Indiana Studies
Who is the Hoosier born singer that is known as one of the founders of Farm Aid, as well as hit songs such as "Jack and Diane" and "Pink Houses"
John Mellencamp
What is the smallest continent in size of territory?
Australia
What score represents average intelligence on a standardized IQ test?
100
What is a type of status that is based on achievement only?
Achieved Status
Which President was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What term refers to the systematic genocide of six million Jews by the Nazis during World War II?
Holocaust
Prince Henry aka Henry the Navigator
What is the idea that government's power comes from the consent of the governed?
Popular Sovereignty
What is the fundamental problem in Economics?
Scarcity
What food item saw significant price increases due to the impact of avian flu and became a topic of political discussion regarding inflation and food supply?
Who was the first state governor of Indiana?
Jonathan Jennings
Name of the area in the Pacific that has many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Ring of Fire
Rapid eye movements occur during which stage of sleep?
REM
What do we call the system of social stratification in India that allows for NO movement between groups?
Closed System or Caste
What phrase stood for the belief that it was God's will for American settlers to settle most, if not all, of North America?
Manifest Destiny
Who was the actor that assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre?
John Wilkes Booth
What Cold War theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, others in the region would follow?
Domino Theory
Name of the Native American people who greeted Christopher Columbus upon his discovery of the New World?
Tainos
What branch of government is responsible for making laws?
Legislative Branch
How many stocks make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
30
Who was elected governor of Indiana last November?
Mike Braun
Skinny shooter out of UCLA that will become one of the greatest 3 point shooters in NBA history playing for the Indiana Pacers during the 1980's and 90's.
Reggie Miller
What is the largest lake in Africa, and the second largest freshwater lake in the World?
Which famous psychologist developed the theory of psychosexual stages?
Sigmund Freud
What is a norm that breaks significant cultural values?
More
What agreement between the North and South included admitting California as a free state, outlawed slave trade in Washington D. C., and enhanced the Fugitive Slave Act?
Compromise of 1850
What 1862 law gave settlers 160 acres of public land out west?
Homestead Act
What 1970s political scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon?
Watergate
Which early civilization is credited with creating the first alphabet?
Phoenicians
What power allows the president to reject a bill passed by Congress?
What is the relationship between price and supply?
Direct, or Supply goes up Price goes up
Who did the Trump administration hire to head the Department of Government Efficiency?
Who was the Virginian that gained national attention with his capture of Fort Sackville in Vincennes, from the British, during the American Revolution?
George Rogers Clark
What is the longest river in Europe?
The Volga River
According to Freud, which part of personality operates on the pleasure principle?
The ID
What is the term for a group of people that are emotionally close and know each other well?
Primary Group
Most immigrants coming to America during the 1820's - 1860's came from 2 nations. One was Germany. What was the other?
Ireland
What were the names of homeless camps during the Great Depression named after the President?
Hoovervilles
What herbicide, used by the U.S. in Vietnam, caused severe health issues?
What 200 year period in Roman history that began with Augustus and ended with Marcus Aurelius , brought peace, order, unity, and prosperity to Rome?
Pax Romana or Roman Peace
How many electoral votes must a candidate win to become president?
270
What is the term for a person's knowledge, talent, or skills that allows them to produce goods and services?
In what city did a Blackhawk helicopter and commercial aircraft collide near an airport, killing 67 people?
Washington DC
What was the first county seat in Clay County?
Bowling Green
What is Japan's tallest peak?
Mount Fuji
What projective personality assessment uses inkblot images?
The Rorschach Test
What theory says that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society?
Control Theory
Who was the English thinker that spoke of Natural Rights of life, liberty, and property which influenced Thomas Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
What was the nickname to authors who exposed corruption during the Gilded Age?
Muckrakers
Who was the U.S. president responsible for the policy of "Vietnamization" which aimed to gradually withdraw American troops from the Vietnam War?
Richard Nixon
What was discovered by French scholar Jean Champollion in the early 1800's that unlocked the key to deciphering how to understand Egyptian hieroglyphics?
If both the president and vice-president can no longer serve, who is next in line to become president?
Speaker of the House
What happens if the demand for an inferior good if a person's income increases?
It falls, Decreases
In what has become known as "Signalgate" several high-level officials discussed war plans against Houthis on an unsecure chat group that included a reporter from what publication?
The Atlantic