Taylor Swift
Baking
UCI
Sitcoms
Science
100

This Taylor Swift album is named after the year she was born.

What is "1989"?

100

This ingredient helps dough rise and makes bread fluffy—unless it’s unleavened.

What is yeast?

100

This large green space at the center of campus is a popular place for students to relax or study outside.

What is Aldrich Park?

100

In The Office, this is the name of the company where everyone works.

What is Dunder Mifflin?

100

The powerhouse of the cell is this organelle.

What is the mitochondria?

200

Taylor’s 10-minute version of this emotional ballad broke records and got its own short film.

What is "All Too Well"?

200

A laminated dough, like the one used in croissants, is made by repeatedly folding in this ingredient.

What is butter?

200

UCI’s official mascot is this animal known for its long nose and eating ants.

What is an anteater?

200

This sitcom features a group of friends living in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana.

What is "Parks and Recreation"?

200

This planet is known as the Red Planet.

What is Mars?

300

This Taylor Swift album, released in 2020, features a woodsy aesthetic and includes songs like "Cardigan" and "Exile."

What is "Folklore"?

300

This Italian dessert is made of layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone cheese, and cocoa powder.

What is tiramisu?

300

As of 2025, UC Irvine is home to this many academic schools, including the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

What is 15? (We will also take any number between 15-18)

300

This show’s theme song begins with “So no one told you life was gonna be this way...”

What is "Friends"?

300

This type of bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms.

What is a covalent bond?

400

Taylor made headlines by re-recording her old albums to own the masters. This is the name of the version she adds to those re-releases.

What is "Taylor's Version"?

400

Overmixing muffin or cake batter can result in tunnels and a tough texture due to the overdevelopment of this protein.

What is gluten?

400

This year, UC Irvine officially opened its doors to students, making it one of the youngest campuses in the University of California system.

What is 1965?

400

Nick and Jess from New Girl finally officially start dating in this season.

What is Season 3?

400

This scientist developed the three laws of motion.

Who is Isaac Newton?

500

This song from the 1989 album references James Dean and "that red lip classic thing that you like."

What is "Style"?

500

This Filipino dessert features layers of shaved ice, sweetened beans, jellies, fruit, and is topped with purple yam (ube) and flan. Its name literally means “mix-mix” in Tagalog.

What is halo-halo?

500

Peter the Anteater beat out this animal in a student vote to become UCI’s official mascot (There are 4 but we will take any one)

What is a roadrunner/eagle/unicorn/seahawk?

500

This Modern Family actor holds the record for the most Emmy wins for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Who is Eric Stonestreet? (I will take Cam Tucker)

500

This group on the far right of the periodic table contains very unreactive gases like neon and argon.

What are the noble gases?