LIFE SCIENCES
UCLA
ACTUAL JEOPARDY
BOARD
RANDOM TRIVIA
100

Who is the Dean of Life Sciences?

Dean Tracy Johnson

100

What year was UCLA founded?

1919

100

This is the only stone that floats

What is Pumice?

100

This board member has 3 pet dogs

Jennifer

100

Name all the members of Blackpink

Lisa, Rose, Jisoo, Jennie

200

Name all the Committees in LSSA

Communications, CnC, Curriculum, EDI, Fellowship, Finance, Outreach, PCD, Programming, Research

200

Who is UCLA’s current Chancellor?

Julio Frenk

200

In Top Gun what is Maverick’s real name?

Who is Pete Mitchell?

200

This board member lived in Korea, Indonesia, and Vietnam

Alina

200

What is the only person to win unanimous MVP in the NBA’s first name?

Wardell

300

Students often mistaken this building to be the actual Life Sciences building (mainly because google sometimes gives the wrong location on google maps)

Terasaki Life Sciences Building

300

Why was Centennial Hall named Centennial?

To celebrate UCLA’s 100th year anniversary

300

This singer/songwriter is the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award.

Who is Billie Eilish?

300

This board member baked a two-layer red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting for their 21st birthday

Nayaonika

300

What is the only U.S. state that can be typed using only one row of a standard "QWERTY" keyboard?

Alaska

400

Who is the Life Sciences Executive Assistant to the Dean? (Hint: She was the main coordinator for the LS NSW this year)

Cherisse Rutledge

400

What number did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wear when he played basketball at UCLA?

33

400

The first recorded autopsy was performed on this historical figure.

Who is Julius Caesar?

400

 This board member can play the tuba

Lilian

400

What fruit is considered the king of all fruits?

Durian

500

Name all the majors under the Life Sciences Department (according to the Life Sciences Page)

Biology, Cognitive Science, Computational and Systems Biology, Ecology Behavior and Evolution, Human Biology and Society, Physiological Science, Marine Biology, Microbiology Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Psychobiology, Psychology

500

This past application season, UCLA admitted 13,660 first years. What are the youngest AND oldest incoming student’s ages?

15 (youngest) and 79 (oldest)

500

This device, while initially invented to assist in childbirth in the late 1800s, now famously requires hearing protection to be used in modern industrial contexts.

What is a chainsaw?

500

This board member did artistic roller skating for over 15 years

Shimona

500

What world record did Jisoo and Zayn’s new hit, amazing, one-of-a-kind, beautifully sung, incredibly well written and choreographed song “Eyes Closed” break?

"Eyes Closed" by Jisoo and Zayn broke the record for the biggest 24-hour music video debut for a male-female duet on YouTube in 2025

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