History
What year did WWII start and end?
Sep 1, 1939 – Sep 2, 1945
What are the 4 molecules of life?
Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids
"All the single ladies, now put your hands up"
Beyonce
UCI's annual economic impact to OC as of 2022?
$7 billion
Current top 3 richest people in the world (bonus +100 if you get the order right)
1. Bernard Arnault (LVMH -- $211 billion)
2. Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX -- $180 billion)
3. Jeff Bezos (Amazon -- $114 billion)
Best known king of Macedon/Macedonian Empire
Alexander the Great
What is the order of planets (closest to farthest) from the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
He reignited his engine in 2022, reprising his role as ace pilot Maverick
Tom Cruise
Name 3 places at UTC that start with letter "C"
California Gogi Grill, CHA for Tea, Chase Bank, Chick-Fil-A, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Club Pilates, Cyclebar
Fed funds rate as of May
5.25%
Name 5 US colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Beta cells produce ____ for the body
Insulin
K-pop group with the most members (full group name)
NCT (Neo Culture Technology)
What year was SHIP established?
2009
How old is the Universe? (error: +/- 0.2)
13.7 billion y.o
Wife of King Henry VIII that was the subject for the English Reformation
Anne Boleyn
What is the 2nd law of Thermodynamics?
The state of entropy of the entire universe, as an isolated system, will always increase over time; changes in the entropy in the universe can never be negative.
Simone Biles hold __ gold medals in World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
19
What is UCI's campus size?
1,474 acres = 5.97 km^2 = 2.30 mi^2
Which country has the world's largest known lithium reserves?
Chile
When was the first health insurance plan established (time period) and general name of plan?
1930s - Blue Cross
What is the lightest material in the world?
"Aerographene" aka graphene aerogel (believed to be the world's lightest material with a density of just 0.16 mg/cm^3
Birthplace of Michael Jackson
Indiana
Name a movie that was filmed on campus?
Ocean’s Eleven and Planet of the Apes were filmed on campus
Name 5 NATO countries besides the US
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia