Geography
Current Events & History
War Facts
Facts & Figures
Professor Fun Facts!
100

What mountain range does the North American Cordillera transition into?

What are the Andes?

100

What year did the original Jeopardy start?

When was 1964?

100

The ongoing conflict between China and Taiwan stems primarily from what issue?

What is Taiwan’s political status and sovereignty?

100

What is the full form of the UNHCR?

What is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees? 

100

Which IR Professor co-taught a course with a former Secretary of State?

Who is Professor Taw? 

200

Name 6 of the 11 Countries the Nile River flows through


What are Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda?

200

Name the president of South Korea who earned advanced degrees from both Princeton and Harvard while living in the U.S.

 Syngman Rhee


200

How many years passed between the end of World War I and the start of World War II?

What are 21 years?

200

How many member states are a part of CARICOM (Caribbean Community and Common Market)?

What are 15 countries? 
200

Which IR professor is currently working indirectly for their president?

Who is Professor Zarkin?

300

What is the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD?

What is Mount Vesuvius?

300

The cowboy-hat-wearing president of this country decided it just wasn’t big enough for both him and his vice-president, dismissing Bol Mel. 

What is South Sudan?

300

What event triggered the start of World War I in 1914?

What was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

300

Who was the modern world's first female head of government (hint Sri Lanka)? 

Who was Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike? 

300

Which IR Professor took students to interview a sitting foreign president?

Who is Professor Appel?

400

What region of Japan was hit the hardest when the 2011 triple disaster occurred ( 9.0 Magnitude Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Powerplant meltdown)?

What is Tohoku region (northeastern Honshu)?


400

This year, in Indonesia, Madagascar, and beyond, a flag from this iconic anime series has represented Gen Z protest movements

What is One Piece?

400

The Korean War ended in 1953 with an armistice that established what dividing line between North and South Korea?

What is the The 38th parallel? 

400

What was the 7th state in the United States to prohibit child marriage? 

What is Massachusetts?

400

Which IR professor chose to attend graduate school instead of taking a dance fellowship?

Who is Professor Appel?

500

What is the name of the region in South America that spans across parts of Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador? 

What is the Putumayo region?


500

This week, the ICC confirmed 39 charges, in absentia, of war crimes and crimes against humanity against its longest-running fugitive, the infamous warlord and star of a famous 2012 documentary film

Who is Joseph Kony?

500

Which U.S. presidents were in office during the Vietnam War?

Who were Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon?

500

As of 8:44 p.m. 11/13/2025, how many members are in the CMC IR/GOV alumni and students: Networking, Jobs, and Internships LinkedIn group? 

Who are the 602 members? :) 

#You-should-defintely-join-if-you-haven't! 

500

Which IR Professor briefed a sitting U.S. President in preparation for a summit, and who was the president (need to accurately answer both parts for points)

Who are Professor Pei and President Barack Obama?