Indiana University
What is the name of the brain statue outside of the psychology building?
Harlan
In which Northeastern U.S. city did the infamous Great Molasses Flood occur in 1919, when a massive storage tank burst and sent a wave of molasses through the streets?
BOSTON
What basketball star recently became the first professional male athlete to have his likeness depicted in a Ken doll?
LeBron James
What actor, known for his roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Whiplash made a public appearance in Bloomington last week?
Miles Teller
___ lobe controls vision
occipital
Which one of these famous individuals has not been an Indiana University commencement speaker?
A. Bob Chapek (Former CEO Disney Company)
B. Jamie Hyneman (MythBuster)
C. John Mellencamp (Entertainer)
D. David Letterman (Late-Night TV Host)
David Letterman
Before becoming president, What did President Jimmy Carter famously report seeing in 1969?
A) Bigfoot
B) The ghost of Lincoln
C) A UFO
D) An alien cow
A UFO (and he filed an official report of the sighting!)
Which of the following artists was not listed as an offical headliner at Coachella 2025 this weekend?
A) Green Day
B) Travis Scott
C) Charli XCX
D) Lady Gaga
Charli XCX
Which movie recently earned $157 million during its opening weekend at the box office, setting the record for the best opening weekend of 2025?
A Minecraft Movie
The ____ connects the left and right hemispheres?
Corpus Callosum
What is the approximate number of people buried in Dunn Cemetery (the little graveyard by the IMU and Ballantine)?
a) 68 b) 12 c) 44 d) 83
Approximately 68
Which of the following unusual sports was once part of the official Olympic Games between 1900 and 1920?
A) Cheese rolling
B) Tug of war
C) Sack racing
D) Cornhole
Tug of war
Who was one of the six women aboard Blue Origin's NS-31 mission (the first all-female commercial spaceflight since 1963) that launched on April 14, 2025?
Katy Perry, Gayle King (CBS Mornings co-host), Lauren Sanchez (Jeff Bezos' journalist fiancée), Aisha Bowe (former NASA rocket scientist), Amanda Nguyen (bioastronautics research scientist and civil rights activist), Kerianne Flynn (filmmaker)
What year was the first "Star Wars" (A New Hope) released?
A) 1975
B) 1977
C) 1980
D) 1983
1977
Which part of a neuron receives information from other neurons?
Dendrites
The Eskenazi Museum of Art was designed by acclaimed architect I.M. Pei. Which of the following famous art museums also features an exterior designed by him?
a) The Museum of Modern Art b) The Louvre
c) The Art Institute of Chicago d) Rijksmuseum
The Louvre
*More specifically, the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre
What substance did ancient Romans use to whiten their teeth?
A) Ash from burnt bones
B) Crushed pearls
C) Urine
D) Chalk
Urine! (Due to its ammonia content, which removed stains)
March Madness is over. Which two teams won the N.C.A.A. basketball championships in the women’s and the men’s brackets, respectively?
a) South Carolina and Auburn
b) South Carolina and Florida
c) Connecticut and Florida
d) Connecticut and Duke
Connecticut and Florida
The first Mickey Mouse film from 1928 entered the public domain in 2024. What is the name of that movie?
Steamboat Willie
______ is a relay for all sensory information excluding _______.
thalamus, smell
Which of these is not a piece of media the Lilly Library has a copy of?
a) A New Testament of the Gutenberg Bible
b) George Washington's letter accepting the presidency of the United States
c) The First Folio of Shakespeare’s Works
d) A handwritten manuscript of Don Quixote
Handwritten manuscript of Don Quixote
In 1896, the Anglo-Zanzibar War broke out between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Often cited as the shortest war in recorded history, how long did this conflict actually last?
A. 2 hours
B. 45 minutes
C. 3 days
D. 1 hour and 20 minute
45 minutes
Which of the following celebrities has not hosted Saturday Night Live during its current (50th) season?
A) Jon Hamm
B) Mikey Madison
C) Martin Short
D) Margaret Qualley
Margaret Qualley
What 2006 animated classic, involving a group of animated animals and featuring the voice talents of Bruce Willis, Steve Carell, Avril Lavigne, and William Shatner, takes place in suburban Indiana?
OVER THE HEDGE
The endocrine system is comprised of _______ that circulate in the bloodstream
horomones