Japan
DC
France
GW
Australia
100

This means "hello" in Japanese

Kon'nichiwa

100

Generally, the horizontal streets of DC are ______ and the vertical streets of DC are ______.

Letters and Numbers (respectively)

100

Which French pastry is made with choux dough, filled with cream and topped with a flavored icing?

Éclair

100

What are the two official GW school colors?

Buff and Blue

100

The largest city in Australia by population

Sydney

200

What is often considered Japan's indigenous and nature religion?

Shinto

200

How many lines does DC metro have?

6

200

What is this structure known as?

Arc de Triomphe

200

Who is the current president of GW?

Ellen M. Granberg

200

Which band with hits like "Thunderstruck" and "You Shook Me All Night Long" calls Australia home?

AC/DC

300

What is the name of Japan's most successful baseball team, which shares a name with the San Francisco baseball team and a New York football team?

The Giants

300

Known as "The Science Guy," what is the name of this children's TV personality born in Washington DC.

Bill Nye

300

Which document set the terms of peace for WWI, signed in France in 1919, and is known as a precursor for WWII?

The Treaty of Versailles

300

What is the name of the building on campus that has this interior?

The Milken Institute School of Public Health

300

What is the name of the thick, dark brown Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract used on bread, crumpets, and cracker biscuits?

Vegemite

400

What is the name of the movie production company founded by Hayao Miyazaki and credited with movies like "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Spirited Away"?

Studio Ghibli

400

36 exterior columns surround the Lincoln Memorial. What do the 36 columns represent?

The 36 states in the Union at the time of Lincoln's death in 1865

400

This young French soccer star who's had a prolific career on the Paris Saint-Germaine club scored a hat trick in the 2022 World Cup Final.

Kylian Mbappé

400

What year was GW founded?

1821

400

In 1932, The Great "This" War took place in Australia, which involved the Australian military declaring war on these native animals... and losing.

Emus

500

According to the Fortune Global 500 Rankings, which Japanese company had the highest annual revenue in the country at $270 billion and ranked 20th in the world?

Toyota

500

The District of Columbia has a population of 670,000, which is higher than how many states? (Bonus 100 points for each state you can name)

2 (Vermont, Wyoming)

500

Recently, the French government raised the retirement age from 62 to this, causing widespread outrage and riots

64

500

A popular neighborhood for GW Students to stumble around after dark, this area is known for attractions like "Decades," "Abigail," "Heist," and "Sign of the Whale."

Dupont Circle

500

Considered sacred in Aboriginal cultural history, this massive rock is located in the center of the Outback.

Uluru (Ayer's Rock)