General Knowledge
What is the longest day of the year?
The summer solstice
What’s a more general name for a trebuchet?
Catapult
Name all five of the UMN campuses
Twin Cities, Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester
What is the longest-running Broadway musical?
The Phantom of the Opera
What kitchen appliance was invented by accident?
Microwave
How many colleges does the UMN have?
13
What is the largest land predator?
Polar Bear
Write down the first 10 prime numbers (2 counts)
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29
What albino animal is often seen on the UMN campus, especially during the fall?
Squirrel
Who was the inventor who designed the highly controversial water engine and intricate water fuel cell, an invention so volatile it led to his untimely death/rumored assassination in 1998 at the age of only 58?
Stanley Meyer
What controversial structure, built along China's Yangtze River, became the world's largest power station in 2012 and is also the world's largest concrete structure?
Three Gorges Dam
Name two of the apple types the UMN has created
Honeycrisp, Zestar!, SweeTango