SWE Trivia!
Location of the 2024 National SWE Conference held this year?
What is Chicago?
Mythological being that is a part of St. Patrick's Day lore and Irish culture?
What is a Leprechaun?
Popular electric vehicle company that is a top employer in engineering
What is Tesla?
What is the name of Cornell's founder?
What is Ezra Cornell?
Chemist known for her work with radioactivity and discovering the elements radium and polonium.
Who is Marie Curie?
The year SWE was founded
What is 1950?
What is the four-leaf clover?
A form of renewable energy that could be the world’s top power source by 2050?
What is solar power?
What is Cornell Women's Hockey's current ESPN ranking?
What is Third Place?
Scientist that discovered that genes can change locations on the chromosome, leading to activation/deactivation (Hint: Cornell has a residence hall named after her)
Who is Barbara McClintock?
What is the top engineering degree awarded to female engineers?
What is mechanical engineering?
The three colors of Ireland's flag?
What are green, white, and orange?
Most popular source of renewable energy currently
What is hydroelectric power?
What form of renewable heating is Cornell hoping to implement in the near future?
What is Geothermal?
Famous British Chemist that heavily contributed to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
How much of computer science workforce are female?
What is 26%?
On what instrument do you play piobaireachd music?
What is a bagpipe?
What was the temperature threshold set by the Paris Climate Agreement to not surpass?
What is 1.5oC?
Name of the annual Cornell tradition that occurs before spring break
What is Dragon Day?
Woman engineer who is often regarded as the world’s first computer programmer?
Who was Ada Lovelace?
What are SWE's 5 core values?
What are Integrity, Inclusivity, Support, Professional Excellence, and Trust?
Where was the patron saint of Ireland born?
What is Britain?
What percentage of Cornell's energy needs is met by solar energy?
What is 20%?
The year Cornell admitted its first female undergraduate
What is 1870?
1st African American woman to travel to space (a Cornell alum!)
Who is Mae Jemison?