AmeriCorps Trivia
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100
Who founded AmeriCorps, and when?
In 1933, President Bill Clinton signed the Community Service Trust Act, incorporating VISTA and the NCCC.(VISTA was founded in 1965 by JFK, but was brought in to AmeriCorps in 1993)
100
Country with a long Mediterranean coastline, ancient ruins, and the Vatican.
Italy
100
An artist who names their albums after mathematical functions.
Ed Sheeran
100
Which country is the most mountainous?
China. The Tibetan Plateau or the "roof of the world" sits 5,000 feet above sea level; Mount Everest is on the Chinese-Nepalese border.
100
When Pope Gregory IX rose to power, what domestic animal did he order to exterminate across Europe in the belief that they were used in devil’s worship and witch craft?
Cats
200
In 2020, what major changes were announced by CNCS?
The program name would be changed from CNCS to AmeriCorps, as well as a new logo released for the AmeriCorps program.
200
To combine or unite a resource or commodity with another for mutual benefit; or a state formally cooperating with another for military or other purpose.
Ally
200
Which group holds the distinction of starring in the first music video ever aired on MTV?
The Buggles
200
How many wings does a mosquito have?
Two
200
What famous children’s party game that doesn’t involve balls was an Olympic event from 1900-1920
Tug of War
300
What does the old, "vintage," AmeriCorps logo look like?
300
The closest planet to the sun.
Mercury
300
This American musical artist has a Netflix special; they were formerly in a three-person group which their father managed; this year, they made their screenwriting debut with a visual album released on Disney+.
Beyoncé
300
What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
300
What year did the Ford Model T enter production.
1908
400
What does the new AmeriCorps logo look like (in any of the available colors)?
400
An 8-bit handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, first released in 1989.
Gameboy
400
The most-streamed global artist of 2020
Bad Bunny
400
An octopus has this many hearts
Three
400
True or False; The building Parthenon was built in honor of the Roman goddess of Wisdom, Athena.
True
500
Which 3 states produce the most AmeriCorps members (circa 2019)?
Washington D.C.
West Virginia
Vermont!
500
A Christmas movie starring Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Kiera Knightley, Liam Neeson, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Collin Firth, Bill Nighy, and many more.
Love Actually
500
Who features on Usher's "Yeah" and Justin Bieber's "Baby"?
Ludacris
500
The percentage of shared DNA between humans and chimpanzees
98%
500
Turkey belonged to this empire during WWI
The Ottoman Empire