College Basketball
Geno Auriemma leads this team, often considered the best in the women's game
what is UConn?
'Girl With a Pearl Earring' was painted by this Dutch artist
who is Vermeer?
This ended in France in the late 18th century with the beheading of Louis XVI
what is the French Revolution?
The 'Shot Heard Round the World' happened at this location, forever changing history
what is Lexington and Concord?
The TCA Cycle happens here, in the 'powerhouse of the cell'
what is the mitochondrion?
you would find Duke's faithful in this historic basketball gym
What is Cameron Indoor Stadium?
this process was the first widely available photography method; named for a French scientist
what is daguerrotype?
this term encompasses all of the parts of the computer you can't visibly see (browsers, firewalls, extensions, etc)
what is software?
This Asian civilization was one of the earliest known to have an underground plumbing system
who are the Harrapans?
you might have trouble leaving the Milky Way because of this area, just past Pluto
what is the Kuiper belt?
Let's go Greek! The Houston Cougars of the 1980s were better known by this nickname
what is Phi Slamma Jamma?
'Great Wave off Kanagawa' is part of this series of paintings
what is 'Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji'?
'Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy' is one of many studio albums by this European musician
who is Elton John?
A noteworthy blunder: Vice President Dan Quayle misspelled this word on national television at a school spelling bee
what is potato?
Name that Group! Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine
what is halogens?
Instead of a jump ball, let's look at this object to see which team controls the inbound
what is the possession arrow?
Everyone was welcome to join Bob Ross and his happy little trees for over 10 years in this television program
what is The Joy of Painting?
This was the preferred shoe of NBA athletes from the 1950s until the 1970s
what are Converse?
this 1890 Congressional Act helped put a stop to monopolies and allow free trade and competition
what is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
This branch of physics studies how objects move under the effect(s) of physical forces
what is classical mechanics?
In 2023, 1-seed Purdue suffered a loss to this 16-seeded team; it was only the second time in men's history this happened
what is Fairleigh Dickinson (FDU)?
Impressionists often used this technique in their paintings, also known as alla prima
what is wet-on-wet?
this river is the only one to cross the Equator twice; it is also the world's deepest
what is the Congo?
Ronald Wayne sold his share of this company for $800 in 1977, only twelve days after he co-founded it
what is Apple Computer?
Electrons are oriented opposite each other while sharing space due to this phenomenon
what is quantum spin?