BMCC History
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General World Knowledge
100

What does RHT stand for?

Richard Harris Terrace

100

Which office provides consultation and administrative support to student government, student organizations and student media groups? 

The Office of Student Activities (OSA)

100

Who is known as the father of mathematics?


Archimedes

100

What human secretion contains a powerful antibiotic known as dermcidin?              


Sweat

100

Where is the capital of the United States?


Washington, DC

200

Who is the current president of Student Government Association?

Sekou Koulibaly

200

What office at BMCC provides information about work-study? 


Financial Aid Office

200

Which of the following is not a measure of central location?

a. mean
b. median
c. variance
d. mode
e. None of the above answers is correct.

c. variance

200

What would you get if you mix all light colors together?


White

200

In what country would you find the Taj Mahal?


India

300

In what sports does BMCC have intercollegiate teams?

Basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball

300

Which program provides personalized advisement, career counseling, tutoring, and tuition gap waivers for eligible students, MTA Metrocards and textbook vouchers?


Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP)

300

A method of checking arithmetical calculation such as (+, –, ×, ÷) etc. is popularly known as :
(a) Casting out Nines
(b) ARLC Test
(c) QED
(d) Hopital Rule


(a) Casting out Nines

300

Where sound travels faster, either in water or air?



Water

300

What are the three states of matter?


solid, liquid, gas

400

What is the name of the first president of BMCC?

Martin Dworkis

400

Which office supports students in developing and enhancing hands-on skills, and in obtaining global experiences through domestic and international opportunities which include internships, study abroad courses, and service learning?

The Office of Internships and Experiential Learning

400

What is the value of Golden ratio which is made popular recently by the book the Da Vinci Code?
(a) 1.414
(b) 1.618
(c) 1.723
(d) 3.142


(b) 1.618

400

What’s calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters? 


Body Mass Index

400

In 1804, following a successful slave revolt from the French, the nation of Haiti was established on which Caribbean island?


Hispaniola

500

How many presidents have BMCC had in its history?

10

500

List 5 services provided by the Single Stop Office?

  • legal services
  • financial counseling
  • tax preparation
  • health insurance
  • Pathways for Expecting and Parenting Students (PEPS)
  • Panther Pantry
  • SNAP
500

The famous Bakhshali manuscript was written in which script?
(a) Devnagri
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Sarada
(d) Brabmi


(c) Sarada

500

Which of the noble gasses is having A as its first letter?


Argon

500

From 1940 to 1991 the USSR (or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was divided into 15 republics. Name three of these former republics.


Any of the following can be accepted: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belorussia (or Belarus), Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia (or Kyrgyzstan), Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia (or Moldova), Russia, Tadzhikistan (or Tajikistan), Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.