Ethics, Bowls
March Madness Primer
Indonesia
On This Day: February 28th
Wears Many Hats
100

This team lost to the University of North Carolina in the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl final round on Sunday, February 25th.

What is the University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB)?

100

This Purdue big man is likely to win the Wooden Award over players like RJ Davis and Dalton Knecht?

Who is Zach Edey?

100

This former UNC President, of Student Union fame, was a key diplomat in the negotiation of Indonesian independence.

Who is Frank Porter Graham?

100

This legendary, Hall of Fame college basketball coach was born 93 years ago today. He's best known for his work on the court now named after his protege, but he is equally renowned for his civil rights activism.

Who is Dean Smith?

100

Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals; Space Jam 2

Who is LeBron James?

200

First credited to Jeremy Bentham, this normative theory of ethics considers the best action to be the one that induces the highest net benefit for society.

What is utilitarianism/consequentialism?

200

Virginia, Wake Forest, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh are examples of teams hovering on the bubble who, if they make the tournament, will likely have play-in games at this site.

Where is Dayton?

200

Indonesia hosts the highest population of Muslims anywhere in the world - its' total population ranks here worldwide.

What is 4th?

200

The Persian Gulf War ended on this day in 1991 when this Iraqi leader accepted a ceasefire.

Who is Saddam Hussein?

200

"The Fall of Jake Paul" music video; 2020 Floyd Mayweather boxing match

Who is Logan Paul?

300

The cost of a 30 second Super Bowl ad in 2024 was this.

What is 7 million dollars?

300
Despite being historically mid-major, the success of teams like New Mexico and Colorado State has led this conference into the national spotlight

What is the Mountain West?

300

US-Indonesian relations became much more productive after this president, who lived for 6 years of his childhood in Jakarta, was elected.

Who is Barack Obama?

300
In 2013, this pope became the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.

Who is Pope Benedict XVI?

300

Iron Man (2008); Goop website

Who is Gwyneth Paltrow?

400

In a conventional table setting, the bowl is typically set here for the first course.

What is on top of the salad/dinner plate?

400

Chris Holtmann was fired mid-season from this school after an embarrassing loss to Michigan - the team immediately rebounded to take down #1 Purdue.

What is Ohio State?

400

Indonesia has often been accused of punching below its weight diplomatically, despite this Southeast Asian international group being headquartered in Indonesia.

What is ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?

400

This country formally declared their independence today in 1922, but British troops remained to shore up their strategic interests, including the Suez Canal.

What is Egypt?

400

Good Luck Charlie; Northwood Space CEO press release

Who is Bridgit Mendler?

500

J.S. Mill wrote about this concept commonly used in moral conversations about freedom of speech: a belief that has gone unquestioned for so long that people have little idea why they accept it or believe it.

What is dead dogma?

500

Tennessee star Dalton Knecht transferred last offseason from this school that shares an abbreviation with a blue blood 

What is the University of Northern Colorado (UNC)?

500

Despite being known as the father of economic development in Indonesia, this authoritarian leader from 1967-1998 often used brutal tactics to subdue political enemies.

Who is Suharto?

500

This famous economist was born On February 28th, 1953. He won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2008 for his work on economic geography and international trade patterns, but students probably recognize him from his famous Microeconomics textbooks used in classrooms to this day.

Who is Paul Krugman?

500

LA Rams 1991 NFL draft class; Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Who is Terry Crews?