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The Great State of Idaho
100

This song, the most popular in the English language, lost its copy-write in 2016-officially becoming part of public domain.

What is Happy Birthday?

100

The year first classes were held at College of Western Idaho.

What is 2009?

100

The first rule of Fight Club.

What is you do not talk about Fight Club?

100

A Grand Jury indicted 16 parents over this ____ scandal that alleges the parents cheated, bribed, and committed fraud while trying to get their children into prestigious (and not so prestigious) Universities.

What is the (College) admission's scandal?

100

Idaho borders this many neighboring States.

What is 6?

200

This American singer, songwriter, and artist won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.

Who is Bob Dylan?

200

This is the phone number to One Stop.

What is 208-562-3000?

200

This was the year the Oscar award winning film, Forest Gump, was released.

What is 1994?

200

255 public schools were permanently closed at the end of the 2017-2018 academic year, joining 167 schools closed the year before on this Hurricane-ravaged island. 

What is Puerto Rico?

200

The Idaho State Capital Building is the only one in the United States heated by this renewable energy source.

What is geothermal?

300

This country music icon's non-profit Imagination Library has mailed over 100 million quality books to children, regardless of their families' income. 

Who is Dolly Parton?

300

This degree at CWI requires the most amount of credits, 70!

What is Nursing?

300

The longest movie ever made has a total running time of 85 hours and it first premiered in its entirety at The School of The Art Institute in Chicago. 

What is The Cure for Insomnia?

300

This financial program, created by George W. Bush, had over 41,000 borrowers apply, but only 206 have been awarded.

What is Public Loan Forgiveness?

300

Filmed in the city of Preston, Idaho, this movie became a cult classic among moon-boot wearing, tater-tot eating fans across the nation, gah!


What is Napoleon Dynamite? 

400

Dethroning the King of Pop for the best-selling album of all time, this group soared into the top spot last August, with over 38 million copies sold of their greatest hits album. 

Who are The Eagles?

400

This is the unofficial mascot of CWI

Who is Sparkles the Unicorn?

400

After a major onstage gaffe while announcing Best Picture, this film was clarified as the winner for 2017 honor.

What is Moonlight?

400

Governor Brad Little's approved plan for boosting teacher's pay is expected to affect 3,651 current teachers, increasing their pay from $35,800 to this new state minimum.

What is $40,000?

400

Founded in 1891, this is Idaho's oldest four-year institution of higher learning.

What is College of Idaho?


500

This British-born rapper was arrested by ICE for overstaying his visa.  His deportation hearing, which was schedule for April 9th, has been postponed indefinitely.

Who is 21 Savage?

500

This is the percentage of full time, credit-bearing students at CWI for the 2018 fiscal year.

What is 10% 


*from facts at a glance brochure 2018FA 

500

In the classic film, The Wizard of Oz, what was used to simulate snow during the poppy scene?

What is asbestos? 

500

This foundation spent $575 million on efforts aimed at improving teacher efficacy and student outcomes through expanded teacher-evaluation efforts, but in 2018 they found that the practice simply didn't work.

What is the Gates Foundation?

500

The Gem State of Idaho is home to some 72 different precious and semi-precious gemstones, but this specific gem is only found in abundance in two places in the world: Idaho and India 

What is the star garnet?