Pop Culture
Where were the 2024 Summer Olympics held?
Paris, France
What are the two dining halls on campus?
Mainfaire/Hope and Butterfield
Name 3 different sorting algorithms
Bubble sort, Merge sort, Insertion sort, Selection sort, etc
What Michael Jackson song famously featured zombies in the music video?
Thriller
What company was created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak?
Apple
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?
What is the current construction project taking place at the top of URI?
New Fine Arts building
What is an algorithm?
Set of steps to accomplish a task or solve a problem
Who is Mr. World Wide?
Pitbull
Who currently owns X, formerly Twitter?
Elon Musk
Who directed the 2023 blockbuster movie “Barbie”?
Greta Gerwig
What college celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2023?
College of Business
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
What is the name of Taylor Swift’s tour?
The Eras Tour
What social media platform does the movie “The Social Network” follow?
In August 1997, Microsoft bailed what technology company out of bankruptcy?
Apple
Who is our mascot?
Rhody the Ram
What is an algorithm with a time complexity of O(log(n))
Binary search
What musical artist also acted in the sitcom Community and Spider Man: Homecoming?
Childish Gambino
What company famously features a dancing robotic dog on social media?
Boston Dynamics
According to Billboard, who had the highest-grossing rock tour of 2023?
Coldplay
What notable actress spoke at the graduation ceremony last year?
Viola Davis
What is the worst time complexity of Bubble Sort?
O(n^2)
What rock band is led by frontman Gene Simmons
KISS
What video game developer is most known for creating the game, “League of Legends”?
Riot Games