Lab History
Potpourri
Science
Food & Drink
Sports
100
Name one of the two satellite lab locations for Office of Laboratory Services.
What is Big Chimney or Kearneysville?
100
This computer company was named after a founder's memories of spending a summer in an Oregon orchard.
What is Apple?
100
They're the tiny threadlike structures that carry the genes - you have 23 pairs
What are chromosomes?
100
The beverage comprised of half lemonade and half iced tea is the signature drink of this famous golfer
Who is Arnold Palmer?
100
In the tennis scoring system, the term loves denotes this score
What is zero?
200
This section in the Office of Laboratory Services tests for Bacillus anthracis
What is Bioterrorism (BT)?
200
On the Google website this is the color of the "G" in Google.
What is blue?
200
During this plant process carbon dioxide and water combine with light energy to create oxygen and glucose.
What is photosynthesis?
200
According to the book "The History of Science and Technology," the origin of this snack can be traced to the shape of folded arms of children in prayer.
What are pretzels?
200
In the NFL, the Jets play their home games in this state.
What is New Jersey?
300
This person was the lab director for Office of Laboratory Services during 1999-2013.
Who is Dr. Andrea Labik?
300
The person pictured on the US currency ten dollar bill.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
300
Over most of the human body, this outermost layer of skin is about as thick as a sheet of paper.
What is epidermis?
300
This is the second-largest day for US food consumption, after Thanksgiving Day?
What is Super Bowl Sunday?
300
A "perfect game" can occur in these two sports.
What are bowling and baseball?
400
The lab originated in this West Virginia city.
What is Morgantown?
400
The city and state where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.
What is Memphis, Tennessee?
400
On June 29, 2012, this weather event struck the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic States.
What is Derecho?
400
After rice, wheat, and corn, this food crop is the 4th largest in the world.
What is potato?
400
In golf, the city and state where the Masters Tournament is held
What is Augusta, Georgia?
500
The year that the current building for the South Charleston location for Office of Laboratory Services opened.
What is 1954?
500
It's a shade of green or a green gemstone that's often carved
What is jade?
500
The number of bones in an adult human body.
What is 206?
500
Bananas are often eaten by athletes to avoid muscle cramping due to a high volume of this nutrient.
What is Potassium?
500
The silhouette on the NBA logo is this Lakers legend.
Who is Jerry West?
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