Bloomington, IN
History
General Knowledge
Food (World)
Sports
100
This street is known for restaurants, coffee shops, and the entrance to campus
What is Kirkwood Avenue?
100
He was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
100
This ocean lies between Africa and Australia and borders India to the north.
What is the Indian Ocean?
100
This spreadable food is made from ground sesame seeds and is common in Middle Eastern cuisine.
What is tahini?
100
Each soccer team must have this number of players on the field at the start of a match.
What is 11?
200
This natural resource became Bloomington’s signature export, shaping buildings across the U.S.
What is limestone?
200
This ancient empire built Machu Picchu and had an advanced road system through the Andes.
What is the Inca Empire?
200
This Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, produces more movies each year than Hollywood.
What is Bollywood?
200
This fertilized duck egg, incubated for about 18 days and eaten whole, is a popular street food in the Philippines.
What is balut?
200
This Jamaican sprinter holds the world record for both the 100m and 200m races.
Who is Usain Bolt?
300
This annual IU bike race, made famous by the movie “Breaking Away,” is a major campus tradition.
What is the Little 500?
300
This ancient dynasty is credited with building most of the Great Wall of China.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
300
This type of alcohol was once used as mouthwash in ancient Rome.
What is urine?
300
This is the national dish of Spain.
What is Paella?
300
Known as “The Greatest” and “The People’s Champion,” this boxer made history in and out of the ring.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
400
This Bloomington lake is the largest in Indiana and a favorite spot for kayaking, hiking, and weekend getaways.
What is Lake Monroe?
400
This Mexican artist became a feminist icon for her raw self-portraits and her defiance of gender and colonial norms in post-revolutionary Mexico.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
400
This is the number of dots on a pair of dice?
What is 42?
400
This is the rarest and most expensive spice in the world by weight.
What is Saffron?
400
The All Blacks perform this traditional Māori war dance before matches.
What is the haka?
500
This entrepreneur couple started a medical device company in Bloomington in 1963.
Who are William and Gayle Cook?
500
This French teenager led an army during the Hundred Years’ War and was later declared a saint.
Who is Joan of Arc?
500
This Shakespeare play features the famous line, “All the world’s a stage.”
What is As You Like It?
500
This dish from the Peruvian Andes is made from freeze-dried potatoes rehydrated in stews or soups and dates back to Incan times.
What is chuño?
500
This African nation became the first from its continent to reach a FIFA World Cup semi-final, achieving the feat in 2022.
What is Morocco?