UNW Lore
This is the name of the cafeteria in Nazareth hall used before the Billy.
What is Cafe Nazareth?
For 100 points for each wonder, name the seven wonders of the world.
What is The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
For 100 points each, name each book in the Apocrypha.
What is 1 & 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Additions to Esther, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), Baruch, Letter of Jeremiah, Prayer of Azariah/Song of Three, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasseh, and 1 & 2 Maccabees?
This is the definition of congenital analgesia.
What is the inability to feel pain?
This person killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Who is Aaron Burr?
This is the original name of the University of Northwestern - St. Paul, when it was established on October 2, 1902.
What is Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School?
This word was inspired by Amerigo Vespucci.
What is America/ The Americas
This person is the oldest recorded man in the Bible.
Who is Methuselah?
Phaseolus vulgaris is the Latin name for this common vegetable.
What is the green bean?
This Roman Emperor "accidentally" set fire to the library of Alexandria.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This is the year Reynolds field is completed.
What is 1990?
This 13th-century British document declared that no one, including the king, is above the law
What is the Magna Carta?
This book of the Bible was written without explicitly mentioning the name of God.
What is the Esther/ book of Esther?
This is the world's tallest statue.
What is the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India?
Before his iconic role in literature, this author was a secret agent for British intelligence during WWI. He is credited with helping a famous chef create an improved, sticky version of a product designed to keep sharks from detonating underwater explosives.
This is the former director of Public Safety, the predecessor of Bill Owens.
Who is Pete Sola?
In 1325, two Italian city-states (Modena and Bologna) fought a bloody battle that resulted in roughly 2,000 casualties. The conflict was sparked when soldiers from Modena snuck into Bologna and stole a specific item from a public well to use as a trophy.
What is a wooden bucket/ The War of the Bucket?
This person restored Paul's sight after the Lord blinded him.
Who is Ananias? ( Acts 9:17-18)
This is the first phrase of mitosis.
What is prophase?
In 218 B.C, This Carthaginian general invaded Italy by crossing the alps with an army of elephants.
Who is Hannibal?
This is the name of the documentary done by a UNW Student in the early 2000s, interviewing former Dean of Students Paul Bradley and others, about a woman who past away who went to Northwestern College, and her ghostly presence apparently haunts Nazareth Hall.
What is The Ghost of Wilhelmie?
In 1932, the Australian Army officially deployed troops armed with Lewis machine guns to deal with an invasive species that was destroying farms. The army ultimately withdrew after losing the battle against these flightless birds.
What are Emus/ is the Great Emu War?
This person is the first Christian convert in Europe.
Who is Lydia?
This is the longest running Broadway show in history.
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
This person is the most decorated Olympian athlete of all time.
Who is Michael Phelps?