Food
This Italian dish is traditionally made with thin layers of pasta, meat, cheese, and sauce.
What is lasagna?
The first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture was ____.
What is Beauty and the Beast (1991)?
True or False: Illinois Tech’s Mies Campus is now an accredited arboretum?
What is true?
The Alphawood Arboretum at Illinois Institute of Technology
“Qu’ils mangent de la brioche” (“Let them eat cake”) is often (though likely incorrectly) attributed to this French queen.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
In chess, this term describes a situation where the player to move is not in check but has no legal move, resulting in a draw.
What is stalemate?
This French cooking term means “to put everything in its place.”
What is mise en place?
In The Matrix, Neo’s real name is ____.
What is Thomas Anderson?
When was Illinois Tech’s signature Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program launched?
What is 1995?
“I have a dream…” was spoken by this civil rights leader.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
In baseball, this rare play occurs when a batter hits a home run with the bases loaded.
What is a grand slam?
This fungus, often called the “diamond of the kitchen,” can cost thousands of dollars per pound.
What is truffle?
This 1994 film won the Oscar for Best Picture and features the line, “Life is like a box of chocolates.”
What is Forrest Gump?
Who earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, and went on to serve as the 35th governor of Illinois from 1969 to 1973.
What/who is Richard B. Ogilvie?
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” was said by this U.S. president.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This country has won the most World Cups in soccer (football).
What is Brazil?
The spice saffron is derived from the flower of this plant.
What is the crocus?
This 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film, often ranked as one of the greatest films ever made, is famous for its “dolly zoom” effect.
What is Vertigo?
Illinois Tech was created in 1940 by the merger of which two institutes?
What is Armour Institute and Lewis Institute?
“The unexamined life is not worth living” is attributed to this ancient Greek philosopher.
Who is Socrates?
In cricket, a bowler taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries achieves this feat.
What is a hat-trick?
This fermented fish sauce, dating back to ancient Rome, was called ____.
What is garum?
This director is known for Inception, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer.
Who is Christopher Nolan?
What is the name of the speech Chicago minister Frank Wakely Gunsaulus gave that caused Philip Danforth Armour, Sr. to donate money to found the Armour Institute?
What is the "Million Dollar Sermon"?
“Give me liberty, or give me death!” was declared in 1775 by this American revolutionary.
Who is Patrick Henry?
This team became the first Major League Baseball franchise to win four consecutive World Series titles, from 1936 to 1939.
Who are the New York Yankees?