General Geology
This rock type forms when existing rocks are subjected to heat and pressure but don’t melt.
What is a metamorphic rock?
This group that gave us "Sweet Home Alabama" was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
Who is Lynyrd Skynyrd?
This blue mineral is September’s birthstone and a variety of corundum.
What is sapphire?
Before Lake Osceola was developed, this natural issue was common around the campus until the 1926 hurricane displaced them
What are alligators?
In Arizona, you need a permit to feed garbage to this type of livestock unless you plan on eating it yourself.
What is a pig/hog?
The most abundant element in the Earth's crust by mass.
What is oxygen?
This British band, led by Mick Jagger, is known for hits like "Paint It Black" and "(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction."
Who are the Rolling Stones?
This scale ranks minerals from softest to hardest, with talc at 1 and diamond at 10.
What is the Mohs Hardness Scale?
The RSMAS bus leaves from RSMAS to go to UM this many times per day
What is seven?
In Washington state, killing this primate will land you a felony.
What is Bigfoot?
These US states are ranked in descending order by their number of this type of geologic feature: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, etc.
What are volcanoes?
MTV famously launched in 1981 with this song as the first music video ever aired.
What is “Video Killed the Radio Star”
Rose quartz gets its pink color from trace amounts of this element.
What is titanium?
The oldest building on the UM campus, built in 1939 houses many Arts and Sciences classes
What is the Merrick building?
In Colorado, many ski resorts are required to have a permit to do this.
What is altering the weather/making snow?
Five US states (AK, NE, VT, SC, WA) have this Pleistocene proboscidean as their state fossil.
What is a mammoth/woolly mammoth?
This Queen song became iconic again after its inclusion in the movie Wayne’s World.
What is "Bohemian Rhapsody"
The largest natural crystals ever discovered are of this mineral, found in Mexico’s Naica Mine.
What is selenite/gypsum?
This UM alum and singer is known for hits like "Livin’ la Vida Loca."
Who is Ricky Martin?
In Kansas, you cannot do this to a rabbit if you are on a motorboat. Or, if you are in Wyoming, you cannot do this to fish in a barrel.
What is shoot it?
The boundary layer between the Mesozoic and Cenozoic period is rich in this element commonly found in meteorites.
What is iridium?
This Seattle-based band, led by Eddie Vedder, was one of the pioneers of the grunge movement with their debut album Ten.
Who is Pearl Jam?
Talc, often used in baby powder, is often contaminated with this stringy, carcinogenic mineral.
What is asbestos/chrysotile/amosite/crocidolite/ tremolite/actinolite/anthophyllite?
Jay F. W. Pearson, the 2nd UM president and namesake of the the residential college, was originally this profession not so different from some of you.
What is a marine biologist?
In Illinois, you cannot own a single type of this amphibian worth more than $601, but you can own multiple of these creatures with their total value being greater than $601.
What is a salamander?