Wellness Trivia Competition 2020

The tallest mountain in the United States is in which state?

The samba, foxtrot, and tango are dances in what genre?

Which newspaper was most responsible for bringing down Richard Nixon, in 1974?

Which animal is thought to be the only one to "ACTIVELY hunt humans"?

Which is NOT a way to say thank you in a European language?

How many types of "simple machines" are there?

What country, often in the news, is sometimes known as the "Hermit Kingdom"?

Which of these sports teams is NOT known for green uniforms?

Just last year, which planet overtook Jupiter to have the most moons?

Which German man discovered that the path of the planets was not a circle, but an ellipse?

Which of these is NOT a Shakespeare play?

Marianapolis teaches online academic courses to The Olympia School in what East Asian nation?

Which is the only Scandinavian national flag that has yellow in it?

Which was NOT a battle of World War II?

The first political cartoon in the American colonies, made by Ben Franklin, was what creature?

Which state lost the right to host a Super Bowl in the early 1990's because it would not recognize MLK day?

The Yin Yang symbol is most closely related to which Eastern religion?

Where did Tyler Burton '19 play D1 basketball during his freshman year?

Which classic American movie begins with the line, "I believe in America"?

What disease, acquired by Franklin Roosevelt, was eliminated due to Jonas Salk's vaccine in the 1950's?

How many total syllables are in a traditional haiku?

Which of these is officially known as a commonwealth, not a state?

The bride's dress, in traditional Chinese weddings, is usually what color?

Water Lilies by Claude Monet and Starry Night by this painter are the best examples of impressionism...

Marianapolis is located in which county in Connecticut?

Which board game includes Professor Plum, Mr. Green, and Colonel Mustard?

What spacecraft was the first to send men to the moon?

Which person was NOT alive in the 1900's?

What is unique about President James Buchanan?

Which birds, in a group, are called a "murder"?

What airline, once owned by Howard Hughes, finally went out of business in 2001?

The newest nation in the world, seceding in 2011, is...

Which of these cities did NOT host a Summer Olympics?

What was the Lusitania?

Historians believe the first human-like creatures came from which part of the world?

There are 27 Jesuit colleges in America - which below is NOT one of them?

Who wrote both of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Kelvin's "absolute zero" is the equivalent of...

Frank Lloyd Wright is generally considered to be the most accomplished __________ in American history...

People from which southern university created the sports drink Gatorade?

Guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine are all found in...

Abraham's Lincoln assassin was...

Which famous American race was originally held on a beach?

Official marathons are 26 point WHAT miles?

Which NFL team, besides the New England Patriots, also has 6 Super Bowl titles?

Which famous Founding Father was killed in a duel in 1804?

Where did Jackie Robinson, Russell Westbrook, and Arthur Ashe all go to college?

Which psychologist used dogs to create a theory about classical conditioning?

Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain but was born in which European country?

Which of these famous novels was written by a woman?

At what time are we supposed to switch the clocks for Daylight Savings Time?

The 2nd amendment to the Constitution is about.....

What language did Muhammad (founder of Islam) speak?

Which state does NOT have a capital city that starts with the same letter as that state?

Which South American nation has two capital cities, La Paz and Sucre?

Even as late as the 1700's, a large percentage of Europeans feared what edible plant, thinking it was poisonous?

Which pitcher is the greatest Mr. Benedict has ever seen in his lifetime?

In the physics formula F=ma, what does F stand for?

Which car company, translated into English, means "car of the people"

How many Senators are there in the United States?

Marianapolis Preparatory School was established in which year?

What type of dog was bred originally for hunting lions in the African savannas?

How many bones are there in the human body?

Which European nation first came up with idea of kindergarten to separate nursery school from grade school?

What is the second book of the Old Testament?

How many elements are on the periodic table?

What world-famous company is actually just a made up word taken from Spanish?

Goulash, a meat stew seasoned with many spices, is a traditional dish in which European nation?

Which state, in a Native American dialect, means "big river"?

How many laws of motion were created by Sir Isaac Newton?

Which of these animals was NOT alive at the same time as dinosaurs?

If you get a 5 on an AP exam, you are "___________ well-qualified" in that subject area...

Which of these countries is in Africa?

Which MPrep staff member was at Tiger Woods' first PGA win, the Las Vegas Invitational in 1996?

Who is the Marianapolis valedictorian from the Class of 2020?

In the earliest Nintendo system, users were given Super Mario Brothers and a game involving which animal?

What title was used by leaders of the Ottoman Empire?

What TV network's name has its origins in the 5 cent movie machines of the early 1900's?

Hemophobia is the fear of _________...

Which of these terms refers to a positive ion in chemistry?