This country is the largest in the world (by surface area).
What is Russia?
100
This chemistry professor obtained his PhD from Yale University. He also specializes in Valency Interaction Formulas and Computational Chemistry.
Who is Joe Alia?
100
This artist created splattered paint works and was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.
Who is Jackson Pollock?
100
The Mississippi River begins in this state.
What is Minnesota?
100
He set the record for the most gold medals during one Olympics event at the Beijing games in 2008.
Who is Michael Phelps?
200
This is Earth's largest continent by population.
What is Asia?
200
This biology professor specializes in virology, and received his PhD from the University of Montana.
Who is Michael Ceballos?
200
This artist created many pop art works in the 70s, including the famous Campbell's Soup.
Who is Andy Warhol?
200
These two states do not share a border with any other states.
What are Alaska and Hawaii?
200
This sport widely known as America's pastime was dropped from Olympic events in 2012.
What is baseball?
300
This is Earth's largest ocean by surface area.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
300
This professor of statistics came from Korea and received his PhD from Oklahoma State University. His expertise is in Statistical genetics and Cluster Analysis.
Who is Jong-Min Kim?
300
Starry Night is a prominent work of this man, who later in his life would cut off his ear.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
300
The deepest lake in the country, Crater Lake, is in this state.
What is Oregon?
300
The Stanley cup is the championship trophy of this sport.
What is hockey?
400
The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of this country.
What is Australia?
400
You may have seen this geology professor at the National Conference helping his students prep for their presentations. His expertise is in glacial geology.
Who is James Cotter?
400
This man was as famous for his eccentric behavior as well as his works. His most famous piece The Persistence of Memory features melting clocks is as famous as his mustache.
Who is Salvidor Dali?
400
This state was the location of the first science museum.
What is South Carolina?
400
He was the first Native American to win Olympic gold medals. He received the medals for the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon.
Who is Jim Thorpe?
500
Disregarding Anatartica, this is the largest desert in the world.
What is the Sahara?
500
This friendly person is widely known by the campus as the worker at TMC.
Who is TMC Josh?
500
This artist was also a polymath, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer in the Renaissance era.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
500
This is the only state with a different design on the front and back of its flag.
What is Oregon?
500
He is the only man from the Western hemisphere to win the Olympic gold in this 10,000 m run. He was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.