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100
How many points is a touchdown worth?
6
100
True or False:
Snakes can be poisonous.
False
Some snakes can be venomous, but none are poisonous to eat.
100
What traditional term is used for a first-year student at an American Highschool or college?
Freshman
100
What is the name of the base that Japan attacked that brought the US military into WWII?
Pearl Harbor
100
What are Seabiscuit, Black Beauty, and Shadowfax?
Horses
100
Which Roman leader gave August its present name?
Augustus Caesar
200
What's a kick through the uprights called?
Field Goal
200
What is the slowest animal on land?
The sloth.
200
What is the oldest university in the United States?
Harvard University (founded in 1636)
200
Who was the US President at the start of the 1940s?
Franklin D Roosevelt.
200
What was Excalibur in the legend of King Arthur?
His sword.
200
Which green gemstone is the best known August birthstone?
Peridot
300
What's the line where the ball is snapped called?
Line of scrimmage.
300
What does the bat use to navigate and locate its prey?
Echolocation
300
What is the largest public university in the state, famous for its Testudo turtle statue?
University of Maryland College Park
300
What international peace organization was officially founded on October 24th 1945?
The United Nations
300
What brand is behind the iconic perfume No.5?
Chanel
300
What are August's two zodiac signs?
Leo and Virgo
400
Which position is responsible for throwing the ball?
Quarterback
400
What land animal has the most powerful bite?
Hippopotamus
400
What Latin term meaning "fostering mother" is used to describe the college University someone graduated from?
Alma Mater
400
What year did WWII end?
1945
400
What city is the historic center of the US auto industry and home of the headquarters of General Motors and Ford?
Detroit
400
What was August originally called?
Sextilis
500
How many football players take the field on defense?
11
500
What is the largest living bird on earth?
The Ostrich
500
What standardized test, an alternative to the SAT, has a name that originally stood for American College Testing?
The ACT
500
Slang: In terms of fashion, what is a popover?
A Dress
500
What was Hillary Clinton's profession before entering politics?
Lawyer
500
Who famously quit their job on August 9, 1974, becoming the only person who worked that job to ever resign from it?
Richard M. Nixon
600
Playing on the offensive line, who snaps the ball to start a play?
The Center.
600
The Giant panda is considered a National Treasure in which country?
China
600
What famous school in Baltimore is one of the oldest art colleges in the United States?
MCIA Maryland Institute College of Art.
600
In 1943 the world's largest office building is completed. What was this building located outside of Washington DC called?
The Pentagon.
600
In what modern-day country is the historical region of Transylvania of Count Dracula found?
Romania
600
What is the name of the best-known annual meteor shower that takes place in August?
The Perseids.
700
What is it called when the quarterback gets tackled before throwing the football?
A sack.
700
What zoo animal is known to have a black, blue or purple tongue?
The Giraffe
700
What Ivy League school in Connecticut is famous for storing rare books in a building that floods with gas and removes all oxygen if a fire breaks out?
Yale University
700
Which 1942 film does the famous line 'Here's looking at you kid' come from?
Casablanca
700
What are Windsor and four-in-hand examples of?
Tie knots
700
On August 28, 1963, what famous speech was delivered in front of the Lincoln Memorial?
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech
800
What do receivers run on the football field?
Routes
800
What is a female fox called?
Vixen
800
What Highschool program allows students to take college-level courses for credit before graduating?
Advanced Placement
800
How many sectors was Germany divided into at the end of WWII?
Four
800
What is the last name of Sylvester Stallone's character in Rocky?
Balboa
800
Who penned her last diary entry on August 1, 1944?
Anne Frank
900
Which position is primarily responsible for covering receivers?
Cornerbacks.
900
Name this animal.
Okapi
900
What historical figures serve as the mascot for the University of Notre Dame?
The Fighting Irish (mascot is a Leprechaun)
900
Who became leader of China in 1949?
Mao Zedong
900
Who was the Greek goddess of Victory?
Nike
900
Name 1 of the 2 flowers associated with the month of August.
Poppy and Gladiola
1000
What's the formation called when the quarterback takes the snap a few yards behind the center?
Shotgun
1000
What is the color of the most poisonous frog in the world?
Yellow. The most poisonous frog in the world is the golden poison frog from Colombia.
1000
George Washington received his surveyor's license in 1749 from this school named for a king and queen.
William & Mary
1000
1942. Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is formed by students at which university?
University of Chicago
1000
In what country was Christopher Columbus born?
Italy
1000
What is the name of the holiday that celebrates the first day of harvest in the UK in August 1st?
Lammas Day