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This figure of speech means comparing two things using like or as. 

What is a simile? 

100

The fourth planet from the sun. 

What is Mars? 

100

This historic writer is responsible for creating famous works including, the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tender is the Night, and The Great Gatsby. 

Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald? 

100

A statue of UWM's black panther mascot stands before Enderis Hall. This is the name of that panther. 

Who is Pounce the Panther? 

100

This red-feathered bird was the original mascot of UWM before the Panther.

What is a cardinal?

200

BOOM, POW, and ZAP are examples of this figure of speech.

What is onomatopoeia? 

200
This is the year that the colossal ship named The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. 

What is 1912? 

200

This organelle is commonly referred to as the "powerhouse" of the cell. 

What is the mitochondria? 

200

This chain of coffee shops find home in the UWM Library and Union. 

What is The Grind? 


200

In 2018, the Hollywood Reporter ranked this UWM program the 24th best in the nation.

What is Film? 

300

This poetic form, commonly used for love poems, was favorited by William Shakespeare. 

What is a sonnet? 

300

This pivotal character in the American Revolution went on to become the United States' 3rd President. 

Who is Thomas Jefferson? 

300

The names of the two opposing sides of The United States Civil War. 

What is the Union and the Confederacy? 

300

This red-feathered bird was the original mascot of UWM before the panther. 

What is a cardinal?

300

In 1965, this famous civil rights leader spoke in the Union Ballroom after the March on Milwaukee.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

400

This poetic term describes the continuation of a sentence without pause beyond the end of a line. 

What is enjambment? 
400

Henry the Eight spent a lot of effort trying to produce an heir for his throne. He had this many wives. 

What is six? 

400

There are exactly this many continents on the planet Earth. 

What is seven?

400

The year UWM was founded? 

1880 (Normal School) or or 1956 (Modern UWM)* 

400

The Emile H. Mathis Gallery in Mitchell Hall houses works by this cubist founder.

Who is Pablo Picasso?

500
This government position, which is currently held by Ada Limon, was created to promote poetry and encourage people to read it. 
What is the Poet Laureate of the United States? 
500

This English Football Club is the only English club to go a full regular season undefeated, gaining them the name "The Invincibles." 

What is Arsenal Football Club? 

500
This famous math principle is employed when trying to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

What is the Pythagorean theorem? 

500

What is the tallest building on the UWM campus? 

What is Sandburg North Tower? 


242 ft and 481 ft with the antenna. 

500

UWM alumni (class of 90') Satya Nadella is the CEO of this global tech company.

What is Microsoft?