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100

What rock type does "Rock Chalk" refer to?

Limestone


100

How much was John Heder (Napoleon) initially paid for his work in Napoleon Dynamite?

$1000

100

How many total national championships has KU won?

14

100

Who won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2019 and for what album?

Kacey Musgraves (Golden Hour)

100

How many hills was the ancient city of Rome built on? 

7

200

What gas was discovered in the basement of Bailey Hall?

Helium!


200

What famous movie starring Julia Roberts was originally called "$3000"?

Pretty Woman

200

What is the only country who has played in every FIFA World Cup?

Brazil

200

How many Grammys does Beyonce have?

22

200

In 1927, who became the first man to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic?

A. Charles Lindbergh

300

Before Budig became a space for lecture halls, what was it used for?

It was the basketball court!

300

About how many balloons are featured in the poster for the movie Up? 


About 10,000

(exactly 10,297)

300

What KU basketball player is the most recent one to win the National Player of the Year award?

Frank Mason

300

Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Kurt Cobain were all what age when they died?

27

300

Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court? 

Sandra Day O'Connor

400

Why was Potter Lake originally built?

As a reservoir to put out fires.

400

What is the highest grossing film of all time?

Avengers: Endgame

400

Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?

Michael Phelps

400

What is the better known stage name of Robyn Fenty?

Rihanna

400

Who was the only President to serve more than two terms? 

Franklin Delano Roosevelt 

500

What president stated that the "Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk" chant was the best college chant he had ever heard?

Teddy Roosevelt

500

What was the most expensively-costumed film ever made?

The Devil Wears Prada

500

What was the first sport televised in the U.S?

Baseball

500

What artist played 27 instruments in his debut album, For You? 

Prince

500

In 1893, which country became the first to give women the right to vote?

New Zealand