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100

Finish the lyrics of the Northwestern fight song:

"Go Northwestern go! ___! ___! Go Northwestern go!"

"Hit 'em hard! Hit 'em low!"

100

What is the name of the most abundant element in the world?

Hydrogen
100

Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball?

Jackie Robinson
100

What are the names of the seven continents?

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antartica, Europe

100

Give the song title and artist:

"Shoutout my label, that's me"

Double the points if you can rap the rest!

Freestyle by Lil Baby

200

Which Northwestern alumni was a former actress known for their role on the show "Suits"?

Meghan Markle

200

What is the name of the tallest grass on earth?

Bamboo

200

What is the name of the Black Nationalist and Pan-Africanist that founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), a prominent organization dedicated to racial pride, economic self-sufficiency, and the formation of an independent Black nation in Africa?

Marcus Garvey

200

In what ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located?

The Atlantic Ocean

200

What is the most streamed Afrobeat song in US History?


Calm Down by Rema

300

The oldest building on campus was opened in 1869. Which building is it?

University Hall

300

Find the integral of the following function with respect to x:

∫(3x2 + 2x - 1) dx

x+ x+ x + C

300

What is the name of the televised musical program that featured in-studio dancers?

Double the points if you know the iconic closing phrase!

Soul Train

"Love, peace, and soul!"

300

Which country has the most pyramids?

Sudan

300

At what time was Usher in his drop top cruising the streets?

7 o'clock (on the dot)

400

Which celebrity called Northwesten students "ugly"?

Smino 

400

Balance this equation: 

Fe2(SO4)3 + KOH → K2SO4 + Fe(OH)



Fe2(SO4)3 + 6KOH → 3K2SO4 + 2Fe(OH)3

400

What is the name of The Cosby Show spinoff that depicts the lives of students at an HBCU?

A Different World

400

What is the smallest country in mainland Africa?

The Gambia

400

In what city was drill created?

Chicago

500

What is the name for the group of Black NU students who, in 1968, occupied the bursar’s office for 38 hours, demanding changes at Northwestern to recognize the needs of Black students?

Hint: There is a room in the Black House dedicated to them.

The B100

500

A particle of mass m has an initial velocity <1,1,1> meters per second and initial position (1,0,1). The particle is only subject to the force of gravity = <0,0,-mg>.

Find r(t), the position of the particle as a function of time.

Hint: r(t) =r0+v0t+(-1/2)at2 

*a being acceleration

r(t) = <1+t, t, 1+t−(1/2)gt2>

500

Who was the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress and the first Black woman to run for president?

Shirley Chisholm

500

How many fully recognized countries are there in Africa?

54

500
Who was the first Black person to win a Grammy?

Ella Fitzgerald

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