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100

This was the original AutoCAD "internal error" crash message.

What is "AutoCAD gives up" ?

100

This actor/singer famously slapped Chris Rock on stage. 

Who is Will Smith?

100

This DMC sports car model is fitted with a flux capacitor to turn it into a time-traveling machine in the "Back to the Future" films.

What is the Delorean?

100

This athelete is on the cover of Madden 2024. 

Who is Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen?

100

This structure is notorious for its 3.97 degree tilt, and is the freestanding bell tower of a cathedral in Italy. The structure's tilt comes from the soft ground of its unstable foundation.

What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

100

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old.  

What is a candle?


*will also accept pencil.

200

This year was the original release date of AutoCAD version 1.0. 

What is 1982?

200

This current tour that is headed to Europe soon is estimated to gross over 1.4 billion dollars, showing that Swifties really can change the world. 

What is "The Era's Tour"?

200

In the 1980s, this NBA team received the nickname "Showtime."

Who are the LA Lakers?

200

This is the national sport of Canada.

What is Lacrosse?

200

In civil engineering, Abrams’ law describes the strength of this type of building material that is composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together. 

What is Concrete?

200

This office item begins with e and contains one letter.

What is an Envelope?
300

This year was when the TX Board of Professional Engineers was created.  

When was 1937?


*Will also accept 2019, as that is the year is merged to create " Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors."

300

This international celebrity has the highest # of instagram followers.

Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?

300

This brand sells mostly foam-based products and its late-1980s Blast-a-Ball and Arrowstorm products arguably invented an entirely new category of toys.

What is NERF?

300

In the game of Basketball, this is the definition for the term "quadruple double."

What is it called when a player earns double-digit figures in four of the five categories during the game?

300

In this field of engineering, you work with things like glass, ceramics, metals, polymers, and nanocrystals, and even discover (or make) new substances.

What is Materials Engineering?

300
You can never honestly answer YES to this question. 

Are you asleep?

400

This AutoCAD release included an audio cassette tape. 

AutoCAD Version 2.5

400

This movie is the highest grossing film of 2023 so far.

What is The Super Mario Bros movie? 

400

Moe from The Three Stooges had one. It regained popularity in the U.S. for straight hair textures in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  

What is a bowl cut?

400

This is the only sport to be played on the moon.

What is golf?

400

This alloy of iron and carbon was the precursor to many later mechanical engineering marvels.

What is Steel?

400

This can fill up a room but takes up no space.

What is Light?


Will also accept air.

500

This city held the first Autodesk user conference in 1993.

Where is San Francisco?

500

This is the most watch YouTube video of all time.

What is Baby Shark?

500

This military program announced by President Reagan in March 1983 promoted funding for lasers and particle beam weapons and was formally known as the Strategic Defense Initiative. However, the public gave the program a nickname.  

What is Star Wars?

500

In the 1971 Olympics, Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to score a perfect score. This is the country she is was representing.

Where is Romania?

500

The word engineer is derived from the Latin words ingeniare & ingenium which share this definition.

What is Cleverness?

500

This belongs to you but everyone else uses it. 

What is Your Name?