General Trivia
This U.S. document, signed in 1776, declared independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence
If you can believe it, Dom was undefeated in this event during his time on the Redlands Track and Field team
What is the 1500
This is the only Olympic sprint event run in a completely straight line.
What is the 100 meters
These two people went to the same highschool and did not know each other until they got to Redlands
Who are Niko and Tyler
This kid lived under the stairs, found out he was magic, and somehow still had to take final exams.
Who is Harry Potter
This is the closest star to Earth.
What is the sun
Dominic is getting married...I know we are all shocked. His fiancés' last name is this
What is Arakawa
A sprinter with long legs might have a naturally longer one of these, which affects their speed.
What is stride length
Question credit: Mike
Believe it or not, these two people on the sprints and multis teams are Hunsaker Scholars
Who are Pat and Lily
This 1994 movie about a simple man from Alabama won Best Picture and featured the quote, “Life is like a box of chocolates.”
What is Forrest Gump
This layer of the Earth is the thickest.
Dom has competed in an hour decathlon in his life and lived to tell the tale. He did not in fact win this event, this person beat him
Who is Coach Nathan
According to World Athletics regulations, a sprinter is disqualified for a false start if their reaction time is faster than this threshold.
What is 0.1
We have some fantastic athletes in the room. These three people have been to NCAA Nationals for the 4x1 relay
Who are Sabrina, Gabe and Jacob
This Hollywood actor played both a pirate who slurs his words and a guy who gets his hand stuck in a chocolate factory pipe.
Who is Johnny Depp
This scientist developed the theory of general relativity
Who is Albert Einstein
I snuck an Andrew question in here! Andrew has a wife and few awesome kids. This red headed man got married at this age
What is age 22
In the 4x100m relay, this exchange zone length determines where baton handoffs must occur to avoid disqualification.
What is 30 meters
This wonderful sprinter has had a sibling go to Redlands and compete in a sport outside of track (bonus points if you can name the sport, not really bonus points are for losers)
Who is Sabrina T.
Some say this 1988 action movie about a guy fighting terrorists in a skyscraper isn’t a Christmas movie. Those people are wrong.
What is Die Hard
This is the largest continent on Earth
What is Asia
Dom was a cross-country athlete at Redlands many many many years ago. He was top seven in cross country for these many years
What is zero
This American hurdler set the world record in the men's 400m hurdles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, running an astonishing 45.94 seconds.
Who is Karsten Warholm
We have this many school record holding athletes on the team right now
What is 8
This 2014 space movie had Matthew McConaughey crying in a spaceship while watching his kids age faster than his career decisions.
What is Interstellar