Vanderbilt
General Knowledge
OCCM
STEM
Bible
100

What is the name of Vanderbilt's residential college system for first-year students?

The Commons

100

How many bones are in the adult human body?

206

100

When are the OCCM Vandy weekly meetings?

Tuesday @6:30

100

What is the lightest element on the periodic table?

Hydrogen

100

Who led the Israelites after Moses' death?

Joshua

200

What is Vanderbilt's Latin motto?

 Crescere aude — “Dare to grow.” 


200

Which blood type is known as the universal donor?

O Negative

200

Who is our Regional Director?

Paul Messiah

200

What is the only even prime number?

2

200

Which Gospel contains the Sermon on the Mount?

Matthew

300

How many residential colleges does Vanderbilt currently have for upper-division students?

6

300

What is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state?

Q

300

What was the Vanderbilt summer retreat theme 2026?

Life of Prayer

300

What is the value of Pi rounded to the first four decimal places?

3.1415

300

Which Old Testament prophet was swallowed by a great fish?

Jonah

400

What is Vanderbilt’s official school color?

Black and Gold

400

What is the largest internal organ in the human body?

Liver

400

What welcome week event did Mirola and Meheta meet for the first time?

Hopdoddy Fellowship 

400

What is the specific term for a chemical bond formed by the attraction between two oppositely charged ions, typically occurring between a metal and a nonmetal?

Ionic Bond

400

Which New Testament book describes the events of Pentecost and the early church?

Acts

500

What is the oldest surviving building on Vanderbilt's campus?

Kirkland Hall

500

Which two countries share the longest international land border?

United States and Canada

500

Who is the youngest committee member?

Mirola

500

What type of material allows electrical current or heat to flow through it easily?

Conductor

500

Which Old Testament book contains the verse, “The righteous shall live by his faith”?

Habakkuk