URI
The town URI is located in
Kingston, RI
This process allows plants to convert sunlight into food.
Photosynthesis
This molecule carries genetic information.
DNA
This blockbuster about a nuclear physicist was released the same weekend as Barbie, leading to “Barbenheimer.”
Oppenheimer
This U.S. state is known as the Sunshine State.
Florida
URI was recently named as....by the Wall Street Journal for the second year in a row
No. 1 Public School in New England
The largest animal on Earth is this marine mammal.
Blue whale
This subatomic particle has a positive charge.
Proton
This actress starred in Euphoria and Dune.
This continent has the most countries.
Africa
The name of the main URI library on campus
Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning Commons
This part of a plant transports water from the roots to the leaves.
Xylem
This process occurs in the mitochondria and produces ATP for the cell.
Cellular respiration
This pop star performed at the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show while pregnant.
Rihanna
This African mountain is the tallest free-standing mountain in the world.
Mount Kilimanjaro
What year was URI founded?
1892
This amphibian can regrow its limbs and even parts of its heart and brain.
Axylotyl
A chemical reaction that releases energy is called this.
Exothermic
This pop icon’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
Lady Gaga
This animal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans’ that they can confuse crime scene investigators.
Koala
What was URI originally called when it was first established?
Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
This deep-sea creature creates its own light through bioluminescence to attract prey.
Anglerfish
This principle states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.
The law of conservation of mass
This director is known for visually striking films like Inception, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer.
Christopher Nolan
This ice cream flavor was invented by Ben & Jerry’s in Vermont.
Cherry Garcia