English
“I am a fortune's fool” is from which of Shakespeare plays?
Romeo and Juliet
How many original British colonies were there?
13
What is the main difference between a state and a nation?
A state is a group of people with a common language, history, and culture. A nation is characterized by a formal government, defined boundaries, and sovereignty
What day did Hamas launch their attack on Israel?
October 7
What was the highest grossing film of 2023?
What is an epistrophe?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences. Example from Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is - Of the people, by the people, for the people
Who was the first president of the confederacy?
A) Rupert Hinton
B) Jefferson Davis
C) Joseph Williams
D) Samuel Lee
Jefferson Davis
What model showing population trends is often referred to by the acronym DTM?
The demographic transition model
Cryptocurrency guru Sam Bankman-Fried founded a company called…
FTX
What was the Oxford dictionary's word of the year in 2023?
Rizz
Who wrote “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “Giovanni’s room”
James Baldwin
When did the civil war start and end?
1861-1865
What percentage of the world's population resides in south asia?
25%
Sandra Day O'Connor, who died in December, was the United States' first female Supreme Court justice. How many women are currently on the Supreme Court?
4
What codename was used during the planning of King Charles’s coronation?
Operation golden orb
What year was Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison published?
A)1965
B)1971
C)1977
D)1984
1977
In 1917, the United States purchased the Virgin Isles from which country?
Denmark
Physiological density is which of the following?
A)The total number of people/area of land
B)The total population/area of arable land
C)The total rural population/area of arable land
D)The number of people inhabiting an urban area/area of urban land
B)The total population/area of arable land
How many times was Donald Trump indicted in 2023?
4
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor died this year. One of her biggest hits was actually a cover of a song written by prince. What is that song called?
Nothing compares 2 U
Which poet wrote this line of poetry? “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Which president passed the Indian removal act which led to the trail of tears?
Andrew Jackson in 1830
What is a vernacular region?
Often called a perceptual region, a vernacular region is a region with a lack of defined boundaries that is based on people’s perceptions of the world. An example of this would the the american south
What new technique/technology is considered a huge advancement in biotechnology due to it being able edit genomes in living people?
Crispr
What concert did the step-son of Hamish Harding, passenger on the OceanGate vessel that tragically broke this year, go to while his stepfather was still lost at sea?
Blink-182