Astronomy
What are the rings of Saturn made of?
water ice and rocks (or rocky material)
Who was the NFL MVP for 2025?
Josh Allen
What process converts genetic information into RNA ?
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Different parts of your tongue are dedicated to specific tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter).
False/myth (the "tongue map" was a result of a mistranslation of a 1901 paper.)
Every year, after which holiday does Buffalo host the world’s largest disco event?
The saturday after thanksgiving
What is the invisible boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing, not even light can escape.
Event Horizon
Who won the world series last year?
Answer: LA Dodgers
What property allows proteins to interact specifically with certain molecules?
Specificity
If you drop a piece of food on the floor, it is safe to eat as long as you pick it up within 5 seconds.
False/myth (contamination is instantaneous, depends on the surface not the time)
What is the name of the largest Polish celebration in the US that happens in Buffalo?
Dyngus Day! April 6th
First living organism to be intentionally sent to space?
Fruit fly
Name the 2 NFL teams with the most Superbowl wins
Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots
What mechanism increases genetic diversity by exchanging DNA segments?
Recombination
The cigarette lighter was invented before the safety match
TRUE
Buffalo was once one of the busiest inland ports in the world—what major engineering project directly caused this economic boom?
Erie Canal
What is the point in an object’s orbit where it is closest to the Sun is called?
Perihelion
Which are the participating countries for the 2030 FIFA WC?
Answer: Morroco, Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
What evolutionary force preserves essential residues across homologous proteins?
Negative selection
Toilet water in Australia spins in the opposite direction than it does in the US because of the Coriolis Effect.
False/myth (toilet bowl way too small for the effect and also engineers can make them spin any way they want)
Buffalo’s geography plays a key role in its extreme winter weather. The city’s most intense lake-effect snowstorms occur when cold air moves across which Great Lake and blows from which general direction?
Lake Erie and Southwest to West winds
What is the exact speed of light (to the nearest whole number)? In metres per second
299,792,458 m/ sec
Who is the person jumping in the NBA logo?
Answer: Jerry West
Which level of protein structure is defined by long-range interactions between side chains rather than backbone hydrogen bonding?
Tertiary structure
The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one.
True (His ashes were placed in a Pringles can at his request.)
What is the name of the president who was assisinated in Buffalo? What organization was founded after this event
William McKinley the 25th president of the United States! The Secret Service was founded after this to keep US presidents alive