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100

This superstition is known for stopping students from graduating in 4 years. 

Walking under the Bell Tower. 

100

This fossil fuel is the most common energy source in Indiana. 

Coal.

100

This greenhouse gas is released by the decomposition of food waste in landfills. 

Methane.
100

This term describes the trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere, caused by fossil fuel emissions.

The greenhouse effect.

100

Walter White taught this high school subject before becoming a dug manufacturer.

Chemistry. 

200

This famous individual, known for perfecting and popularizing microwave popcorn, graduated from Purdue with a degree in Agronomy. 

Orville Redenbacher. 

200

This major global event caused an almost 10% decrease in energy consumption in the United States.

The COVID-19 pandemic.

200

This sector (residential, retail, agriculture, manufacturing) produces the largest share of food waste. 

Residential.

200

This is the primary heat sink (heat absorber) on Earth's surface.

Oceans.

200

This Harry Potter character is also known as the "Half-Blood Prince".

Severus Snape.

300

Purdue was founded in this year. 

1869

300

This form of renewable energy is banned in large-scale forms in Tippecanoe County by way of a moratorium.

Solar.

300

This commonly misunderstood label is a major reason for America's food waste issue.

Expiration labels.

300

This sub-surface material is thawing as a result of warming temperatures, releasing stored carbon and methane into the atmosphere. 

Permafrost.

300

This character from The Office gets hit by a car by Michael Scott in the Dunder Mifflin parking lot. 

Meredith Palmer.
400

The office of sustainability is housed under this Purdue department. 

Administrative Operations?

400

This country uses the most energy from wind power than any other nation.

China.

400

This percentage of total produced food is eventually wasted.

30% - 40%

400

This sector (energy, transportation, agriculture, industry) accounts for the vast majority of global carbon emissions.

Energy.

400

This letter is the only one in the English alphabet that does not appear on the periodic table.

J
500

Emerson White, Purdue's President from 1876 to 1883, attempted to ban what on campus, but was unsuccessful after the case went to the Indiana Supreme Court?

Fraternities.

500

This is a term coined for the energy usage caused by electronics that are turned off, but still plugged in.

Phantom load or vampire energy.

500

This European country requires restaurants to donate food that goes unsold, but is still safe to consume. 

France

500

This European nation has the lowest per-capita carbon emissions.

Switzerland.

500

This U.S. state is the only state to not have a rectangular flag.

Ohio

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