London
The current Queen who is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee (70th anniversary) in 2022
Who is Elizabeth II?
A social norm that involves in-kind exchanges between people—responding to another’s action with another equivalent action
What is reciprocity?
The Thursday before Easter
What is Holy Thursday?
He founded the University of Pennsylvania in 1740
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The British commander at the battle of Waterloo
Who was the Duke of Wellington?
This Museum contains the Elgin Marbles from ancient Greece and the Rosetta Stone from ancient Egypt
What is the British Museum?
The mistaken belief held by some people that independent events are interrelated
What is the gambler's fallacy?
The Friday before Easter
What is Good Friday?
She ran the anchor leg for the Edgemont team at the 2019 Penn Relays
Who is Gillian Duffalo (COL '24)?
Prime Minister of Great Britain during WW II, including the blitz of London
Who is Winston Churchill?
The name of the large square in the center of London.
What is Trafalgar Square?
The tendency of people to favor information that strengthens their beliefs or values
What is confirmation bias?
The Sunday before Easter
What is Palm Sunday?
According to Forbes, this CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is the richest person in the world
Who is Elon Musk (COL, W '95)?
The name of the city in ancient Roman days
What is Londonium?
This church has been the site of the coronation of every English and British monarch since William the Conqueror in 1066
What is Westminster Abbey?
The concept when people overvalue something they own, regardless of its objective market value
What is the endowment effect?
It makes the end of this 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance
What is Lent?
She has degrees from LSE and Harvard, but was President of Penn before becoming U.S. Ambassador to Germany
Who is Amy Gutmann?
The British commander at the battle of Trafalgar
Who was Admiral (Lord) Nelson?
This London university is ranked 7th best for Economics and Business in the world (Penn is 6th) according to U.S. News and World Reports
What is the London School of Economics?
A form of priming whereby initial exposure to a number serves as a reference point and influences subsequent judgments
What is anchoring?
This ancient symbol of new life and rebirth is associated with the holiday and has been incorporated into modern traditions
What are eggs?
This Grammy winner was president of the jazz and pop a cappella group the Counterparts while at Penn
Who is John Legend (COL '99)?
He was the King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution
Who was George III?