Food and Drink
Science
College Prep
Potpourri "Miscellaneous"
PCDC
100

This food item comprises of a meat sausage, served hot, in a long, soft roll and topped with various condiments 

What is a hot dog?

100

The third planet from the Sun

What is Earth?


100

This standardized test, along with the ACT, is used as a basic metric for most college and university admissions in the United States.

What is the SAT

100

Decisive turning point of action in a story

What is the climax?

100

What does PCDC stand for?

Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation

200

This drink item is normally served hot on a cold day. It is typically chocolate flavored.

What is hot cocoa

200

The largest blood vessel in the human body.

What is the aorta?

200

How many years does it normally take to finish an Associate's degree?

Two years

200

Number of milligrams in a gram

What is 1,000?

200

What are the current workshop days (non-SAT) for the club?

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

300

This food item is considered a staple in Asian households. It is normally eaten during dinner time, along with other complementary side dishes with it.

What is rice?


300

The periodic table symbol for this element is K

What is potassium?

300

At what date do FAFSA applications usually open?

October 1

300

The next number in the sequence 4, 16, 64, ...

What is 256?

300

These two individuals are the person of contact for the Teen Club

Who is Rosaline Yang and Xiongzhou Zhang?

400

Motto: "America runs on '...'"

What is Dunkin?

400

A period of decreased global temperatures and near-global freezing of the Earth that ended roughly 10,000 years ago.

What is the Ice Age?

400

What is a personal statement? (hint: essay)

A personal statement is an essay you write about yourself to help college admissions counselors learn about your goals, your background, and why you want to attend their school.

400

Literary device in which the literal meaning of the word is the opposite of the intended. (hint: iron)

What is irony?

400

The link to our Teen Club Zoom meeting is?

500

A popular sandwich food in Philadelphia

What is a cheesesteak?

500

The absolute temperature scale with its lowest point being zero is named for this scientist who introduced it.

Who is (William Thomson) Kelvin?

500

True or False? You do not have to start preparing for college until your senior year of high school.

(False) It is never too early to start preparing for college. You can even start in middle school by learning what you need to apply to college.

500

An organism that eats both plants and animals is a(n)?

What is an omnivore?

500

True or false: The PCDC Teen Club Program is open to certain adults and college students

False! Only High school students and middle school students.