A. Bulldogs
B. Ghost Dance
B. Wildcats
C. Trail of Tears
C. Volunteers
D. Titans D. None of the Above
1000. Which Guatemalan activist is known for 1005. Who were the leaders involved in the
her work for ethnocultural reconciliation Cold War?
and Indigenous rights?
A. Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy
A. Rigoberta Menchu
B. Joseph Stalin and Harry S. Truman
B. Ana Mendieta
C. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen C. Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush
D. none of above D. Mao Zedong and Winston Churchill
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1007. Which President only served 33 days
C. Tennessee
because he fell ill after giving the longest
inauguration speech ever on a cold, wet D. Wyoming
day?
1013. Which of the following is part of the 1st
A. Thomas Jefferson
amendment?
B. James K Polk
A. Freedom of Religion, press, petition,
C. William Henry Harrison speech, and assembly
D. Andrew Johnson B. No forced quartering of soldiers
1008. The second war the US fought against C. Right to trial by jury
England was: D. no unreasonable searches and
A. The American Revolution seizures
B. The American Civil War
1014. Which of the following is a cardiovascu-
C. The War of 1812 lar ENDURANCE activity?
D. none of above A. Push-ups
1009. This campus building was once the home B. Curl-ups
of the Dickey family. C. Mile Run
A. Bloch Executive Hall
D. Sprinting
B. Grant Hall
C. Scofield Hall 1015. What state has the largest population?
1020. Who is the founder of Clintonville 1024. Where is Chimney Rock located?
A. Bill Clinton A. Ord, Nebraska
B. Hillary Clinton B. North Platte, Nebraska
C. Chelsea Clinton C. Fremont, Nebraska
D. Norman Clinton D. Bayard, Nebraska
1021. How we know about the Olympic 1025. The Mexicans changed mission land into
Games? land.
A. church
B. swamp
C. rancho
D. pueblo
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dent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee D. It was in 2007
(SNCC) in 1966?
1034. Who was most recently elected our U.S.
A. Charles E. Cobb Jr.
Vice President?
B. Stokely Carmichael
A. Trump
C. John Lewis
B. Cuomo
D. Bobby Seale
C. Pence
1029. This European scientist coined the D. none of above
phrase “equal volumes of gases, at the
same temperature and pressure, contain 1035. Which day is the national day of UAE?
equal numbers of molecules.“ A. 1st December
A. Amedeo Avogadro B. 2nd December
B. Benjamin banner C. 4th of July
C. Isaac Newton D. 29 November
D. Max Planck 1036. Name the only seven star hotel of the
1030. What was the name of Amelia’s yellow world that is found in Dubai.
airplane? A. Kempinski
A. The Cardinal B. Radisson Blu
B. The Canary C. Burj Khalifa
C. The Eagle D. Arab Tower
D. none of above 1037. What was a hacienda?
1031. What is the main aim of Expo 2020? A. farm
A. Creating Minds, Live Better Future B. ranch
B. Connecting minds, Creating Future C. ranch owner
C. Future minds, Great Life D. one-story house
D. Live Today for Great Future 1038. What is the national anthem of UAE?
1032. Which scientist’s contribution led to the A. March On
discovery of the structure of DNA? B. God Save the Queen
A. Rosalind Franklin C. Business knows
B. Lise Meitner D. This Land is Your Land
1039. Click all that are true about Mrs. Gal- C. Appalachian Plateau
loway
D. Valley and Ridge
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built these pyramids?
B. Bill of Rights
C. Torah
D. Common Sense
1052. Amelia was the first woman to do 1058. The art of decorative writing used in the
what? Islamic civilization is known as what????
A. learn to fly A. Calligraphy
B. buy an airplane B. Cursive
C. travel over the Atlantic Ocean in an air- C. Heiroglyphics
plane
D. Symbolic Writing
D. build her own landing strip
1059. Who has the famous quote ‘’ When they
1053. Where did the Renaissance begin?
go low we go high”
A. France
A. Barack Obama
B. Germany
B. Oprah Winfrey
C. Sweden
C. Roy Wilkins
D. Italy
D. Michelle Obama
1054. An autobiography is a
A. Primary Source 1060. Who was the 27th President?
D. dime D. Orchestra
1064. Which region is locate near the Atlantic 1068. Which of these is not a current sport at
Ocean and Chesapeake Bay (including the UMKC?
