Bodies of Water
UW Fun Facts
Game, Set Match
100

What is the name of the connection between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean

Straight of Gibraltar

100

Thanks to a UW yell leader and Husky Marching Band Director, this popular stadium cheer was started right here at Husky Stadium in 1981

The Wave

100

These customizable characters were first introduced in the Nintendo Wii

Miis

200

This body of water is saltiest on the planet (Not saltier than Patriots fans after the Superbowl tho)

The Dead Sea

200

This fountain used to be called Frosh pond because of the husky tradition of throwing freshmen into it

Drumheller Fountain

200

With the Olympics just finishing, which country has the most winter olympic medals of all time (Bonus if you can guess the amount of gold medals they've won all time)

Norway (148)

300

Disney mentions a lot of things “Under the Sea” but makes explicit reference to one waterway in Finding Nemo

East Australian Current

300

A 1927 UW physics graduate invented this process that brought us this invention.

Color Television

300

These stars score big during the break—name five who’ve hit the Superbowl halftime stage.

Any 5 names

400

Spring Break Trip when? This is the name of the deepest point in the Caribbean Ocean

Milwaukee Deep

400

It's not Foster, Engineering, or Computer Science...but which college at the UW is the largest in the nation

College of the Environment

400

Strapped for cash? These companies have no shortage of spending cash due to in game purchases for their sports games, NBA 2k and Madden, respectively

Visual Concepts (Take 2 interactive) and EA

500

Sea or Sea-weed? What is the name of the only sea that doesn’t touch land?

Sargasso Sea

500

Presidents...the UW has had more than a few...including our current president, how many has the UW have in total?

34

500

Emerald City or City of Champions? Name one of the years a Seattle Sports team has won championships from the NFL, NBA, and WNBA

Seahawks: 2013-2014, 2025-26

Sonics: 1978-1979

Storm: 2004, 2010, 2018, 2020

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