Anatomy/Medicine
Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What is the name of USF’s student newspaper?
The Oracle
What is the largest animal in the world?
Blue whale
What ocean lies between North America and Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
What type of blood cell helps the body fight infections?
White blood cells / leukocytes
What conference does USF Athletics compete in?
The American Athletic Conference
What type of animal is an axolotl? (Be specific)
A salamander
(A amphibian is too broad)
Which country has the world’s only non-rectangular national flag?
Nepal
What is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state?
Q
At what blood pressure level is a patient considered to be in a hypertensive crisis?
Why was the name “University of South Florida” chosen when the school is located in Tampa?
Because it was Florida’s southernmost state university at the time.
What animal is known for having fingerprints that are extremely similar to humans?
The Koala
What is considered the coldest major city in the world?
Yakutsk, Russia
What is the name of the deepest point in Earth’s oceans?
The challenger deep
What type of physician typically interprets a HIDA scan?
A Nuclear medicine physician or a nuclear radiologist
USF Maple Drive
What is the only bird known to fly backward?
The Hummingbird
Which sovereign country has the shortest coastline in the world?
Monaco
Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Augustus
What is the name of the complex surgical procedure commonly used to treat pancreatic cancer?
"The Whipple procedure"
a (partial) pancreaticoduodenectomy
What Latin phrase appears on the University of South Florida seal?
Truth and Wisdom / Veritas et Sapientia
What unusual mammal is capable of detecting electric fields with receptors in its bill?
The Platypus
What is the only country in the world whose entire territory lies above 1,000 meters in elevation?
Lesotho
What is the official name for the symbol “#”?
Octothorpe