WBR 1

Current Events

100

This European country is facing riots over deteriorating conditions and funding shortages in the country's public education system.

France

200

This youth-led political and social protest/political party in India represents a revolt against high youth unemployment, government corruption, and lacking political accountability.

The Cockroach Janta Party 

300

OpenAI has faced backlash over AI agents breaking out of testing environments and breaching the private data of other entities. Name two of these entities.

Correct answers include: Australia's Medicare statistics portal, New South Wales' Dept. of Environment, Hugging Face, the SEC, and the US Census Bureau

400

Donald Trump's second administration has experienced several high level cabinet dismissals and departures. Name two of these departures from this year.

Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Tulsi Gabbard 

500

Boulder, CO has sued these two Big Oil companies, arguing tax payers should not shoulder the bill for disasters caused by oil companies. The case was heard by the supreme court yesterday. (Name at least one of the companies)

Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy

General Knowledge

100

The most valuable company in the world

Nvidia

200

The Tiber River runs through this European capital

Rome

300

The 26th US president, famous for breaking up corporate monopolies and reserving 230 million acres of public land

Theodore Roosevelt

400

This major mountain range is traditionally considered the boundary between Europe and Asia

The Urals 

500

This person is widely credited for the creation of the world wide web while working at CERN in 1989

Tim Berners-Lee

WBR info (boring)

100

The required amount of article submissions for this club per semester

1 long form or 2 short form 

200

The amount of money due to remain a member of the club. This money goes to creating our publication, events, and food.

$30/semester or $50/year

Zelle:wbraccount or [e-mail]

300

The date of the next meeting 

October 20th

400

The SECOND group that your article is submitted to for feedback 

The Editorial Board 

500

The club's leaders play very important roles in managing members, administrative tasks, and more. Name 3 members of club leadership

Sid tell them if they are right lol

Pop Culture

100

This actor recently became this highest grossing actor in box office history, with a cumulative worldwide box office total of approximately $15.5 to $16.1 billion.

Tom Holland 

200

A fly ball struck a cable before being caught in a recent MLB playoff game, leading to a controversy on if the play should be called an out. Name the team that caught the fly ball.

The Milwaukee Brewers

300

Tom Cruise's most recent film, which appears be bombing in the box office.

Digger

400

He recently played a dj set at the Kollege Klub here in Madison, though he is more known for winning the most recent season of Love Island USA.

Bryce Alakai

500

The year Taylor Swift received her first Grammy.

2010

UW Madison

100

The year UW Madison was founded (hint: same year Wisconsin became a state)

1848

200

The full name of Bucky Badger, originally chosen by student Bill Sachse during a campus vote in 1949 

Buckingham U. Badger (The U is not an abbreviation, it is his complete middle name)

300

Colin Huang is the wealthiest known alumnus of UW Madison, with an estimated net worth of $27 billion. He amassed this wealth by founding Pinduoduo and this e-commerce platform. (Hint: think cheap)

Temu 

400

This year marks 115 years of UW Homecoming celebrations, and this team has made the most appearances as the Badgers' Homecoming game opponent. 

Northwestern

500

UW Madison professor Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics today, bringing the total number of UW Madison faculty and alumni that have won the Nobel Prize to...

23 (one of us will make it 24!)