Universities
Famous Academics
AVID Strategies
Winter Holidays
Potpourri
100

This university is located in Eugene, OR and boasts the #1 football team in the country

University of Oregon

100

This person is widely considered among the smartest people who ever lived. He's most known for his Theory of Relativity.

Albert Einstein

100

List the full words for each letter of the WICOR acronym.

Writing
Inquiry
Collaboration
Organization
Reading

100

What is the name of the reindeer with a red nose who guides Santa’s sleigh?

Rudolph

100

What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?

Tinker Bell

200

This university is located in Berkeley, CA and is known for it's world-famous physics department.

University of California, Berkeley (or Cal for short)

200

An astrophysicist, known for hosting the highly popular TV series 'Cosmos'

Neil deGrasse Tyson

200

What is the name of the system used to take focused notes with an essential question, question column, a notes section, and a summary?

Cornell Notes

200

What is the final line in the poem 'Twas The Night Before Christmas?

“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night”

200

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

300

This university is located in Boston, MA and is known as one of the oldest and most prominent universities in the United States.

Harvard University

300

A mathematician and physicist, known for known for identifying the laws of motion and, after getting hit in the head with an apple, developed the theory of gravity.

Sir Isaac Newton

300

There are three levels to this type of questioning. We use these types of questions in tutorials every week.

Costa's

300

In what country did the tradition of decorating Christmas trees originate?

Germany

300

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo da Vinci

400

This university is located in Idaho. This year's Heisman Trophy runner-up is currently enrolled here.

Boise State

400

This scientist developed the 'Heliocentric' model for the solar system, which placed the Sun at the center rather than the Earth.

Copernicus

400

In which step in the AVID tutorial process is the 60-second speech?

Step 4

400

What is the name of the nine-branched candelabrum used during Hanukkah?

Menorah

400

What is the term for water changing from a liquid to a gas?

Evaporation

500

This historically black university in Washington DC is the alma mater of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Howard University

500

She was a pioneer in radioactivity and the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Marie Curie

500

What tools are used to visually organize information, such as Venn diagrams, concept maps, and flowcharts, to help with learning and studying?

Graphic organizers

500

How many days is Kwanzaa celebrated?

Seven

500

What is the name of the process where plants use sunlight to make food?

Photosynthesis