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100

This Italian dish is traditionally made with thin layers of pasta, meat, cheese, and sauce.

What is lasagna?

100

The first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture was ____.

What is Beauty and the Beast (1991)?

100

True or False: Illinois Tech’s Mies Campus is now an accredited arboretum?

What is true?

The Alphawood Arboretum at Illinois Institute of Technology

100

“Qu’ils mangent de la brioche” (“Let them eat cake”) is often (though likely incorrectly) attributed to this French queen.

Who is Marie Antoinette?

100

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?

200

This French cooking term means “to put everything in its place.”

What is mise en place?

200

In The Matrix, Neo’s real name is ____.

What is Thomas Anderson?

200

When was Illinois Tech’s signature Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program launched?

What is 1995?

200

“I have a dream…” was spoken by this civil rights leader.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

In baseball, this rare play occurs when a batter hits a home run with the bases loaded.

What is a grand slam?

300

This fungus, often called the “diamond of the kitchen,” can cost thousands of dollars per pound.

What is truffle?

300

This 1994 film won the Oscar for Best Picture and features the line, “Life is like a box of chocolates.”

What is Forrest Gump?

300

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?

300

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” was said by this U.S. president.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

300

This country has won the most World Cups in soccer (football).

What is Brazil?

400

The spice saffron is derived from the flower of this plant.

What is the crocus?

400

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?

400

Illinois Tech was created in 1940 by the merger of which two institutes? 

What is Armour Institute and Lewis Institute?

400

“The unexamined life is not worth living” is attributed to this ancient Greek philosopher.

Who is Socrates?

400

In cricket, a bowler taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries achieves this feat.

What is a hat-trick?

500

This fermented fish sauce, dating back to ancient Rome, was called ____.

What is garum?

500

This director is known for Inception, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer.

Who is Christopher Nolan?

500

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"?

500

“Give me liberty, or give me death!” was declared in 1775 by this American revolutionary.

Who is Patrick Henry?

500

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?

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