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Clemson by the Numbers
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100

You are dancing royalty at this age, young and sweet. 

What is 17? 

100

The last time Clemson basketball was in the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament; 33 minutes in terms of seconds. 

What is 1980? 

100

a2+b = c2

What is the Pythagorean Theorem? 

100

Starring Matt Damon as a janitor at MIT. 

What is Good Will Hunting?

100

This is how you make seven even.

What is subtract the s?

200

The age you're feeling when you're happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time. 

What is 22? 

200

The amount of presidents Clemson has had since the 1981 National Championship; The cube root of 343. 

What is 7? 

200

If p is a prime number, then for any integer a, the number aᵖ − a is an integer multiple of p.

What is Fermat's Little Theorem?

200

Based on the work of Alan Turing during World War II.

What is The Imitation Game?

200

This is what a mermaid wears.

What is an algae-bra (Algebra)?

300

How many miles I might walk to just see you. 

What is 1000?

300

The amount of paper airplane sculptures on Clemson's campus; The product of two small prime numbers. 

What is 6? 

300

Every polynomial equation of degree n with complex number coefficients has n roots, or solutions, in the complex numbers.

What is the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra? 

300

A group of students use math to win big in Las Vegas. 

What is 21?

300

The hardest shape to get out of.

What is a trapezoid?

400

How many dollars a T-shirt costs at the Thrift Shop.

What is 50?

400

The amount of fingers held up at the end of Clemson's Alma Mater; A perfect square. 

What is 4? 

400

A result about when a linear operator or matrix can be diagonalized

What is a Spectral Theorem? 

400

Features the fictional mathematician, Ian Malcolm, who studies chaos theory. 

What is Jurassic Park?

400

This crime occurs when a person steals a bunch of money from you and then gives it all right back.

What is identity theft?

500

Andre 3000 apologizes to Mrs. Jackson this many times.

What is a trillion? 

500

Former Clemson Football player Rodney William's jersey number; The 8th fibonacci number. 

What is 13? 

500

A statement in algebraic geometry concerning the number of common zeros of n polynomials in n indeterminates.

What is Bezout's Theorem? 

500

About an irrational number and Clemson's mascot. 

What is Life of Pi?

500

This test is used to determine whether a cup of tea differs significantly from the standard recipe.

What is a chai-squared test?

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