Engineering
What is the tallest building in the world?
Burj Khalifa
What does "IDEA" stand for?
Innovative Design and Engineering Academy
What date is Christmas?
December 25th
Name two animals who hibernate.
Multiple answers
Ex: bears, bees, groundhogs, bats, snails, snakes, etc.
Who is PGHS's principal?
What is the top engineering university in the United States?
Sophomore - Computer Aided Design/Drafting (CADD)
Junior - Principles of Engineering A
Senior - Principles of Engineering B
Who is the person who stole Christmas in Dr. Suess's book?
The Grinch
Name three winter sports.
Multiple answers
Ex: ice skating, skiing, sledding, snowboarding, curling, ice hockey, etc.
What year was PGHS established?
2005
What is the engineering discipline defined here?
A professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways (Wikipedia)
Civil engineering
What is the name of Bishop Santa Claus was based on?
Saint Nicholas
What is the name of the day with the longest night and the shortest day?
Winter Solstice
How many academies are at PGHS?
5
AVID, Biomed, DMA, FFA, IDEA
What is the name of the American canal that uses a systems of locks to raise and lower sea vessels?
Erie Canal
Who are the IDEA teachers who instruct the core IDEA classes? (including Mechatronics)
Home Alone
December 21
Name three of PGHS's counselors. (7 total)
Gomez, Yang, Cruz, Martinez, Pohl, Tcha, Gibbs
Around what time was the wheel invented? (Hint: before 3000 BCE)
~3500 BCE
Name all committees of IDEA Leadership. (5)
Executive, Fundraising, Community Service and Outreach, School + Social Events, Publicity
Name 3 of Santa's reindeer. (9 total)
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
What was the lowest recorded temperature in Sacramento? (under 20 degrees Fahrenheit)
17 degrees Fahrenheit / -8 degrees Celsius
How many APs are offered at PGHS? (under 20)
18
AP Biology, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A, AP Economics Macro, AP Economics Micro, AP English Language and Composition 11, AP English Literature and Composition 12, AP Music Theory, AP Psychology, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Statistics, AP World History, AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government and Politics