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The year UW was founded

When is 1861?

100

The names of the Kardashian clan

Who are Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Rob, Kendall, and Kylie?

100

Remy’s culinary hero in Ratatouille

Who is Chef Auguste Gusteau?

100

The state bird and flower of Hawai’i

What is the nene goose and yellow hibiscus?

100

The oldest human civilization in the world

What is Mesopotamia?

200

The oldest building on UW campus

What is Denny Hall?

200

The number of Harry Potter books & movies

How many are 7 books & 8 movies?

200

The movie whose soundtrack included the song “You’ll Be in My Heart”

What is Tarzan?

200

Hawai’i is the only state to sell which 3 commercialized crops

What is coffee, cocoa, and vanilla beans?

200

The year World War I began

When is 1910?

300

The number of Pac-12 sports UW sponsors

What is 31? (9 men’s; 12 women’s)

300

The most followed person on Instagram (500 mil)

Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?

300

The date of Mean Girls day

When is October 3rd?

300

The influential figure Merrie Monarch honors each year

Who is King David Kalākaua?

300

The oldest dynasty still currently ruling

What is Japan?

400

The number of libraries on UW Seattle’s campus

What is the number 16?

400

The number of Kris Jenner’s grandchildren (bonus points if you can name them)

What is 12? (Mason, Penelope, Reign, North, Saint, Chicago, Psalm, True, Dream, Stormi, "Wolf," Khloe's newborn son)

400

The movie that won the first ever Oscar for Best Animated Film (2001)

What is Shrek?

400

The date during which the Kingdom of Hawai’i was illegally overthrown

When is January 17, 1893?

400

The number of assassinated U.S. Presidents

What is four?

500

Which on-campus residence halls are named after women?

What are McCarty, Hansee, and McMahon Hall?

  1. Clara McCarty, the first bachelor’s graduate at the UW, 1876

  2. Martha Hansee, professor of Greek language and literature

  3. Theresa McMahon, one of the first and most beloved professor of Economics

500

The pronunciation of Grimes’ and Elon Musk’s child

Who is X Æ A-XII (“Ex Ash/A.I. A Twelve”)?

500

List the first 5 Marvel MCU movies in order of events or release

  1. Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain Marvel, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2

  2. Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

500

Explain the Ni’ihau Incident (1941)

A Japanese Imperial Navy Air pilot crashed on Ni’ihau after participating in the Pearl Harbor Attack. While initially treated as a guest, he was subsequently apprehended while two residents of Japanese descent helped him. After an altercation between residents and the pilot, the pilot was eventually killed

500

The war that began in 1955 and lasted until 1975

What is the Vietnam War?