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100

This iconic campus space, often called “___ ____,” gets its name from the diagonal walkways that cross it.

What is The Diag!

100

This is the largest continent by land area and is home to countries including China, India, and Japan.

What is Asia?

100

This planet is known as the “Red Planet” because of the iron oxide covering much of its surface.

What is Mars?

100

In this 2013 Disney animated film, sisters Elsa and Anna live in the kingdom of Arendelle.

What is Frozen?

100

This sport uses terms such as “birdie,” “eagle,” and “par.”

What is Golf?

200

Opened in 1927, this iconic U-M point of interest is nicknamed “___ ___ _____” and is famous for its enormous capacity, maize-and-blue atmosphere and competitive spirit. 

What is The Big House!

200

This river flows through Egypt and is traditionally considered the longest river in Africa.

What is the Nile River?

200

This famous artist painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

200

In this 2019 Marvel film, Earth's heroes travel through time in an attempt to reverse the actions of Thanos.

What is Avengers: Endgame?

200

In basketball, this violation occurs when a player takes too many steps without dribbling the ball.

What is Traveling?

300

The University of Michigan's official colors are these two colors, which appear throughout campus and prominently on athletic uniforms.

What are Maize and Blue?

300

Straddling the border between the United States and Canada, this is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world.

What is Lake Superior?

300

In Greek mythology, this god rules the sea and is commonly depicted carrying a three-pronged spear called a trident.

Who is Poseidon?

300

This 2010 Christopher Nolan film follows a group who enter people's dreams in an attempt to plant an idea in the mind of a target.

What is Inception?

300

This boxer was nicknamed “The Greatest” and famously declared, “I am the greatest.”

Who is Muhammad Ali?

400

Students walking across this campus landmark often avoid stepping on the large brass “M” because of a superstition about academic performance.

What is "the M" In the Diag?
400

This island nation is the largest country in the Caribbean by both area and population.

What is Cuba?

400

This scientist developed the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, publishing them in his 1687 work Principia Mathematica.

Who is Isaac Newton?

400

This 2014 science-fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan follows astronauts traveling through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity.

What is Interstellar?

400

This country hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

What is Greece?

500

Founded in 1817, this was the first academic unit established at U-M and remains one of the university's largest schools today.

What is LSA?

500

This South American river carries more water than any other river in the world and flows through the largest tropical rainforest on Earth.

What is the Amazon River?

500

This element has the chemical symbol W, derived from its German name, “Wolfram.”

What is Tungsten?

500

This 2000 film starring Tom Hanks tells the story of a man stranded on an island who befriends a volleyball he names Wilson.

What is Cast Away?

500

This NHL player holds the record for the most career points in league history

Who is Wayne Gretzky?

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