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100

The is the measure of how hot or cold something is 

What is Temperature?

100

 This famous TV show features a high school chemistry teacher, Walter White, who turns to making methamphetamine to secure his family's future.

What is Breaking Bad?

100

This animated film, released by Pixar in 2003, is about a clownfish named Marlin searching for his son.

What is Finding Nemo?

100

Texas A&M University became a part of this major athletic conference in 2012, leaving the Big 12 Conference.

What is the Southeastern Conference (SEC)?

100

This English scientist formulated the three laws of motion.

 Who is Isaac Newton?

200

This state of matter expands to fill its container and has no fixed shape.

What is a gas?

200

This character from the Marvel universe, who was once an engineer, becomes the superhero Iron Man after creating a high-tech suit of armor.

Who is Tony Stark?

200

This character from Friends is known for his sarcastic humor and his role as a paleontologist.

Who is Ross Geller?

200

This is the mascot of Texas A&M University, known for its role at sporting events and the annual "Midnight Yell" practice.

Who is Reveille?

200

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is called this.

What is inertia?

300

This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or converted.

What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?

300

In this movie, the main character, Dr. Emmett Brown, uses his knowledge of chemistry and engineering to invent a time machine from a DeLorean.

What is Back to the Future?

300

This famous British band, known for songs like "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be," became a cultural phenomenon in the 1960s.

Who are The Beatles?

300

This is the year Texas A&M University was founded, making it one of the oldest public universities in Texas.

What is 1876?

300

The rotational equivalent of force.

What is torque?

400

This is the energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.

What is specific heat?

400

Was responsible for creating an atomic bomb. Also a recent motion picture.

Who is Oppenheimer?

400

This actress, who starred in The Princess Diaries and Les Misérables, married her longtime love, Adam Shulman, in 2012.

Who is Anne Hathaway?

400

This unique Texas A&M event, typically held at Kyle Field, involves a large gathering of Aggie students to practice their cheers and show support for the football team before the big game.

What is Midnight Yell?

400

The work done when a 10 N force moves an object 5 meters in the direction of the force.

What is 50 joules?

500

In an isothermal process involving an ideal gas, this thermodynamic quantity remains constant throughout the process, even as the volume and pressure change.

What is temperature?


500

This legendary chemist, known for discovering radium and polonium, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. 

Who is Marie Curie?

500

In 2022, this model and television personality, known for The Kardashians, married musician Travis Barker in an over-the-top ceremony in Italy.

Who is Kourtney Kardashian?

500

This TikTok personality and content creator became widely known for her humorous "Kombucha Girl" meme and has since gained a large following for her relatable and comedic content. (She went to TAMU)

Who is Brittany Broski?

500

This number, named after an engineer, determines whether fluid flow is laminar or turbulent.

What is the Reynolds number?