Purdue Trivia
Does Purdue have a dental school?
A. No
B. No
No
What was the main ingredient in the first commercial toothpaste, introduced in the 19th century?
a) Baking soda
b) Fluoride
c) Hydrogen peroxide
d) Charcoal
A. baking soda
How many bones are in a healthy adult human body?
A. 256
B. 176
C. 266
D. 206
D. 206
What is the name of the Disney Princess in "The Little Mermaid"?
A. Belle
B. Ariel
C. Shrek
D. Snow White
B. Ariel
too ez
The forces responsible for H2O's high melting point and boiling point are...? (Gen Chem)
A. intermolecular van der Waals forces
B. intermolecular hydrogen bonds
C. intermolecular ionic bonds
D. intramolecular covalent bonds
B. hydrogen bonds
In what year was Purdue University founded?
a) 1856
b) 1869
c) 1874
d) 1883
b. 1869
Who was the first American dentist to use nitrous oxide (laughing gas) as an anesthetic in dental procedures?
a) Paul Revere
b) G.V. Black
c) Lucy Beaman Hobbs
d) Charles E. Kells
a. Paul Revere
What is the largest organ in the human body?
A. Skin
B. Heart
C. Brain
D. Liver
A, skin
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
A. Earth
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
C. Jupiter
I reach into my gameday bib which has 5 fire-balls, 3 hair-balls and 9 spit-balls. What is the minimum number of "balls" I need to remove from my bib to ensure I have at lease two of the same type of "ball"?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
B. 4
I reach in once (1)... get a fire-ball
I reach in again (2)... get a hair-ball
I reach in again (3)... get a spit-ball
I reach in again (4) and FINALLY ENSURE I have TWO of the same.
Yes there is a possibility to get two fire-balls after two removals, but this leaves it up to chance. to ENSURE, must pick 4 times, such that the fourth pick ENSURES you get a pair.
Based on the old Purdue myth... happens if you walk under the bell tower?
A. Mitch Daniels gets mega sad :(
B. You get extra good luck on your exams :)
C. You won't graduate in 4 years
D. Bad luck for the week :(
C. You won't graduate in 4 years
In which year was the first nylon toothbrush, known as the "Miracle Tuft Toothbrush," invented by Dr. Philippe Guy Woog in Switzerland?
a) 1860
b) 1904
c) 1938
d) 1965
c. 1938
What type of muscle is found on the walls of internal organs and blood vessels?
A. Cytotropic Muscle
B. Cardiac Muscle
C. Smooth Muscle
D. Skeletal Muscles
C. smooth muscles
Which gas do plants primarily absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
A. Nitrogen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Oxygen
D. Hydrogen
B. CO2
Which of the following is at the highest energy during an endothermic reaction? (gen Chem)
A. Reactants
B. Products
C. Transition State Complex
D. Reaction Intermediates
C. Transition State Complex
For the endothermic reaction the products have higher energy than reactants... this is redundant as the activation energy for the reaction (Ea) will activate the reactions to a "Transition State" which is the most "energetic" species in the reaction
What type of university is Purdue?
A. Land Grant University
B. Private University
C. Liberal Arts College
D. Specialist University
A. Land Grant University
Which ancient civilization is known to have used crushed eggshells and oyster shells in toothpaste for cleaning teeth and freshening breath?
a) Ancient Egyptians
b) Ancient Greeks
c) Mayans
d) Ancient Chinese
c. Mayans
Which of the following bones in the human body is NOT part of the axial skeleton?
A. Sternum
B. Femur
C. Skull
D. Vertebrae
B. Femur
What is the rarest blood type in humans?
A. A+
B. B-
C. AB-
D. O-
D. O-
Fun fact I have O- blood!
A puppy experiences a blast of radiation from IU's supersonic puppy laser (IU gross eww). As a result the puppy develops a mutation that turns 25% of its left paw green! What percentage of the puppy's future offspring will now carry the green paw mutation? (Genetics)
A. 0%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 100%
A. 0%
This is a somatic mutation. This affects the puppy's paw, thus NONE of the puppy's offspring will have the mutation!
What is the oldest Purdue Building that is still standing today?
A. University Hall
B. Brown Hall
C. Hagel Hall
D. Recitation Building
A. University Hall
In 1950, which influential research study known as the "10-Year Study" helped establish the importance of fluoride in preventing dental cavities and led to the widespread adoption of water fluoridation in the United States?
a) The Crest Study
b) The ADA Fluoride Initiative
c) The H2O-Fact Project
d) The Grand Rapids Study
D. The Grand Rapids Study
A. Synarthroses
B. Yuckyarthoses
C. Gomphoses
D. My toesies
C. Gomphoses
Who is the author of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
A. John Steinbeck
B. F. Scott Fitzgerald
C. Harper Lee
D. Mark Twain
C. Harper Lee
What type of immune cell does the MHCII (class 2) receptor activate?
A. Mast cells
B. Myogenic Protector Cells
C. Cytotoxic Kill Cells (CD8+)
D. T Helper Cells (CD4+)
D. CD4+ (T Helper Cells)
MHCII present foreign antigens activating T Helper Cells