UNIVERSITY HISTORY
COMPANY HISTORY
PORTAL/NSSE History
NASHVILLE TRIVIA
NSEC TEAM
100

This university was founded in 1819 and is known for its Bearcat mascot.


What is the University of Cincinnati?

100

This company powered the first electric street lighting in 1881, illuminating the streets of Berlin.


What is Siemens?

100

How many different member types are there in the portal?

5

100

Nashville earned this nickname after it was used on the radio by announcer David Cobb in the 1950s.

Music City

100

Who had a horrible first meeting in their first NSEC?

Dalton. (They came back and still got third)

200

This university helped launch the Boys' and Girls' Clubs in 1909, which later evolved into the national 4-H program.


What is North Carolina State University?

200

This cloud computing company reached unicorn status in 2013 with a valuation of over $1 billion.


What is Nutanix?

200

How many tabs are included in the Portals Navigation Menu?

6

200

This sweet treat was invented in Nashville in 1897 by a dentist and a confectioner.

What is cotton candy?

200

Which Members drove a motorcycle to NSEC 2025?

Ed and Gabe

300

This university was the first in the U.S. to offer an undergraduate program in human rights.


What is the University of Dayton?

300

This company was founded in 1885 by Warren S. Johnson, who invented the first electric room thermostat.


What is Johnson Controls?

300
Your team gets these points if everyone on your team is signed up for the portal

The only correct response is to be signed up for the portal

300

This Nashville neighborhood was the first in the Southern U.S. to receive LEED ND certification for sustainable urban development.


What is The Gulch?

300

Which NSSE Team member used to sell cars?

Joey Esker

400

During the Great Depression, this university was nearly converted into a state prison.


What is California Polytechnic State University?

400

In 1959, this company was praised by French President Charles de Gaulle for “leading the national economy” during post-war industrial recovery.


What is Schneider Electric?

400

How many schools are in the the SSE Portal? (Active and Inactive)

22

400

In 1996, Tennessee buried time capsules from all 95 counties in this Nashville park, scheduled to be opened in 2096.


What is Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park?

400

The position Sam played in Football

Offensive Center

500

This university was the birthplace of cheerleading invented the Honeycrisp apple. 


What is the University of Minnesota?

500

This company developed the first FM power rectifiers for industrial use, revolutionizing energy conversion in manufacturing.


What is Schneider Electric?

500

What is the link to the Portal webpage? (must be exact)

500

This Vanderbilt student founded The Seeing Eye, Inc. in 1928 after traveling to Europe to study guide dogs.


Who is Morris Frank?

500

Which 3 members lived at the same apartment complex? 

Joey, Robin, and Kinsey

(Different times)