CAL POLY MATE TRIVIA
This cal poly club hosts the annual MATE banquet
What is Alpha Sigma Mu (ASM)?
This musician famous for their parodies graduated from Cal Poly SLO
Who is Wierd Al?
This class of materials is generally known for its crystal structures and poor electrical conductivity
What are Ceramics?
Name the star or disc-shaped object attached to a cowboy’s heel
What is a spur?
This rare material inspired over 300,000 people to travel across the country in the mid 1800s
What is gold?
This 5th point is sometimes included in the center of the MATE tetrahedron
What is characterization?
Although it is commonly know as Madonna mountain, this is the mountains real name.
The 3 main classes of polymers
What are Thermoplastics, Thermosets, & Elastomers?
The common name for the devil's rope
Alfred Nobel Patented which compound in 1867
What is dynamite?
This is the original name for the MATE major at Cal Poly
What is Metallurgical Engineering?
SLO's location as a midpoint between LA and SF led to the development of this type of hotel.
What is a motel
This process is used to make large single crystals of Silicon
What is the Czochralski process?
Henry McCarty was better known by this infamous nickname
What is Billy the Kid?
This process developed independently by 2 different individuals in 1886 transformed Aluminum Production
What is the Hall–Héroult process?
These were the last 2 themes for the MATE Banquet
What are Space & Island?
This movie theater was the first to become completely solar powered in the US
What is the Palm Theater?
This class of alloys are formed by mixing equal or relatively large proportions of (usually) five or more elements
What are High Entropy Alloys?
This quintessential American legwear was patented in 1873
What are blue jeans?
This person is credited with creating the first periodic table
Who is Mendeleev?
Who are Hops & Barley?
SLO was the first city in the US to ban what harmful act in 1990
What is smoking in public buildings
These defects lead to the formation of color in sapphires and rubies
What are color centers?
Annie Oakley was this old when she won her first shooting contest against an experienced marksman
What is 15 years old?
This prevalent composite building material was first developed in the mid 1800s
What is reinforced concrete?