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UB Trivia! :)
100

This Houston-raised artist has over 25 Grammys!

Who is Beyoncé?

100

Don't be sad! Every cloud has a _____.

What is "silver lining?"

100
This is a pale brown color.

What is beige?

100
This game involves buying property or land.

What is Monopoly?

100
Students have this event in the fall and spring consisting of virtual and in-person activities to celebrate and unite our program!

What is UB Spirit Week?

200

This rapper infamously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

Who is Kanye West?

200

As our Executive Director, Ms. Char calls the ___

What are "shots?"

200

This money isn't real! It's _____

What is "counterfeit?"

200

This is a popular board game where players place tiles with single letters onto a board to create words.

What is Scrabble?
200

What month is our mascot coming? :)

When is May?

300

Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyong’o star in this 2022 Oscar-winning film.

What is "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever?"

300

There's no point! Don't beat a dead ___

What is "horse?"

300
You can find this substance in your coffee or soda!

What is caffeine? 

300

In this game show, the answers are given first and the contestants supply the questions!

What is Jeopardy?

300

We toured this college in Tuscaloosa last summer, where we met their Upward Bound program and united!

What is Stillman College?

400

The widely-watched defamation trial of this celebrity couple aired on television from April to June of 2022.

Who are Johnny Depp and Amber Heard?

400

It's a messy situation; you don't want to open that can of ____.

What is "worms?"

400
This word means to rule as a king or queen in a monarchy.

What is "reign?"

400

This is the highest grossing arcade game ever!

What is Pac-Man?

400

If this Academic Saturday started at 10, what time of arrival is considered "on-time?"

When is before 10?

500

Janine Teagues teaches this grade in the hit show "Abbott Elementary."

What is second grade?

500

This cliché is used by pirates and is associated with the Flying Dutchman in the show SpongeBob SquarePants.

HINT: It's a place with lots of dirty gym socks!

What is Davy Jones' locker?

500

This word simply means "free time"

What is leisure?

500

This American sport is named after a body part that is not often used in the game!

What is football?

500
What are the three qualifications to becoming an Upward Bound scholar?

What are first-gen college student, low income, or high academic risk?