Sphinx/SPA
Music History
Pop Culture
General Knowledge
Boulder Museum
100
Which SPA faculty/staff are SPA alumni?
Mariela and Maeve
100

This is the number of movements that comprise a traditional classical concerto.

Three
100

Who is the most followed user on TikTok?

Khaby Lame

100

What is the fastest animal in the world?

Peregrine falcon

100

This art style has long used technoculture and science fiction as a lens for understanding the Black experience. 

Afro-futurism

200

SPA is sponsored by the NBA. Which NBA team just won the NBA finals?

Boston Celtics

200

This is the single word name for a composition that is evocative of the night.

Nocturne

200

In 2022 this internationally acclaimed boy band announced a hiatus for some members to pursue solo careers and projects while others enlisted for mandatory military service.

BTS

200

What is the official language of the United States?

No official language

200

Who was the first African American graduate of the Denver School of Music in 1900?

Emma Azalia Hackley ("Madame Hackley")

300

Who is the Chief Programming Officer of the Sphinx Organization?

Andre Dowell

300

This is the name of Beethoven's only opera.

Fidelio

300

Who voices the character Groot in the Marvel movies?

Vin Diesel

300

This is the name for the little piece of plastic at the end of a shoelace.

The aglet

300

Which Boulder native said, "Maybe I don't deserve it. Maybe I earned it. Maybe it's just a gift... but I'd like to think I put something out there."

Yuvan

400

What are the two Education and Access Sphinx pipeline programs?

SPA and Overture

400

This is the name of Shostakovich's famous musical signature.

DSCH Motif/DSCH motto

400

What significant event occurred in 2007 that had a profound impact on Gen Z's childhood?

The release of the first iPhone

400

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Canada

400

Drawing inspiration from Anasazi cliff dwellings, this lab is an international landmark and houses the National Center for Atmospheric Research. 

Mesa Laboratory
500

Which SPA alum won first place in the 2024 junior division Sphinx Competition?

Ana Isabella EspaƱa

500

What significant musical event marks the end of the Baroque Era?

Bach's death in 1750

500

Taylor Swift is named after which musical singer/songwriter?

James Taylor

500

Which famous artist was dubbed the first Renaissance Man?

Leonardo da Vinci

500

Name one indigenous people from the Boulder area.

Arapaho, Cheyenne, Ute, Comanche, Pawnee, Kiowa, Shoshone, Sioux

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