Fun Fact Friday
Department Trivia
It's totally Epoch?
Minerals
New Eboard
100
What is the longest mountain range in the world?
The Andes
100
Where is room 220?
It doesn't exist!
100
Cretaceous
Period
100
What kind of mineral was in the 9 foot geode at AMNH?
Amethyst
100
True or false: both new eboard members are Earth science majors
False! Eva is an environmental engineering major, Benicio is an EEB major.
200
What geological formation is seen in the movie Tremors?
Alabama Hills mountain range
200
Does someone live in Beach Hall?
Not anymore! (For the second time)
200
Pliocene
Epoch
200
What minerals are in Moroccan geodes?
Sugar quartz
200
What was Benicio's first major?
Quantitative finance!
300
What dinosaur skeleton used to be posed incorrectly at AMNH?
T. Rex
300
What Professors are Married?
Tracy and Chris
300
Oligocene
Epoch
300
What language is the mineral poster in in the cavern?
German
300
What is Eva's favorite avian dinosuar?
Pigeons
400
Who was the mineral Nashite named after?
Dr. Barbra P. Nash, the first trans geologist to have a mineral named after her!
400
Who is Beach Hall named after? And what did they do?
Charles Lewis Beach - 4th President of UConn
400
Visean
Age
400
What mineral killed Victoria?
Cinnabar!
400
Which of the following did Benicio work at:
Hot Topic, Zumiez, Spencer's, Home Depot
Zumiez
500
What is this?
A thunder egg
500
Where do the miscellaneous rodents live in this building?
Christin's office!
500
Carnian
Age
500
What stone is only found in the Dominican Republic?
Larimar
500
Which eboard member was born in the same state as Eva?
Zac (New Jersey)