Paul
Family
Trivia
2020
Humanities of Ancient Greece & Rome
100

This Paul is frequently depicted in the company of Babe the Blue Ox.

Who is Paul Bunyan?

100

This is the "Family"-themed game show where contestants guess the most common answers to a survey of 100 people.

What is Family Feud?

100

Except for a short hiatus in the 13th century, this city in modern-day Turkey was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire from 330 AD until its defeat at the hands of the Ottomans in 1453. 

What is Constantinople?

200

Paul Pierce attended the University of Kansas before being drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1998.  

This University of Kansas mascot comes from a group of Kansas soldiers who robbed and murdered Confederate sympathizers in Western Missouri.

What are the Jayhawks?

200

This scientist's experiments on pea plants formed the basis of modern genetics and understanding the probabilities that different traits will be passed from one family generation to the next.

Who is Gregor Mendel?

200

In classical Greek drama, this is the ensemble that comments on the ongoing action, often offering the view from society's perspective?

What is the chorus?

300

This is the stage name of the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of rock band U2, but he was born Paul David Hewson in 1960.

What is Bono?

300

This Egyptian Goddess was considered the mother of every Pharaoh and was also the mother of Horus.

Who is Isis?

300

This is the capital of Honduras, and it is also the capital of "coolest city names in Nick's opinion."

What is Tegucigalpa?

300

This term originates from a victorious King's observation after the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC that "If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined."

What is a pyrrhic victory?

400

In 1978, Pope John Paul II became the first Pope of this type since 1523.

What is non-Italian?

400

This is the last U.S. President not to have graduated from college.  (Warning: Trump jokes count as wrong answers.)

Who is Harry Truman?

400

This LA-based company with a shamrock logo makes my favorite bluejeans, but it suffered declining sales due to COVID-19 and declared for bankruptcy on July 3, 2020.

What is Lucky Brand?

400

The four virtues of this Hellenistic philosophy are (1) wisdom, (2) justice, (3) courage, and (4) moderation.  Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was one prominent student.

What is stoicism?

500

This 2006 hit was both the final movie of Paul Newman's career and his highest-grossing film at the box office.

[SHOULD I NOTE "ANIMATED"]

What is Cars (2006)?

500

The MPAA film rating system assigns ratings based on family-friendliness. Before its 1968 debut, this was the name of the industry moral guidelines that (according to Wikipedia) required ALL films to be at least somewhat family-friendly.

What is the Motion Picture Production Code or what is the Hays Code?

500

This is the only U.S. state with a two-sided flag.

What is Oregon?

The front has the state seal, and the back has a picture of a beaver, the state animal.