Questions on Your Next Civ Exam
PC (Pop Culture)
History of PC
Friars Athletics
Friars in STEM
100
These two Homeric epics are commonly taught in your first few weeks on campus
the Iliad and the Odyssey
100
What is the highest-grossing film of all-time?
Avatar (2009)
100
What year was Providence College founded?
1917
100
What are the names of the two PC mascots?
Huxley and Friar Dom
100
What two buildings make up the science complex on campus?
Sowa and Albertus Magnus Hall
200
What are the names of the two rivers that surround the land of Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
200
What was the name of the coffee shop the characters in Friends would hang out?
Central Perk
200
What building on campus formerly house PC's home basketball court?
Harkins Hall
200
What year did the Friar's mens hockey team win the NCAA National Championship?
2015
200
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
The liver
300
What is the famous Babylonian set of laws that contains rules such as, An eye for an eye or A tooth for a tooth?
Hammurabi's Code
300
What year was Star Wars released?
1977
300
What is the name of the band made up of Dominican Friars?
The Hillbilly Thomists
300
When did the Providence College Men's Basketball team most recently win the Big East regular season title?
2022 or the 2021-2022 season
300
What does a Geiger counter measure?
Radiation
400
What philosophical school did Aristotle found in 335 BC?
The Lyceum
400
Who is the most followed TikToker?
Khaby Lame
400
What is McPhail's named after?
Fr. J. Stuart McPhail
400
What is the name of the softball field here on campus?
Glay Field
400
What is the protein that gives color to our skin and hair?
Melanin
500
Which of Shakespeare's plays is widely considered the last play he wrote?
The Tempest
500
What was the first full-length animated movie made in color?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
500
What year was the AQ fire?
1977
500
What were the original 7 teams in the Big East conference?
Providence College, Boston College, Georgetown, Syracuse, St. John's, Seton Hall, and UCONN
500
What is Avogadro's constant, or the numerical value for the number of atoms in a mole?