Eastern Shore)? A. Volleyball
A. Coastal Plain (Tidewater) B. Golf
C. Softball
B. Valley and Ridge
D. Baseball
C. Blue Ridge Mountains
1069. What founding father was never presi-
D. Piedmont
dent?
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C. at Dasher Church of Christ A. July 20th, 1810
B. Executive A. October 30
B. October 29
C. Judicial
C. October 31
D. Memorial
D. October 28
1072. What’s the time zone of the UAE?
1078. Call the alliance of three people during
A. Australian Central Time the Roman Republic.
B. Acre Time A. Alliance
C. GMT B. Triumvirate
D. Gulf Standard Time C. Triumph
D. Triple Entente
1073. The coastline of North Carolina, espe-
cially near Hatteras is referred to as 1079. Which Disney Pixar movie is the highest
grossing (made the most money) movie of
A. the Graveyard of the Atlantic
all time?
B. The Shipper’s Dream
A. Toy Story 3
C. Paradise Island B. Finding Dory
D. Black Waters C. Up
1081. In which California region can you find 1086. Name the main resource that led to the
Death Valley? development of UAE
1082. What event led to the start of WWII? 1087. Who is “The Voice of the Generals”?
A. Germany invaded Poland A. Willis Colson
B. Germany invaded Austria B. Lacy Elrod
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B. August 4th 1776 1098. I’m the explorer who sailed all the way
C. July 4th 1777 around the world.
D. August 4th 1777 A. Hernando Cortes
D. Sock hops were gatherings that would 1107. When was the GCC established?
meet secretly to knit socks for charity and
A. 1980
they would dance while knitting
1111. What is the name of the Yearbook now? 1117. Which state stretches furthest EAST?
A. News & Truth A. New York
B. Sand Spur B. Maine
C. Pine Embers C. North Carolina
D. Yearbook D. Florida
1112. Who was the archaeologist who found 1118. True or False:Historians know exactly
what happened to the Colony of Roanoke.
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King Tut’s Tomb?
A. Jean Francois Champollion A. True
B. Howard Carter B. False
C. Lord Carnarvon 1119. What is the significance of bobbing for
D. All of the above apples on Halloween?
A. Bobbing for apples is a traditional
1113. Who is the current President? game symbolizing divination and the har-
A. Barack Obama vest season.
B. Donald Trump B. Bobbing for apples is a game to de-
termine who will get married next on Hal-
C. Hillary Clinton
loween.
D. Michelle Obama
C. Bobbing for apples is a modern tradi-
1114. How many women were estimated to tion started by candy companies.
have fought in the Civil War? D. Bobbing for apples is a way to ward off
A. 100 evil spirits on Halloween.
B. 600 1120. What NFL football team is named after
C. 1, 000 Edgar Allan Poe’s famous spooky poem?
D. 16, 000 A. Tennessee Titans
B. Dallas Cowboys
1115. What is the name of the system that
makes sure no branch of government gets C. Baltimore Ravens
too much power? D. New York Giants
A. judicial branch 1121. a Filipina military leader best known
B. constitutional convention for her role as the female leader of the Ilo-
cano independence movement from Spain
C. legislative branch
D. checks and balances
1122. Sing the Alma Mater:All Hail Thee, Alma 1126. Which year is the earliest
Mater. Thy Sons thee now. A. 700 BC
A. Laud B. 400 BC
B. Love C. 750 AD
C. Cheer
D. 1000 AD
D. Hear
1127. The Yankees have won the most World
1123. On a single hit to right field in baseball, Series (27). Who has won the second
who should cover 2nd base? most?
A. Shortstop A. Boston Red Sox
B. Pitcher B. Los Angeles Dodgers
C. 2nd Base C. St. Louis Cardinals
D. Your coach D. New York Mets
1124. In what year did Clintonville last win a 1128. Who painted the mural of “The Last Sup-
conference championship in football? per”?
