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Located in the basement level of University Hall, this dedicated, 24-hour lounge offers a study and community space specifically for students in this major

What is nursing

200

In 1927, this aviator became the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic

Who was Charles Lindbergh

200

If you need to step away from your computer, you might type this three-letter acronym to your friends

What is BRB or AFK

200

Based on a memoir, this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is set in Austria just before World War II

What is The Sound of Music

200

Thanks to its low moisture and high acidity, 3,000-year-old containers of this food found in Egyptian tombs never spoiled and remain chemically preserved today

What is honey

400

Situated in the main plaza right outside University Hall, this dynamic, bright red public sculpture by artist David Black is unofficially and affectionately known by this name

What is B.A.R.T.

400

After leaping from a Northwest Orient Boeing 727 with a $200,000 ransom, this infamous hijacker was never conclusively identified

Who was D. B. Cooper

400

Constantly refreshing your social media feeds out of anxiety that you are being left out is a textbook sign of this

What is FOMO

400

This celebrity chef is famous for his hot temper, yelling at contestants, and calling people an "idiot sandwich."

Who is Gordon Ramsay?

400

This festive, two-word name refers to a hidden message, joke, or surprise feature tucked inside a movie, video game, or TV show

What is an Easter egg

600

Located near University Hall, this building is named after the former president of a now-defunct Dayton department store chain founded in 1853

What is Rike Hall

600

The color of an airplane’s “black box” flight recorder

What is Orange

600

Owned by Amazon, this massive online database is the go-to four-letter destination for movie buffs looking up film trivia and cast lists

What is IMDb

600

Producers Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray originally pitched this unscripted 1992 MTV series as a low-cost alternative to daytime soap operas

What is The Real World

600

It takes the title of the world's only mammal naturally capable of true, sustained flight

What is a bat

800

The official title of David Black’s central outdoor artwork is titled with this navigational phrase

Turning Points

800

The iconic first flight on December 17, 1903, lasted only this long, covering a distance of just 120 feet

What is 12 seconds

800

This U.S. Green Building Council certification grades eco-friendly buildings on their sustainable design and maintenance

What is LEED

800

This 1985 PC game is notorious for teaching players about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life, including dying of dysentery

What is The Oregon Trail

800

Today it means a highly intelligent but socially awkward person, but in 1950 it debuted as a creature in Dr. Seuss's If I Ran the Zoo

What is a nerd

1000

This is the year that University Hall was first occupied

What is 1999

1000

The Department of Commerce began issuing the first federal civilian pilot licenses in April of this year

What is 1927

1000

Members of this literary society vote on the winners of the Hugo Awards, a tradition that began in 1953

What is the WSFS

1000

This titular character is the only one from a Disney animated feature film who never utters a word

Who is Dumbo

1000

This highly porous rock, created during explosive volcanic eruptions, is full of gas bubbles and stands as the only stone that floats on water

What is pumice