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General
100

What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

K

100

What structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?

The plasma / cell membrane 

100

Who is the main character in Grey's Anatomy?

Meredith Grey 

100

What is the name of the building being constructed near M3? 

M4

100

How many rings are on the Olympic flag? 

5 rings 

200

What type of bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms?

A covalent bond

200

What molecule acts as the final electron acceptor in aerobic cellular respiration?

O2

200

What nickelodeon tv show was about quadruplets?  

Nicky Ricky Dicky and Dawn 

200

What year was UW founded? 

1957

200
How many territories does Canada have and what are they? 

Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.


300

What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen 

300

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for balance, coordination, and posture?

The cerebellum 
300

What character from Off Campus grew up in Markham Ontario? 

Dean :)

300

Which 5 buildings are connected by an underground tunnel on the main campus?

South Campus Hall, Tatham Center, Arts Lecture Hall, Modern Language (ML) and Ev1. 

300

What country does the brand Valentino originate from?

Italy

400

What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed?

The first law of thermodynamics 

400

What is the name of the junction between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released?

A synapse 

400

Finish the sentence: Who told you, you could fish here.... I thought this was state property.......

State! This? State! Hit the road dude this aint no state property, this is private property.

400

What was the design inspiration for DC?

The building was intended to look like a motherboard of a computer system in aerial (birds-eye) view

400

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to America?

France 

500

According to Le Châtelier's principle, what happens to a chemical equilibrium when more reactant is added?

The equilibrium shifts toward the products to counteract the change.

500

What is the term for a bacterium that possesses both an outer membrane and a thin peptidoglycan layer?

A Gram-negative bacterium 

500

Which mom from Dance Moms attacked Abby Lee Miller on the show? 

Kelly 

500

Who is the Dean of Science at UWaterloo?

Dr. Chris Houser

500

Which NASA spacecraft became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space?

Voyager 1