Iowa State
Iowa State University was founded this year
What is 1858
SHPE was founded this year
What is 1974
This ISU engineering course has a drop/fail rate of 48%
What is Statics
This artist born in Medellin, Colombia appeared El Factor X as a teenager and her debut album Unstoppable reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart.
Who is Karol G
This country is home to the world's largest salt flats
What is Bolivia
This former slave came to Iowa State in 1891 and became the school's first African American faculty member
George Washington Carver
On a national scale SHPE has this many members
What is more than 19,000
The Ames Project helped develop the Ames Process, a way to prepare pure Uranium metal for this very important project during WW2.
What is the Manhattan Project
This artist sang in a church choir with his mom until the age of 13, has a love for wrestling, and started his career gaining attention on Sound Cloud
Who is Bad Bunny
Latin America is home to this many languages
More than 370 languages
This newspaper gave us our nickname, the Cyclones, after a football game against Northwestern
What is the Chicago Tribune
SHPE's mission statement is
"SHPE changes lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support, and development."
This bridge that connects the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Durango together is considered the 3rd highest cable stayed bridge in the world and the highest in the Americas
What is el Puente Baluarte Bicentenario
This artist fled to Miami during the Cuban Revolution and in 2023 became the first Hispanic inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Who is Gloria Estefan
This species of rodent is considered a delicacy in Ecuador, Peru, & Bolivia
What is Guinea Pig or Cuy
The year was Cy born?
Bonus 100 POINTS if you can name Cy's son
What is 1954
What is Clone
Region 6's Chant
La Region Seis, que mas quereis
On Dec 5th, 2022 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved this type of reaction which released more energy than it used
What is Nuclear Fusion
This artist born in Cuba is well known as the Queen of Salsa Music. Her songs include Quimbara, Rie y Llora, and La Vida es un Carnaval
Who is Celia Cruz
This region of Ecuador is famous for their wildlife and it's where Charles Darwin completed his research
What is the Galapagos Islands
This celebration which ended in 2014 used to be a week long, would include a parade, and hosted many famous guests like 3 previous US Presidents. It was also the largest student run festival in the nation.
What is Veisha
These 9 states make up Region 6
What is IL, IA, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, & WI
In 1940, this electrical engineer from Mexico filed a patent for chromoscopic adapter for television equipment which led to Color TV in the 60's
Who is Guillermo González Camarena
Selected as astronaut in 1980 this person had 7 space flights including trips to the ISS and the Russian Space Station Mir
Who is Franklin R. Chang Diaz
This location is home to a century old rare phenomena that occurs about 4 times a year called "lluvia de peces" or "aguacero de pescado" where fish fall from the sky
What is Yoro, Honduras