Sports
How many points is a free throw worth in basketball?
1
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the name of the shape with 8 sides?
Octogon
What is the name of the 2nd book in the Harry Potter Series?
Chamber of Secrets
What does it mean to be an Alumni?
a graduate or former student
How long is a marathon?
26.2 miles
Where was gold found in the 1890s?
Klondike (Alaska)
What is the atomic symbol for Silver?
Ag
Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is a perfect overall score on the SAT?
1600
What is it called when a pitcher makes an illegal motion that may deceive a base runner?
balk
What city was the location of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Promontory Point, Utah
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What novel by S. E. Hinton, set in Oklahoma, was about teenage gang members in the mid 1960s?
The Outsiders
Name 4 Ivy league schools.
Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale
What’s the national summer sport of Canada?
Lacrosse
What date was the Constitution signed?
Sept. 17th
Recite the quadratic formula.
"see Ms. Billington"
What Shakespearean play is The Lion King based on?
Hamlet
What is the only Texas College to have a US President as an Alum?
Texas State University
How many points is a drop kick worth in the NFL?
1
Who was the famous Political Boss that led Tammany Hall in New York City in the late 1800s?
Boss Tweed
What is a polyhedron with twelve flat faces?
Dodecahedron
What is Mark Twain’s real name?
Samual Clemens
What state is Kent State University in?
Ohio