New Trier
Why is New Trier named after a German city?
German immigrants settled in the area in the mid 1800s and named the township after their home land
Chicago is located next to one of the largest lakes in the world. What is that lake called?
Lake Michigan
What year did the United States declare independence from England?
1776
What is the capital of the Philippines?
Manila
Which country is home to the soccer (football) team with the most World cup Wins?
Brazil with 5 championships
New Trier hilda the state record for what?
Most State championships in sports (120 IHSA championships with the most being from Boys Swimming and Diving at 24)
Chicago is home to several professional sports teams: name two of those teams (100 points for each right answer)
Possible answers include…
Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox (baseball)
Chicago Bulls and Chicago Sky (basketball)
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey)
Chicago Fire and Chicago Red Stars (soccer)
What do the stars and stripes on the U.S flag represent? (100 points for each correct answer)
Stars- Current U.S States
Stripes- The original 13 colonies
One of Ukraine’s biggest exports is seeds and seed oil from what flower?
Sunflower
Who is the only player in history to have scored at five different FIFA World Cup tournaments?
Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
What famous Chicago Christmas movie was shot some scenes using the Northfield Campus?
Home Alone
Tell me one nick name people have for the city of Chicago.
The Windy City, The Second City, The City of Big Shoulders
Name two of the top 5 most common languages spoken in the United States BESIDES ENGLISH. (100 points for each correct language, 200 points total)
Possible Answers: Spanish (42 million speakers), Chinese (including Mandarin and Cantonese), Tagalog (1.7 million speakers), and Vietnamese (1.5 million speakers)
What country is home to the world’s largest castle?
Poland (The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork)
Only two players in history have scored a hat-trick (3 goals in 1 game) in a FIFA World Cup final. Name one of them?
Geoff Hurst (England, 1966), Kylian Mbappé (France, 2022)
Northfield was not always just a freshmen campus. When Northfield was it’s own high school, what was the school called?
New Trier West
What is the name of a very famous Chicagoan whose name is connected to some of the most famous movies in the world. (Hint: Princesses, animals, etc.)
Walt Disney is from Chicago
Which state is home to the oldest city in the United States
Florida (St. Augustine, a former Spanish colony established in 1565)
On which river is the city of Bangkok, Thailand located?
Chao Phraya
What country hosted the first ever world cup in 1930?
Uruguay
When was New Trier first opened?
1901
The name “Chicago” comes from an indigenous phrase involving what type of vegetable?
Onion! Chicago comes from the Algonquin word “Chigagou” meaning either “field of onions”
The United States is the only country to have had humans reach the moon. What year did American Astronauts land on the moon?
1969
In what year did South Korea host the Summer Olympics?
1988
Which country has finished as runner-up the most times without ever winning the World Cup?
The Netherlands (1974, 1978, 2010)