U.S. Elections
The Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential election
Who is Hillary Clinton?
The patron saints of France (name one)
Who are Our lady of the Assumption, Joan of Arc, Therese of Lisieux?
The number of days in a leap year
What is 366?
A word describing a government or legislative system divided into two separate chambers/houses (such as U.S. House/Senate)
What is bicameral?
This future Nobel Prize winner in literature is publicly described as “one of the greatest songwriters of all time” briefly attended the University of Minnesota around 1959 and played the coffeehouses of Dinkytown
Who is Bob Dylan?
Women gained the right to vote in this year
What is 1920?
The first apostle to be called to follow Christ in the Bible
Who is St. Andrew?
The number of books in the Bible
What is 73?
James Madison stated that "If men were angels, no government would be necessary" in this essay
What is Federalist No. 51
Herb Brooks played for the Gophers and then coached them to NCAA hockey titles in 1974, 1976, and 1979, but he is most famous for his iconic coaching of the US Olympic team in 1980. What is the movie about this team called?
What is “Miracle on Ice”?
Election day is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November to prevent it from falling on November 1st in observation of this holiday
What is All Saints' Day?
The saint famously known for receiving the rosary from Mother Mary
Who is St. Dominic?
Doctor who specializes in cancer
What is an Oncologist?
A form of government in which majority of political power lies with a small group of elites (distinguished by wealth, family, etc.)
What is an oligarchy?
In 1957, a U of M heart surgeon asked electrical engineer Earl Bakken to build a battery-powered, wearable version of this device, which helped launch Medtronic
What is a pacemaker?
The only state Ronald Reagan did not win in the 1984 presidential election
What is Minnesota?
Virgin saint who was stabbed 14 times and after death appeared to her murderer and forgave him
Who is St. Maria Goretti?
Country's flags containing the southern cross (name one)
What are Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Samoa?
The first president of the Russian Federation following the collapse of the Soviet Union
Who is Boris Yeltsin?
This former University of Minnesota Board of Regents member from 1863-1901, nicknamed “The Father of the University of Minnesota,” saved the University from bankruptcy by personally paying off its early debts. Although he was a state governor, he is best known for the flour milling company that he founded
Who is John S. Pillsbury?
The Democratic and Republican candidates for the 1960 presidential election
Who are John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
The four FEMALE doctors of the Church
Who are St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese of Liseux, St. Catherine of Sienna, St. Hildegard von Bingen
This mythical creature has two legs and uses its wings as its front arms or forelimbs (totaling four limbs)
What is a Wyvern?
International relations scholar and founder of neorealism/structural realism
Who is John Mearsheimer?
This point guard led the Gophers women’s basketball team to their only Final Four appearance in 2004 and later won four WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx. She then returned to the Gophers to coach for five seasons and is currently an assistant coach of the Lynx
Who is Lindsey Whalen?