Iowa
How many states does Iowa border
6
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt
What physical measurement is technically defined as force divided by the area over which that force is being applied?
Pressure
Who would you go to if you need to talk about your mental health?
Counseling services
What is the name of the scale used to measure the hardness of minerals?
Mohs scale
What is the oldest structure on Iowa State's campus
Farmhouse Hall
What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?
Battle of Midway
What is the moment of an 8 Newton force acting on a lever at a perpendicular distance of 5 meters?
What are the names of the 4 traditional dining halls around campus
Friley Windows, Seasons, South Side Eats, UDM/UDCC
In what year was the structure of DNA discovered?
1953
"If you build it, he will come" is the repeated thought in Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella's head in which 1989 baseball film?
Field of dreams
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she became the queen of England?
25
Represented using the previous letter in the alphabet in most other fields, the letter "j" is used to represent the square root of what number in electrical engineering?
-1
What is the name of the form RA's fill out to receive funding for events like this?
Living Leaning Leading (LLL) form
What does LHC, the world’s largest machine, stand for?
Large Hadron Collider
Name Iowa's famous African-American opera singer.
Simon Estes
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
The Silk Road
When a heat circuit produces energy, what is the formal term for the “lost” energy that the electronic device essentially “lets go of” to prevent overheating? It follows Newton’s Law of Cooling.
Dissipation
When was the department of residence formed
1930
How long is the lifespan of a human red blood cell?
120 Days
In 1959, musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were tragically killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. What five-word phrase, coined as the end of every verse of “American Pie,” is now used as a name for that terrible event?
The day the music died
Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79 and devastated which two Roman cities?
Pompeii and Herculaneum
Which type of bridge is characterized by two projecting beams or trusses that are joined in the center by a connecting member and are supported on piers and anchored by counterbalancing members?
Cantilever
Name 3 other departments or organizations that Department of Residence interfaces with
to many to list
What astronomical object gets its name from the fact that it emits electromagnetic radiation from its poles?
Pulsar