History
History:
What was the name of the 3rd president of the USA?
Thomas Jefferson
General:
Name the only continent on which spiders and snakes don't live.
Antarctica
Trivia:
What international organization replaced the League of Nations?
United Nations
Science:
What type of blood cell helps fight infection?
White blood cells (leukocytes)
Ursinus:
What is the largest major at Ursinus (by percentage)?
Biology (12%)
Trivia:
What people/civilization invented democracy?
Greeks
General:
What food is traditionally used to make guacamole?
Avocado
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
Science:
What scientist proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Ursinus:
"Roughly" when did Ursinus begin its shift towards a secular institution?
1960s (with the removal of mandatory chapel)
History:
What Year Did WW2 end?
1945
General:
What instrument measures earthquakes?
Seismograph
Trivia:
Which country was formerly known as Persia?
Iran
Science:
What part of the cell is responsible for producing energy?
Mitochondria
What is the oldest building at Ursinus?
Bomberger Memorial Hall (1891)
History:
Which document formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris
General:
What language has the most native speakers worldwide?
Mandarin Chinese
Trivia:
Which African country has the largest population?
Nigeria
Science:
What organ system controls hormones in the body?
Endocrine system
Ursinus:
Name at least 5 of the institutions that compete in the Centennial conference (out of Ursinus)
Bryn Mawr, Dickinson, F&M, Gettysburg, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, McDaniel, Muhlenberg, Swarthmore, Washington
History:
What Supreme Court case established “separate but equal”?
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
General :
What organ in the human body can regenerate itself?
The liver
Trivia:
Which country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
Italy
Science:
What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
Ursinus:
What famous celebrity briefly visited Ursinus last year?
Gordon Ramsay