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100

Which Halloween candy was originally marketed under the name "Chicken Feed"?

What is Candy Corn?

100

Which professional boxer bit off part of his opponent's ear during a 1997 fight?

What is Mike Tyson?

100

Creighton Law is unique among regional schools for its heavy focus on this religious order's traditions, which emphasize social justice and ethics.

What is the Jesuits?

100

This 1995 teen comedy starring Alicia Silverstone is a modern-day retelling of Jane Austen’s novel Emma.

What is Clueless

100

Which pop star famously shaved her head in 2007 during a period of intense paparazzi scrutiny?

Who is Britney Spears

200

This is the specific biological compound or pigment that leaves stop producing in autumn, causing them to lose their green color.

What is chlorophyll?

200

What former NFL player won the Heisman Trophy and later became the central figure in a nationally televised 1995 murder trial?

Who is O.J. Simpson?

200

What year did Creighton University officially open its doors?

When is 1878?

200

In The Dark Knight, the Joker makes this office supply disappear. 

What is a pencil 

200

In 2017, what viral phrase did a teenager named Danielle Bregoli say on Dr. Phil that turned her into an internet celebrity?

What is "Cash me ousside, how 'bout dat?"

300

This astronomical event occurs around September 22nd, marking the official calendar start of fall when day and night are of equal length.

What is the Autumnal Equinox?

300

What NFL team lost four consecutive Super Bowls in the early 1990s?

What is Buffalo Bills?

300

What year did Creighton University School of Law officially open its doors?

When is 1904?

300

In Jaws, this is the name of the ill-fated boat used by Brody, Hooper, and Quint to hunt the shark.

What is the Orca

300

Which actress was caught on camera kissing her married Snow White and the Huntsman director in 2012 while dating Robert Pattinson?

Who is Kristen Stewart

400

This full moon is the one that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox, historically allowing farmers to work late into the night.

What is the Harvest Moon?

400

What sport was played on the moon by astronaut Alan Shepard in 1971?

What is Golf?

400

In 2021, Creighton expanded its footprint by opening a brand new, $100 million health sciences campus in this major southwest US city.

What is Phoenix, Arizona

400

This 1975 British comedy features King Arthur and his knights encountering the dreaded "knights who say Ni!"

What is Monty Python and the Holy Grail

400

Which celebrity famously said "I'mma let you finish" while interrupting an awards acceptance speech?

Who is Kanye West

500

Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins by weight?

Where is Illinois?

500

Which NBA player won an Academy Award for the animated short film Dear Basketball?

What is Kobe Bryant?

500

Though now a cornerstone of the historic campus, this specific sacred building, completed in 1888, was originally built with donated funds to be a church for the Omaha community before officially integrating with the university.

What is St. John’s Church

500

At the very beginning of this Orson Welles masterpiece, a snow globe falls from a hand as the word "Rosebud" is spoken.

What is Citizen Kane

500

Which reality TV star famously cried "Kim, there's people that are dying" after Kim Kardashian lost a diamond earring in the ocean?

Who is Kourtney Kardashian

600

To make a standard pumpkin pie spice blend, you combine cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, and this grated seed of an evergreen tree.

What is nutmeg?

600

Which Olympic figure skater was attacked before the 1994 Winter Olympics in a scandal involving rival Tonya Harding's associates?

Who is Nancy Kerrigan?

600

Before adopting the Bluejay mascot in 1924, Creighton’s athletic teams were unofficially known by this color-coded nickname.

What are the Hilltoppers

600

What makes Jack Torrance in The Shining a dull boy? 

What is All work and no play.

600

At the 2022 Oscars, who was presenting an award when Will Smith walked onstage and slapped him?

Who is Chris Rock

700

What is the scientific term for the process by which trees shed their leaves?

What is Abscission?

700

Which Olympic athlete won eight gold medals at a single Olympic Games in 2008?

What is Michael Phelps?

700

Briefly in the 1930s, Creighton had a second unofficial mascot. What was its name and what kind of animal was this furry creature?

What is Spot, a rat terrier

700

In what fictional town does Freddy Krueger haunt dreams?

What is Springwood

700

In 2015, a photo of a dress went viral because people couldn't agree on its colors. What were the dress's actual colors?

What is Blue and black

800

In Greek mythology, autumn and winter occur because this goddess of the harvest grieves while her daughter Persephone is in the Underworld.

Who is Demeter?

800

What NFL team was the first to complete a perfect season, including winning the Super Bowl?

What is the 1972 Miami Dolphins?

800

Creighton was established thanks to a $100,000 bequest left in the will of this visionary pioneer woman.

Who is Mary Lucretia Creighton

800

This 1973 film about a possessed young girl was the first horror movie ever nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award.

What is The Exorcist.

800

What TikTok creator choreographed the viral “Renegade” dance in 2019, despite another creator initially receiving much of the recognition for popularizing it?

Who is Jalaiah Harmon

900

The traditional fall activity of bobbing for apples was originally a Roman divination game used to predict future matches, honoring this ancient Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards.

Who is Pomona?

900

What Hall of Fame NFL player also played Major League Baseball and famously appeared in both a Super Bowl and a World Series?

Who is Deion Sanders?

900

This brother-in-law to Mary Lucretia was a massive financial benefactor to the university, funding the construction of the medical and law schools.

Who is John A. Creighton

900

This legendary actor portrayed Dracula in the 1931 Universal Classic Monsters film, setting the standard for the vampire's look.

Who is Bela Lugosi

900

In what year did Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez first publicly confirm their relationship by appearing together at the Vanity Fair Oscars party?

When is 2011

1000

What modern holiday traces its roots back to the Ancient Gaelic festival of Samhain (Sa-win)?

What is Halloween?

1000

What animal was the first official mascot of the Olympic Games in 1972?

What is A dachshund named Waldi?

1000

Completed in 1974, the home of Creighton Law is named the Ahmanson Law Center, designed by this world-renowned Omaha-born architect famous for his neo-futuristic designs.

Who is Leo A. Daly

1000

In Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien, this is the name of the commercial starship the crew is traveling on.

What is the Nostromo

1000

What 2012 song by PSY became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views?

What is "Gangnam Style."

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