A. Michael Angelo
B. Salvador Dali
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Vincent Van Gogh
1131. When was the School of Education 1136. What was the name of the ancient
founded? Egyptian writing system that used hiero-
A. 1988 glyphs?
A. Demotic
B. 1990
B. Hierat
C. 1954
C. Rosetta Stone
D. 1940
D. Cuneiform
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1132. How many Countries (outside of the US)
do you think Ms. D has visited? 1137. Which is not an exercise?
A. 2 A. Basketball
B. 4 B. Football
C. 6 C. Sitting
D. 8 D. Soccer
1153. King Tut’s tomb was discovered in 1158. What does pre-Columbian mean?
A. 1922 A. Before the arrival of Columbus in the
New World
B. 1822
B. Before Colombia was declared a coun-
C. 1956
try
D. none of above
1159. The United Kingdom is made up of all of
1154. The first permanent English settlement these countries EXCEPT
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was in which was founded in 1607. A. England
A. Jamestown, Virginia B. Hungary
B. St. Petersburg, Florida C. Scotland
C. Lewistown, Pennsylvania D. Wales
D. Plymouth, Massachusetts E. Northern Ireland
1155. What is the capital of Canada? 1160. What is the Texas state tree?
A. Vancouver A. Pecan
B. Toronto B. Walnut
C. Orange
C. Ottawa
D. Apple
D. Winnipeg
1161. What was the first Capital City of the
1156. Clintonvilles Lake is currently drained to Philippines?
repair the dam. In what year was the dam
A. Cebu
built?
B. Manila
C. Ilocos
D. Davao
1162. Which one of these campus organiza-
tions was originally restricted to former
boyscouts?
A. 1911 A. Alpha Phi Omega
B. 1939 B. Roos Give Back
C. Supplemental Instruction
C. 1950
D. Enactus
D. 1982
1163. What is the traditional Halloween cos-
1157. What building was the campus library tume of a witch based on?
before the Miller Nichols library was built?
A. historical accounts of witches
A. Newcomb Hall
B. modern fashion trends
B. Cockefair Hall
C. ancient Egyptian mythology
C. Cat Hall D. stereotypical image of a witch from
D. Sumner Hall folklore and popular culture
1164. What is the state pepper? B. Germany asked Mexico to attack the
A. the jalapeno USA
NARAYAN CHANGDER
reported hearing ghostly organ music? D. Walter Kirkland Greene
A. Cockefair Hall 1179. In what sport did Muhammad Ali partic-
B. Grant Hall ipate?
C. Epperson house
D. The Performing Arts Center
1182. Which of the following pilots was the 1187. This American victory was the turning
first female pilot to operate a transatlantic point in the war.
flight in 1932?
NARAYAN CHANGDER
A. Jackie Robinson
A. 25
B. Harriet Tubman
B. 20
C. Rosa Parks
C. 26
D. Martin Luther King, Jr.
D. 24
1192. This was a conflict that almost caused
the United States to get into a full-on nu- 1196. What does the red in the Spanish flag
clear war with the Soviet Union in 1962 represent?
A. Truman Doctrine A. purity
B. Treaty of Versailles B. courage
C. Cuban Missile Crisis C. hope
D. Berlin Blockade D. bloodshed in wars
1193. This leader was the last indigenous 1197. Which country is known for the tradi-
monarch of the Neo-Inca state in Vil- tion of trick-or-treating?
cabamba, Peru A. United States
A. Atahualpa B. United Kingdom
B. Huanscar C. Mexico
C. Tupec our D. Canada
D. Quechua 1198. What did Wofford begin experimenting
1194. Which abolitionist was known as with in 1897?
‘Moses’ in the Underground Railroad? A. Dining Hall Food
A. Sojourner Truth B. Coeducation
B. Elizabeth Freeman C. Interim Classes
C. Harriet Tubman D. Expansion Plans
A. I want to be a swordwelder
B. Excalibur or Caliburn
C. King Arthur was awesome
D. what about the lake?
A. 1/10
1202. Which campus building was named for a
B. 1/7 former university chancellor?
C. 1/4 A. Grant Hall
D. 1/3 B. Spencer Chemistry Building