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This popular wings restaurant recently made a deal that after every Pistons win, they would give customers 5 free wings.
What is the #1 best movie of all time according to IMDb?
a) The Dark Knight Rises
b) Shawshank Redemption
c) Godfather
d) Godfather II
b) Shawshank Redemption
This NBA player set the record for the most amount of points scored in a single game (allegedly).
Wilt Chamberlain
Notre Dame was founded in this year, which also was the year of the Treaty of Nanking which ended the first Opium War
1842
Outside of its home city, the St. Louis Bread Company is more popularly known as this chain restaurant.
Panera Bread
This athlete strongly resembled Aidan Breslin when he took his shirt off and hammered beers while watching his brother win an AFC Championship
Who is Jason Kelce?
This country holds the most Olympic gold medals without ever having hosted the Olympics:
a) Hungary
b) China
c) Paraguay
d) Argentina
a) Hungary
This country both hosted and won the first ever FIFA World Cup.
Uruguay
This was Knott's original mascot when it was first built in 1989 as a women's residence hall.
Who are the Knott Angels?
Because of its oblong shape, the giant metal "Cloud Gate" sculpture in Chicago is nicknamed for this staple food.
The San Francisco 49ers recently complained about the quality of this university's practice field where they are preparing for the Super Bowl.
University of Nevada - Los Vegas
The chocolate candy, M&M's are named for what?
a) Where they were founded
b) Eminem the rapper
c) The founders
d) Mr. and Mrs.
c) The founders
Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie
This ND student, known for living in 2B, also won 2024 Sun Bowl MVP for Notre Dame.
Who is Jordan Faison?
This Roman Emperor is the richest man to ever live:
a) Julius Ceasar
b) Augustus Ceasar
c) Nero
d) Titus
b) Augustus Ceasar
What is the only fruit with seeds on the outside?
Strawberries
This is the most successful product to be shown on Shark Tank that did not receive an offer from any of the entrepreneurs.
Hint: Overprotective parents' best friend.
Ring Doorbell
This is the real name for a hashtag:
a) Ostothorpe
b) Pound
c) Hashtag
d) Tic-Tac-Toe
a) Ostothorpe
This AFC 2024 Pro Bowler, standing at 6'4 220 lbs. had no problem climbing into his lofted bed in Knott Hall before he was drafted in 2022.
Who is Kyle Hamilton?
This University has the most NCAA football championships?
a) Princeton
b) Yale
c) Alabama
d) Notre Dame
Yale
What condiment was commonly prescribed to patients dealing with stomach indigestion in the 1800s?
Ketchup
This fast-food chain famously sold out of chicken sandwiches in 2019 and announced they'd return on a Sunday to take a jab at their rival Chick-Fil-A.
Popeyes
a) Blinding Lights by the Weekend
b) Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
c) Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
d) Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee
Blinding Lights
This NFL player's jersey was the highest sold jersey in 2023-2024.
Micah Parsons
Lucy was the name of an Australopithecus Afarensis hominin skeleton that was discovered in 1974 and was the most complete skeleton ever discovered. What was special about the species Australopithecus Afarensis?
a) First species to drink beer
b) First species to verbally communicate
c) First species to walk upright
d) First species to use fire
c) First species to walk upright
Spanakopita is a savory pastry typically filled with spinach and feta cheese filling. This makes sense, considering that "spanakopita" translates almost directly as "spinach pie" in this country's language.
Greece