Neuroscience
To be an Aggie
Sports
___science
Vines
100
another name for a "nerve cell"
What is a neuron
100
The conference TAMU plays in for collegiate sports
What is the SEC?
100
The 12th man stands for the entire football game, including the half-time performance by this group.
What is the Fighting Texas Aggie Marching Band?
100
This is the hardest naturally occurring substance
What is a diamond
100
"Hurricane Katrina? More like ________!"
What is Hurricane Tortilla?
200
The junction between two (or more!) neurons
What is a synapse
200
She is the queen of Aggieland, and the highest ranking member of the military on campus.
Who is Lady Reveille
200
The head football coach of Texas A&M
Who is Jimbo Fischer?
200
This animal has the highest blood pressure... A: Giraffe, B: Blue Whale, C: Elephant, D: Flea
What is A: Giraffe. Because of its extremely long neck, the giraffe must rely on its oversized heart (two feet long and twenty-five pounds!) to pump blood all the way to its head. As a result, the giraffe has the highest blood pressure of any animal: 280/180 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) at heart level when prone -- more than twice the blood pressure of an average human. Not surprisingly, because of their high blood pressure, giraffes are prone to heart attacks.
200
"I spilled lipstick in your _________."
What is Valentino Bag?
300
Two main divisions of the nervous system
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
300
The way to counteract the curse walking across the seal on Military Walk.
What is walking backwards across the seal?
300
The diameter of the basketball hoop in inches
What is 18 inches?
300
The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus, the tail, and the _____. A: Zenith, B: Umbra, C: Radiant, D: Coma
What is the Coma?
300
"Ah! Stop! You almost made me drop my _________!"
What is Croissant?
400
This living animal has the heaviest brain... A: African Bush Elephant, B: Black Rhinoceros, C: Sperm Whale, D: Human
What is C. Sperm Whales. They have the heaviest brain of any living animal. The average Sperm Whale's brain weighs more than 20 pounds (9 kilograms) which is about 4 times heavier than the average human brain
400
This "aggie gold" is a symbol to the whole world that the person who has it is an aggie for life.
What is the aggie ring?
400
What are the two parts of the winter biathalon?
What is cross country skiing and rifle shooting?
400
This year boasted the first woman in space... A: 1963, B: 1968, C: 1973, D: 1983
What is A. 1963. The first woman in space was Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova in Vostok 6 (U.S.S.R.).
400
Finish the quote: "What do you have?"
What is "A KNIFE!!!!!" ("No!!!!")
500
This Spanish Neuroscientist is famous for many anatomical discoveries in the brain, and almost more famous for his meticulous drawings of what he saw! One of which is pictured below
Who is Romon Y Cajal
500
The 6 core values of Aggieland.
What is loyalty, integrity, excellence, leadership, selfless service, and respect?
500
When a bowler makes 3 strikes in a row, it is now called this.
What is a turkey?
500
The largest hailstone recorded was closest to this object in diameter... A: basketball B: softball C: tennis ball D: golf ball
What is A: basketball. The largest hailstone ever recorded was 17.5 inches in diameter - bigger than a basketball.
500
Finish the quote: "I brought you myrrh. Mur-der!"
What is "Judas! No...!"