UofA
How many UA faculty members have Nobel prizes?
1
6
3
9
3
How long was Tucson the capital of Arizona?
100 year
10 year
It was never the capital
1 year
10 years
In 1863, the U.S. Congress made Arizona a U.S. territory. The first capital was Fort Whipple. In May 1864, the territorial capital was moved to Prescott. Tucson served as the capital from 1867 to 1877. In 1877, the capital moved back to Prescott. Finally, Phoenix was declared the permanent capital on February 4, 1889.
How many mountain ranges surround Tuscon?
3
4
6
5
5
Tucson is on an alluvial plain in the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five minor ranges of mountains: the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Tortolita Mountains to the north, the Santa Rita Mountains to the south, the Rincon Mountains to the east, and the Tucson Mountains to the west.
The Interior angles of a triangle add up to how many degrees
180
225
270
365
180
For each side of a triangle can be 45 and 90 or 30 and 60 plus 90 right angle
What is the ONLY mammal that can fly?
Sugar Gliders
Bats
Turkeys
Cats
Bats
What was the name Arizona’s first football coach?
Stuart Forbes
Jedd Fisher
Herm Edwards
Kevin Sumlin
Stuart Forbes
What local sandwich shop is considered a cultural icon in Tucson?
Eegee’s
Peabody's
Kincaids Elberts and Gerberts
Eegee's
Eegee's is a chain of restaurants in greater Tucson, as well as one in Casa Grande, Arizona. It specializes in sub sandwiches and is most famous for its frozen fruit drink, called the "eegee." It was founded in 1971 by Edmund Irving and Robert Greenberg, who combined their initials ("E" from Edmund and "G" from Greenberg) to create the name "eegee's."
What national park is located near Tucson?
Zion National Park
Petrified forest National Park
Saguaro National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Saguaro National Park
The park gets its name from the saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), a large cactus that is native to the Sonoran Desert and that does not grow naturally elsewhere.
In a controversy that lasts to this day, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz both claim to have developed what mathematical discipline?
Geometry
Algebra
Statistics
Calculus
Calculus
What is a dogs sharpest sense?
Smell
Sight
Hearing
Taste
Smell
Dogs are being made to search out for people when they are stuck on the mountain.
What were UA’s original colors?
Red, white, and blue
Sage green and silver
Yellow red
Black and indigo blue
Sage green and silver
What food was invented in Tucson?
Fajita
Chili
Hamburger
Chimichanga
Chimichanga
El Charro Café is the oldest Mexican restaurant in the U.S. continuously operated by the same family. It may also be the birthplace of the chimichanga. As the legend goes, this deep-fried dish was invented by Monica Flin, who established El Charro in 1922, when she accidentally flipped a burrito into the fryer, splattering oil everywhere. Since kids were within earshot, she resisted the urge to curse, instead yelling "chimichanga", a slang word that means thingamajig.
This animal is common in certain areas of the sonoran desert including Tucson. It looks like a warthog and has been known to ram cars. (Ehan woodard once hit one with his car)?
Javelina
Boar
Lizard
Mountain lion
Javelina
Which organ in the human body is the only one that can float in water (not that it would help if you’re drowning)?
Small intestine
Lungs
Eyes
Brain
Lungs
How many toes do dogs have?
4
1
5
8
5
They have the same amount of toes as humans
In whose memory was the fountain in front of Old Main created?
Students who died at WW1
Wilbur Wildcat
First day of the University being open
After the first UofA President retired
Students who died at WW1
What complex agricultural society lived in the Tucson area from 300 to 1500 AD?
Nazca
Paiute
Hohokam
Mezcal
Hohokam
were politically unified isn't clear. Hohokam culture may have just involved unrelated neighboring communities working together to survive their harsh desert environment.
What is the state Tree?
Blue Palo Verde
Desert Hackberry
Kidneywood
Arizona Walnut
Blue Palo Verde
What scientific instrument measures air pressure in units known as 'atmospheres?'
Barometer
Thermometer
Seismograph
hygrometer
Barometer
What is the deadliest animal on earth?
Sharks
Hippos
Mosquitoes
Snakes
Mosquitoes
In terms of the number of humans killed every year, mosquitos by far hold the record, being responsible for between 725,000 and 1,000,000 deaths annually.
Where did the bell at the SUMC come From?
The U.S.S ARIZONA
United states of America
The Tucson community
A local church
The U.S.S. ARIZONA
Tucson was founded as?
A military fort
A missionary outpost
A rail road hub
A penal colony
A military fort
Hugo O'Conor, the founding father of Tucson, Arizona, authorized the construction of a military fort, Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón, on August 20, 1775, near the base of what is now known as "A" mountain. During the Spanish period of the presidio, attacks such as the Second Battle of Tucson were repeatedly mounted by the Apache.
What is the tallest building in Tucson?
One south Church
Bank of America plaza
CityScape Office tower
A saguaro cactus
One south Church
Earth is the densest planet in the solar system. Which of the giant planets of the solar system is its least dense planet?
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Why are flamingos pinks?
To help camouflage
Breed to be pink for a royal family
What they eat
What they eat
Flamingoes are only pink because of chemicals called carotenoids in the algae and fish (which also eat the algae) they eat; their feathers are grayish-white when they're born.