Reves Center
17th Century William & Mary
World Geography
World Animals
World History - 1989
100
The Reves Center was endowed by a gift in the name of Emery and _______ Reves.
Who is Wendy Reves?
100
William & Mary was chartered in what year?
What is 1693?
100
This is the longest railway line in the world, spanning 8 time zones at 9,288 kilometers in length.
What is the Trans-Siberian Railway?
100
This South American animal is the world's largest rodent.
What is the capybara?
100
This exiled Tibetan won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
Who is the Dalai Lama?
200
The Reves art gallery, mostly impressionic paintings, is housed in this American city.
What is Dallas?
200
The British College of Heralds bestowed what upon William & Mary in 1694, making it the only American university to possess one?
What is a royal coat of arms?
200
These geographic features store around 75% of the Earth's freshwater.
What are glaciers?
200
Lobster's blood is blue because it uses this element to carry oxygen, instead of iron.
What is copper?
200
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, and the city was reunited. Post-WWII, it had been divided into 4 sectors: Soviet, British, American, and this 4th country...
What is France?
300
The Reves bought a French Villa, La Pausa, from which famous French fashion designer and businesswoman?
Who is Coco Chanel?
300
He was the first president of William & Mary.
Who is James Blair?
300
This capital of one of the few Middle Eastern countries that does NOT have a travel warning was once called "Philadelphia".
What is Amman, Jordan?
300
This undersea cephalopod has 3 hearts.
What is an octopus?
300
This 1989-born pop singer-songwriter feuded with Katy Perry over the use of a troupe of touring backup dancers, a situation which allegedly inspired her single "Bad Blood".
Who is Taylor Swift?
400
Emery Reves was a native of this central European country.
What is Hungary?
400
William & Mary came to power in the ___________ Revolution of 1688, invading from the Netherlands deposing King James II.
What is the "Glorious" Revolution?
400
This country has the most neighboring countries, at 16.
What is China?
400
Ancient Greek dentists used the venom from this shark relative as an anesthetic.
What is the stingray (or ray)?
400
This is how you pronounce "Ceaușescu", a Romanian leader who was deposed and executed in 1989 following the collapse of his regime.
What is [the correct pronunciation]?