EE
What is the SI unit of electrical resistance, often represented by the symbol Ω?
What is an ohm?
Which U.S president initiated the land grant college?
Abraham Lincoln
Sara has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Sara have?
Five
Which school was Drew Brees a part of while at Purdue?
Krannert School of Management
This city is the most visited tourist destination in the world
Paris, France
This semiconductor device acts as a switch, often used in digital electronics to amplify or switch electronic signals.
What is a transistor?
How many Purdue Petes are selected every year?
4
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
This Purdue Alum founded a Popcorn company that is still popular today
Orville Redenbacher
Which country has more lakes than the rest of the world combined?
Canada
What is the term for the electrical current that flows in a single direction in a circuit, as opposed to reversing direction?
What is direct current (DC)?
Which of Purdue's first buildings on campus is still standing?
University Hall
Turn me on my side, and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing. What am I?
The number 8
Where is John Purdue Buried?
On Purdue’s campus – Memorial Mall
Where is the largest airport in the world?
Saudi Arabia
What is the unit of electrical power, equivalent to one joule per second, often used to measure the rate of energy consumption in electrical devices?
What is a watt?
The Purdue Grand Prix, also known as the greatest spectacle in college racing, is a ______ mile race that consists of 160 laps.
50
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
Which Purdue Alumni is known for landing the air liner he was piloting on the Hudson Bay in 2009?
Captain “Sully” Sullenburger
Which continent has the largest desert?
Antarctica
Who was the Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer known for his contributions to the development of alternating current (AC) electrical systems and the invention of the induction motor?
Who is Nikola Tesla?
After this building on campus was destroyed in 1894, they said they would build it “one brick higher.”
Heavilon Hall
What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter?
An envelope
How many Purdue Graduates have gone on to become astronauts?
27 as of 2024
How many countries are in Europe?
44