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100

The title of the movie "The Meg" refers to: 

a. A shark's nickname

b. Short for a shark species name

c. Name of the main character 

d. A non-existent creature

Short for a shark species name (Megalodon)

100

Which aircraft model was grounded in the United States after a series of accidents? 

a. A380

b. A320neo

c. 777 MAX

d. 737 MAX

737 MAX

100

This illustrious European soccer team lost any chance of winning a single trophy this season 

a. Paris Saint-Germain  

b. Real Madrid

c. Manchester United 

d. Juventus

Real Madrid

100

What is a Catch-22? 

a. A dilemma where both choices are morally reprehensible 

b. A dilemma of mutually conflicting issues 

c. A list of 22 catch problems 

d. A choice that always has consequences 

A dilemma of mutually conflicting issues

100

Apart from the well-known rivalry against IU, which other midwestern school has a football rivalry with Purdue? 

a. University of Michigan

b. University of Illinois

c. University of Iowa

d. Michigan State


University of Illinois

200

This film was based on a Broadway musical and book:

a. La La Land

b. Beauty and the Beast

c. Les Miserables

d. Hamilton

Les Miserables

200

How do you avoid the cat cafe WiFi password 'Kitty kitty cat, kitty kitty cat cat'? 

a. Go to a dog cafe

b. Type 'Woof woof dog, woof woof dog dog' 

c. Sign up with a new phone plan

d. Talk with your date

Sign up with a new phone plan

200

Who is currently the number 1 mens singles tennis player?

a. Federer

b. Djokovic

c. Murray

d. Nadal

Djokovic

200

Which revolution did the book Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, allude to? 

a. Bolshevik 

b. White 

c. Carnation 

d. 9 Thermidor

Bolshevik

200

How did the town adjacent to the Purdue campus get its name? 

a. A Spanish sailor 

b. A British spy

c. A French nobleman

d. A German industrialist 

A French nobleman

300

James Bond likes his martini:

a. Stirred, not shaken

b. Shaken, not stirred

c. Swirled, not shaken 

d. Served in Baccarat glass

Shaken, not stirred

300

The names of all ninja turtles are taken from European 

a. Artists

b. Playwrights 

c. Philosophers

d. Writers

Artists

300

Which team won the last NBA Championship not taken by either the Warriors or Cavaliers? 

a. San Antonio Spurs

b. Dallas Mavericks

c. Miami Heat

d. Los Angeles Lakers

San Antonio Spurs

300

The writers Scott F. Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, known for their social critique, were classified as which group of writers? 

a. Greatest Generation

b. Depression-era

c. Jazz Age 

d. Lost Generation

Lost Generation

300

What is the tree in front of CL50 called? 

a. Freedom

b. Patriot

c. Safe Zone

d. Diversity

Diversity

400

Finish this quote from The Godfather: 'Leave the gun, take the ...'

a. Body

b. Money

c. Olive branch

d. Cannoli

Cannoli

400

Hamiton, the subject of a famous Broadway musical, is 

a. The first American supreme court judge

b. The first federal reserve chairman

c. A founding father

d. The American general who conquered Yorktown

A founding father

400

Who won the last PGA US Open? 

a. Tiger Woods

b. Jaguar Leaves

c. Kilimanjaro Hyena 

d. Brooks Koepka

Brooks Koepka

400

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light..." were the first few lines from which novel? 

a. Great Expectations 

b. The Huckleberry Finn

c. A Tale of Two Cities 

d. Oliver Twist

A Tale of Two Cities

400

How many astronauts graduated from Purdue?

a. 24

b. 26

c. 28

d. 15

24

500

In the popular South African comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy, a ... bottle caused conflict in an African Tribe

a. Fanta

b. Sprite 

c. Pepsi

d. Coca-cola

Coca-cola

500

How many space stations existed? 

a. 3

b. 11

c. 13

d. 15

11

500

Which active NBA player was recently passed by Steph Curry on 3-pointers made all time? 

a. Dirk Nowitzki 

b. Vince Carter

c. J.J. Redick 

d. Kyle Korver

Kyle Korver 

500

Virginia Woolf was famous for pioneering this style of writing: 

a. Dream-like lucidity 

b. Streams of consciousness

c. Manic realism 

d. Minimalism

Streams of consciousness

500

Who owns CityBus? 

a. Purdue University

b. West Lafayette

c. Lafayette

d. Tippecanoe County

Tippecanoe County

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