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100

This UC football stadium is one of the oldest in college football still in use.

What is Nippert Stadium?

100

This chili chain is a Cincinnati food icon.

What is Skyline Chili?

100

Luke Skywalker famously used a prosthetic after losing this body part in Star Wars.

What is his hand?

100

The largest organ in the human body is the ______.

What is the skin?

100

What is the only natural food that never spoils?

What is honey?

200

UC fans chant this cheer after a touchdown is scored. 

What is “Down the Drive”?

200

Cincinnati’s zoo is home to this world-famous hippo.

Who is Fiona?

200

This lightweight material is commonly used in prosthetics designed for running.

What is carbon fiber?

200

Biomedical engineers often design devices that measure this vital sign, abbreviated “BP.”

What is blood pressure?

200

What is the only part of the body that cannot heal itself?

What are teeth?
300

In what year was the University of Cincinnati founded?

What is 1819?

300

Every September, downtown Cincinnati hosts this festival.

What is Oktoberfest Zinzinnati?

300

Modern prosthetics often use this type of electrical signal from muscles to control movement.

What is electromyography (EMG)?

300

This non-invasive device uses magnetic fields to image soft tissues inside the body.

What is an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)?

300

What is the 10th state of the United States of America?

What is Virginia?

400

UC was the first university to launch this type of experiential learning program in 1906.

What is the co-op program?

400

Cincinnati is nicknamed the “City of Seven ______.”

What are hills?

400

The first prosthetic hand dates back to which ancient civilization?

What is Egypt?

400

This device, commonly used in hospitals, measures electrical activity of the heart.

What is an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)?

400

What planet in our solar system spins the fastest? 

What is Jupiter?

500

UC’s mascot nickname, the “Bearcats,” originally came from a cheer about a football player with this last name.

Who is Baehr?

500

The Cincinnati Reds have won this many world series games.

What is 5?

500

In 2014, this pioneering technique allowed a paralyzed man to control a robotic arm with his thoughts for the first time.

What is brain-computer interface (BCI) technology?

500

In this autoimmune disease, the immune system attacks the thyroid gland, often leading to fatigue, weight gain, and goiter.  

What is Hashimoto’s thyroiditis?

500

What food is used to make dynamite?

What are peanuts?

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