KU Trivia
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100
What rock type does "Rock Chalk" refer to?
Limestone
100
How much was John Heder (Napoleon) initially paid for his work in Napoleon Dynamite?
$1000
100
How many total national championships has KU won?
14
100
Who won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2019 and for what album?
Kacey Musgraves (Golden Hour)
100
How many hills was the ancient city of Rome built on?
7
200
What gas was discovered in the basement of Bailey Hall?
Helium!
200
What famous movie starring Julia Roberts was originally called "$3000"?
Pretty Woman
200
What is the only country who has played in every FIFA World Cup?
Brazil
200
How many Grammys does Beyonce have?
22
200
In 1927, who became the first man to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic?
A. Charles Lindbergh
300
Before Budig became a space for lecture halls, what was it used for?
It was the basketball court!
300
About how many balloons are featured in the poster for the movie Up?
About 10,000
(exactly 10,297)
300
What KU basketball player is the most recent one to win the National Player of the Year award?
Frank Mason
300
Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Kurt Cobain were all what age when they died?
27
300
Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O'Connor
400
Why was Potter Lake originally built?
As a reservoir to put out fires.
400
What is the highest grossing film of all time?
Avengers: Endgame
400
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
Michael Phelps
400
What is the better known stage name of Robyn Fenty?
Rihanna
400
Who was the only President to serve more than two terms?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
500
What president stated that the "Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk" chant was the best college chant he had ever heard?
Teddy Roosevelt
500
What was the most expensively-costumed film ever made?
The Devil Wears Prada
500
What was the first sport televised in the U.S?
Baseball
500
What artist played 27 instruments in his debut album, For You?
Prince
500
In 1893, which country became the first to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand