school trivia
exec
former speakers
general knowledge
100

stanford's legal name

leland stanford junior university

100

what department does Cindy lead

co-sponsorships

100

What is Hasan Minhaj's netflix special

Patriot Act

100

In this country, a protected dirt road out of Morondava is known as the Avenue of the Baobabs. The

islands of Mayotte and Comoros lie northwest of this country, and the islands of Reunion and Mauritius are ´

off its east coast. (*) Malagasy is the official language of this country, which is separated by the Mozambique

Channel from the mainland. For ten points, name this southern African country with capital Antananarivo that

controls the fourth largest island in the world.

Madagascar

200

the day and hour the big game countdown starts

8:30 am monday before

200

what is anish's major

CS... duh

200

Which SSB speaker from last year almost went to a frat party

Jojo Siwa

200

This novel’s protagonist declares, “by a toll of a billion deaths man has bought his birthright of the

earth” while looking at fifty bodies in St Edmund’s Terrace. This novel’s antagonists change the landscape

by spreading a (*) “red weed” and command tripods equipped with heat rays to destroy humanity, but are killed

because they have no immune resistance to Earth viruses. For ten points, name this novel by H.G. Wells in which

Martians invade England.

The War of Worlds

300

cal's mascot name

oski

300

where are Annika and Rishi from

Georgia

300

what youtube series is John Green famous for?

Crash Course

300

 A letter to this philosopher was the first to ask if a blind person experienced at touching objects

could recognize the objects upon being granted sight. This recipient of the Molyneux (MOHL-in-oo)

Problem wrote that properties such as color and texture are “secondary” in a book that denies the

existence of (*) “innate ideas.” This author of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding endorsed

slavery in his constitution for the Province of Carolina, despite his 1689 defense of natural rights. For 10

points, name this author of the Second Treatise on Government.

John Locke

400

other school with a cardinal mascot

University of Louisville (or lowell high school #tryharder)

400

where does Suraya live on campus

576 alvarado row

400

what members of the daily show has SSB brought?

ronny chieng, trevor noah

400

This lower of the two featured instruments in Mozart's E-flat sinfonia concertante (sin-FOH-neeah kahn-sir-TAHN-tay) is labeled “da braccio” (dah BRAH-choh) in the sixth Brandenburg Concerto.

This instrument is usually tuned “C G D A,” unlike a similar instrument called “da gamba.” Parts

for this instrument are typical “inner voices” in Classical (*) quartets and are in the alto clef. This

instrument is the second most numerous in most orchestras, after another instrument also played on the

shoulder. For 10 points, name this bowed instrument pitched between the larger cello and smaller violin.

Viola

500

what was soto dorm on campus named after

leland stanford junior's dog who saved his life

500

what is katie's official role

executive chairperson of the advisory board

500

most recent indian speaker that SSB has brought to campus

Sima Taparia

500

What room are we in right now?

Lathrop 299