Bates Trivia
This athletic conference, known as NESCAC, is the Division III conference that Bates College competes in.
What is the New England Small College Athletic Conference?
In 1911, Italian archaeologist Hiram Bingham brought world attention to this 15th-century Inca citadel located high in the Andes Mountains of Peru.
What is Machu Picchu
This Canadian rapper released hit albums like Views, Certified Lover Boy, and Scorpion.
This NBA superstar became the league's all-time leading scorer in 2023, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Who is LeBron James?
The chemical symbol "Na" on the periodic table stands for this element.
What is Sodium
During World War II, this future U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate attended Bates as part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program.
Who is Robert F. Kennedy
The wall that divided this German city into East and West sectors during the Cold War fell in 1989
What is the Berlin Wall
This British rock band had hit songs like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You," and "Don't Stop Me Now."
This country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
What is France (Paris)?
Expressed as E=mc2E=mc2, this fundamental theory was developed by Albert Einstein in 1905.
What is Relativity
Designed by Minoru Yamasaki—the famed architect of New York's original World Trade Center—this Bates building opened in 1965 as a center for campus worship and reflection.
What is the Peter J. Gomes Chapel (or Olin Arts / Chapel)
This President of the United States is featured on the $2 bill
Who is Thomas Jefferson
In music theory, this term describes a group of three or more notes played simultaneously.
What is a Cord
In most sports, this term refers to when a player scores three goals in a single match.
What is a hat trick?
This type of cellular respiration occurs in the absence of oxygen, producing lactic acid in human muscle cells.
What is anaerobic respiration
This Bates alumnus from the Class of 1936 went on to serve as Governor of Maine, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State.
Who is Edmund Muskie?
She was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known as the "Iron Lady."
Who is Margaret Thatcher
This actor plays the title character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man films alongside Zendaya.
Who is Tom Holland?
In 1950, the Associated Press named this iconic multi-sport athlete—who excelled in basketball, track, and golf—the "Woman Athlete of the Half-Century."
Who is Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Known as the building blocks of proteins, these organic compounds are joined together by peptide bonds.
What are amino acids
In 1855, Bates College was founded as the Maine State Seminary by this religious group, making it the first coeducational college in this geographic region of the United States.
Who are the Freewill Baptists
Constructed in the 17th century, this famous marble mausoleum in Agra, India, was built by Emperor Shah Jahan for his favorite wife.
What is the Taj Mahal
This 2023 blockbuster movie starring Margot Robbie was based on Mattel's iconic fashion doll.
What is Barbie
This tennis icon holds the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era among women with 23 titles.
Who is Serena Williams
This key biological pathway, which does not require oxygen, converts glucose into two pyruvate molecules and yields a net total of just two ATP molecules.
What is glycolysis