Moons
Nature's Landmarks
Video Game Music
Geometry
UCSD Trivia
100

What is it called when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun and blocks the sun's light?

Solar eclipse

100

This national park in the Sierra Nevada is famous for its sequoia trees and waterfalls (hint: your Media Director lives near this one :)))

Yosemite
100

This video game song has the most streams on Spotify and comes from the 2015 game Undertale

Megalovania

100

In topology, what is a coffee mug topologically equivalent to?

A donut

100

What is the most popular math specialization in UCSD?

MATH-CS

200

Which in the solar system planet has the most moons?

Saturn

200

This natural landmark in England consists of several white chalk cliffs along the coast of the city of Kent

Cliffs of Dover

200

What track was added to the Minecraft Nether update in 2020 and composed by Lena Raine

Pigstep

200

What quadratic equation is the golden ratio a solution to?

x2 - x - 1

200

What is the name of the house that sits on top of Jacob's Hall?

Fallen Star

300

What phenomenon occurs on Earth partly due to the gravitational pull of Earth's moon?  

Tides

300

This bay in Vietnam has numerous limestone islets and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hạ Long Bay

300

What is the special name for electronic music produced using sound chips and synthesizers in retro games. 

Chiptune/8-bit music

300

How many sides does a dodecahedron have?

12

300

This famous writer and animator known for creating King of the Hill is an alumni from UCSD

Mike Judge

400

Which one of Jupiter's moons is especially of interest to scientists due to its subsurface ocean and potential for alien life?

Europa

400

This unique formation in the Sahara Desert consists of several geological rings and is located in the African country of Mauritania

Eye of the Sahara

400

What was the first video game song to ever win a Grammy (hint: the composer was Christopher Tin)?

Baba Yetu

400

What is the specific saddle shape seen on Pringles chips called?

Hyperbolic paraboloid

400

Who is the artist that created the famous Sun God statue?

Niki de Saint Phalle

500

What is the name of Neptune's largest moon that is a similar size to Pluto and rotates opposite to its planet's rotation (hint: the name might be more familiar than you think)

Triton

500

This natural landmark in The Philippines consists of several conical and symmetrical hills and turns a darker brown when there is little rainfall (hint: it's named after a food you might like). 

Chocolate Hills

500

Freddy's Lullaby from Five Nights at Freddy's 1 is a sample of what classical song from the 1875 French opera Carmen

Toreador March

500

This shape has a one-sided surface, no edges or boundaries, and a tube out of the top that opens up at the base

Klein bottle

500

For UCSD's annual Sun God Festival, who was the headliner in 2006?

My Chemical Romance