Pop Culture
What modern-day item made a cameo in the final season of Game of Thrones?
A Starbucks cup
Who founded AU?
John Fletcher Hurst
What team won the first Super Bowl in 1967?
GreenBay Packers
In which city and state was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
Dallas, Texas
What is the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time?
Joker
What is the name of the news series John Krasinski launched during the coronavirus pandemic?
Some Good News
What year was AU founded?
1893
What baseball player hit the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World’”?
Bobby Thompson
Who was shot outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington on March 30th, 1981?
Ronald Reagan
Who wrote the screenplay for Rocky?
Sylvester Stallone
What Netflix original show was the most-watched limited series within 28 days?
The Queen's Gambit
What year did the Washington College of Law merge with AU?
1949
What NFL played returned a 66 yard fumble to the wrong end zone?
Jim Marshall
Who is the only US President with a PHD?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the first movie by Pixar to receive a rating higher than G in the United States?
The Incredibles
What movie in 2019 topped Avatar as the highest-grossing film of all time?
Avengers: Endgame
In what year did AU sign the Second Nature's Climate Commitment?
2009
What sport did astronaut Alan Shepard play on the Moon in 1971?
Golf
How many Presidents have died on the Fourth of July?
3
In the Wizard of Oz, what was used to stimulate snow during the poppy scene?
Asbestos
What is the longest consecutive battle scene in movie and TV history?
Battle of Winterfell- Game of Thrones- 40 minutes
What year did AU achieve carbon neutrality?
2018
What is the fastest MMA knockout of all time?
1 second
Who was the first President to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What is the name of Holly’s cat in Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
Cat