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100

Where were the 2024 Summer Olympics held?

Paris, France

100

What are the two dining halls on campus?

Mainfaire/Hope and Butterfield

100

Name 3 different sorting algorithms

Bubble sort, Merge sort, Insertion sort, Selection sort, etc

100

What Michael Jackson song famously featured zombies in the music video?

Thriller

100

What company was created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak?

Apple

200

These well-known English actors play the three spider-men in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Who are Tobey McGuire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland?

200

What is the current construction project taking place at the top of URI?

New Fine Arts building

200

What is an algorithm?

Set of steps to accomplish a task or solve a problem

200

Who is Mr. World Wide?

Pitbull

200

Who currently owns X, formerly Twitter?

Elon Musk

300

Who directed the 2023 blockbuster movie “Barbie”?

Greta Gerwig

300

What college celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2023?

College of Business

300

What is the act of breaking up a problem into a smaller set of the same problem (hint: a base case) and calling the function within itself

Recursion

300

What is the name of Taylor Swift’s tour?

The Eras Tour

300

What social media platform does the movie “The Social Network” follow?

Facebook

400

In August 1997, Microsoft bailed what technology company out of bankruptcy?

Apple

400

Who is our mascot?

Rhody the Ram

400

What is an algorithm with a time complexity of O(log(n))

Binary search

400

What musical artist also acted in the sitcom Community and Spider Man: Homecoming?

Childish Gambino

400

What company famously features a dancing robotic dog on social media?

Boston Dynamics

500

According to Billboard, who had the highest-grossing rock tour of 2023?

Coldplay

500

What notable actress spoke at the graduation ceremony last year?

Viola Davis

500

What is the worst time complexity of Bubble Sort?

O(n^2)

500

What rock band is led by frontman Gene Simmons

KISS

500

What video game developer is most known for creating the game, “League of Legends”?

Riot Games