Seattle
Math
Seattle Promise/LSAMP
Pie or Pi?
Pop Culture Trivia
100

What is the name of the University of Washington mascot?

Harry the Husky 

100

Remember choosing plastic folders for each subject? According to colormeanings.com, there are two colors associated with math. What are those two colors?

Red and Blue

100

How many times do Seattle Promise students have to meet with their retention specialist per quarter to continue qualifying for the program?

Once!

100

What is the top layer of a Shepard's Pie?

Mashed Potatoes 

100

What year did Sponge-Bob SquarePants first air on TV?

1999

200

What is the original name of MoPop (Museum of Pop Culture)?

Experience Music Project (EMP)
200

True or False: The "product" is the result of adding two or more numbers together 

False. 

The product is the result of multiplying two or more numbers together. 

200

LSAMP is federally funded by the NSF. What does NSF stand for?

National Science Foundation 

200

True or False: This is the first 10 digits of pi - 3.141592653

True!

200

Was the song "It's Gonna Be Me" by NSYNC or the Backstreet Boys?

NSYNC

300

What does "ORCA" card stand for?

One Regional Card for All

300

What acronym is used to remember the order of operations in a math problem?

PEMDAS

300

Where was the PNW LSAMP Conference hosted in 2024?

Boise, Idaho

300

On average, how many pumpkin pies does Costco sell between September and December?

Over 6 million

300

Which character debuted in comics the earliest? Batman, Spiderman, Captain America, or Aquaman

*Bonus 100 points for the year.

Batman, 1939

400

In 1967, civil rights activist and leading member of the Black Panther party, Stokely Carmichael, came to Seattle to speak on social movements within the city. Which Seattle high school hosted this event?

Garfield High School 

400

What is the name of this equation? a2+b2=c2


Pythagorean Theorem 

400

Seattle Promise started in 2018. However, before that there was another program specifically for South Seattle College that offered students 1 free year of college. What was that program called?

Bonus 200 - What year did that program start?

"The 13th Year Promise Scholarship" (2008 to 2018) 

400

Name 3 of the 5 spices traditionally used in Pumpkin Pie.

Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice

400

Before going solo in her career, Beyonce was a member of which girl group? Bonus 100 if you name the two other main members.

Destiny's Child - Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams 

500

What was Bruce Lee's favorite restaurant in Seattle? Hint: It is the oldest Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. 

Tai Tung

500

_____________ is a natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers 

Prime Number 

500

Louis Stokes, namesake of LSAMP, was a member of the House of Representatives for which midwestern state?

Ohio 

500

What is pi the ratio of?

Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.

500

Which iconic American singer who frequently collaborated with Louis Armstrong was referred to as the "Queen of Jazz" and "First Lady of Song"?

Ella Fitzgerald