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100

The current president of Ohio University

Who is Lori Stewart Gonzales?
100

The river that runs through Athens, around campus.

What is the Hocking River?

100

When the price of a good rises, the quantity demanded usually does this.

What is decreases

100

These geology features are dark and underground.

What is a cave?

100

The chemical symbol for gold is this.

What is Au?

200

The name of the football stadium at OU

What is Peden Stadium?

200

Athens is recognized nationally as one of the top U.S. cities for this form of eco-friendly transportation.

What is cycling/biking?

200

Term that describes the next best alternative that must be given up when making a choice.

What is opportunity cost?

200

These mountains are made of lava and pyroclastics.

What is a volcano?

200

This river flows through Egypt and is one of the longest in the world.

What is the Nile River?

300

The name of the new dorm being built on south green

What is McDavis Hall?

300

This now-closed state hospital, known for its distinctive architecture and ghost stories, is one of Athens’ most famous landmarks.

What is The Ridges (formerly the Athens Lunatic Asylum)?

300

This measures the total value of all goods and services produced within a country in one year.

What is GDP or gross domestic product?

300

These are the remains of ancient organisms found in rocks.

What is a fossil?

300

The number of bones in the human body

What is 206

400

Number of Ohio University campuses, including extension campuses.

8: Athens, Chillicothe, Eastern, Lancaster, Southern, Zanesville, Dublin, Cleveland

400

This philosopher founded the Academy in Athens, one of the first higher learning institutions in the Western world.

Who is Plato?

400

When the economy is in a recession, the central bank may lower this to encourage borrowing and investment.

What is interest rate?

400

It's not yours or mine, but it does cause earthquakes.

What is a fault?

400

This gas makes up about 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere.

What is nitrogen?

500

The first and oldest building at Ohio University

What is Cutler Hall?

500

Athens was officially founded in this year, making it one of the oldest towns in Ohio.

What is 1797?

500

Author of “The Wealth of Nations,” often called the foundation of modern economics.

Who is Adam Smith?

500

A type of rock that fizzes when acid is placed on it.

What is limestone?

500

The Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in this year.

What is 1912?

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