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100

What object does Mario typically leap onto after completing a level in the earliest iterations in his franchise?

Flagpole

100

What is the name of the largest ocean in the world?

Pacific 

100

Who created Star Wars?

George Lucas

100

The Super Bowl is the US championship for which sport?

Football/American Football

100

What is the name of the UConn mascot?

Jonathan the Husky

200

In Mario Kart, the power-up that seeks out the player in first position and explodes on impact is a shell that is what color?

Blue

200

Which US state has no documented poisonous snakes?

Alaska

200

In the Lord of the Rings series, who is Frodo’s uncle?

Bilbo

200

The Olympic Games originated in which country?

Greece

200

What is the name of the head coach for UConn women’s basketball?

Geno Auriemma 

300

 Blathers is the name of the nocturnal, museum-curating owl in what series of Nintendo video games?

Animal Crossing

300

What is the name of the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

300

Which is these first-in-the-series books has the most sequels? 

  • On Basilisk Station 

  • Dune 

  • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 

  • Leviathan Wakes 

  • Ender’s Game  

On Basilisk Station (13 sequels)

300

What country won the 2022 Men’s Soccer World Cup?

Argentina

300

What are three different names of dining halls at UConn?

McMahan, Towers, Putnam, North, Northwest, Whitney, South, New South/CT Hall

400

Skyrim is the fifth installment of what epic open-world videogame series by Bethesda Softworks?

The Elder Scrolls

400

How many countries are there in the UK?

4

400

In the novel “Dune,” the desert planet Arrakis is primarily known for producing what valuable substance? 

  • Spice melange 

  • Unobtainium 

  • Neutronium 

  • Dilithium 

Spice Melange

400

What are the four Major League Baseball teams in California?

Giants, Dodgers, Angels, Padres

400

Who is the president of UConn?

Radenka Maric

500

What North Carolina-based video game company created the 2018 breakout hit “Fortnite”

Epic Games

500

What two countries border directly north of Hungary?

Slovakia and Ukraine

500

n Percy Jackson, what is the name of Percy’s main weapon?

Riptide

500

Who is the all-time leader in goals in the National Hockey League?

Wayne Gretzky

500

What is UConn ranked nationally as a university by the recent US News & World report? (correct if within 10 of the answer)

70th

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