PHS
Navy Stuff
Riddles
General Knowledge
Real Jeopardy Questions
100

What is the name of the PHS Principal?

Dr. Tracey Harrill

100

Who is the father of the Navy?

John Paul Jones

100

What is at the end of the rainbow?

W!!

100
Who is known as the father of the Constitution?

James Madison

100

A garment worn by some Muslim women to cover their hair.

What is a hijab?

200

Who teaches band at PHS?

Ms. Kilroy

200

What do you call a window on a US Navy Vessel?

A Porthole

200

What word has 26 letters but only three syllables?

Alphabet!

200

"Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates" is from what movie?

Forrest Gump

200

On February 1, 1960, four students held a historic sit-in at a lunch counter in this North Carolina city in protest over segregation.

What is Greesnboro?

300

What is the name of the AP Lit teacher?

Ms. Blaylock

300

When was the attack on Pearl Harbor?

December 7th, 1941

300

I have a ring but no fingers. I used to be in one place, but now I follow you everywhere. What am I?

A phone

300

How many elements are on the periodic table?

118

300

Emily Elizabeth and this large colorful canine have many adventures in works by Norman Bridwell.

What is Clifford?

400

Name one teacher at PHS who is a veteran. (You may not say 1stSgt or CDR).

Ms. Fuller or Mr. Cawthon

400

What NAVAL battle ended the American Revolution? 

Battle of the Capes

400

You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But never Neptune, or Venus. What am I?

The letter R

400

Which branch of the U.S. armed forces used the slogan, “It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure”?

The US Navy

400

She had a #1 hit in each year of the ’90s—the only singer to do so.

Who is Mariah Carey?

500

If I were to walk through the front doors of the school, go up the main stairs, down the hallway with the photos, and turn right into the first classroom, whose room would I be in?

Mr. Mertsen

500

Who burned the USS Philadelphia?

Stephen Decatur
500

Paul is 6 feet tall and works at a butcher shop. He wears size 10 shoes, what does he weigh?

Meat.

500

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote?

New Zealand 

500

Due to police irregularities, this man’s Arizona conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1966. 

Who is Ernesto Miranda?