40-POINT WHO AM I? QUESTION
CLUE A: I once saw the phrase “In Hoc Signo Vinces” appear to me in a vision. WHO AM I?
CLUE B: A decree that donated land to the Pope in my name was later found to be forged. One of my main rivals drowned when I defeated his forces at the Milvian Bridge. WHO AM I?
CLUE C: I emerged victorious from the civil wars of the Tetrarchy as the sole ruler of my
empire. Along with Licinius, I proclaimed the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, ending the persecution of Christians. WHO AM I?
CLUE D: I was the first Christian emperor of Rome. The city of Byzantium was renamed after me. WHO AM I?
Constantine the Great (accept: Constantine I; prompt on: Constantine)
Created by the Duffer brothers, what American TV show includes characters such as Steve Harrington, Dustin Henderson, and Eleven?
Stranger Things
What hypothetical fate of the universe is the opposite of a big bang?
big crunch
What is the acronym for the public benefit corporation that oversees the NYC subway system?
MTA
What award, first awarded in 1936 and named after a longtime sports journalist for the Toronto Star, is given to Canada’s sportsperson of the year?
Lou Marsh Award (prompt on: Marsh Award)
What second installment of a choice-based video game series sees brothers Sean and Daniel flee across the US after a tragic accident involving supernatural powers?
Life is Strange 2 (reject: Life is Strange)
The 21-centimeter line of which element is used to study the universe’s “dark ages”?
hydrogen
The busiest NYC subway station by daily passenger count stops at which famous location where the New Years Ball is dropped?
Times Square
Which Lou Marsh winner, recipient of the award in 1980, was the only winner to not have won based on their participation in organized sports?
Terry Fox
What 1961 science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein features a young man raised by Martians who is ordered to return to Earth?
Stranger in a Strange Land
The first 10-43 [“10 to the minus 43”] seconds after the big bang is an epoch named for what scientist, the father of quantum mechanics?
Max Planck
What lettered train must you take to go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem, according to the lyrics of a Duke Ellington standard?
the A train
What tennis player was the 2019 Lou Marsh winner, having defeated Serena Williams to win the 2019 US Open?
Bianca Andreescu
What novella by Robert Louis Stevenson depicts the struggle between a kindly London doctor and his evil alter ego?
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Occurring from a trillionth to a millionth of a second after the big bang was an epoch named for which particles, which come in flavours such as top, strange, and charm?
quarks
Playing characters like the guy who didn’t get the job at Froot Loops, which absurdist comedian pranked New York subway passengers in a segment on his eponymous late-night talk show?
Eric André
Donald Jackson, Petra Burka, and Kurt Browning all won the Lou Marsh Award for their excellence in what sport?
figure skating (prompt on: skating)