GW SMHS
Washington, D.C.
Pop Culture
Med School, for The Big Screens
Disney/Nickelodeon TV Shows
100

This is the name of GW SMHS’s building

Ross Hall

100

These two states gave land for Washington D.C. to be formed

Virginia and Maryland

100

This tech company’s founders famously dropped out of Harvard and built one of the world’s largest Social Networks. Name the current founder, chairman, and CEO of that social network

Mark Zuckerberg

100

This long-running medical drama, set at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, has made the lines “pick me, choose me, love me” and “it’s a beautiful day to save lives” iconic

Grey’s Anatomy

100

On Victorious, this eccentric Hollywood Arts teacher wore suspenders and was known for strange teaching methods

Mr. Sikowitz

200

This is the neighborhood that GW SMHS is in

Foggy Bottom

200

What would a D.C. native respond if you asked them what 'the DMV' stands for (in the context of where they live)?

D.C., Maryland, and Virginia

200

This internationally adored sports tournament involving teams from each country will be hosted partially in the United States next year.

FIFA World Cup

200

This Marvel character, a former neurosurgeon turned sorcerer, debuted on screen in 2016 after a career-ending car crash

Stephen Vincent Strange, M.D. AKA Dr. Strange

200

In Suite Life on Deck, the ship the kids lived on was named this

S.S. Tipton

300

This is the number of floors in GW SMHS (Hint: there are floors underground)

9 (7 above ground and 2 below ground)

300

This is the river that forms the western border of the city

The Potomac River

300

In this eerie company from the TV show Severance, employees undergo a procedure that separates their work memories from their personal ones

Lumon Industries

300

In this 2011 thriller, Gwyneth Paltrow’s character is Patient Zero in a deadly global virus outbreak

Contagion

300

Before starring on iCarly, Miranda Cosgrove played Megan, the mischievous little sister on this Nickelodeon sitcom

Drake and Josh

400

What are the names of the TWO other GW campuses?

Mount Vernon and Virginia Science and Technology

400

Name the colors of all the Metro lines that run through D.C.

There are 6: Red, Orange, Silver, Blue, Green, Yellow

400

This actress won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her powerful portrayal of a young woman navigating complex family dynamics in the film Anora

Mikey Madison

400

Dr. Gregory House, the brilliant yet abrasive lead in House M.D., is board-certified in two specialties: name them

Infectious Disease and Nephrology

400

This sandwich shop was owned by the Russo family and served as one of the main hangout spots in the series

Waverly Sub Station

500

This is the original name of GW SMHS when it first opened in 1824

National Medical College

500

Name the man who designed Washington D.C (Hint: there is a metro station named after him!)

Pierre Charles L’Enfant

500

Marshall Mathers, Stefani Germanotta, Aubrey Graham, Robyn Fenty, and Shawn Carter are better known by these stage names, respectively

Eminem, Lady Gaga, Drake, Rihanna, and Jay-Z

500

Eddie Redmayne won an Oscar for playing Stephen Hawking, a physicist with this progressive neurodegenerative disease, in The Theory of Everything (2014)

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

500

On The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, this character was London Tipton’s best friend who worked at the hotel’s candy counter

Maddie Fitzpatrick

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