Geography
US History
Sports
Shakespeare
Biology
100

Sea that separates Australia and New Zealand

Tasman

100

The Civil War was described as war between these two fictional men that symbolized a nation divided.

Billy Yank and Johny Reb

100

Coached by Geno Auriemma, this college basketball team has had 6 undefeated seasons in 30 years. From 2008-2010, this team remained undefeated for 111 consecutive games, winning two national championships during that time.

UCONN

100

In Othello - Desdemona's father; Venetian senator who does not believe that Othello honestly married Desdemona

Brabantio

100

finger-like projections that increase the surface area of a cell

microvilli

200

Technically a US territory made up of 14 small islands in the South Pacific

Northern Mariana

200

This French emperor took advantage of the distracted Union during the Civil War and snuck Austrian archduke Maximillian in as leader of Mexico City in 1863.

Napoleon III

200

Who won the Art Ross Trophy in 2023? (aka the highest scorer)

Connor McDavid

200

a specially constructed spiral helix of nonpolar amino acids that transverses the lipid bilayer

Trans membrane proteins

300

Its capital is Ngerulmuld.  The country itself is located SW of Guam

Palau

300

This speech was given by Daniel Webster to promote Clay's 1850 compromise efforts. He famously said "Let us not be pygmies in a case that calls for men" in which speech that wished to uphold the Union?

7th of March Speech

300

American woman who holds the record for the most Olympic gymnast medals in a career (30)

Simone Biles

400

Name the Tropical line of latitude that horizontally goes across Australia

Tropic of Capricorn

400

This bill was pioneered by Senator Stephen Douglas to split western land into two territories and establish popular sovereignty in both. Name the law that defied the Missouri Compromise and led to the creation of the Republican party.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

400

Baseball's most prestigious pitching award is named after this pre-eminent hurler of the dead ball era. Over 22 year career beginning in 1890, he started 815 games and completed 749 of them, won 511, and logged more than 7,000 innings.

Cy Young

500

What is the largest river in Northern Australia

Victoria River

500

The competition of slave labor, high land prices, and ignorance of cotton planting pushed these people away from the South. Name this group of people that populated the North, often as factory workers.

Immigrants

500

Winner of the Vezina Trophy 2023 (Best Goaltender)

Linus Ullmark (Boston Bruins)