Past Meetings
Who was our very first guest speaker this year?
Leslie Charters
If you're driving through [WHICH STATE], you won't find anything blocking the state's gorgeous scenery - billboards are illegal.
Hawaii
(You can have a billboard if it's on your own property)
(Apparently Alaska, Maine, and Vermont too)
1. Maurer School of Law (Bloomington)
2. Robert H. McKinney School of Law (Indianapolis)
Who is our mascot?
The Boilermaker Special
How many flavors of Kit Kats does Japan have?
Japan has over 200 flavors of Kit Kats
What was the name of the other Purdue club that Pre-Law collaborated with?
Psychology Club
How many street legal mascots are there in the U.S.?
1 (the Boilermaker Special)
What exams do you need to get into law school and to pass law school?
The LSAT and the Bar
What number was Purdue ranked in the U.S. for patents
#4
What is the only planet to spin clockwise?
Venus is the only planet to spin clockwise.
What is the Pre-Professional Advising class?
G.S. 49000: Law School Exploration
Bigfoot hunters, beware. This county in [WHICH STATE] passed a law in 1969 deeming the "slaying of Bigfoot to be a felony and punishable by 5 years in prison." The law was later amended, designating Bigfoot as an endangered species.
Washington
(Also a law in British Columbia, Canada)
What law school used to exist in Indiana?
How many residence halls are there on campus? (Not including UR apartments)
17
(Meredith, Meredith South, Windsor, Cary, McCutcheon, Tark, Earhart, First Street, Winifred, Frieda, Harrison, Hawkins, Hillenbrand, Honors, Owen, Shreve, Wiley)
Where is the heart of a shrimp located?
The heart of a shrimp is located in its head.
What was the name of the guest speaker that was in collaboration with Old Masters (200pts)? What is her current occupation (200pts)?
1. Kimberly Godden
2. Corporate Secretary and General Counsel for Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc
While not technically illegal, [WHICH STATE] has passed legislation "discouraging" incorrect pronunciation of its name. Better not try to pronounce [STATE] phonetically - the provision specifically says that " pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of "BLANK" in "BLANK" and the sounding of the terminal "BLANK" is an innovation to be discouraged."
Arkansas
"While not technically illegal, Arkansas has passed legislation "discouraging" incorrect pronunciation of its name. Better not try to pronounce Arkansas phonetically - the provision specifically says that " pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of "a" in "man" and the sounding of the terminal "s" is an innovation to be discouraged."
True or False: Law schools have banned any 1Ls from working
True, you're not allowed to work your first year, and even if you could 1L is way too hard to balance the two
What is Purdue's oldest standing building?
University Hall
"Purdue University agreed to pay the United States government a $737,391 settlement to resolve a federal lawsuit alleging an associate professor of cancer biology and pharmacology in the [WHAT COLLEGE] falsified documentation given to the National Institutes of Health and the United States Department of the Army.
College of Veterinary [Medicine]
Lawyers who have not passed the patent bar cannot file patent applications or prosecute patent applications
In [WHICH STATE], in an effort to stop illegal seaweed harvesting, lawmakers created a law that stated no one could pick up seaweed off of the beach at night.
New Hampshire
What percent of all US lawyers are certified members of ABA (American Bar Association)?
14.4%
Purdue kids love their milk and juice. How many swimming pools of milk and juice can students fill up in 1 year?
Which countries have national anthems with no words? (Name at least 1)
Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino