SWAT
Word Origins
Colleges
Baby Celebrities
Classic Movie Quotes
100
Where did Street come from before SWAT?
Long Beach Vice
100
In more heroic times the man who walked in front of the army was the general himself, the army- ruler or "heri-wald". Later the man who walked in front of ther army was just the messenger, the announcer of news or the ________________
herald
100
What is the oldest college in the U.S.?
Harvard
100
One of the most famous faces on the internet
Kim Kardashian-West
100
“A martini. Shaken, not stirred.”
Goldfinger, 1964
200
Which is typically not an assignment for SWAT?
A. Barricade/hostage situation
B. Suicide prevention
C. Innate situation with high risk
D. Robbery
D. Robbery
200
How did corned beef get its name?
It was usually produced in Corning Ware containers
It was considered a rather corny type of food.
It had been corned i.e. preserved in grains of salt.
It' s originally from French boeuf cornu.
It had been corned i.e. preserved in grains of salt.
200
True or False? Vanderbilt University was named the school with the happiest students, as of a 2014-15 Princeton Review ranking.
True
200
Another pop superstar!
Britney Spears
200
“There's no crying in baseball!”
A League of Their Own, 1992
300
When was LAPD Metro SWAT formed?
A. 1967
B. 1959
C. 1974
D. 1946
A. 1967
300
Which of these is the correct origin of the word migraine ?
A from Latin migrans which refers to a pain that travels around
B megacranium the feeling that your head is getting too big
C Greek hemicrania which means pain in one half of the skull
D Old English mickle( big) + Latin cranium feeling that your head is swollen
C Greek hemicrania which means pain in one half of the skull
300
Prince William and Kate Middleton met at this UK university:
A) University of Oxford
B) University of Cambridge
C) University of St. Andrews
D) University of Edinburgh
C
300
Global pop superstar!
Rihanna
Bonus: Is Rihanna her real first name?
300
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
The Godfather Part II, 1974
400
What food does Luca's food truck serve?
Guatamalen
400
"Hurrah" was a shout that originated with the Cossacks in Russia. It meant:
Attack!
Long Live the Commander!
Long Live the Czar!
Happy Birthday!
Attack!
400
Famous people who attended this school include Will Ferrell, Neil Armstrong, and Sophia Bush:
A) Yale University
B) University of Southern California
C) Boston College
D) Northwestern University
B
400
Known for humor on Twitter
Ryan Reynolds
400
"They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"
Braveheart, 1995
500
How many teams in LAPD SWAT are there?
15, 6 officer teams
500
Though the English word stomach derives from a Greek word stoma, that Greek word stoma itself does not mean stomach but:______________
bile
mouth
belly
intestine
Mouth
500
This school is the second-oldest college in the country:
A) Washington and Lee University
B) Brown University
C) College of William and Mary
D) University of Virginia
C
500
Brad Pitt
500
"Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”
The Pride of the Yankees, 1942