Election
Tech Industry
World Politics
UC Berkeley
100

The main thing that happens at the Democratic and Republican national conventions

Delegates officially nominate their party's candidate for president

100
Amount that Elon Musk donated to Trump's campaign through his PAC 

$70 million

100

Country with the largest number of political parties

India

100

Year UC Berkeley was founded

1868

200

Name of at least two expected swing states this election

Arizona, Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina

200

Name of biotech startup founder who was convicted of fraud in 2022

Elizabeth Holmes
200

Number of countries in the European Union 

27 

200

When did President Drake start his term?

2020

300

Name of JD Vance's wife

Usha Vance

300

Geographical area where silicon valley is located

Santa Clara Valley

300

Name of the process in a parliamentary system which is called when the legislature votes to remove a Prime Minister from office?

Bonus: what country completed this process in 2022 and removed its Prime Minister 

Vote of no confidence

Bonus: Pakistan

300

Library with the largest collection on campus (and lowkey the whole country)

The Bancroft Library

400

Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that limits the president to two terms

The 22nd Amendment

400

Name of the "father of the Internet," known for his work on TCP/IP protocols?

Vint Cerf

400

Country that has not been involved in any military conflict since 1815

Switzerland

400

Nobel Prize-winning physicist associated with UC Berkeley known for his work on quantum electrodynamics

Steven Weinberg

500

Candidate that launched their campaign with a focus on "freedom and transparency" explicitly advocating for reducing the influence of corporate money in politics + universal healthcare 

Marianne Williamson

500

Name of major tech company and name of a leading automotive manufacturer who partnered to integrate AI technology into self-driving cars in 2023

Microsoft and Volkswagen

500

Country in Africa that transitioned to a parliamentary system after its civil war ended in 2002, with a Prime Minister serving alongside a President

Angola

500

UC Berkeley alumnus who co-founded Intel Corporation

Gordon Moore