March Madness
Science
By the Numbers
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Potpourri
100

These two teams battled it out in the 2022 NCAA National Championship game and ended the game with a 3-point difference 

Who are Kansas and UNC Chapel Hill?

100

In an experiment, the group used for comparison is called this

What is the control group?
100

An intoxicated person is this many "sheets to the wind"

What is 3?

100

Seriously, let go of this waffle from Kellogg's that comes in Nutri-Grain & blueberry styles

What is Eggo?

100

These rodents are born with soft fur in addition to their quills, which harden within hours.

What are Porcupines?

200

These four teams are named No. 1 seeds in the 2023 men's NCAA tournament (need to name 1)

Who are Kansas, Alabama, Houston, or Purdue?

200

By mass, it's the most abundant element in the Earth's crust and in your body.

What is oxygen?

200

Channels in a classical Doric column, or the January date of a traditional presidential inauguration

What is 20?

200

It's usually on weekends & a post-wedding one for out-of-town guests is a nice tradition

What is brunch?

200

This Microsoft program was originally called Presenter.

What is Microsoft Powerpoint?

300

In 1939, this green and yellow Pac-12 team won the first NCAA basketball national championship tournament

Who is Oregon?

300

Surprisingly, the Earth is closest to the sun during this winter month.

What is January?

300

"Formula" this "cleans up after grease, grime & gusto"

What is 409?
300

The 2-word name of this small British meal combines a part of the day and a beverage

What is afternoon tea?
300

The HT in HTML & HTTP stands for this.

What is Hyper Text?
400

The last team to go undefeated in the regular season & win it all was this Bloomington bunch in 1976

Who are the Indiana Hoosiers?

400

Bed bugs are attracted to this gas, as it indicates the presence of humans, so they can be lured with dry ice

What is carbon dioxide?

400

Martin Luther's posted number of theses

95

400

This pungent spice native to India's Malabar coast is said to be the world's top-selling spice.

What is pepper?

400

This alliterative quality is the reason that, as they say, once you learn to ride a bike, you'll never forget

What is muscle memory?

500

It's likely no team will break the record of 7 titles in a row won by this West Coast squad from 1967 to 1973

What is UCLA?

500

These waves, from Greek for "shake," that pass through the Earth's rocks are caused by earthquakes.

What are seismic waves?

500

In the Bareknaked Ladies 1998 song, "One Week", lead singer Steven Page says it's been this many days "since you laughed at me"

What is 5?

500

zagat.com lists "DC's Best for" this type of breakfast where business & political deals get done

What is a power breakfast?

500

TED, as in TED Talk, stands for these three broad subject areas that are collectively shaping our world. 

What is Technology, Entertainment, Design?