Name That Tune
Which Motown hit begins with: “I guess you’d say, what can make me feel this way…”
My Girl by The Temptations
Which founding document was written in 1777 but not fully ratified by all 13 states until 1781?
The Articles of Confederation
What Latin term means “guilty mind” and refers to criminal intent?
Mens rea
This prophet received the vision of the redemption of the dead, now canonized in Doctrine & Covenants
Joseph F. Smith
Which U.S. president appointed the most Supreme Court justices during a single term?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (appointed 9 total, with several during his first two terms)
This 1979 Pink Floyd song critiques the British school system and features a children choir
Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
What treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. independence?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
What is the term for evidence that is illegally obtained and therefore inadmissible in court?
Fruit of the poisonous tree
Which prophet served the longest continuous term as President of the Church?
Brigham Young (29 years)
This U.S. president was also a 5-star general in WWII.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Life During Wartime” features the lyric “This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco…”
Talking Heads
What political party dissolved in the 1850s, partially due to divisions over slavery, leading to the rise of the Republican Party?
The Whig Party
What type of legal remedy orders a party to do (or stop doing) a specific action, rather than awarding money damages?
Injunction
Which prophet initiated the construction of the Conference Center in Salt Lake City?
Gordon B. Hinckley
Which U.S. president was also Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
William Howard Taft
“The weight” is a song by this Canadian-American roots rock group, known for backing Bob Dylan in the ’60s.
The Band
Which early American rebellion tested the strength of the new federal government under the Constitution?
The Whiskey Rebellion (1794)
What does the doctrine of “stare decisis” require courts to do?
Follow precedent
Which prophet was the first to be born in the 20th century?
Spencer W. Kimball
Which president appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court?
Lyndon B. Johnson
In which song does Bob Dylan say: “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”?
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Which U.S. Secretary of State purchased Alaska from Russia, and what was the purchase mockingly called at the time?
William H. Seward – “Seward’s Folly”
Which clause in the U.S. Constitution has been used to justify the expansion of federal power through regulation of economic activity?
The Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8)
Who was the first LDS Church President born outside the United States?
John Taylor (born in England)
Who was president when the U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia?
Andrew Johnson