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CMU Trivia
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He was elected President of the United States in 1960.

Who is John F. Kennedy

100

This Swedish group won Eurovision in 1974 and became one of the decade's most successful pop acts.

Who is ABBA

100

This 1984 film starred Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd chasing supernatural trouble in New York.

What is Ghost Busters

100

This female pop star sang the lyrics “…Baby One More Time”.

Who is Britney Spears

100

This was the original name for CMU in the 1850s when it was founded

What is Central College

200

This popular doll was named after the daughter of its inventor, Ruth Handler

What is Barbie

200

This president resigned from the presidency in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal.  

Who is Richard Nixon

200

This Japanese company released the original Game Boy in 1989.

Nintendo

200

Will Smith starred in this sitcom about a smart teenager who is sent to live with rich relatives.

What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

200

This Sports team beat the Missouri Valley in the 2018 NAIA championship and followed up by winning again in 2019.

Who is the CMU men’s Soccer team

300

This is the name of the NASA program to land men on the moon.

What is Apollo

300

This British rock band’s 1973 concept album “The Dark Side of the Moon” became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Who is Pink Floyd

300

This Underdog hockey team defeated the Soviets in a 1980 Olympic game known as the “Miracle on Ice.”

Who is Team USA

300

This Company launched the gaming console PlayStation in 1994.

What is Sony

300

This famous Twitch streamer, known for his high energy, streamed from his dorm room in Woodward Hall in 2014.

Who is tyler1

400

This team won the very first Super Bowl in 1961.

Who are the Green Bay Packers

400

This popular arcade game released in 1978 and is often credited with starting the video game industry

What is Space Invaders

400

This artist shocked audiences with her performance of “Like a Virgin” at the 1984 MTV VMAs.

Who is Madonna

400

This Irish rock band sang “With or Without You”

Who is U2

400

This Actor went to CMU and starred in the hit show Wizards of Waverly Place as Mr. Laritate.

Who is Bill Chott

500

This Alfred Hitchcock film shocked audiences in 1960 and made people fear shower curtains.

What is Psycho

500

This board game, by Tactical Studies Rules, released in 1974, revolutionized the tabletop industry and now has 5 different editions.

What is Dungeons and Dragons

500

This U.K. Prime Minister was known as the “Iron Lady"

Who is Margaret Thatcher

500

This sci-fi-themed show introduces agents Mulder and Scully

What is the X-files

500

This Boxer attended CMU for a year and goes by the nickname “The Menace”.

Who is Micheal Johnson

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