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100

These two colors make up URI’s official school colors.

What are:

Keaney Blue and White?

100

This microorganism is used to make bread rise and also in brewing beer.

What is:

Yeast?

100

Name two people on the Executive Board!

Who are:

Christiana, Edith, Morufat, Nala, Racquel, Tosin

100

Who does Taraji P. Henson portray in the movie Hidden Figures?

Who is:


Katherine Goble Johnson

100

What is the derivative of f(x) = 3x² + 2x + 1?

Whay is:

6x + 2

200

This URI mascot is named after the university's athletic teams.

What is:

Rhody the Ram?

200

These tiny living things can make you sick if you don’t wash your hands.

What are:

Germs (bacteria/viruses)?

200

How many people on the E-Board have been on the Executive Board before?

What is:

Six; All of them were on the E-Board last year, though in different roles!

200

Who was the first African American and Native American woman to earn a pilot's license in the USA?

Who is:

Bessie Smith

200

What is the integral of sec^2(x)dx?

What is:

tan(x) + c

300

This URI arena, opened in 2002, is home to the men's and women's basketball teams and seats 8,000 spectators.

What is:

The Ryan Center?

300

These animals live in colonies, work together, and are known for their underground tunnels.

What are:

Ants?


300

This popular Japanese shoe brand holds Telecommunications co-chair Christiana's interest on a metallic pair.

Hint: think animals

What is:

Onitsuka Tiger

300

Who was the first Latina astronaut to go to space?

Who is:

Ellen Ochoa!

300

Solve the differential equation: dy/dx = 5x +3

what is:

y = 5x^2/2 + 3x + c

400

This URI building, opened in 1953, was originally the home of the men's and women's basketball teams and now hosts volleyball games.

What is:

Keaney Gymnasium?

400

This process uses yeast to turn sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide, creating drinks like beer and wine.

What is:

Fermentation?

400

This E-Board member, who is not from (ANY) Providence RI, has an October Birthday!

Who is:

Morufat!

400

Chemical engineer Norma Alcantar uses what plant species to create and model sustainable solutions in materials science?

What are:

Cacti

400

what will be the output after execution of this code?

 #include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void duplicate (int& a, int& b, int&c)

{

a *= 2;

b *= 2;

c *= 2;

}

int main(){

int x = 2, y = 4, z = 5;

duplicate(x, y, z);

cout << x << y << z;

return 0;

}


What is:

4 8 10

500

This rivalry, known as the "Ocean State Rivalry," is a college basketball competition between URI and another Rhode Island university.

What is:

The rivalry between the URI Rams and the Providence Friars?

500

This group of animals, including platypuses and echidnas, lays eggs despite being mammals.

What are:

Monotremes?

500

Guess these babies!

Who are:

Baby 1 - Nala

Baby 2 - Racquel 

Baby 3 - Tosin 

Baby 4 - Edith

Baby 5 - Christiana

Baby 6 - Morufat

500

What everyday technology did Nurse and inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown create?

What is:

The Home Security System

500

Solve the circuit for Vo!


(3 Significant Digits)

What is:

3.23 Volts