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History and Pop Culture
Historical Misconceptions
100
The abandoned building on South Campus
What is Kohler Hall?
100
The day Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan
(hint: "a date which will live in infamy")
What is December 7, 1941?
100
The famous Chinese explorer under the Yongle Emperor
(extra points for pronouncing it correctly)
Who is Zheng He?
100
Monty Python and the __________
What is the Holy Grail?
100
True or false: Most people in the 1400s believed the world was round
What is true?
200
The person who suggested the brown/gold color scheme
What is Philura Gould Baldwin?
200
Name this person
Who is James A. Garfield, the 20th U.S. president?
200
Nordic country that was NOT a Viking power
What is Finland?
200
The war featured in the movie Dunkirk
What is World War II?
200
Name the two ways so-called witches were executed in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials
What are hanging and pressing?
300
The clothing item John Baldwin was famous for NOT wearing
What is shoes?
300
The last time the US declared war
What is World War II?
300
The legendary first ruler of Japan
Who is Emperor Jimmu?
300
The subject of a famous 1978 song
Who is Ra-Ra-Rasputin, ruSSIA'S GREATEST LOVE MACHINE THERE WAS A CAT THAT REALLY WAS GONE?
300
The estimated average height for French men in the time of Napoleon
(Bonus for naming Napoleon's height)
What is 5'4"?
(Napoleon was either 5'6" or 5'7")
400
The industrial activity (or activities) that provided most of the income for BW's parent institutions through the 1930s
What is quarrying or grindstone manufacturing?
400
The state's name that means absolutely nothing
What is Idaho?
400
The records system of the Incas
What is quipu?
400
The year the popular Netflix series The Crown opens in
Hint: It's the year Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten
What is 1947?
400
Einstein's worst subjects (name at least one)
What is botany, zoology, or language?
500
Two of the four people who make up the Office of the President here at BW
Who are Thomas Sutton (acting president), Ellen Zegarra (vice president of philanthropy and alumni engagement), Greg Flanik (vice president for operations) or Greg Cingle (chief financial officer)?
500
The winner of the War of 1812
What is...
Literally any answer other than aliens?
500
Former name of Ethiopia
What is Abyssinia?
500
The year the original Oregon Trail video game was released
What is 1971?
500
What the term A.D. stands for
What is Anno Domini, or the year of our lord?