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100

This law relates the force needed to deform a spring with distance.

What is Hooke's Law

100

This official mascot of UCLA was created in 1924...

Who is Joe Bruin

100

This punctuation mark consists of three periods and commonly indicates an omission of words.

What is an ellipsis

100

A beloved internet dog has become the namesake for this cryptocurrency.

What is Dogecoin

100

Written by Simon and Garfunkle, this famous song has opening lyrics greeting an old friend, Darkness.

What is the Sound of Silence

200

This online international publisher contains millions of scientific journals, books, series, references, and proceedings.

What is SpringerLink (or Springer)

200

This former NFL quarterback, nicknamed “The Comeback Kid”, spent 14 seasons with the SF 49ers. 

Who is Joe Montana

200

This geologic period inspired a movie about a namesake park.

What is the Jurassic Period

200

This “front page of the internet” was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, with Aaron Swartz.

What is Reddit

200

This president’s farewell address advocated for isolationist policies and warned against the dangers of political factions.

Who is George Washington

300

These beautiful flowers are famous for their distinct pink color and brief blooming period in spring.

What are cherry blossoms

300

As General Secretary, this person created the first five-year plan of the USSR.

Who is Joseph Stalin

300

The decimal number 46 corresponds to a period in this character code

What is ASCII

300

This audio-based social media app garnered controversy over its “invite-only” user base.

What is Clubhouse

300

The iconic line “say hello to my little friend” was spoken in this 1983 gangster film.

What is Scarface

400

This founder of English Romanticism wrote a famous spring poem that includes wandering, loneliness, and clouds.

Who is William Wordsworth

400

This MMA commentator is well known for his love of DMT and also runs a successful podcast.

Who is Joe Rogan

400

This hypothesis claims that language acquisition is easier at a certain age than others.

What is the critical period hypothesis

400

This internet emote was banned during the Capitol protests, due to allegations of “inciting violence.”

What is PogChamp

400

This short-period comet is visible to the naked eye and comes around every 75-76 years.

What is Halley's comet

500

This composer’s first symphony was nicknamed the Spring Symphony.

Who is Robert Schumann

500

This person was trending on social media on May 9th, 2021.

Who is Joe Mama

500

The Chalcolithic period is another name for this age, which was a transitional period between the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

What is the Copper Age

500

This was meant to be the first message sent over the ARPANET, although only “lo” was transmitted.

What is "login"

500

This Buddhist concept refers to the cycle of rebirth, and can only end if one attains nirvana.

What is samsara