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Quarterback Tom Brady recently announced he was leaving the New England Patriots to sign with this NFL team.
What is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
100
The HBO series based on this author's still-incomplete fantasy novels reached its conclusion in 2019.
Who is George RR Martin?
100
This mascot's name refers to a 37-foot 2-inch wall in left field.
What is Wally the Green Monster?
100
Named for a goddess of love, this planet is the hottest in the solar system.
What is Venus?
100
This purple Stonehill personality was first introduced during the dedication of the WB Mason Football Stadium on September 10, 2005.
Who is Ace the Skyhawk?
200
In 2019 a new buttermilk batter helped this chain sell out of its chicken sandwiches in just 2 weeks.
What is Popeyes?
200
This post-apocalyptic AMC series, based on a comic book by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, is currently in its 10th season, with one spinoff series in its 6th season and another spinoff set to start airing soon.
What is The Walking Dead?
200
This fairy shoemaker from Irish folklore was named the official mascot of the University of Notre Dame in 1965.
What is a leprechaun?
200
Using one of these he built himself, in 1674 Anton Van Leeuwenhoek gave the first accurate description of red blood cells.
What is a microscope?
200
This Catholic religious order founded Stonehill College, and continues to send members to serve as faculty and staff.
What is the Congregation of Holy Cross?
300
This country singer, known for singing, "The Gambler," passed away on March 20 at the age of 81.
Who is Kenny Rogers?
300
This series, based on a novel by Margaret Atwood, is primarily set in the Boston area of a new theocratic country called Gilead.
What is The Handmaid's Tale?
300
This hockey mascot, introduced in September 2018, was welcomed to his hometown by a City Council resolution calling him, "a 7-foot tall orange hellion, a fuzzy eldritch horror, a ghastly empty-eyed Muppet ..., a cross of Snuffleupagus and Oscar the Grouch," and "a deranged orange lunatic," among other descriptors.
What is Gritty?
300
The big rock that caused mass extinction 65 million years ago has the alliterative name the "Alvarez" this.
What is "asteroid"?
300
The Ames family, whose house is now Donahue Hall, were famous for manufacturing and selling these.
What are shovels?
400
This game involving scavenging was first announced at the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards but didn't become available until 2017.
What is Fortnite?
400
Currently airing on Hulu, this adaptation of Celeste Ng's novel stars Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon.
What is Little Fires Everywhere?
400
This Major League Baseball Team introduced the first team mascot to be represented by a person wearing a costume: in this case, a man wearing a team uniform and a giant baseball head.
What is the New York Mets?
400
The car-sized rover pictured here has been exploring Mars and sending home photos since August 6, 2012.
What is Curiosity?
400
Stonehill College was founded in this year.
What is 1948?
500
This director took home three Academy Awards at the 2020 Oscars: best picture, best director, and best original screen play.
Who is Bong Joon-Ho?
500
This Netflix series follows three people intertwined by fate: Geralt of Rivia, a young princess named Ciri, and the sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg.
What is The Witcher?
500
"Handsome Dan" claims to be the oldest football mascot, representing this Ivy League team.
What is Yale?
500
The three basic types of clouds are stratus, cirrus, and these fluffy clouds.
What are cumulus?
500
The name "Stonehill" comes from this Wampanoag site.
What is Stone House Hill, or King Philip's Cave?