Renewable Energy
What device converts sunlight directly into electricity?
A solar panel (photovoltaic / PV cell)
What percentage of Earth's water is fresh water? (+/- 1%)
About 3%
Every spring, first-year architecture students parade a giant WHAT across campus, while engineering students build something to heckle and fight it?
A Dragon!
How many teams does CUSD currently have?
10
Which renewable source generates the most electricity worldwide?
Hydropower
What is the current concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, in parts per million (ppm)? (+/- 15ppm)
About 425–430 ppm (pre-industrial was about 280)
In October 1997, WHAT mysteriously appeared on top of McGraw Tower's spire, and stayed there, rotting majestically, until March?
PUMPKIN!!!!
In what year was CUSD founded?
2009
This island nation gets nearly all its electricity from hydro and geothermal, and heats about 90% of its homes with geothermal. Name the country.
Iceland
In what year was the first Earth Day? (+/- 2 years)
1970
In 1915, Cornell brought WHAT live animal onto the football field as a mascot, before someone realized this was a terrible idea?
A bear cub (named "Touchdown")
What is the name of ARC's clothing/goods exchange app?
Swapp
What is the world's largest hydroelectric power plant by capacity?
Three Gorges Dam (China)
What percentage of U.S. electricity came from renewable sources in 2024? (+/- 2%)
About 24%
Cornell awarded the first veterinary doctorate in the U.S. to Daniel Salmon, whose name was later given to WHAT famous infection?
Salmonella
What is the name of the past CUSD sub team that built a landscaping/tool trailer powered by solar?
Solarize
What is the theoretical maximum share of wind energy a turbine can capture? (Points awarded if you get the name or percentage)
The Betz Limit (about 59.3%)
About how many trees are there on Earth?
About 3 trillion
Uris Hall displays a collection of WHAT human organ, including the one belonging to the professor who started the collection?
Brains (the Wilder Brain Collection)
CUSD's 2009 Solar Decathlon house was made of three ROUND pods inspired by WHAT classic upstate New York farm structure?
A grain silo (the "Silo House")