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100

What is U of I's largest arena?

State Farm Center

100

What engineering principle does a lever use to achieve greater output than input?

Mechanical advantage

100

Which singer is known as the "Queen of Pop" and released the hit song "Like a Virgin"?

Madonna

100

Where was Jesus born?

Bethlehem

100

Which sport is known as "America's pastime"?

Baseball

200

What is the oldest building on campus?

Mumford Hall

200

What is the mathematical term for "finding the area underneath a curve"?

Integrate

200

Which animated TV show features a family living in the fictional town of Springfield?

The Simpsons

200

Where was Jesus crucified?

Golgotha

200

In basketball, how many points is a free throw worth?

One point

300

How many residence halls does the U of I have?

24

300

Which element has the highest conductivity at room temperature?

Silver

300

What movie is this quote from:

"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse."?

The Godfather

300

Who lived for 969 years?

Methusalah 

300

Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles in men's soccer?

Brazil

400

What famous browser was created at the U of I?

Mosaic

400

What is the name of the effect that explains the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

Refraction

400

What is the full name of Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor house ghost in Harry Potter?

Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington

400

Who are the "Sons of Thunder"?

James & John

400

In tennis, what is the term for a score of zero?

Love

500

What is the U of I's motto?

Learning & Labor

500

In computer science, what does the term "Turing complete" mean?

A system capable of performing any computation given enough time and memory.

500

In film history, who was the first director to win three Academy Awards for Best Director?

John Ford

500

How many witnesses does the book of Revelation talk about prophesying in the street?

Two

500

Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in a single Olympic Games?

Michael Phelps (8 golds in the 2008 Beijing Olympics)