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100

The powerhouse of the cell.

What is the mitochondrion?


100

The current longest-running animated TV show in U.S. history.

What is The Simpsons?

100

This musical term refers to the speed at which a piece of music is played.

What is tempo?

100

This is the largest continent on Earth by land area.

What is Asia?

100

The Towson University mascot is this big cat.

What is the Tiger?

200

The number of protons in a carbon atom.

What is 6?

200

This film genre often reflects societal fears, using monsters or the supernatural as metaphors for real-world anxieties.

What is horror?


200

This British band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, is often called “the most influential band of all time.”

Who are The Beatles?

200

This landlocked country in South America has two capital cities: La Paz and Sucre.

What is Bolivia?

200

This building, completed in 1915, was the first permanent academic structure on the Towson campus and still stands today.

What is Stephens Hall?

300

This branch of mathematics studies rates of change and accumulation

What is calculus?

300

This company owns ABC, ESPN, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars.

This company owns ABC, ESPN, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars.

300

This composer wrote The Four Seasons, a set of violin concertos often used to depict spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Who is Antonio Vivaldi?

300

This desert, stretching across Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, is known for its red sand.

What is the Kalahari Desert?

300

Towson University was originally founded in 1865 under this name.

What is Maryland State Normal School?

400

Einstein’s equation, E = mc², shows the relationship between energy and this property of matter.

What is mass?

400

This 2017 movie, directed by Jordan Peele, became a cultural phenomenon for its commentary on race and horror tropes.

What is Get Out?

400

This artist released the 2016 album Lemonade.

Who is Beyoncé?


400

This sea, bordered by Eastern Europe and Western Asia, is the world’s largest inland body of water.

What is the Caspian Sea?

400

This actress and comedian, famous for her role on Parks and Recreation, is a Towson alumna.

Who is Amy Schumer?

500

This scientist developed the laws of motion and universal gravitation in the 17th century.

Who is Isaac Newton?

500

This director is famous for suspense films like Psycho, Rear Window, and Vertigo.

Who is Alfred Hitchcock?

500

This singer was known as the “King of Pop.”

Who is Michael Jackson?

500

This mountain range, which includes Mount Elbrus, forms a natural border between Europe and Asia.

What are the Caucasus Mountains?


500

This year, Towson became part of the University System of Maryland.

What is 1988?