Purdue Trivia
Legend has it that if you walk under this structure during your time at Purdue, you won't graduate in four years.
What is The Bell Tower?
This is the term for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
The father in this iconic cartoon show is named Homer, and his wife is named Marge.
What is The Simpsons?
These microscopic units are often referred to as the building blocks of life and the functional units of an organism.
What are cells?
This musical written by and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda tells the story about a founding father.
This student run campus newspaper was established in 1908.
What is the Purdue Exponent?
This suffix means "inflammation of".
What is itis?
In this popular sandbox video game, players have the ability to mine blocks, defeat monsters, build creations, and can play in multiple different modes, such as survival or creative.
What is Minecraft?
This is the pigment found in plants that gives leaves their green color.
What is chlorophyll?
This individual is the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Who is Patrick Mahomes?
These two individuals are Purdue alumni CURRENTLY playing in the NFL.
Who is Derrick Barnes?
Who is George Karlaftis?
There are two medical terms for a nosebleed (give one answer).
What is epistaxis or rhinorrhagia?
This Marvel superhero is well known for breaking the fourth wall.
Who is Deadpool?
This temperature in degrees Farenheit represents the freezing point of pure water.
What is 32°F?
Referring to the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, its name translates to mean "all earth".
What is Pangaea?
Since 1945 Purdue has been a part of a fruit breeding program and has developed a 48 varieties with popular names such as GoldRush, CrimsonCrisp, Pixie Punch, Enterprise, Juliet, and Redfree. What fruit is part of this program?
What are apples?
This medical term means an abnormal or uncontrolled growth of tissue, commonly referred to as a tumor.
What is a neoplasm?
This show is about a orphan chess prodigy named Elizabeth Harmon who strives to become an elite chess player while dealing with personal problems such as a drug addiction.
What is The Queen's Gambit?
This Russian chemist organized the chemical elements by atomic weight in 1869.
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
This is known as a fear of clusters of small holes, bumps, and/or nodules.
What is trypophobia?
In the 1970’s HHS alum Ruth Siems, a home economist and 1953 Purdue grad, developed a unique breadcrumb mixture that absorbed water on the stove top without turning soggy. This favorite fall side-dish is now owned by Kraft.
What is Stove Top Stuffing?
This term means the first breast milk produced during pregnancy and in the first few days after a baby is born.
What is colostrum?
This very popular female singer is 60% deaf in her left ear (hint: one of her most popular songs relates to driving).
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
These gaps in the myelin sheaths of an axon allow efficient and rapid electrical impulse conduction down nerve fibers.
What are Nodes of Ranvier?
Primarily made from crushed sesame seeds, this popular Middle Eastern paste is an important ingredient in making traditional hummus.
What is Tahini?