TCA TRIVIA
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EDUCATION MATTERS
FADS YESTERDAY AND TODAY
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
DO YOU KNOW?
100
Who was the person responsible for building this school back in 1962 when Trenton Catholic Boy's School closed?
Monsignor McCorristin
100
Which fish became popular at fish stores because of the movie, "Finding Nemo?"
Clown Fish
100
Which mammal has the longest hair?
Humans
100
These cubes were popular among young people in the 80's and have made a come back today. What are the cubes called?
Rubriks
100
How many houses do you have to have on a Monopoly property in order to build a hotel?
4
200
What was Trenton Catholic Academy called when it was first opened in 1962?
St. Anthony
200
This famous person is known as the Renaissance Man and has painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper?
Leonardo da Vinci
200
What's the location of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a mountain range longer than the Andes?
Ocean Floor
200
With over 1 billion downloads, what is the mobile game from Finland where you slingshot a bird into bunch of pigs to try to knock them down called?
Angry Birds
200
What's a four bagger in baseball mean?
Home Run
300
What year did the Diocese of Trenton consolidate 4 elementary schools with McCorristin High School to create Trenton Catholic Academy?
2005
300
Which tv game show features contestants that buy vowels?
Wheel of Fortune
300
What is the name for the study of plants?
Botany
300
What type of electronic dance music that originated in London in the late 1990s, but did not enter the mainstream until 2010?
Dubstep
300
What is the highest number on a pool ball?
15
400
Who is the mascot of our school?
Iron Mike
400
Which character was the inspiration for the creation of Batman?
Zorro
400
What mostly causes an avalanche to happen?
Wind
400
These dolls were the craze of the 80's?
Cabbage Patch Kids
400
What day of the week is Mardi Gras always on?
Tuesday
500
How many acres of land do we have at TCA?
64
500
Which kind of basic poem contains just enough words to be said in one breath?
Haiku
500
What's a group of army ants called?
A Colony
500
These popular sneakers are still worn today but not nearly as much as the 80's. Sometimes called Chucks or Chuck Taylors. What are they?
Converse
500
Which hero made his first appearance in a comic book way back in 1938?
Superman
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