UCSC Fun Facts
What is UCSC's official mascot?
Banana Slug 🍌 🐌
What company created the iPhone?
Apple 🍎
What planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars 🌎
In Python, what function is used to display output?
print()
What is the name of Harry Potter's owl?
Hedwig
What ocean is visible from UCSC's campus?
Pacific Ocean 🌊
Which company developed ChatGPT?
OpenAI 💻
What gas do humans breathe in to survive?
Oxygen 😮💨
Whhat data type is written inside quotes?
String
What is the highest-grossing animated Disney movie of all time?
Inside Out 2
What year did UCSC open its doors to students?
1965 🚪
What year did Facebook first launch?
2004 🗓️
What is the smallest unit of matter?
Atom
In Python, what keyword is used to create a function?
def
What is the national animal of Scotland?
The Unicorn 🦄
What is the name of UCSC's student-run newspaper?
City on a Hill Press
What year was YouTube founded?
2005 🗓️
What is the only letter not used in the Periodic Table of Elements?
J
What is the index of the first element in a Python list?
0 (zero)
What color do bananas glow under black light?
Blue 🔵🍌
UCSC is home to the archives of which famous rock band?
The Grateful Dead 🎸
Which country invented the first working computer (the Z3, 1941)?
Germany 🇩🇪
What scientist is famous for the equation E = mc^2?
Albert Einstein 🥼
In Python, what function returns the length of many objects?
len()
What is the name for the tiny metal or plastic tube at the end of a shoelace?
An aglet 👟