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100

This thermodynamic quantity is commonly described as a system's "disorder," and always tends to increase in a closed system

What is entropy?

100

The religious figure atop the Golden Dome

Who is Mary?

100

This molecule, composed of one carbon and four hydrogen atoms, is dozens of times more potent of a greenhouse gas than CO2 and is primarily released by the agriculture industry

What is methane (CH4)?

100

This philanthropist multi-billionaire, one of the best-known investors in the world, recently announced he would be stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

Who is Warren Buffett?

100

This famous Spanish painter was a pioneer in Cubism and is known for such works as Guernica, Three Musicians, and The Old Guitarist 

Who is Pablo Picasso?

200

This computer security measure is fundamental to the operation of a number of cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin

What is blockchain?

200

Across the road from the peace plaza by the lake sits this famous Notre Dame sacred space, a 1:7 scale replica of the original in Lourdes, France

What is the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes?

200

This novel vaccine technology, exemplified by the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, uses genetic instructions to stimulate the immune system and protect against diseases

What is an mRNA vaccine?

200

In May of this year, this tennis player became the first person to win at least one ATP singles title in twenty consecutive seasons

Who is Novak Djokovic?

200

This perfect square is the sum of the first nine perfect cubes, the LCM of 75 & 81, and 11111101001 in binary

What is 2025?

300

This structure, typically used in wings, generates lift by creating a difference in air pressure between its upper and lower surfaces

What is an airfoil?

300

The year women were first allowed to attend Notre Dame

What is 1972?

300

The three components of Freud's structural model of the psyche, whose names come from the Latin words for "it," "I," and "above I"

What are the id, ego, and superego?

300

Recent record-breaking heatwaves have shut down much of Europe, with temperatures reaching as high as this many degrees Celsius (for reference, 100F is about 38C)

What is 46.6 (46-47)?
(for reference, that's about 115-117 F)

300

The third most spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and English

What is Hindi?

400

This structural element of beams, bars, or rods, often used in bridge construction, can be described as a rigid triangular framework

What is a Truss?

400

The maximum capacity of Notre Dame Stadium (rounded to the nearest 5,000)

What is 80,000?

400

The two elements discovered by Marie Curie, which resulted in both her Nobel Prize as well as her premature death due to radiation poisoning

What are Radium and Polonium?

400

Just over a week ago, this Indian American from Uganda became the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in a surprise defeat over Andrew Cuomo

Who is Zohran Mamdani?

400

Two of the counselors' fun facts from orientation

What are two of the following:

Allie: camped in a Christmas tree farm

Bela: was born to the fight song

Carmela: is a Certified Nursing Assistant

Ciaran: is a soccer and F1 fan

Dominique: published a paper on Computer Science

Eliana: likes to paint

Ian: is part of the liturgical choir

Isabella: has lived in three countries

Jack: had to walk through a flock of sheep in Ireland

Maria: is going to study in Rome this fall

Max: favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Roy: has been learning Spanish for 4 months

500

Defined technically, an inclined plane wrapped helically around an axis

What is a screw?

500

The first wireless transmission in North America was sent from this building

What is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart?

500

This elementary particle, discovered in 2012 at CERN, is associated with imparting mass to other particles in the Standard Model of particle physics

What is the Higgs Boson?

500

Two days ago, the third ever interstellar object was discovered by the ATLAS telescope in Río Hurtado, a small commune in this country

What is Chile?

500

Living nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus, this Norse explorer is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America

Who is Leif Erikson?

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