Pseudosciences
Universe Phenomenon
Name the Planet
Name The Major
Miscellaneous
200

This infamous theory claims that the earth is not actually a sphere but  

What is flat

200

An explosion that occurs in the later stages of a star’s life

What is a Supernova?

200

This planet orbits while being tilted on a side.

What is Uranus?

200

This major is by far the most popular major at UMD

What is computer science

200

This name is the most popular name in the world.

What is Mohammed?

400

This conspiracy theory claims that many of the world's leaders are not humans, but secretly 

What are lizards

400

An incredibly dense star made up of the collapsed core of a previous star.

What is a Neutron Star?

400

This planet is the most distant that can still be seen with the naked eye.

What is Saturn?

400

This agricultural major at UMD is designed to keep your putts and drives perfect

What is turf and golf course management

400

This man was the first ever person to be named by Time magazine as the Man of the Year.

Who is Charles Lindbergh?

600

This Israeli personality was famous for bending spoons

Who is Uri Geller

600

A coronal mass ejection from the sun that can shut down power grids across Earth.

What is a Solar Flare?

600

This planet's orbit has the shortest average radius from the Sun while remaining outside of the asteroid belt.

What is Jupiter?

600

This engineering major at UMD is focused on helping protect you from this hot topic

What is Fire Protection engineering

600

This animal is the only mammal that is incapable of jumping.

What is an elephant?

800

Invalid logic often used to establish arguments in pseudoscience

What is a logical fallacy?

800

The form of energy that is responsible for the universe’s expansion.

What is Dark Energy?

800

This planet is home to the biggest observed volcano in our solar system.

What is Mars?

800

This is the most common undergraduate major in the US

What is business

800

This animal’s putrid stench can be smelled by humans from a mile away.

What is a skunk?

1000

Cerealogists deny Doug Bower's involvement in this pseudoscience concept.

What are crop circles?

1000

A type of matter where it’s subatomic particles behave in an opposite manner to normal matter.

What is Antimatter?

1000

This planet is gradually shrinking over time.

What is Mercury?

1000

Bagpiping is a major that can be earned at this Pittsburgh university

What is Carnegie Mellon?

1000

Karaoke originated in Japan, and when translated from Japanese, means this.

What is “Empty Orchestra”