Food Waste
This percentage of food becomes waste, according to the USDA
This discipline of mountain biking (as opposed to downhill) is the only form of mountain biking practiced in the Olympics
What is cross-country mountain biking
This annual event began in 1925 was attended by over 700,000 people in 2023 (much to the chagrin of many "locals")
What is the National Cherry Festival
This branch/discipline of engineering was borne out of a need to safely operate steam-driven machinery
According to the Department of Education, this percent of students in associate degree programs experience food insecurity (unreliable access to food)
What is 25% (20 to 30% is acceptable)
More than 80% of Americans discard perfectly good food because of a misunderstanding of this
What are expiration labels/dates
This California county is widely accepted to be the birthplace of mountain biking back in the late 1960s
What is Marin County
This annual event named after a local roadway features run, bike, and paddle events
What is the M22 challenge
Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin invented the revolutionary V-type three-point version of this safety object in 1959
What is a seatbelt
According to a 2018 Nutrients study, food insecurity affected student GPA's by this much on average
What is approximately 0.20. Food-insecure students had an average GPA of 3.33/4.00 whereas food-secure students had an average GPA of 3.51/4.00. (0.15 to 0.25 is acceptable)
Decaying food waste produces this highly potent greenhouse gas
What is methane
This local event is the world's largest single-day mountain bike race
What is the Iceman Cometh Challenge
This popular "village" on the west edge of Traverse City was once home to the Northern Michigan Asylum
NASA's Apollo 15 mission was staffed with astronauts who all attended this university
What is the University of Michigan (Go Blue!)
This resource on NMC's campus provides free food to students through a "store" in the Osterlin building
What is the NMC food pantry
Between homes, restaurants/grocery stores, farms and factories, this is the largest single source of food waste
What are residential homes (43%). Restaurants/grocery stores produce 40%, farms 16% and factories 2% (Feeding America)
This trail network in Williamsburg, MI features more than 75 miles of mountain bike trails
What is the VASA trail network
This annual event in downtown Traverse City provides both tourists and residents with a way to ring in the new year
What is the Cherry-T Ball Drop
This 363-mile waterway named after a great lake was opened in 1825 and was mocked during construction as a "big ditch" or "folly" but ended up dramatically transforming the transportation network in the United States
What is the Erie Canal
What is 11 am to 6 pm
This popular Northern Michigan vacation spot is well-known for being a pioneer in composting
What is Mackinac Island.
What is a Fat Bike (or Fat-Tire Bike)
This annual event began in 1983 and affords runners with the opportunity to slog 26.2 miles up and down the Old Mission peninsula
What is the Bayshore Marathon
Named after a German engineer born in 1832, this is the name of the idealized thermodynamic cycle used by spark-ignited internal combustion engines
What is the Otto Cycle
Vending machines on NMCs campus are managed by this 3rd party supplier
Who is Canteen