History
What is Great Britain / UK?
Created as a mascot to directly compete against the Mario Bros, what famous video game character made its video game debut in 1991?
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog.
Better walk fast! This is the exact amount of time you are given to pass between classes before you are marked tardy.
What is 4 minutes?
This fundamental part of speech is a word that describes an action, state, or occurrence.
What is a verb?
During the middle of the 6th inning at every Milwaukee Brewers home game, fans cheer on a famous race featuring giant, anthropomorphic versions of this food
What are the Racing Sausages?
Since 1917, residents of this Caribbean Island have possessed American citizenship
What is Puerto Rico?
Headlining musical acts and high-fashion influencer outfits are staples of this iconic multi-day music and arts festival held annually at the Empire Polo Club in the Colorado Desert of California.
What is Coachella?
If you are sick or going to be absent from school, a parent must contact the attendance office before this specific time in the morning.
What is 9:00 a.m.?
Often used in poetry, this literary device compares two different things using the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
Along the Milwaukee Riverwalk, you can snap a picture with a life-sized bronze statue giving two thumbs up, honoring this iconic character from the Milwaukee-set sitcom Happy Days.
Who is The Fonz (or Arthur Fonzarelli)?
This ancient, massive network of trade routes connected China to the Mediterranean Sea, facilitating the exchange of fabrics, spices, and ideas.
What is the Silk Road?
When the original Japanese film was released in 1954, Godzilla was created as a direct walking metaphor for the horrors of this specific real-world weapon.
What is the atomic bomb (or nuclear weapons)?
If you decide a class isn't right for you, you must request a schedule change through the Guidance Department within this many school days of the start of the semester.
What is five (5) days?
This punctuation mark is used to connect two related independent clauses without using a coordinating conjunction like "and" or "but."
What is a semicolon?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The Milwaukee Bucks won their 2nd NBA title in 2021. What year did they win their first?
What is 1971?
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson nearly doubled the size of the United States by purchasing the massive Louisiana Territory from this European country.
What is France?
Launched in 2017 by music superstar Rihanna, this cosmetic brand made massive waves across the beauty industry by debuting with an unprecedented 40 shades of foundation.
What is Fenty Beauty?
To walk across the stage and earn a St. Francis Public High School diploma, a student must successfully earn this minimum number of total credits.
What is 23 credits?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This is the term for a word, phrase, or number that reads the exact same backwards and forwards, such as "racecar" or "radar".
What is a palindrome? (TACOCAT)
Milwaukee is situated at the confluence of three rivers: the Milwaukee, the Menomonee, and this river, which shares its name with a South Side neighborhood.
What is the Kinnickinnic River (or KK River)?
According to ancient mythology, this legendary European city was founded by twin brothers Romulus and Remus, who were supposedly rescued and raised by a she-wolf.
What is Rome?
What is the highest grossing (making the most money) media franchise of all time?
What is Pokemon? (100 Billion)
While the first three incidents of cheating or plagiarism result in zeroes and suspensions, a fourth incident will result in this final, severe academic penalty.
What is an "F" for the semester (or no credit issued for the course)?
Phrases like "jumbo shrimp," "deafening silence," and "awfully good" are examples of this figure of speech, which places contradictory terms right next to each other.
What is an oxymoron?
After passing through TSA security at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, travelers can put their shoes and belts back on in a zone famously marked with this made-up, humorous word.
What is the Recombobulation Area?