Day Quiz 2021-22

Question 1

Where were the "Cradles of Civilizations" located?

Accepted Answer

River Valleys

Question 2

This member of the 2019 UVA basketball team also won a championship in high school, the G-League, and the NBA.

Accepted Answer

Mamadi Diakite

Question 3

On which continent did the first forms of humans evolve?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 4

What country's flag is this?

Accepted Answer

Thailand

Question 5

Which AHS administrator is pictured here?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Schaffer

Question 6

What is the rainiest country in the world?

Accepted Answer

Colombia

Question 7

Who won the 2020 World Series?

Accepted Answer

Los Angeles Dodgers

Question 8

What connected China to cultures as far away as Rome?

Accepted Answer

The Silk Road

Question 9

Which movie won the 2021 Academy Award for best picture?

Accepted Answer

Nomadland

Question 10

What is the most populous country in the world?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 11

What AHS sport won their first state championship last year?

Accepted Answer

Girl's Cross Country

Question 12

This Summer President Biden signed legislation declaring June 19th a federal holiday honoring what historical event?

Accepted Answer

Abolition of slavery

Question 13

What is another name for the New Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Age

Question 14

Who was the founder of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Mohammed

Question 15

Which AHS administrator is pictured here?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Murray

Question 16

Which of these countries won their first gold medal at this Summer’s Olympic games?

Accepted Answer

The Philippines

Question 17

Which city played host to the 2020 Olympics this past Summer?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo

Question 18

Which show had the most views on Netflix in 2020?

Accepted Answer

Money Heist

Question 19

Whose Town?!?!!?

Accepted Answer

A-Town!!!

Question 20

What type of government is ruled by a small group of nobles?

Accepted Answer

Aristocracy

Question 21

Which song has had the most weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 list in 2021?

Accepted Answer

"Butter"- BTS

Question 22

Who won the coin toss for the 2021 Super Bowl and was it heads or tails?

Accepted Answer

Chiefs, Heads

Question 23

How many different countries do we have students from at AHS?

Accepted Answer

89

Question 24

What is the capital of Burkina Faso

Accepted Answer

Ouagadougou

Question 25

Which AHS administrator is pictured here?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Howard

Question 26

Which seafaring culture settled along the Eastern Mediterranean coast?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians

Question 27

Which artist won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2021?

Accepted Answer

Taylor Swift

Question 28

What was the correct order of the gold medal count at the 2020 Summer Olympics?

Accepted Answer

USA, China, Japan

Question 29

This year seven states will lose at least one representative in Congress. Which of these states is one of them?

Accepted Answer

Illinois

Question 30

What is the most commonly spoken language in Virginia besides English or Spanish?

Accepted Answer

Korean

Question 31

Which country took home the gold medal in the Women’s Heptathlon this Summer?

Accepted Answer

Belgium

Question 32

Most river civilizations had a rigid class system

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

What was the religion of classic India?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 34

Which AHS administrator is pictured here?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Jones

Question 35

Who conquered the Persian Empire and most of the known ancient world?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 36

What two religions developed in China?

Accepted Answer

Confucianism and Taoism

Question 37

According to USNews, how many students go to AHS?

Accepted Answer

1,914

Question 38

What is the current world population?

Accepted Answer

7.9 billion

Question 39

Which AHS administrator is pictured here?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Bonham

Question 40

Which Greek city state was known for its militaristic society?

Accepted Answer

Sparta

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