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SPLS Trivia Night
SPLS Trivia Night
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1
Which U.S. state was the first to grant women the right to serve on juries?
Wyoming
Virginia
New York
Massachusetts
2
Which U.S. Supreme Court Justice delivered the keynote speech at Stanford Law’s centennial celebration in 1993?
Antonin Scalia
William Rehnquist
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O’Connor
3
Which Latin phrase refers to “the thing speaks for itself” in tort law?
Amicus curiae
Res ipsa loquitur
Habeas corpus
Mens rea
4
Which Stanford building houses the largest archive of materials on U.S. political history in the western United States?
Green Library
Robert Crown Law Library
Encina Hall
Hoover Institution
5
What legal principle allows courts to follow decisions from previous cases?
Legal Synchrony
Precedent Preference
Stare Decisis
Jurisprudential Continuity
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What Supreme Court case addressed the question of whether the burning of an American flag constitutes protected speech?
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Miller v. California (1973)
Texas v. Johnson (1989)
Snyder v. Phelps (2011)
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Who was the only U.S. president to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after leaving office?
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
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How many fountains are there on Stanford’s campus?
25
30
15
19
9
Who was the U.S. president whose image was featured on the $100,000 bill in 1934?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
10
The Stanford Law Review was first published in what year?
1969
1905
1948
1923
11
Which tech company was famously started by two Stanford students in their dorm room?
Apple
Facebook
Google
Netflix
12
What is the name of Stanford's famous main quad statue?
The Thinkers
The Gates of Hell
The Burghers of Calais
Monument to Balzac
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The “exclusionary rule,” preventing illegally obtained evidence from being used in court, was established in what case?
Terry v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
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Which state has the strictest seat belt laws in the United States?
New York
California
Texas
Washington
15
Which U.S. President is buried on Stanford’s campus?
Woodrow Wilson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
16
Which superhero once worked as a lawyer in their civilian identity?
Iron Man
She-Hulk
Wonder Woman
Captain America
17
Which president served the shortest term in U.S. history? (only 31 days!)
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
James Garfield
Millard Fillmore
18
Which Stanford Law graduate became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Amy Coney Barrett
Sandra Day O'Connor
Elena Kagan
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What is the legal term for a court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act?
Habeas Corpus
Writ
Subpoena
Mandamus
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What legal doctrine was overturned in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
Separate but equal
Substantive due process
Judicial review
Strict scrutiny