Legislative Branch or Animals?
Elections or Music?
Courts or Sports?
Civil Rights/Liberties or Science?
Who Knows?
100

A person with arachnophobia would say that they fear these creatures.

Bonus: A person with ophidiophobia would say that they fear these creatures.

What are spiders?

Bonus: What are snakes?

100

As of 2024, this female artist has won more Grammy Awards than any other artist.

Bonus: How many does she have? (+/- 2)

Who is Beyonce?

Bonus: She received her 32nd Grammy in 2023

100

In the U.S., cases involving ambassadors or disputes between the states go directly to this court.

Bonus: Name two of the four UN member countries for which there is no US ambassador (since the US does not have formal diplomatic relations with these countries).

What is the Supreme Court?

Bonus: Bhutan, Iran, North Korea, or Syria

100

Entomologists are biologists who study these creatures.

Bonus: Ichthyologists are biologists who study these creatures.

What are insects?

Bonus: What are fish?

100

If Alaska and Hawaii are included, this state contains the geographic center of the United States.

Bonus: Before the admission of Alaska and Hawaii to the Union in 1959, this state contained the geographic center of the United States.

What is South Dakota?

Bonus: What is Kansas?

200
These are two powers held exclusively by the U.S. Senate.


Bonus: Before the ratification of the 17th Amendment, these bodies elected senators rather than voters.

Confirm presidential appointments, approve treaties negotiated by the president, hold trials for impeached officials, select the vice president if no candidate receives a majority of Electoral College votes, filibuster...

Bonus: State legislatures

200

In 2018, this hip-hop artist became the first non-jazz or classical musician to win a Pulitzer Prize for music.

Bonus: What city in California is this this artist from?

Who is Kendrick Lamar?

Bonus: Compton, CA

200

In most countries besides the U.S. and Canada, this sport is simply referred to as "hockey". Instead of scoring a goal with a puck, a ball is used.

Bonus: A full game for this sport lasts for this many minutes.

What is field hockey?

Bonus: 60 minutes

200

This is one of only two elements on the periodic table that is found as a liquid at standard temperature. It shares a name with the Roman god of messages and communication.

Bonus: What is the other element that is found as a liquid at room temperature?

What is Mercury (Hg)?

Bonus: Bromine (Br)

200

The Supreme Court has one of these on the fifth floor of their building; its nickname is the "Highest Court in the Land".

Bonus: How many current justices on the Supreme Court were appointed by President Donald Trump?

What is a basketball court?

Answer: Three (Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett)

300

This well-known bird was named after the brightly colored robes and hats worn by certain officials within the Catholic Church.

Bonus: Which MLB team features this bird as a mascot?

What is a cardinal?

Bonus: St. Louis Cardinals

300

Because the power to conduct elections is specifically set aside for the states in the Constitution, it is said to be one of these types of powers.

Bonus: Which amendment in the Bill of Rights sets aside powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or to the people?

What are reserved powers?

Bonus: 10th Amendment

300

This NFL player held the record for most rushing yards (1,459) in the 2023-2024 season. His current team is based in the state that has the most representation in the U.S. House.

Bonus: Which team did he play for from 2017-2022?

Who is Christian McCaffrey? (SF 49ers - CA)

Bonus: Carolina Panthers

300

This civil rights icon who passed away in 2005 was the first woman to lay in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.

Bonus: Although planned as the final resting place for this U.S. president, this tomb below the Capitol rotunda remains empty.

Who is Rosa Parks?

Bonus: Who is George Washington?

300

Benjamin Franklin originally pushed for this bird to be America's national symbol, rather than the bald eagle.

What is a turkey?

400

These are two powers held exclusively by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Bonus: How many seats does Maryland have in the U.S. House?

What is impeachment, introducing money bills, or choosing the president in the event that no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the Electoral College?

Bonus: Eight

400

A quintet refers to a musical ensemble with this many members.

Bonus: Which famous musical group who sang "Dreams" and "Landslide" was a quintet?

What is five?

Bonus: Fleetwood Mac

400

This NBA team won six championships between 1991 and 1998 (with two three-peats!). They were led by a player that many consider to be basketball's GOAT...

Bonus: Who was that player?

Who were the Chicago Bulls?

Bonus: Michael Jordan (#23)

400

This planet in our solar system the most known moons of any planet (at least 95).

Bonus: Name one of the two planets in our solar system that have no moons at all.

What is Jupiter?

Bonus: Mercury or Venus

400

On March 7, 2024, this country became the 32nd and most recent member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Bonus: Which two colors make up their flag?

Bonus II: Name a NATO member that was at one point part of the Soviet Union.


What is Sweden?

Bonus: Blue and yellow

Bonus: Latvia, Estonia, or Lithuania (joined 2004)

500

This is the largest animal known to have ever existed. They're still around today!

Bonus: What is the record length in feet for one of these creatures? (+/- 5)

What is the blue whale?

Bonus: 98 feet (!)

500

In any given federal election year, this many Senate seats are up for election. (Fraction, %, or #)

Bonus: Name either the Democratic or Republican candidate for Maryland's open Senate seat this year.

What is 1/3 (or 33%, or 33*)?

Bonus: Angela Alsobrooks (D) or Larry Hogan (R)

500

Remember that the Bill of Rights originally applied only to the federal government. This term refers to the Supreme Court's practice of applying the Bill of Rights to state governments via the 14th Amendment.

Bonus: Name one of the two amendments that have yet to be applied to the states.

What is incorporation?

Bonus: Amendment III or VII

500
The Voting Rights Act prohibited states from using so-called "literacy tests" in the voter registration process. However, a constitutional amendment was required to eliminate this other barrier to voting.


Bonus 200: Which constitutional amendment was it?

What are poll taxes?

Bonus: 24th Amendment (1964)

500

This was the first president to travel outside of the United States while in office.

Bonus: Which country did he visit?

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

Bonus: Panama

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