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100

The oldest collegrate circus.

What is Gamma Phi Circus?

100

The assasination of this man is usually seen as the start of WWI.

Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

100

This children’s toy was named after a story about the 26th U.S. President on a hunting trip.

What is a Teddy Bear?

100

The day that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “The Big Bobber” J.P. Richardson died in a plane crash is commonly referred to a this.

What is The Day the Music Died?

100

Ted Mosby spends nine seasons recounting the story of his life in New York City to his children.

What is How I Met Your Mother?

200

The Oscar Best Picture winner that mentions Illinois State University.

What is Parasite?

200

This infamous leader had a nephew that served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Who is Adolf Hitler?

200

The tallest tree in the world is located in this U.S. National Park.

What is Redwood National Park?

200

He founded Motown Records.

Who is Berrs Gordy?

200

The Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Inc. 

Who is Michael Scott?

300

The building that Angie Milner supposedly haunts.

What is Williams Hall?

300

On May 23rd, 1618, three men were thrown out of a castle window in what is known as this incident.

What is the Defenestration of Prague?

300

This is the longest river in the United States.

What is the Missouri River?

300

This singer was the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2019.

Who is Stevie Nicks?

300

This band was famously featured multiple times on the ABC sitcom Full House.

Who are The Beach Boys?

400

The original name of Illinois State Universit.

What is Illinois State Normal Univerity?

400

The last execution in the Tower of London took place during this war.

What is WWII?

400

This is the largest lake in the world.

What is the Caspian Sea?

400

This singer was the founder of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men.

Who is David Bowie?

400

ISU Alumnus Craig Robinson plays this character on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Who is the ”Pontiac Bandit”?

500

The place on campus you can find the Rwandan Pygmy water lily that is extinct from the wild.

What is Felmley Collections Greenhouse

500

The end of the War of the Roses came with the battle between these two men.

Who are King Richard III and King Henry VII?

500

This material can take up to a million years to decompose.

What is glass?

500

This is the name of the band Queen before Freddie Mercury joined.

What is Smile?

500

This Good Place character‘s name means “best wishes” in Arabic.

Who is Tahani?

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