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General Rice Trivia
100

The class code (example format: BIOS 211) for Exercise Physiology

What is: KINE 321

100

The plane that runs directly through the middle of the body, dividing it into equal left and right halves.

What is: the Mid-Sagittal Plane

100

This sport recently had an exhibition/advertising event in Downtown Houston. 

What is: Formula 1 (hosted by RedBull)

100

The artist with the most Spotify streams in 2024 so far.

Who is: Taylor Swift

100

This floor of Fondren library does not house undergraduate study rooms but instead houses various offices and the Graduate Reading Room.

What is: The Fifth Floor

200

The two instructors currently teaching Human Anatomy

Who are: Dr. Kabiri and Dr. Schell 

200

The gland that leads to bone breakdown and increases circulating Ca2+ in the blood.

What is: The Parathyroid Gland

200

The only two current NBA players preparing to play as a father-son duo.

Who are: Lebron and Bronny James

200

This Puerto Rican music artist became a hit sensation through songs such as "Titi Me Pregunto", "Dakiti", and "Moscow Mule".

Who is: Bad Bunny

200

This building is used almost exclusively by faculty and administration, and houses the Faculty Club.

What is: Cohen House

300

The course codes for the Kabiri Trifecta

What are: KINE 300, KINE 301, HEAL 132

300

The Hawthorne Effect is an example of a research phenomenon that poses a threat to which type of validity?

What is: External Validity

300

The condition sometimes seen in NFL players and other heavy-contact/collision sports  

What is: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

300

This artist will be performing at the Super Bowl in 2025

Who is: Kendrick Lamar

300

These walls, sometimes referred to as the "Whisper Walls", can be found on the outside of this building.

What is: Hertzstein Hall

400

A 400-level elective that is applicable to both SMEP and HEAL majors.

What is: KINE440 - Research Methods

400

The plane of motion used for a golf swing

What is: the Oblique Plane

400

The name (or stage name) of the breakdancer that had a controversial performance during this year's Olympic games 

Who is: Raygun (Rachael Gunn)

400

This rapper went viral this year for setting off a city's earthquake alarms in one of their recent concerts due to the sheer number of people and their combined jumping.

Who is: Travis Scott

400

Which current College Commons served as the central dining hall for the University for the first 40 or so years after its founding?

What is: Baker Commons

500
The faculty member who first taught the Human Anatomy and Physiology courses at Rice.

Who is: Dr. Brian Gibson

500
The password for the Kinesiology iPads that are usually stored in the small Sports Medicine room in Tudor and used for Anatomy/Physiology labs.

What is: Kine300

500

Which sneaker brand came under fire a few years ago for its performance advantages in that it was arguably a form of "mechanical doping"? Can receive credit by providing either the model name of the sneaker OR the reason (component) its design was controversial. 

What is: the Nike Vaporfly (a running shoe), with its carbon fiber plate

500

The name of the social media application recently released under Instagram as a competitor to Twitter (X)

What is: Threads

500

The name of the person OR the profession of the person who murdered William Marsh Rice.

Who is: His Valet, Charles F. Jones

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