HCAP 2022 Trivia!

Which theatre in London was built in 1599 and mostly associated with William Shakespeare?

The shortest war in human civilization history was between England and Zanzibar. How many hours did it last?

The word “theatre” is derived from the Greek word “theaomai”. What does it mean?

What animal did Pope Gregory IX exterminate in the belief that they were used in devil’s worship and witchcraft?

When was Harvard founded?

Who was the captain of the Titanic at the time of its sinking?

How many players are on a baseball team?

The American Gothic is one of the most recognizable paintings in the world. Who painted it?

What did Einstein get the Nobel prize for?

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are examples of:

Which famous painter was also a sculptor, an architect, and an engineer?

Which school is the biggest rival to Harvard?

How many years did the 100 years war last?

Which of Picasso’s famous paintings were inspired by the Spanish War?

What is the particle that was discovered by the large Hadron collider in 2012 at Cern?

How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?

What is not a reason Harvard has sued the U.S. government or been sued in a U.S. Court?

Which president did not go to Harvard?

How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen?

Which boxer fought against Muhammad Ali and won?

What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?

What does Veritas mean?

What is the national sport of the United States?

Which of these is not the subtitle of a Haydn symphony?

Which planet is the only planet to spin clockwise?

During the first-ever modern Olympics, what were the first placers awarded with?

How much time does it take for the light on the sun to travel to earth?

Where were The Lord of the Rings movies filmed?

How many dimples does an average golf ball have?

How many books does the Harvard library have?

What is the telescope that will replace the Hubble Space Telescope this year?

What is the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches?

The artist Kandinsky is considered the first for what type of art?

What American writer/director starred in several iconic European-produced “Spaghetti Westerns”?

How old was Giuseppe Verdi when he wrote Requiem?

What is not one of the three lies at Harvard?

Western theatre originated from which city?

What’s the name of the skyscraper in Die Hard?

Alfred Nobel, the first organizer of the Nobel Peace Prize, is best known for his invention of what?

Who voices Joy in Pixar’s Inside Out?

How many people have already walked on the moon?

At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal? Here's the equation if you wanna take a stab at it: C°=(F°-32)/1.8

In French opera horses, what job does the Souffler have?

In The Matrix, what color pill does Neo take?

How many bones do babies have?

What are the dying words of Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane?

What health problem bothered Elvis Presley throughout his lifetime which eventually related to his death?

How many Nobel prize winners does Harvard have?

Who discovered the connection between electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force and won the nobel prize for?

The code in The Matrix comes from what food recipes?

Who was the youngest player to score 10,000 points in the NBA?

Harry Widener, which gives the name of the Widener Library, is famous for what?

What is the only sport to be played on the moon?

How many paintings did Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?

What was Harvard’s acceptance rate in 2025?

What is the normal pH level of the human blood?

What do you call it when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?

What flavor of Pop Tarts does Buddy the Elf use in his spaghetti in Elf?

What 1927 musical was the first “talkie”?

How many Olympic games were held in countries that no longer exist?