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Trivia
100

This wrongful act involves making false statements that damage someone's reputation.

What is defamation?

100

The colors of PAD are these.

What are purple and gold?

100

NYU's main library is named after this businessman and philanthropist who donated $11 million to fund its construction.

Who is Elmer Holmes Bobst?

100

This massive green park is located in the middle of Manhattan and attracts millions of visitors annually.

What is Central Park?

100

This occasion corresponds with the longest day of the year.

What is the summer solstice?

200

This 1954 Supreme Court case ended racial segregation in public schools.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

200

PAD was founded in this year.

What is 1902?

200

This actor and NYU Tisch alum starred in popular movies such as Punch-Drunk Love, Grown Ups, and 50 First Dates.

Who is Adam Sandler?

200

This famous NYC building held the title of the world's tallest building when it was completed in 1931 until 1971.

What is the Empire State Building?

200

The famous stage name of singer-actor Stefani Germanotta.

What is Lady Gaga?

300

This legal term means "innocent until proven guilty". 

What is presumption of innocence?

300

This is the official flower of PAD.

What is red carnation?

300

This NYU school was among the first of its kind in the country to admit women.

What is NYU law?

300

This iconic NYC train terminal is known for its celestial ceiling mural.

What is Grand Central Terminal?

300

A group of flamingos is called this.

What is a flamboyance?

400

These categories differentiate crimes based on severity, with one punishable by more than one year in prison and the other by less.

What are felonies and misdemeanors?

400
PAD expanded to include pre-law students in this year. 

What is 1980?

400

This Vietnamese American poet is a faculty member in NYU's creative writing department.

Who is Ocean Vuong?

400

The largest borough in New York City in terms of land area.

What is Queens?

400

This writer holds the Guinness World Record for the most translated works.

Who is Agatha Christie?

500

This principle requires a court to follow legal precedents established in previous cases.

What is state decisis?

500

This former US Supreme Court Justice and PAD member was the first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court. 

Who was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

500

This NYU College of Dentistry initiative offers free dental care through a mobile van service.


What is "Smiling Faces, Going Places"?

500

The original name of Times Square before it was renamed in 1904 to reflect the headquarters of the New York Times.

What is Longacre Square?

500

Doritos were invited at this popular destination.

What is Disneyland?