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100
On what street is the finish line of the Boston Marathon? 

Boylston Street

100

the "Free at Last" sculpture on Marsh plaza honors which esteemed BU alum? 

Martin Luther King Jr. 

100

what's the tallest animal on earth?

giraffe

100

This disorder involves recurrent seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain, with various types including tonic-clonic and absence seizures.

epilepsy

100

What famous study conducted in the 1970s by Philip Zimbardo examined the psychological effects of perceived power in a simulated jail environment?

Stanford Prison Experiment 

200

What's the tallest building in Boston?

200 Clarendon Street 

aka 

John Hancock Tower

200

Dr. Melissa Gilliam was just inaugurated as BU President. She is what number president in University history? 

11

200

Tom’s mother has three children: Tick, Tac, and ___ ?

Tom! (duh) 

200

This movement disorder is primarily caused by the degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain, leading to tremors, rigidity, and bradykinesia.

Parkinson's

200

Criminal psychiatrist Nils Bejerot coined what term in 1976 after a bank robbery in Sweden led victims to sympathize with the captors? 


Stockholm Syndrome 

300

"Where everybody knows your name..." is the theme tune to this Boston based TV show about a bar in Beacon Hill

CHEERS!

300

What T.V. show used the outside of BU towers Dormitory as daughter, Hailey's, college dorm?  

Modern Family

300

In which year did the Titanic sink in the Atlantic Ocean?

1912

300

This chronic condition is characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive difficulties, often linked to abnormalities in the brain’s pain processing systems.

fibromyalgia 

300
3 of the most infamous serial killers in America: Tedy Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and Charles Manson were diagnosed with what psychological disorder? 

Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) 

400

What famous Nabisco cookie was named after a Boston suburb?

Fig Newton

400

BU's official motto is learning, virtue, & ____ . Tracing back to Methodist roots. 

Piety

400

How many feet are there in 25 meters? 

82 ft

400

This rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder, caused by prion proteins, is characterized by rapidly progressive dementia, personality changes, and myoclonus, with a median survival of less than one year after symptoms begin.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)

400

This case involved a former NFL player who was convicted of murder, sparking discussions about brain injuries and their potential psychological effects on athletes.

Aaron Henrnandez

500

At the edge of Boston common there is a statue of a famously tortured 19th century author trudging away from Boston: his home city which he famously hated... 

Name that author! 

Edgar Allan Poe 

500

What is the highest grossing vendor on BU's campus grubhub?

Questrom Starbucks

500

What is the most sold fictional novel of all time?

Don Quixote 

500

What is the real (scientific name) of the widely dubbed "mad cow disease" which is caused by an accumulation of prions in the brain?

Bovine Spongiform Encelphilopathy

500

The bystander effect is also known as the ___ effect. After this 28 year old slain outside her NYC apartment with 38 witnesses not one of whom called the police. 

Kitty Genovese