Cohort 2025 Trivia
Gemstone Staff
Terp Trivia
Four Years of Trivia
General Trivia
100
How many Gemstone teams are in our cohort?
14
100
Who is the Director of Gemstone?
Dr. Lovell
100
What round of March Madness have both the Men's and Women's Basketball teams progressed to this season?
Sweet Sixteen!
100
Where was Gems Formal located last semester?
Mulligan's at the UMD Golf Course
100
This is the most commonly used letter in the English alphabet
What is the letter "E"?
200
Name the team that is conducting research into improving policing practices
GAHSP
200
Who is the Associate Director of Gemstone?
Dr. Lansverk
200
What are the consequences of stepping on the Point of Failure?
You do not graduate in four years
200
What color were our Gems Camp shirts?
Tie-Dye
200
In Greek Mythology, this Titan stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans
Who is Prometheus?
300
Name the team that is working to remove nalidixic acid resistance from E. coli using CRISPR-Cas9
SUPERBUG
300
Who is the Program Manager for Student Engagement?
Bri Lucas
300
What is the nickname for the Maryland Men's Basketball team's starting five players?
The Crab Five
300
What item did the prankster in GEMS104 bring to lecture?
A handle of New Amsterdam
300
The currency used in the United Kingdom is called this
What is the Pound (or British Pound Sterling)?
400
Which of these 3 teams is not part of our cohort? HEMO, GABA, QCrypt
GABA
400
Who is the Operations Specialist?
Leslie Lizama
400
Name one movie containing scenes that were shot on UMD's campus.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets or St. Elmo's Fire
400
Name 5 Gems Camp Leaders
John, Katie, William, Lily,
400
This U.S. State has the most coastline of any in the country
What is Alaska?
500
Name 2 of 3 teams that were part of the 2023 library awards
BMM, Fungi, and SUPERBUG
500
Who is Gemstone's Graduate Assistant?
Jannelle Dang
500
What is the only currently standing academic building that survived the 1912 Great Fire.
Morrill Hall
500
Name two projects that did not make it through the final vote of project ideas
Team Home, Team MARKET, LO-RASP, COME, Team Turtle, TRAIN, ORGANO, Power Drainers, REVIVE, Improving Healthcare with Blockchain, Team Perfuse, Team Educare, MediaBias, Transition Metals Against Tuberculosis, Project ADVOCATE
500
This city is known as the "City of Light"
What is Paris?