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100

What is the name of the school mascot?

Sammy

100

This singer’s Eras Tour broke records and hearts, with friendship bracelets flying coast to coast.

Taylor Swift

100

This document, signed in 1776, declared the American colonies independent from Britain.

Declaration of Independence

100

This term describes the compulsive need to refresh social media feeds for dopamine hits.

Doomscrolling

100

This part of the brain is responsible for memory formation.

hippocampus

200

What does the school motto, "Discere Aude" mean?

Dare to Learn
200

This actor played both a brooding vampire and a glittery Batman

Robert Pattinson

200

This wall, torn down in 1989, symbolized the end of Cold War division in Europe?

Berlin Wall

200

The new "21"

6 7

200

This planet is known for its rings and is the sixth from the sun.

Saturn

300

How many seahawk statues are there on campus?

4

300

This animated series about a depressed horse became a cult classic for its existential themes.

BoJack Horseman

300

This 1969 event was watched by over 600 million people worldwide

Moon Landing
300

A collection of random snack items for a meal is called...

Girl dinner

300

This process allows plants to convert sunlight into energy

photosynthesis

400

What building was designed to look like the Harry Potter train station?

Education building/Waston College

400

This viral phrase from Euphoria became a meme for dramatic exits 

“You better be joking”

400

This 15th-century invention revolutionized communication and helped spark the Renaissance?

The printing press

400

The image of Ryan Goslings character standing in front of a house is from what movie

The Notebook

400

This branch of science studies the behavior of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic levels.

Quantum physics

500

How tall is the bell tower?

172 ft

500

This viral clip of a basketball player saying “I’m just here so I won’t get fined” became a meme for social avoidance.

Marshawn Lynch

500

This 1911 theft of a famous painting helped make it world-famous

Mona Lisa

500

What is the name of the guy who inspired gigachad

Ernest Khalimov

500

This particle, discovered in 2012, is often called the “God particle.”

Higgs Boson