Indiana Studies
What city was former home of the Indianapolis Colts?
Baltimore
What is the process in which arable land turns into desert?
Desertification
Which phobia is characterized by a fear of blood?
Hemophobia
What is the agent of socialization that includes things such as television, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies, books, and the internet?
Mass Media
People who wanted to put an end to slavery were know as what?
Abolitionist
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
The Watergate scandal ultimately led to what president's resignation in 1974?
Richard Nixon
Which Egyptian pharaoh's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter?
King Tut
Who was the first Vice President of the United States?
John Adams
How do economists generally measure the economic health of a country?
Gross Domestic Product/ GDP
What is the term for using social media to shame or criticize individuals or companies for perceived wrongdoings?
What Hoosier singer became famous for songs such as Jack & Diane and Smalltown?
John Mellencamp
What is the world's longest river?
The Nile
Who wrote the first standardized intelligence test?
Alfred Binet
What was the first type of society that survived by hunting animals and gathering edible plants?
Hunting and Gathering
Colonist in favor of independence from Britain were called Patriots. What were colonists that remained loyal to Britain called?
Loyalist or Tories
What is the system used for choosing people from the population for military service?
The Draft
What was the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
What is the sacred text of Islam?
The Quran
Who is the youngest person to ever be elected President of the United States?
John F. Kennedy
When demand exceeds supply, what economic situation occurs?
A Shortage
What is the term for the online phenomenon where users purchase and sell digital assets, often in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)?
Cryptocurrency
Who gained fame during the American Revolution by capturing British forts at Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and in the Indian Territory, For Sackville in Vincennes?
George Rogers Clark
What is the lowest body of water on Earth?
The Dead Sea
What is a form of learning that keeps knowledge hidden until it is needed?
Latent Learning
Emile Durkheim
In 1831, who led the most famous and violent slave revolt that resulted in the death of nearly 60 people?
Nat Turner
Who created the Model T using the assembly line and mass production?
Henry Ford
Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What group of people set up a short lived colony in North America around 1000 CE?
The Vikings
What Executive Cabinet Department is the newest?
Homeland Security
If your income increased, then what would happen to your demand for inferior goods?
It would decrease
What renewable energy source surpassed coal as the world's largest source of electricity generation in April 2023?
Solar Energy
Who is believed to be the first white European to set foot in the Indiana Territory?
Robert de LaSalle
What is the zone between the Sahara and Savanna of equatorial Africa?
The Transition Zone or Sahel
What treatment involves small electric current passing through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure?
Electroconvulsive Therapy
A football team, co-workers, and volunteers are all people who belong to what type of group, who share only part of their lives while focusing on a goal or a task?
Secondary Group
What was the first meeting organized specifically for woman's rights, which included the right to vote?
Seneca Falls Convention
Who gained a monopoly on steel using vertical integration?
Andrew Carnegie
Which Japanese city was the target of the first atomic bomb?
Hiroshima
During his rise to power, Julius Caesar was heard to say after one battle, "veni, vidi, vici" which means what?
I came, I saw, I conquered
What President served non-consecutive terms in office (March 1885 - March 1889, March 1893 - March 1987)
Grover Cleveland
Which U.S. stock exchange features many tech companies and has no physical trading floor?
NASDAQ
In 2023, the United States detected a surveillance balloon floating over its territory, causing diplomatic tensions with what nation?
China
What was the first county seat of Clay County?
Bowling Green
What is the world's largest alluvial plain?
The Gangetic Plain
What is the Freudian term used to describe the hidden meaning of a dream?
Latent Content
What is a place where people are separated from the rest of society?
Total Institution
Who was instrumental as a guide and interpreter during Lewis and Clark's journey to the Pacific?
Sacagawea
The assassination of what Austrian leader led to the start of WWI?
Francis Ferdinand
What event in 1969 marked the first successful manned mission to land on the moon, with astronaut Neil Armstrong famously declaring, "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind?"
Apollo 11 moon landing
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and which North African city?
Carthage
What amendment to the Constitution creates an official line of succession for the Presidency of the United States?
25th
What is the term used to describe the positive or negative effect an action has on a third party such as someone with asthma being affected by someone else's smoking?
Externality
Who was the most recent Supreme Court Justice appointment, nominated by President Joe Biden?
Ketanji Brown Jackson