MTT & Miscellaneous
Which instructional teams make up MTT? Name them.
HRO, FMO, FM, GSO, GMT
What country did the apple originate from?
Modern day Kazakhstan
The islands of Cozumel and Mujeres lie off the northeast tip of what peninsula?
Yucatán
This artist released the popular song “No Scrubs” on their 1999 album “Fanmail.”
TLC – “No Scrubs”
Known as Byzantium in antiquity and Constantinople for over 1,500 years, this city was officially renamed in 1930.
Istanbul, Türkiye
MTT Chief Eric Jacobs is rotating out this summer. Where is he going?
Dwight D. Eisenhauer School for National Security and Resource Strategy
Which post has been on ordered departure more than any other?
Haiti
What is the name of the smallest South American country? (hint: it can be spelled with or without an 'e')
Suriname
This artist released the popular song “Gangnam Style” in 2012.
PSY – “Gangnam Style”
Under Dutch colonial rule, the city was known as Batavia. Since the Japanese occupation of 1942, what was it renamed to?
Jakarta, Indonesia (formerly Batavia)
What Act authorized the Secretary of State to purchase, build, or lease property for US diplomatic and consular establishments abroad?
The Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926
What institute created Chatham House Rules?
Royal Institute of International Affairs
What are only two "doubly landlocked" countries in the world (countries surrounded entirely by other landlocked countries)?
Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein
This artist released the popular song “Losing My Religion” on their 1991 album “Out of Time.”
R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion”
In 1995 the name of this city was officially changed from Bombay to honor a local Hindu goddess.
Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay) named after the goddess Mumbadevi.
What are the only two animals that are federally recognized service animals?
Dogs and miniature horses
On August 15, 1994, 59 years and one day after FDR signed the original act, Bill Clinton made this an independent agency.
The Social Security Administration
Which sovereign state in Oceania is the only country in the world to have territory in all four hemispheres?
Kiribati
This artist released the song “Take on Me” in the UK as a single in 1984, but the song was not popular until it was released a year later on their debut album “Hunting High and Low.”
a-ha – “Take on Me”
After a devastating fire in 1624, King Christian IV rebuilt this city and named it Christiania after himself. What medieval name did the government decided to restore the city to in 1925?
Oslo, Norway (formerly Christiania)
Where is the largest tree trunk on campus located?
The Stumpery in the back of campus has the largest tree trunk.
What are the seven wonders of the ancient world? (Points for each one you can name)
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria
What country has the highest low point?
Lesotho: its lowest elevation is 1,400 meters (4,593 feet) above sea level, located at the junction of the Makhaleng and Senqu (Orange) rivers.
This artist released the popular song “Low Rider” on their 1975 album “Why Can’t We Be Friends.”
WAR – “Low Rider”
Named Léopoldville in 1881 after King Leopold II of Belgium, the city’s name was changed in 1966 to remove colonial influences and return to an indigenous name.
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Léopoldville)