MESA
How many hours per week do you need to spend at the MESA center to remain in good standing
2 hours
DVC’s main campus is located in this California city
What is Pleasant hill
This is the largest ocean on Earth?
What is the Pacific Ocean
What gas do humans breathe in to survive
What is oxygen
In this Disney Halloween classic, three witch sisters are accidentally resurrected in Salem, Massachusett.
What is Hocus Pocus
MESA shares it’s home inside this vibrant campus space alongside other multicultural learning communities like Puente and Umoja
What is the PUMA center
The main campus sits on 100 acres of gently rolling hills that look toward this famous Northern California land mark
What is Mt. Diablo
This famous ship sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg
What is the Titanic
What chemical element has the symbol Fe and is found in human blood?
What is iron
In The Addams Family, what is the name of Wednesdays brother?
Pugsley
To qualify for MESA, a student must be a declared STEM major tracking to complete at least two consecutive terms of this advanced math subject.
What is Calculus
DVC is widely recognized as the single #1 community college in the state for transferring students to this specific, world-renowned elite university located just 20 miles away
What is UC Berkeley
What is the deepest known ocean trench?
What is the Mariana Trench
Eccentric inventor of AC power system.
Who is Nikola Tesla
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the name of Jack Skellington’s dog?
Zero
The minimum GPA MESA students should be making progress toward.
2.5 GPA
This iconic, peaceful campus spot is famous for its wooden bridge, fountain, and the large family of ducks
What is the DVC duck pond
What instrument helps sailors determine direction using Earths magnetic field?
What is a compass
A witch mixes vinegar (an acid) and baking soda (a base) in her cauldron, creating a bubbling reaction. What gas is released?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
In this Tim Burton movie, how many times must you say the title characters name to summon him?
3 times— beetlejuice
What year was MESA founded ?
1970
What was DVC originally called when it first opened?
East Contra Costa Junior College
What is the name of the mysterious Atlantic Ocean region associated with disappearing ships and aircraft?
What is the Bermuda Triangle
A mad scientist is experimenting with radio active materials. What is the term for the amount of time required for half of a radioactive substance’s nuclei to decay?
Half-life
What is the name of the summer camp where Jason Voorhees drowned as a child in the Friday the 13th backstory?
What is Camp Crystal Lake.