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100

Name one element that was discovered on Berkeley's campus. 


  • 85     astatine (1940)
  • 93     neptunium (1940)
  • 94     plutonium (1940)
  • 95     americium (1944) **
  • 96     curium  (1944) **
  • 97     berkelium (1949)
  • 98     californium (1950)
  • 99     einsteinium (1952)
  • 100   fermium (1952)
  • 101   mendelevium (1955)
  • 102   nobelium (1958)
  • 103   lawrencium (1961)
  • 104   rutherfordium (1969)
  • 105   hahnium (1970)
  • 106   seaborgium (1974)
100

True or False: Newborns produce tears

False. They make crying sounds but tear production in infants doesn't occur until they are about 4-13 weeks old.

100

What is the rat's name in Ratatouille? 

Remi

100

What is our first semester social called?

Picnic Social

100

This condition occurs when the lens becomes opaque.

Cataract
200

What is the Instagram handle of the account dedicated to Berkeley's cutest residents (squirrels)?

@berkeleysquirrels

200

True or false: A fingerprint has 40 unique characteristics, but an iris has 256.

True. This is a reason retinal scans are increasingly being used for security purposes.

200

In the 3rd Harry Potter movie which village were third years allowed to visit?

Hogsmeade

200

This is Foresight’s biggest event in the fall.

Fall Conference

200

This condition results in farsightedness from the loss of elasticity in the lens.

Presbyopia

300

How many schools and colleges are part of Berkeley?

14

300

True or false: We blink on average 17x/min, 14,289x/day, and 5.2mil x/year.

True

300

Which Disney movie took inspiration from UC Berkeley's campus?

Monsters University

300

What is the pose we do for Foresight pictures?

Foresight Eye

300

One sign of this condition is central vision loss.

Macular Degeneration

400

What research resources are stored in the Campanile?

Bones from the paleontology department

400

This small part of the retina contributes to the sharpest central vision.

What is Macula containing the fovea. Densely clustered cones.

400

What is the name of the cookie that players had to cut in Squid Games?

Dalgona

400

What's the next Foresight event?

ICO Presentation

400

This condition happens when high intraocular pressure causes damage to optic nerve function.

Glaucoma

500

What year was UC Berkeley founded?

1868

500

Which gender blinks more often?

Females

500

What singer has had a number one Billboard hit in each of the last four decades?

Mariah Carey

500

Which social media platform can you find information for meetings and events?

Instagram

500

This condition is common in people with diabetes.

Diabetic Retinopathy

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