Forensic Science
Ranks and Titles
Universities
US Currency
World War I
100
What is toxicology?
Study of poisons
100
A male monarch in Europe is called
King
100
What university has the colors blue and white with a demonic mascot?
Duke
100
This coin costs more to produce than it is worth.
Penny
100
Who was killed that sparked the beginning of the war?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
200
What may be compared on fired bullets to match it to the gun that fired it?
Rifling
200
US Army Rank
Sergeant
200
Many old, private universities in New England are called
Ivy League
200
Which two people on USD bills were not presidents?
Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
200
What were the two primary reasons the US came into the war?
The Zimmerman Telegram and the Lusitania
300
In what decade was the first use of DNA in a criminal case?
80s
300
What branch of the US military uses this rank?
US Air Force
300
What ancient culture are Fraternities and Sororities based on?
Greek
300
"Paper" money is primarily composed of
Cotton/Linen
300
What was the main unit of the German navy?
The U-Boat
400
The study of a deceased body.
Autopsy
400
This officer rank in the US Army and Navy only exists during wartime.
"5 star general"
General of the Army
Fleet Admiral
O-11
400
This university in England was founded in 1096 and is the second oldest continuous university in the world.
Oxford
400
A penny's outer coating is copper, but the inside is entirely
Zinc
400
Shell Shock was a medical condition in WWI that we now call
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
500
What is the stage of a decaying corpse where the muscles tense up and the body becomes rigid?
Rigor Mortis
500
Name someone who is knighted in England.
Sir Richard Attenborough
Sir Paul McCartney
Sir Patrick Stewart
500
This historically black university in Alabama is famous for many of its alumni and professors, including George Washington Carver.
Tuskegee
500
During WW2, pennies were primarily made of what metal in order to ration copper?
Steel
500
Why did Russia pull out of the war?
The Bolshevik Revolution
600
What does luminol do?
It glows when mixed with blood.
600
In England, what is the husband of a ruling Queen called?
Prince
600
Name 3 universities considered "Ivy League"
Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University.
600
This US agency's job, among other things, is to protect our currency from counterfeit.
The US Secret Service
600
What country first used the tank?
The UK
700
What is Interpol?
An international policing force used to help police criminals that operate between countries.
700
The President Pro Tempore is the title given to the person in charge of the US...
Senate
700
This osseous named secret society is present at Yale. Both George Bushs' were members.
The Skull and Bones Society.
700
Why do coins often have ridged edges?
It's a vestigial structure from gold coins to prevent shaving gold off the sides.
700
Who were the Harlem Hellfighters?
African Americans who left the US and fought with the French Foreign Legion.