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100

Every club must send a representative to a bimonthly meeting of this organization.









    What is ASOIT? (Associated Student Body of Oregon Institute of Technology)

100

This show ran for ten years and examined great feats of engineering: 










What is Modern Marvels?

100

These tests are taken by Hogwarts students during their fifth year of school (full name)








What are the Ordinary Wizarding Levels (OWLs)?

100

Owl, along with Kanga, Rabbit, and Piglet, is one of the residents of this forest: 200







  


What is The Hundred Acre Wood?

100

This is the largest dam in North America







What is the Oroville Dam?

200

Oregon Tech has been known by these 3 different three-letter acronyms throughout its history: 

 








   What is OVS, OTI, and OIT? (Oregon Vocational School, Oregon Technology Institute, and Oregon Institute of Technology)

200

These two FBI agents were recently seen in a reboot of a popular 90s show investigating the unknown:








    Who are Scully and Mulder?

200

Hermes, Pigwidgeon, and Errol are all owls owned by members of this famous red-headed wizarding family







What is the Weasley family? OR Who are the Weasleys?

200

This is the field of study relating to the study of owls and other birds:






 


What is ornithology?

200
This is the tallest bridge in North America 







What is the Royal Gorge Bridge

300

Founded in 1852, this is America’s oldest engineering society:










What is ASCE? (American Society of Civil Engineers)

300

Known as “the science guy”, this man actually only has a degree in mechanical engineering.  










Who is Bill Nye?

300

The owl was the sacred symbol of this Greek goddess of wisdom: 200








Who is Athena?

300

This division of the British government shares its name with one of the names for a flock of owls:








What is Parliament?

300

This is the longest Truss Bridge in the world, and it is located in this Canadian City






What is Quebec Bridge in Quebec

400

The Oregon Tech chapter of this organization likes to fundraise by selling donuts in Purvine and All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Buffet tickets to Applebees:










What is EWB? (Engineers Without Borders)

400

Richard Hammond takes on the task of looking at different engineering ventures in this original series: 










What is Engineering Connections?

400

An owl answers this famous question in commercials for Tootsie Pops







What is “How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?”

400

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife identifies this many different species of owls found in Oregon (we’re looking for a number):




    






What is 14?

400

This is the town and state where the railroad that spanned America originally met from the East and West



   



What is Promontory Point, Utah

500

Though a bridge is featured in the logo for this entity, it supports research in all fields of engineering across the nation:










    What is the NAE? (National Academy of Engineering)

500

This person travels through time in a blue police box: 










Who is the Doctor?

500

This scholarship program provides scholarships for Oregon Tech-bound students who earn STEM college credits in high school: 300








What is OWLS scholarship? OR What is Opportunity for Work and Learning in STEM scholarship?

500

The nictitating membrane is one of this many sets of eyelids that owls possess:







    



What is 3?

500

This is the largest pyramid in the world (hint: it is not located in Egypt)






What is the Great Pyramid of Cholula?