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100

This was the first residential college to be founded at UCSC?

What is Cowell?

100

This resource provides a range of mental health and wellness services, as well as preventative outreach and consultation services?

What is CAPS? (Counseling and Psychological Services)

100
The mascot of UCSC

What is Sammy the Slug?

100

This skateboard brand was established in 1973 by Northern California local surfers and is known for their screaming hand logo

What is Santa Cruz Skateboards?

100

These natural hiding spots are located on the West Side of UCSC Campus

What is the Porter Caves

200

Something on campus that is taller than all of the UCSC buildings

What is a redwood tree?

200

This group exists to create equal educational access for students with disabilities

What is the DRC?

200

The number of residential colleges located at UCSC

What is 10?

200

This hiking spot is known for a koi fish pond and waterfalls

What is The Garden of Eden?

200

The name of UCSC's weekly campus newspaper

What is City on the Hill Press?

300

This was the first proposed mascot for UCSC in 1981, that was quickly rejected by a student body who preferred the Banana Slugs

What is the sea lion?
300

This campus resource has the motto "Party Like a Slug"?

What is SHOP?

300

The current chancellor of UCSC

What is Cynthia Larive?

300

This popular venue has hosted Nirvana, Lil Uzi Vert and Tyler the Creator

What is the Catalyst?

300

This college has historically sponsored and organized the campus Pride celebration

What is Kresge?

400

The year UCSC was founded

What is 1965?

400

This is a safe space to be in community with other students that are committed to recovery from alcohol and/or other drugs

What is the COVE?

400

The sports division for UCSC athletics

What is NCAA division III?

400

This famous location is known for its supernatural phenomena and gravitational anomalies

What is the Mystery Spot?

400

This restaurant is located right under the University Town Center (UTC)

What is Five Guys?

500

The name of our UCSC run radio station

What is KZSC?

500

Name any 3 of the cultural resource centers on campus

What is the African American Resource and Cultural Center, American Indian Resource Center, Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center, Womxn's Center, Cantu Queer Center, and El Centro?

500

This is the most popular major at UCSC

What is Computer Science?

500

A tribe of Native Americans that lived in Santa Cruz before colonization

What is the Awaswas Nation?

500

This popular rock band has donated an entire collection of memorabilia to the McHenry Library

Who is the Grateful Dead?

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