Math
The first day of the 20th century was?
January 1, 1901
The British closed this city's harbor as part of the Intolerable Acts (as retribution for their "tea party")
What is Boston?
What causes tides?
The moon
This river was essential for trade during the era of westward expansion
What is the Mississippi?
This Michigan native & pop culture icon attended the University of Michigan in the late 70’s before dropping out to pursue dance in NYC. There is also a nearby university that shares her name!
Madonna
If a train leaves the station and travels at 60 miles per hour, how much time will have passed IN HOURS when it arrives at a station 480 miles away?
8 hours
The colonial city in which the Constitutional Convention was held
What is Philadelphia?
Why do you see often see lightning before you hear the thunder?
Light travels faster than sound
The location of Mount Rushmore
What is South Dakota?
Battle Creek, Michigan is famous for being the leading U.S. producer of what breakfast food?
cereal! BC is known as the Cereal Bowl of America
If it’s 8:30pm when you leave for Chicago and 12:20am when you get there, how long did it take?
3 hours, 50 minutes
This state is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S.
Vermont
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Earthquake
The number of counties in the state of Michigan
What is 83?
What year was the Transfer Connections Program started?
2007
What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorum?
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
The only president to ever be involved in a duel (he also beat a would-be assassin with a cane after the assassin's gun misfired twice)
Who is Andrew Jackson?
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
1 Month
This U.S. state has the most coastline
Alaska (33,904), followed by FL, LA, and ME
center and linebacker
There are 3 blue buses taking 57 TC participants and 84 Mentorship participants the Cider Mill. Each program is split evenly across the buses. How many students from each program are on each bus?
19 TC participants, 28 Mentorship participants
This state was the first to have electric traffic lights, which were installed in its lake-side city in 1914
Ohio (boooooooooooo!!!)
How many Earths can fit inside the sun?
Everyone take a guess, closest gets the points!
1.3 MILLION
The lowest point below sea level in the United States is located in this state
What is California (Death Valley)?
The University of Michigan was founded in 1817. In what town/city was it originally founded, and when did it move to Ann Arbor?
Detroit, moved to Ann Arbor in 1837