General UCSC
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100

The mascot of UCSC

What is Sammy the Slug?

100

This famous location is known for its supernatural phenomena and gravitational anomalies

What is The Mystery Spot?

100

Natural hiding spots are located on the west side of UCSC Campus

What are the Porter Caves?

100

The way to access HBO and Xfinity on the go when not living on UCSC campus

What is a VPN?

100

The founding year of UCSC

What is 1965?

200

The current chancellor of UCSC

Who is Cynthia Larive?

200

This hiking spot is known for a koi fish pond and waterfalls

What is The Garden of Eden?

200

A bird is famous for pecking student's tires and was rescued from being hit by a car?

Who is Hank the Turkey?

200

The number of units needed to graduate from UCSC

What is 180 units?

200

A famous band archived at UCSC

What is The Grateful Dead?

300

The number of residential colleges located at UCSC

What is 10?

300

A famous destination used in the movie “Us” directed and written by Jordan Peele

What is The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk?

300

This sea animal was the official mascot before Sammy the Slug

What is the Sea Lion?

300

The amount of class credits makes you a full-time student at UCSC

What is 10 credits?

300

The ranking of UC Santa Cruz in terms of landmass compared to other UC’s

How is UCSC the second largest UC?

400

The Sports division for UCSC athletics

What is NCAA division III?

400

A tribe of Native Americans that lived in Santa Cruz before colonization

What is the Awaswas Nation?

400

John Travolta wore a UC Santa Cruz t-shirt throughout parts of this film

What is Pulp Fiction? 

400

The number of Majors are offered to undergraduates at UCSC

What are 64 majors?

400

Something taller than all of the UCSC Buildings

How tall is a redwood tree?

500

The second most popular major among UCSC students

What is Psychology?

500

A skateboard brand was established in 1973 by Northern California local surfers and is known for their screaming hand logo

What is Santa Cruz Skateboards?

500

The number of unique plant species located on UCSC campus

What is 500?

500

Off-campus places your UCSC Flexi dollars will work

What are CVS, 7-ELEVEN, and Dominos?

500

The horseshoe shape of UCSC campus with no central location

How did the 1960s countercultural revolution affect the UCSC design?

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