Italian Renaissance
English Renaissance
Fun Facts
NCCS
Miscellaneous
100

What was the name of the city-state famous for being made up of many islands?

Venice!

100

What are at least three plays that Shakespeare wrote?

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, MacBeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar, just to name a few!

100

What do the number of stripes on the American Flag stand for?

The original 13 colonies!

100

What is the name of the upper school at NCCS?

Stevens!

100

What is the name of the red puppet from Sesame Street?

Elmo!

200

What family had a huge banking business in Florence?

The Medici Family!

200

While he was actively writing, how many plays did Shakespeare write per year on average?

About two!

200

What is the largest continent (area)?

Asia!

200

How old is NCCS?

103 years old!

200

Which U.S. President didn't like ice cream because he worked at a Baskin' Robins when he was younger?

Barack Obama!

300

What forms of art were common during the Italian Renaissance?

Paintings and sculptures!

300

What year do historians generally say that the English Renaissance began in?

1485!

300

What types of animals only eat plants?

Herbivores!

300

How many dogs are in the middle school and what are their names?

4; Goose, Rex, Stella, and Baker!

300

The five "Great Lakes" are: Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, _______________________, and ________________________. (There are five total)

Lake Michigan and Lake Erie!

400

Who said the quote: "Never was anything great achieved without danger."?

Machiavelli!

400

What was the nickname of the Civil War that ended right before the beginning of the English Renaissance?

The War of the Roses!

400

What is the capital of Hawaii?

Honolulu!

400

What is the motto of NCCS...in Latin?

Audentes fortuna juvat (Fortune favors the bold)!

400

The art of Japanese paper folding is called what?

Origami!

500

Which famous Italian artist lived with the Medici for four years and even tutor one of the Medici boys?

Michelangelo!

500

Who sat on the English Throne when Shakespeare died?

King James I!

500

What is the fastest sea animal?

The Orca! (Also known as: Killer Whale)

500

How large in NCCS's campus in acres?

75 acres!

500

Which U.S. president's face is on the $100 bill?

Benjamin Franklin!