Roberts Wesleyan
Education
History
Geography
General Knowledge
100

Which academic building used to be a dormitory?

Carpenter 

100

What test, administered by the college board and taken by most students, is used in the evaluation of a student’s application to college?

SAT

100

Which recent Christopher Nolan film is about a famous physicist in WWII?

Oppenheimer

100

What is the capital of Arizona?

Phoenix

100

In The Walking Dead, zombies are called what?

Walkers

200

The clocktower located in between Smith and Carpenter is named after which former president of RWU?

Bill and Rilla Crothers

200

What is the most commonly taken AP course? 

AP Language and Composition

200

What is the name of the President who died of pneumonia 31 days after being sworn into office?

William Henry Harrison

200

What is the name of the Islamic shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

The Kaaba.

200

Which Pop Music Icon is currently traveling worldwide in her eras tour?

Taylor Swift

300

What is the name of the famous religious reformer who started Methodism?

John Wesley

300

What is the name of the law in the United States that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in education?

Individuals With Disabilities Act

300

In 1962, this Soviet naval officer prevented a nuclear war by voting against retaliation after reading a faulty nuclear signal on his submarine's radar?

Vasili Arkipov

300

What is the largest desert in the world?

Antarctica.

300

The 2024 Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place in which city?

Paris

400

What year was the school founded?

1866

400

 Which AP test has the lowest pass rate?

Physics 1

400

Which famous Russian mystic survived multiple assassination attempts?

Rasputin

400

In size, what is the smallest country?

The Vatican City.

400

Which famous dystopian author wrote the novel “1984.”?

George Orwell

500

What happened on the roof of Garlock dining hall on August 27th, 2021?

Students climbed the roof.

500

Which teacher-centered approach uses books and other written works to convey meaningful lessons?

Perennialism

500

What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?

Russia / USSR

500

Which island in the South Pacific Ocean is home to approximately 900 monuments of heads?

Easter Island

500

Ryan Garcia fought who in their 2023 boxing match?

Gervonta Davis