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Chicago
100

Who is the founder of Tempus

Eric Lefkofsky

100

What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?

Mayflower

100

What type of tumor is a noncancerous growth of cells?

Benign

100

What TV show stars the famously nerdy, Sheldon Cooper?

Big Bang Theory

100

Founded in 1971, what famous Chicago restaurant chain is named after its founder, who worked in the city's very first deep-dish pizzeria in the 1940s?

Lou Malnati's

200

In what year was Tempus founded?

2015

200

Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins?

Illinois

200

What is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States?

Breast cancer 

200

Aaron Sorkin won an Oscar for writing what 2010 drama about the creation of Facebook?

The Social Network

200

What was the name of the crime boss who was head of the feared Chicago Outfit?

Al Capone

300

How many offices/labs does Tempus have throughout the world?

Seven

300

What is the name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn?

Harvest Moon

300

About how many types of cancer are there?

Around 100

300

In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill?

Red
300

What is the trademarked term that describes a section of Michigan Avenue running from the Chicago River to Oak Street?

The Magnificent Mile

400

Who was Tempus' first employee?

Ryan Fukushima

400

What is the name of the pigment that causes leaves to turn brown?

Tannins

400

What is the most common site of metastasis for endometrial cancer?

Lung

400

Which Alfred Hitchcock thriller is notorious for its shocking "shower scene"?

Psycho

400

Within 3 years, when was the Great Chicago Fire?

1871

500

Around how many sequencing tests are conducted each year?

~25k

500

In what year was the first thanksgiving celebration in the United States?

1621

500

What ancient society first described cancer?

Egyptians

500

What is the highest-grossing movie of all time when taking inflation into account?

Gone with the Wind

500

Emma Boettcher is a University of Chicago Librarian who became nationally famous after a 2019 appearance on what television show?

Jeopardy!