Famous Scientists
UMBC Trivia
STEM trivia
Get to know Dr. Carpenter!
Video Game Trivia
100
This scientist is best known as “The Father of Modern Genetics”.
Who is Mendel?
100
The breed of dog of our mascot
What is a chesapeake bay retriever?
100
This organelle is best known as the “Powerhouse of the Cell”.
What is the mitochondria?
100
Dr Carpenter has this fear of spiders.
What is arachnophobia?
100
He is the man dressed in green with the master sword always ready to save hyrule
Who is link?
200
This individual is known for his most famous invention, the Tesla Coil.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
200
This is the year that UMBC founded as a university of maryland state school and opened it’s doors.
What is 1966?
200
This element acts as the base element for the periodic table, and is the element that makes up all organic molecules and structures.
What is carbon?
200
The quaker state on the east coast, where Dr. Carpenter grew up.
What is Pennsylvania?
200
This game takes place during rapture where the protagonist can obtain different super powers through needle injection and fights big daddies.
What is Bioshock?
300
These two biologists were responsible for the creation of the modern day DNA Double-Helix structure.
Who are Watson and Crick?
300
The shape of the PAHB from an aerial view
What is a piano?
300
A medical condition consisting of persistent feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and a lack of desire to engage in formerly pleasurable activities,lasting for weeks.
What is depression/depressive disorders?
300
The degree that Dr.Carpenter got at Duquesne University.
What is a doctorate/a Ph.D?
300
"The heart may be weak, and sometimes it may give in. But I've learned that deep down, there's a light that never gives up". This quote is from a famous video game series produced by Walt Disney Studios.
What is kingdom hearts?
400
This real life Tony Stark is known for his private space-exploration company Space-X.
Who is Elon Musk?
400
The big glass box on top of the administration building
What is the skycube?
400
This element is crucial for the creation of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
What is uranium?
400
The place Dr.Carpenter wants to visit most someday in the U.S.
What is the Grand Canyon?
400
Nintendo released this video game console in America and 1991, and two of it's most popular games were chrono trigger and donkey kong country.
What is the SNES?
500
Her work as a software engineer lead to the development of the on-board software used in the Apollo missions, which led to her being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in November 2016.
Who is Margaret Hamilton?
500
The theatre in PAHB with a prominent arch framing the stage.
What is the proscenium theatre?
500
This object observed in space has an icy core with a tail of gas that extends millions of miles away.
What is a comet?
500
Despite rumors that pop up every year, Dr. Carpenter has never been this status.
What is on probation for teaching?
500
This is the song Zelda plays on Ocarina when she send adult link back in time at the end of Ocarina of time.
What is Zelda's Lullaby?
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