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100

Unless currently working on an article, EAs are expected to send how many solicitation emails a week?

3-5

100

When was GJIA founded?

1999

100

Which famous horror movie was shot near Georgetown University's Car Barn in 1972?

The Exorcist

100

Who won the defamation trial, Johnny Depp or Amber Heard?

Johnny Depp

100

What is the flattest continent?

Australia

200

What does USL stand for?

Universal Solicitation Listing

200

When was GJIA's first issue published?

Spring 2000

200

What is the largest entirely student-run non-profit in the world? Hint: It's a Georgetown student organization!

The Corp

200

Which NATO country originally vetoed Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO before retracting it?

Turkey

200

Which country has the most natural lakes? Hint: It's also the country with the world's longest coastline.

Canada

300

When should you respond to external emails?

Within 24 hours

300

When was GJIA's online edition launched?

2012

300

What does "Hoya Saxa" mean?

What Rocks!

300

The U.K.'s Home Secretary Priti Patel recently approved an order to extradite THIS person to the U.S. to face espionage charges. Hint: He was the founder of Wikileaks.

Julian Assange

300

What African country served as the setting for Tatooine in Star Wars? Hint: It sounds similar to "Tatooine!"

Tunisia

400

What is the correct order of the three editing stages?

Structural --> Content --> Line

400

What was the title/theme of the GJIA Spring 2022 print edition?

Forgotten Conflicts

400

What was the name of the original Georgetown bulldog?

Stubby! He was a WWI veteran and is currently on display at the Smithsonian!

400

Who is the current German chancellor following Angela Merkel?

Olaf Scholz

400

What is the driest place on Earth?

Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys. It has not seen rain for almost 2 million years!

500

The Print Edition focuses on analysis about ____, whereas the Online Edition focuses on analysis about _____.

Large global trends and issues; current events

500

What was the latest article published online on the GJIA website about?

500

What happens to the clock hands from the Healy Tower every couple of years?

Seniors steal the clock hands to send to the Pope to be blessed at the Vatican and get sent back.

500

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its naval operations in the Black Sea are leading to severe shortages of THIS commodity, a key Ukrainian export, across the globe, especially in Africa and the Middle East.

Grain

500

What is the only sea without any coasts?

The Sargasso Sea. It is located in the North Atlantic Ocean and is completely surrounded by ocean currents.