What year was the Constitution signed?
1787
BONUS (100+): What day of the year was it signed?
This former NFL quarterback sparked headlines in 2016 for taking a knee during the national anthem as a protest for modern-day civil rights.
Colin Kaepernick
BONUS: 100 points for the team he played for
This 1969 song by Creedence Clearwater Revival became an anthem for the anti-Vietnam War movement and is still a hit to this day
"And when you ask 'em,
'How much should we give?'
They only answer, 'More, more, more'"
Fortunate Son
Hint
Population: 11,326,616 (83th Rank)
Size:
109,884 km² (106th Largest)
Language:
Spanish
Cuba
Hint
Size:
756,102 km² (38th Largest)
Population: 19,116,201 (63th Rank)
Chile
How many amendments are there?
27
MLB’s Cleveland Indians and the NFL’s Washington Redskins changed their longstanding names following criticism that their designations were offensive to Native Americans. What are their new names?
Cleveland Guardians and Washington Commanders.
President Trump said, “I HATE _____ _____”, about this famous artist in a Truth Social post on September 15th, 2024
Taylor Swift
Hint
Population: 69,799,978 (20th Rank)
Size:
513,120 km² (51th Largest)
Featured in “The Hangover 2”
Thailand
Hint
Size:
323,802 km² (69th Largest)
Population: 5,421,241 (119th Rank)
Norway
Which governing documents came before and were replaced by the Constitution?
Articles of Confederation
At the 1980 Winter Olympics, during the height of the Cold War, the United States ice hockey team defeated the seemingly unbeatable Soviet Union to advance to the gold medal game. Known as the “Miracle on Ice”, it is widely considered the greatest upset in sports. Which city hosted these Olympics?
Lake Placid, NY
BONUS, 100 points: Which team did the US defeat in the Gold Medal Game?
In 2024, this American political commentator and personality featured on the rap song “FACTS”, which climbed to the #1 spot on various charts
Ben Shapiro
Hint
Population: 21,413,249 (58th Rank)
Size:
65,610 km² (123th Largest)
Language:
Sinhala and Tamil
Sri Lanka
Hint
Size:
75,417 km² (119th Largest)
Population: 4,314,767 (128th Rank)
Panama
Which Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol (A.K.A - Prohibition)?
18th Amendment
BONUS (100+ points): Which amendment repealed the 18th?
This city lost its right to host the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, as directed by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, as a form of protest to a voting law signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, which critics decried as “restrictive”. Which city was this?
Atlanta
Considered by many to be an anthem of the LGBTQ+ community, this song has found new life as the song to President Trump’s iconic “dance”
YMCA
BONUS 100 points: Who is this song by?
Hint
Population:
2,963,243 (137th Rank)
Size:
29,743 km² (142nd Largest)
Armenia
DAILY DOUBLE!! (Worth 2x points)
Hint
Size:
587,041 km² (46th Largest)
Population: 27,691,018 (51th Rank)
Madagascar
What does the 22nd Amendment say? (Hint: passed in 1951)
Limits the president to two terms.
Taiwan competes under a different name at international events following a 1981 compromise with China, which claims Taiwan as Chinese territory. What is the name with which they compete?
Chinese Taipei
This 1998 song by Tupac was an outcry of frustration over racism, poverty, police brutality, and other social issues for black Americans.
"Instead of war on poverty,
they got a war on drugs
so the police can bother me"
“Changes”
Hint
Population: 53,771,296 (27th Rank)
Size:
580,367 km² (48th Largest)
Language:
Swahili, English
Kenya
Hint
Size:
312,679 km² (71th Largest)
Population:
37,846,611 (38th Rank)
Poland