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100

Virginia Tech’s athletic teams are known by this unique nickname, which was chosen over "Gobblers" in the early 20th century.

What are the Hokies?

100

What does the acronym NSBE stand for?

The National Society of Black Engineers

100

This is the term for a number that divides evenly into another number without leaving a remainder.

What is a Divisor?

100

This is the largest planet in our solar system.

What is Jupiter?

100

This is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, making up about 78%.

What is nitrogen?

200

Virginia Tech is located in this county, which is also home to the city of Roanoke.

Where is Montgomery County?

200

NSBE was founded at this prestigious Midwestern university known for its strong engineering programs.

Where is Purdue University?

200

This is the are of a circle.

What is pi*r2?

200

This river is the longest in the world, flowing through northeastern Africa.

What is the Nile?

200

The chemical formula for water is made up of these two elements.

What are hydrogen and oxygen?

300

The HokieBird, Virginia Tech's mascot, evolved from this earlier identity, which referenced a nickname for the school’s agricultural students.

What is the Fighting Gobbler?

300

This is the NSBE region that is home to Virginia Tech.

What is region 2?

300

This famous theorem, attributed to a Greek mathematician, relates the lengths of the sides of a right triangle.

What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

300

The inventor of the telephone, this scientist's name is synonymous with early communication technology.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

300

This type of bond forms when two atoms share a pair of electrons.

What is a covalent bond?

400

Virginia Tech has had success in this sport, with 8 NCAA championship titles as of 2023.

What is Men's Soccer?

400

When was NSBE founded?

What is 1975

400

This is the name of the function that gives the derivative of one function divided by another function.

What is the quotient rule?

400

In literature, this Shakespearean tragedy features the famous line, "To be or not to be, that is the question."

What is Hamlet?

400

This is the pH value of a neutral solution, like pure water, at 25°C.

What is 7?

500

Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), reflects the core values of this act that established it as a land-grant university.

What is the Morrill Act of 1862?

500

This is the NSBE mission statement.

What is "To Increase the Number of Culturally Responsible Black Engineers Who Excel Academically, Succeed Professionally, and Positively Impact the Community"?

500

What is the value of π (pi) rounded to five decimal places?

What is 3.14159?

500

This historical document, signed in 1215, is often cited as an early influence on constitutional law.

What is the Magna Carta?

500

This law, named after a 19th-century chemist, states that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature.

What is Boyle's Law?

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