UCSD Trivia
This library is named after the author of The Cat in the Hat and is known for its unique brutalist architecture.
What is Geisel Library
Which fruit, available for 29 cents at UCSD Target, is classified as both a berry and shares 60% of its DNA with humans?
What is BANANA
This instrument is the smallest and highest-pitched in the string family.
What is VIOLIN
Are there more prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells in the human body?
What is Prokaryotic?
Scooby-Doo’s favorite snack is often shared with this perpetually hungry best friend.
Who is SHAGGY
This college, known for its progressive history and proximity to the cliffs, is named after an environmentalist and Sierra Club founder.
What is Muir College
Which juicy yellow fruit contains enzymes used to tenderize meat?
What is PINEAPPLE
Despite having "keys," this wooden instrument uses a single reed to produce sound.
What is CLARINET
What molecule carries oxygen in your blood?
What is HEMOGLOBIN
The classic catchphrase “And I would’ve gotten away with it too…” is usually said by:
Who is the UNMASKED VILLAIN
This piece of public art from the Stuart Collection features an anomaly atop of Jacobs Hall.
What is Fallen Star?
Which green fruit has the highest protein content per gram?
What is AVOCADO
Which brass instrument changes pitch using a slide instead of valves?
What is TROMBONE
This Nobel Prize-winning gene-editing tool is derived from bacterial immune systems.
What is CRISPR-Cas9?
This member of the gang is known for her orange sweater, glasses, and saying “Jinkies!”
Who is VELMA
This unique UCSD landmark plays audio clips triggered by movement and features a talking tree as part of its sound-art design.
What is the Stuart Collection’s "Tree of Life" (a.k.a. "Trees")?
This fuzzy fruit is a botanical berry, native to China, and packed with vitamin C despite its name referencing another country.
What is KIWI
This old keyboard instrument produces sound by plucking strings and offers no control over volume through touch.
What is HARPSICHORD
Which organ can regenerate up to 70% of itself after injury?
What is LIVER
In the Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated reboot, this antagonist with a German accent is revealed to have a deep connection to a group called the “Ancient Anunnaki.”
Who is PROFESSOR PERICLES?
This iconic UCSD building is partially underground and serves as the main performing arts center on campus.
What is Conrad Preby's Music Center
Known for its vibrant pink skin and white or red flesh with black seeds, this cactus-grown fruit is also called “pitaya.”
What is DRAGON fruit
This ancient instrument, often shaped like a lyre, is considered one of the earliest string instruments and dates back over 4,000 years.
What is HARP
Which organism can survive the vacuum of space and is often called a "water bear"?
What is TARDIGRADE
The original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! series premiered in this decade.
What is the 1960s