Are you Smarter than a Baker School Student?

August 21, 2024

On Saturday, August 17, the Baker School’s inaugural class of incoming freshman came together for the first time to meet each other and get to know faculty and staff.  Starting with an ice breaker, going around the room saying their name and where they are from, as well as trying to remember the name of everyone who came before them in line.  

Then it was trivia time. At each table, two members of the Baker School’s faculty or staff joined the students to form teams. There were five different categories in the trivia. The teams earned points for each correct answer and the “Baker Badies” were crowned champions at the end of the contest. 

So, do you think you are smarter than a Baker Student? Below are the questions, and at the bottom of the post, you will find the answers. No cheating! 

Baker School Trivia 

1. When was the Baker Center, now School, founded? 

2. What was Howard Baker’s Last Job in Public Service? 

3. When did Howard Baker pass away? 

4. Howard Baker was known for his service on the Watergate committee, where he was the Ranking Member. Who was the chair of this committee? 

5. What is the name of the podcast hosted by the Baker School? 

U.S. Government Trivia 

1. How many people have served as president? 

2. What President served 2 nonconsecutive terms? 

3. How many territories does the U.S. have? 

4. How many intelligence agencies are in the U.S. Federal Government? 

5. California and Texas have the first and second most federal representatives, what state has the 3^rd most? 

University of Tennessee Trivia 

1. What year was UT founded? 

2. What was UT’s original name? 

3. AT UTK sporting events, you will see a man dressed in brown animal skins and coonskin cap. Who is he supposed to be? 

4. What is Tennessee’s official fight song? 

U.S. History Trivia 

1. Who was the first president of the U.S. under the articles of Confederation? 

2. Which of the following is not one of the charters of freedom: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Articles of Confederation, or Bill of Rights? 

3. How many people signed the declaration of independence? 

4. What was the first U.S. national monument? 

Tennessee Trivia 

1. Each state has two statues of the famous figures in the U.S. Capitol building. What are the two that represent TN? 

2. What three presidents are from Tennessee? 

3. In Tennessee, who appoints the attorney general? 

4. Before moving to Tennessee, what North Carolinian signed the U.S. Constitution? 

5. What is the State Motto of Tennessee?  

After the trivia game, the students and faculty took a group photo outside the building. The building once had the name of Baker Center for Public Policy, but now has the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs stenciled on its surface. Fulfilling one of the late Senator Howard H. Baker’s last wishes, for his Center to one day be a school.