CMAA Trivia 2026

English

100

Is Chicago a common or proper noun?

Proper noun

200

The lesson learned at the end of a story is know as the...

Moral (theme is also acceptable)

300

Identify all the parts of speech in this sentence:

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

Nouns: fox, dog

Verb: jumped

Adjectives: quick, brown, lazy

Preposition: over

400

Fix this sentence:

when i went to mcdonalds i bought a happy meal and strawberry shake four twenty bucks inflation is crazy

When I went to McDonald's, I bought a Happy Meal and a strawberry shake for twenty bucks; inflation is crazy!

500

What are the structural requirements of a Shakespearean sonnet?

- 14 lines

- Three quatrains with four lines each and ends with a couplet

- Rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg

- Iambic pentameter

Math

100

Write as a decimal: 285/1000

.285

200

Solve: (5-4+1)²x3

12

300

What is 20% of 80?

16

400

Rewrite as a decimal: 1.85x10^-5

.0000185

500

Given y=x³(50/5)

If x=5,   y=?

1250

Local History

100

Give the full date when the Declaration of Independence was signed.

July 4th, 1776

200

How many original colonies did America have? Name 3.

13: CT, DE, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA

300

In what year was Illinois recognized as a state?

Bonus question: Which number state is Illinois?

1818

21st

400

America's historic Route 66 is now known as which street?

Ogden Ave

500

Chicago was built on the lands of the Council of Three Fires. Name the three indigenous groups that make up the Council of Three Fires. 

Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi

World History

100

How many continents are on Earth? Name them.

7: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

200

How many oceans does Earth have? Name them.

5: Antarctic, Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific

300

What was the world's first recognized civilization?

Mesopotamia

400

What are the names for two sides that fought in World War II?

Allies & Axis Powers

500

This animal is the reason we have folded, doughy pastries such as dumplings, gyoza, and pierogi.

Horses

Fun

100

Name the two Major League Baseball teams that play in Chicago.

White Sox & Cubs

200

This anime released in 2013, did not receive its second season until 2017, and concluded in 2022. It features humans fighting against giant humanoids. What series is it?

Attack on Titan

300

What is the true name of the Bean?

Bonus question: What is the name of the artist who designed it?

Cloud Gate

Anish Kapoor

400

In which country was the first World Cup played? What year did it happen?

Uruguay, 1930

500

In which country did the fortune cookie originate? Who invented them?

Japanese immigrants in America!