Science
Cornell
Math
PSP
Halloween
100

What layer of Earth is made up of molten rock and lies directly beneath the crust?

The mantle

100

In the late 19th century, Cornell’s red-and-white football uniforms reportedly inspired the logo of what company?

Campbell's Soup

100

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of this number.

13

100

What are the three tripod values?

Scholarship, leadership, fellowship (+service)

100

What vegetable were the original jack-o'-lanterns made from?

Turnip

200

What is the largest ocean on the planet?

Pacific Ocean

200

How many bells does the Cornell Chimes have? (Bonus: how many did they use to have?)

21 (9 then)

200
This number has no corresponding roman numeral

Zero (0)

200

What is the name of Phi Sigma Pi's National Philanthropic partner?

HOBY: Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership

200

What was the first individually wrapped candy created specifically for Halloween?

Candy Corn
300

What is the only rock to float on water?

Pumice
300

Two verses of the “Alma Mater” are traditionally sung; how many verses does the song actually have?

6

300

At what temperature do Celsius and Fahrenheit scales show the same measurement

-40C = -40F

300

What is the supreme legislative body of the National Fraternity?

Grand Chapter

300

What year did the Salem witch trials start?

1692

400

How many elements are on the periodic table?

118
400

What is the seating capacity of the Schoellkopf Crescent?

21,500

400

How many numbers have the letter "a" when counting from 0 all the way to 1000

1 (it's 1000)

400

What is the date of Phi Sigma Pi's founding?

February 14, 1916

400

What did Heidi Klum dress up as for Halloween this year?

ET

500

What process describes the phase change from a solid to a gas?

Sublimation

500

A Cornell alumni that the first new facility to be built on the Pew Engineering Quad in two decades is named after

Martin. Y. Tang

500

What shape has largest area of any shape with the same perimeter?

Circle

500

Phi Sigma Pi was established at the State Teachers College at Warrensburg, MO. What is the school now known as?

University of Central Missouri

500

What is the word to describe a fear of Halloween?

Samhainophobia