U of A
Tucson
Medical
100

In what year was the University of Arizona founded?

What is 1885?

100

What is the name of the only cactus that produces edible fruit, commonly found in the Tucson area?

What is the prickly pear cactus?

100

This is the medical term for a heart attack.

What is a myocardial infarction?

200

What was the original name of the University of Arizona when it was founded?

What is "The Arizona Territory University"?

200

What year was Tucson officially recognized as a city?

What is 1775?

200

This is a medical condition caused by a lack of vitamin C, leading to fatigue and swollen gums.

What is scurvy?

300

Built in 1891, this historic building on the University of Arizona campus is the oldest structure at the university.

What is Old Main?

300

What is the name of Tucson's minor league baseball team?

What is the Tucson Sugar Skulls?

300

This component of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen to tissues and is primarily composed of hemoglobin.

What are red blood cells?

400

What was the University of Arizona’s first student club, founded in 1885, and still active today as a community for new students?

What is "The Associated Students of the University of Arizona (ASUA)"?

400

What designation did Tucson receive from UNESCO in 2015 for its culinary heritage?

What is a City of Gastronomy?

400

This nurse is often considered the founder of modern nursing and is known for her work during the Crimean War.

Who is Florence Nightingale?

500

his physician was the first dean of the University of Arizona College of Medicine and helped establish the college in 1967.

Who is Dr. James D. Maynard?

500

What 1997 event brought attention to Tucson's cultural diversity, featuring food and entertainment from various local communities?

What is the "Tucson Meet Yourself" festival?

500

his groundbreaking scientist and the first woman to win a Nobel Prize conducted research on radioactivity and its medical applications.

Who is Marie Curie?