SEEK
Literature
American History
General Knowledge
Pop Culture
100

Name one of our SEEK counselors

Who are:

Ms. Maria Levine; Ms. Miriam Perez; Mr. Steven James; Ms. Clarisse Domingo; Mr. Peter Collazo
100

You will probably stumble upon the works of this English playwright, who wrote such plays as Hamlet, during higher-level English classes at CSI.

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

This is the year in which America gained its independence from Great Britain.

What is 1776?

100

This is the number of planets in our Solar System - sorry, Pluto!

What is 8?

100

Don't take one of these photographs (typically taken with a smartphone which may be held in the hand) in class!

What is a selfie?

200

The SEEK Office is located in this building

What is 1A?

200

This hot Ray Bradbury novel was recently made into  poorly-received HBO film starring Michael B. Jordan

What is Fahrenheit 451?

200

Originally, this was the number of colonies in the United States; it's also the number of stripes on our flag!

What is 13?

200

This scientist's theory of species origination says that natural selection chooses organisms that possess variable and heritable traits and that are best suited for their environments.

Who is Charles Darwin?

200

This series, whose protagonist is Jon Snow, was dreamed up when author George R. R. Martin saw the lights of Staten Island from his home in Bayonne, New Jersey.

What is A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones?

300

This is our @ on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook

What is @seekcsi?

(Add us!)

300

Author George Orwell wrote this annualized novel that begins, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

What is 1984?

300

This document established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia.

What is the Constitution?

300

This country is the most populous in the world.

What is China?

300

Ken Jennings, a contestant on this popular quiz show, won over 2.5 million dollars in 2004!

What is Jeopardy!

400

This man, who the SEEK Program is currently named for, died in 2009, and was a prominent black American political and business leader. He was also an activist in the Civil Rights Movement and a lawyer, as well as a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X.

Who is Percy Ellis Sutton?

400

This genre includes books such as: Stephen King's IT, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Bram Stoker's Dracula

What is horror?

400

He was the president from 1933 to 1945 - the only president to serve more than 8 years in office!

Who is FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)?

400

The Sea of Tranquility is located on this astronomical body.

What is the moon?

400

Not only are Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael Renaissance painters, they are also these.

What are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

500

The acronym "SEEK" stands for this

What is: Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge

500

You don't want to end up in this fictional prison-fortress, which is located in the North Sea and whose inmates are kept inside by Dementors. At least Sirius Black was able to make his escape!

What is Azkaban?

500

This war, that lasted from August 1990 – February 1991– was codenamed Operation Desert Shield, and then Operation Desert Storm. It was led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

What is the Gulf War?

500

This is the world's largest ocean.

What is Pacific?

500

These bird-sounding laws, state and local, enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States; Childish Gambino strikes this kind of pose in This is America.

What is Jim Crow?

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