True or False
By the Numbers
Science
Name that College
History!
100
True or False: Most colleges require you to take three years of English classes during High School.
What is False. Since reading and writing are so important to success in college , most colleges require at least four years (courses) of English.
100
What percentage of recent college graduates are the first their family to earn a bachelor’s degree. A. 10% B. 20% C. 30% D. 50%
What is B. 20%
100
What percentage of the earth is covered by water?
What is 71%
100
Our mascot is the Minuteman and we are the flagship institution of Massachusetts.
What is UMass Amherst.
100
This city built the first subway system in the United States 1897.
What is Boston.
200
True or False: Anyone can get into a public college/university but it is hard to get into a private college/university.
What is False. Some public universities are among the most competitive to get into, while other public universities are required to take nearly all applicants. It is true that some private colleges are very selective, but others take students who wouldn't be admitted to a home state public university.
200
What percentage of American undergraduate students finance their college degree?
A. 10% B. 20% C. 66% D. 45%
What is C. 66%
200
Did dinosaurs and humans ever exist at the same time?
What is No. Dinosaurs went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago. Modern humans did not appear until around 200,000 years ago.
200
This is largest college in Massachusetts.
What is Boston University with 41,615 students! The Top five largest are Boston University, Northeastern University, Harvard University, UMass Amherst and UMass Boston.
200
In what city was the game of Volleyball invented.
What is Holyoke, MA.
300
True or False: I can get into a selective college if I did poorly in 9th or 10th grade.
What is True. Colleges look for improvement in performance as a sign that you can and will do the work. In fact, a vast improvement as a junior and senior indicates to a college that you have settled down.
300
What percentage of US college students have a work study job as part of their financial aid package? A. 15% B. 7% C. 25% D. 40%
What is B. 7%
300
Explain why a year consist of 365 days and a day of 24 hours?
What is a year, 365 days, is the time it takes for the Earth to travel around the Sun. A day, 24 hours, is the time it takes for the Earth to spin around once on its axis.
300
How many Community Colleges are there is the state of Massachusetts. Name three of them.
What is 15 Community Colleges:
Berkshire CC
Bristol CC
Bunker Hill CC
Cape Cod CC
Greenfield CC
Holyoke CC
Massacoit CC
Mass Bay CC
Middlesex CC
Mount Wachusett CC
Northern Essex CC
North Shore CC
Quinsigamond CC
Roxbury CC
Springfield Technical CC
300
In Rockport, MA , there is a house built entirely of the following:
A. Newspaper B. Marshmallows C. Sticks D. Glass
What is A. Newspaper
400
True or False: Parents are always the best people to talk to about preparing for college.
What is False. If your parents did not go to college, chances are there is an adult in your life who did and would be happy to help you prepare for college. Tell your teachers, school counselors, neighbors, coaches and religious leaders you want to go to college. Then, ask if they can help!
400
What percentage of Americans who complete high school immediately enroll in college?
A. 47% B. 52% C. 68% D. 87%
What is C. 68%
400
Explain why the is sky blue?
What is solar radiation sunlight is scattered across the atmosphere by a process called diffused sky radiation. The sky is blue because much more short-wave radiation--blue light--is scattered across the sky than long-wave radiation--red light.
400
There are this many colleges/universities (public and private) in the state of Massachusetts.
What is 114!
400
This delicious treat was named after this Boston suburb.
What is a Fig Newton (Newton, MA)
500
True or False: The federal government provides most of the financial aid
What is False. Government grants comprise only a moderate proportion of the financial aid available. Private colleges, especially, supply the largest portion of financial aid.
500
What percentage of undergraduate college students go onto graduate school?
A. 30% B. 55% C. 12% D. 67%
What is A. 30%.
500
Explain why do we put salt on sidewalks when it snows?
What is when you add salt to snow or ice the salt increases the number of molecules on the ground surface and makes it harder for the water to freeze. Salt can lower freezing temperatures on sidewalks to 15 degrees from 32 degrees.
500
Leonard Nimoy, Amy Poehler, John Kerry and Clinton Kelly all attended which college.
What is Boston College.
500
This city was home to the American industrial revolution. It was the first planned industrial City. **Hint** Some of you live in this city currently.
What is Lowell, MA
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