ILLINOIS
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100

What year was Illinois founded?

1867

100

What country does “The Jungle Book” take place in?

India

100

Leonardo da Vinci's “Mona Lisa” hangs in what museum?

The Louvre Museum in Paris

100

Which singer’s real name is Robyn Fenty?

Rihanna

100

What viral social media trend helped to raise awareness over ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2014?

The Ice Bucket Challenge 

200

Which Main Quad building used to have a swimming pool?

The English Building

200

In “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” what keeps the three-headed dog asleep?

Music

200

Which country is the largest in the world?

Russia

200

What is Taylor Swift’s lucky number?

13

200

“My Heart Will Go On” is the title song from what 1997 blockbuster movie?

Titanic

300

Who was the first president of the university (Hint: His last name is a a street+building on campus)

John Milton Gregory

300

In “Star Wars,” who built C-3P0?

Anakin Skywalker

300

In the United Kingdom, what is the day after Christmas known as?

Boxing day

300

Who was the first “American Idol” winner?

Kelly Clarkson

300

Serena van der Woodsen is the lead character in what TV series about affluent teens living in New York City?

Gossip Girl

400

Which alum started in the hit TV show "Parks and Recreation"

Nick Offerman

400

What is the school’s mascot in “High School Musical”?

Wild Cats

400

How many cards are in a standard deck of playing cards?

52

400

Before becoming famous, where did Harry Styles work?

A bakery

400

Who directed the 2023 blockbuster movie “Barbie”?

Great Gerwig

500

What is the name of the basketball student section?

Orange Crush

500

What year was the original “Jurassic Park” released in theatres?

1993

500

What occasion corresponds with the longest day of the year?

The Summer Solstice

500

Which 2012 Adele song won an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy?

Skyfall

500

Kim Kardashian notably dated what Saturday Night Live alumni?

Pete Davidson