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100

What year was UCLA founded?

1919

100

What are the two primary services we provide to high schoolers in the LAUSD?

College prep and AP prep

100

How many Harry Potter books and movies are there?

Seven books and eight movies

100

Known as “the boy king,” what Egyptian king ascended to the throne when he was only 9 years old?

Tutankhamun

100

What is the least common blood type among Americans?

AB negative

200

What time, what day, and what week does the Undie Run take place?

At midnight on Wednesday of Finals Week

200

What year was the club founded?

2007

200

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries were married for how many days?

72

200

What do B.C. and A.D. stand for in terms of dates?

Before Christ and Anno Domini

200

What is the scientific term for the “little brain” at the base of the brain that coordinates movement and balance?

Cerebellum

300

How many schools are in the Big Ten Conference?

18

300

What two high schools are we currently partnering with for in-person college prep workshops?

Culver City High School & Hamilton High School

300

What battle, lost by the French on June 18th, 1815, would be referenced in the lyrics and title of what song by ABBA?

Waterloo

300

Which British monarch abdicated the throne in 1936 in order to marry an American divorcee?

Edward VIII

300

The first vaccine was developed for which disease?

Smallpox

400

UCLA doctors pioneered what human organ transplant in the 1950s?

Kidney transplant

400

What is Bruin Initiative's overarching goal? 

To eliminate financial disparities in achieving higher education

400

Which Disney Channel show did Olivia Rodrigo star in and sing the theme song for before she launched her music career?

Bizaardvark

400

The Mayan Empire encompassed what peninsula?

 The Yucatan Peninsula in what is now Mexico

400

What animal has the longest lifespan?

The glass sponge

500

What was the UCLA campus called prior to becoming the Southern Branch of the University of California?

Los Angeles State Normal School

500

What did Alana do this summer?

She taught remedial high school science

500

Who is the current host of Love Island USA?

Ariana Madix

500

Who was the only U.S. president to have a PhD in political science? He earned it from Johns Hopkins University in 1886.

Woodrow Wilson

500

What percentage of your brain is made up of fat?

Around 60%.

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