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Iowa State University was founded this year

What is 1858

100

SHPE was founded this year

What is 1974

100

This ISU engineering course has a drop/fail rate of 48%

What is Statics

100

This artist born in Medellin, Colombia appeared El Factor X as a teenager and her debut album Unstoppable reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart.

Who is Karol G

100

This country is home to the world's largest salt flats

What is Bolivia

200

This former slave came to Iowa State in 1891 and became the school's first African American faculty member 

George Washington Carver

200

On a national scale SHPE has this many members

What is more than 19,000

200

The Ames Project helped develop the Ames Process, a way to prepare pure Uranium metal for this very important project during WW2.

What is the Manhattan Project

200

This artist sang in a church choir with his mom until the age of 13, has a love for wrestling, and started his career gaining attention on Sound Cloud

Who is Bad Bunny

200

Latin America is home to this many languages

More than 370 languages

300

This newspaper gave us our nickname, the Cyclones, after a football game against Northwestern

What is the Chicago Tribune

300

SHPE's mission statement is

"SHPE changes lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support, and development."

300

This bridge that connects the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Durango together is considered the 3rd highest cable stayed bridge in the world and the highest in the Americas

What is el Puente Baluarte Bicentenario

300

This artist fled to Miami during the Cuban Revolution and in 2023 became the first Hispanic inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame 

Who is Gloria Estefan

300

This species of rodent is considered a delicacy in Ecuador, Peru, & Bolivia

What is Guinea Pig or Cuy

400

The year was Cy born?

Bonus 100 POINTS if you can name Cy's son

What is 1954

What is Clone

400

Region 6's Chant

La Region Seis, que mas quereis

400

On Dec 5th, 2022 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved this type of reaction which released more energy than it used 

What is Nuclear Fusion

400

This artist born in Cuba is well known as the Queen of Salsa Music. Her songs include Quimbara, Rie y Llora, and La Vida es un Carnaval

Who is Celia Cruz

400

This region of Ecuador is famous for their wildlife and it's where Charles Darwin completed his research

What is the Galapagos Islands

500

This celebration which ended in 2014 used to be a week long, would include a parade, and hosted many famous guests like 3 previous US Presidents. It was also the largest student run festival in the nation.

What is Veisha

500

These 9 states make up Region 6

What is IL, IA, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, & WI

500

In 1940, this electrical engineer from Mexico filed a patent for chromoscopic adapter for television equipment which led to Color TV in the 60's

Who is Guillermo González Camarena

500

Selected as astronaut in 1980 this person had 7 space flights including trips to the ISS and the Russian Space Station Mir

Who is Franklin R. Chang Diaz

500

This location is home to a century old rare phenomena that occurs about 4 times a year called "lluvia de peces" or "aguacero de pescado" where fish fall from the sky

What is Yoro, Honduras