Wellness Trivia Competition 2020

How many total syllables are in a traditional haiku?

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

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

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

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

How many Senators are there in the United States?

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

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

Marianapolis is located in which county in Connecticut?

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

Which of these cities did NOT host a Summer Olympics?

How many types of "simple machines" are there?

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

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

Which of these is NOT a Shakespeare play?

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

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

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

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

What was the Lusitania?

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

What is the second book of the Old Testament?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What language did Muhammad (founder of Islam) speak?

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

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

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

How many bones are there in the human body?

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

What title was used by leaders of the Ottoman Empire?

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

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

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

Which person was NOT alive in the 1900's?

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

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

Which famous American race was originally held on a beach?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Official marathons are 26 point WHAT miles?

Which of these countries is in Africa?

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

What is unique about President James Buchanan?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these famous novels was written by a woman?

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

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

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

Which was NOT a battle of World War II?

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

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

Who is the Marianapolis valedictorian from the Class of 2020?

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

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

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

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

Hemophobia is the fear of _________...

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

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

People from which southern university created the sports drink Gatorade?

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

Abraham's Lincoln assassin was...

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

Marianapolis Preparatory School was established in which year?

How many elements are on the periodic table?