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100

 He founded the bioinformatics program at RIT.

Who is Gary Skuse?

100

This early 2000s TV series follows the close-knit relationship between a single mother and her daughter in the quirky town of Stars Hollow.

 What is Gilmore Girls?

100

This is the only continent that is also a country.

What is Australia?

100

She is the only woman to have won two Nobel Prizes in two different categories, Physics and Chemistry.

Who is Marie Curie?

100

With over 90 confirmed moons, this gas giant has the most natural satellites in the solar system.

What is Jupiter?

200

This is the room number of the bioinformatics epicenter at RIT.

What is A330?

200

Premiering in 1999, this groundbreaking musical was among the first to weave a story entirely around the hits of a single pop group, setting the stage for future jukebox musicals.

 What is Mamma Mia!?

200

The longest river in the world, stretching over 4,000 miles, runs through northeastern Africa.

What is the Nile River?

200

This purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

200

This force, measured in newtons, opposes the motion of objects sliding against each other.

What is friction?

300

In the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL-EBI), EBI stands for this.

What is the European Bioinformatics Institute?

300

This rapper co-headlined the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Snoop Dogg, performing hits like "Alright" and "m.A.A.d city."

 Who is Kendrick Lamar?

300

Mount Vesuvius, known for destroying Pompeii in 79 AD, is located near this Italian city.

What is Naples?

300

This national dish of Spain is a rice dish typically made with saffron and seafood.

What is paella?

300

Amphibians like frogs and salamanders undergo this process of transformation from larva to adult.

What is metamorphosis?

400

These are the top three programming languages used in bioinformatics.

What are Python, R, and Perl?

400

This singer-songwriter became the youngest person and first Black man to achieve EGOT status, winning his final award (a Tony) in 2018.

Who is John Legend?

400

This U.S. state is the only one that borders just one other state.

What is Maine?

400

How many bricks are on the RIT campus?

What are 15,710,693 bricks? (anything within range of 14,000,000 - 16,000,000)

400

This element is essential for thyroid function and has the atomic number 53.

What is iodine?

500

The average salary for a bioinformatics scientist (bioinformatician) falls within this range.

What is $90,000 - $110,000?

500

This artist made history at the 2023 Grammy Awards by becoming the most-awarded artist of all time, surpassing Georg Solti with 32 wins.

Who is Beyoncé?

500

 The Great Rift Valley, a major geological trench, extends through this East African country, home to the Serengeti and Lake Victoria.

What is Tanzania?

500

This speech was delivered by Queen Elizabeth II on her 21st birthday, making lifelong pledge to her people.

What is “A Life of Service”?

500

This author of Common Sense also penned The American Crisis, which famously began with “These are the times that try men’s souls.”

Who is Thomas Paine?

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