Freshman Honors and Excellence Assembly S2

Question 1

Which Jamaican sprinter won gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games from 2008 - 2016?

Accepted Answer

Usain Bolt

Question 2

What is the capital of Australia?

Accepted Answer

Canberra

Question 3

What is the capital city of Peru

Accepted Answer

Lima

Question 4

The first person to travel into space was ...

Accepted Answer

Yuri Gagarin

Question 5

Who is the tallest basketball player to play in the NBA?

Accepted Answer

Manute Bol

Question 6

Which ocean is the largest?

Accepted Answer

Pacific

Question 7

How many Super Bowl rings does Tom Brady have?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 8

What is the square root of 256?

Accepted Answer

16

Question 9

Vexillology is the study of...

Accepted Answer

Flags

Question 10

Who was the MVP of the 2019 NBA Finals?

Accepted Answer

Kawhi Leonard

Question 11

As of May 2019, who is the president of France?

Accepted Answer

Emmanuel Macron

Question 12

The world's highest waterfall is called...

Accepted Answer

Angel Falls

Question 13

In which European country did the 2006 World Cup Finals take place?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 14

How is soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known?

Accepted Answer

Pele

Question 15

Which planet is the fourth planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 16

Which is the most populous U.S. state?

Accepted Answer

California

Question 17

What classic horror movie features a serial killer in a William Shatner mask?

Accepted Answer

Halloween

Question 18

Who was the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII?

Accepted Answer

Nick Foles

Question 19

What is the largest bone in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Femur

Question 20

Which pop album is the best selling of all time?

Accepted Answer

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Question 21

In Romeo and Juliet, what family does Romeo belong to?

Accepted Answer

Montague

Question 22

In horse racing, the Triple Crown is awarded to a horse which wins which three races?

Accepted Answer

The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes

Question 23

Who was the first American to go into space?

Accepted Answer

Alan Shephard

Question 24

What is the world's largest river by volume?

Accepted Answer

Amazon

Question 25

What is the largest city (by population) in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Sao Paulo

Question 26

Which actress plays Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games movies?

Accepted Answer

Jennifer Lawrence

Question 27

What is the world's biggest country by area?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 28

Who was the MVP of the 2016 World Series?

Accepted Answer

Ben Zobrist

Question 29

When did World War I end?

Accepted Answer

1918

Question 30

Which U.S. president served the shortest time in office?

Accepted Answer

William Henry Harrison

Freshman Honors and Excellence Assembly S2

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