Liberal Arts
This American President signed the first Land-Grant Act into law just under a year before he signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Within 100 calories, the number of calories in a piece of Ford Pepperoni Pizza
What is 164? Accept 64 - 264
This Purdue astronaut took one small step for man in July 1969
Who is Neil Armstrong?
The powerhouse of the cell
What is the mitochondria?
A sometimes-frowned upon grammatical construction where an adverb is placed between "to" and a verb as seen in "to boldly go"
What is a split infinitive?
The number of colleges on the Purdue University main campus, Exploratory Studies and Honors College not included.
What is 10? Agriculture, Business, Education, Engineering, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts, Pharmacy, Polytechnic, Science, Veterinary Medicine
To within 75 Calories, the number of calories in an Earhart churro
What is 137. Accept 62 - 212
This Purdue alumnus was the subject of a major motion picture following his heroic landing of US Airways flight 1549
Who is Chelsea "Sully" Sullenberger
The tight asymptotic bound for the time complexity of an algorithm
What is Big-Theta
This famous breakfast sandwich shares it's name with the most famous work of what French author of The Three Musketeers
What is a Monte Cristo?
Boilermakers was originally a nickname for what aspect of the University? (For example the plant science department or the softball team)
What is the Purdue Football Team?
To within 50 calories, the number of calories in a 4oz serving of La Fonda's Carne Asada
What is 259? Accept 209 - 309
This Indiana native went from Carmel High School to Purdue to hosting Food Network's Chopped
Who is Edward "Ted" Allen?
The complementary process to photosynthesis
What is cellular respiration?
This Native American language was widely used by code talkers in World War II
What is Navajo?
This fast food staple, whose recipe was published in 1963, was invented by a Purdue PhD Grad
What is a chicken nugget?
To within 50 calories, the number of calories in a 4-stick serving of Hilly Brunch French Toast Sticks
What is 340. Accept 290 - 390
This former Purdue QB was just named Offensive Coordinator for the NFL's Washington Commanders
Who is David Blough?
This value between 0 and 1 compares the lateral strain to the longitudinal strain
What is Poisson’s ratio?
The minimum number of seats in a Theater District venue for it to be considered "Broadway" as opposed to "Off-Broadway"
What is 500?
Of the original 6 buildings built at Purdue, this is the only one that remains
What is University Hall?
To within 30 calories, the number of calories in a 2 piece serving of Windsor Cheese Enchiladas
What is 484. Accept 454 - 514
This Purdue Alumnus replaced Osama Bin Laden on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted List in April 2012
Who is Eric Justin Toth?
Less than 1% of the population has this rarest human blood type
What is AB Negative?