UIUC General
LAS
Classic Jeopardy Questions
Facts about your TA
Geography
100

What year was the University founded?

1867

100

What does LAS stand for?

Liberal Arts and Sciences

100

This planet is known as the Red Planet

Mars

100

What's my major?

Global Studies

100

What's the capital of Australia

Canberra

200

What's the name of the student newspaper?

The Daily Illini

200

Is Lincoln Hall located in Champaign or Urbana?

Urbana. Everything West of Wright Street is considered in Champaign

200

This element has the chemical symbol Au

Gold

200

How many languages can I speak?

(+100 if you say which ones)

4

English, Mandarin, French, Spanish

200

Name 3 countries starting with J

Japan, Jamaica, Jordan

300

What's the name of the agricultural research plot on campus?

Morrow Plots

300

What year was the college of LAS founded?

A. 1919

B. 1913

C. 1925

D. 1916

B. 1913

300

What year did the movie Titanic come out?

1997

300

What instrument do I play

Violin

300

What's the capital of Brazil

Brasília 

400

When first founded, what was the name of the University?

1. Illinois State

2. Illinois Land Grant

3. Illinois Industrial

Illinois Industrial University

400

What's the name of the building that houses the Department of Chemistry?

Noyes Lab

400

How many keys are on a piano?

88

400

True or false: I've flown a plane before

True (though nowhere near getting my pilot's license)

400

What country is famous for Mount Kilimanjaro

Tanzania

500

What Main Quad Building used to have a swimming pool?

English Building

500

How many living LAS alumni are there?

183,000+

500

How many bones are (typically) in the human body?

206

500

What city will I be studying abroad at?

(Hint: It's in France)

Strasbourg, France

500

What's the name of the country that's landlocked by South Africa

Lesotho

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