Lakes and Rivers
Universities
Anatomy
Animal Racing
Greek Mythology
100

The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and the second-largest by total volume. Name all five.

Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior

100

This collegiate athletic conference includes schools such as the University of Florida, University of Tennessee, and Louisiana State University.

Southeastern Conference (S.E.C.)

100

Over half (1/2) of these are in your hands & feet

Bones

100

Horse racing was a sport at these ancient Greek contests.

Olympic Games/Olympics
100

Goddess of victory, now name of major athletic shoe company.

Nike

200

Name this largest lake in the world, which is composed of brackish water.

Caspian Sea

200

The Latin word for field, or college grounds.

Campus

200

This part is the most primitive subsection of the brain. It contains the centers that control basic body functions such as breathing, cardiac function, and digestive tract function.

Brain Stem

200

Collective name of Kentucky Derby, Preakness, & Belmont Stakes.

Triple Crown

200

Name the Titan mother and father of the original six Greek gods.

Cronus (Cronos/Kronus/Kronos) and Rhea/Rheia

300

Name this river that drains the majority of the area of the state of Indiana and is the state river.

Wabash River

300

Being nearly 400 hundred years old, this institution was the first established in what would later become the United States.

Harvard University/Harvard

300

What fibrous tissue connects the calf muscles to the calcaneus? It is named after the Greek hero who killed Hector outside of Troy.

Achilles Tendon/Achilles

300

Since 1936, because of this, horses "say cheese" at the end of races.

Photo Finish

300

The Titan Who Stole Fire And Gave It To Mankind.

Prometheus.

400

Although the Mississippi is the most famous American river, this tributary of the Mississippi is actually longer in stream distance.

Missouri River

400

Known for producing numerous accomplished graduates, this Washington, D.C.-based historically-black institution is known as one of the nation's finest.

Howard University/Howard


400

This single-word term refers to the body’s ability to regulate various physiological processes to keep internal states steady and balanced.

Homeostasis

400

This dog breed is the most common used in dog racing.

Greyhound

400

Although Athena won the city's favor, this other Greek god competed with her to be the patron god of Athens.

Poseidon

500

Many great civilizations arose in the region known as Mesopotamia, which translates to "land between rivers." Name the two rivers defining the boundaries of Mesopotamia.

Tigris and Euphrates

500

This public, east coast university boasts a wide alumni base, ranging from Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe to Jon Stewart and Mike Tomlin.

College of William & Mary/William and Mary

500

This medical term is for the condition commonly known as "bone loss."

Osteoporosis

500

Occurring annually in March, this Alaska dog sled races begins in Nome and ends in Anchorage.

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race/Iditarod

500

The only god in common to Greeks, Romans, and N.A.S.A.

Apollo