Geography
This city features a famous crosswalk known as the busiest crosswalk in the world.
What the hell is happening in Shibuya?
TOSS UP 1) Biology – Multiple Choice What is the main job of nervous tissue in your body?
W) To send messages through the body
X) To store fat
Y) To produce sweat
Z) To make blood cells
ANSWER: W) To send messages through the body
Cars _ (2011) + The Lord of the Rings: The _ Towers (2002)
What is 4?
(2 + 2 = 4)
This internet trend in 2011 involved laying down in unusual places
What is Planking?
This middle eastern country has a dedicated branch campus.
If I’m chasing a roadrunner, this is my hardware store of choice
What is ACME?
This dormant volcano in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world.
What is Mount Kilimanjaro?
TOSS-UP 2) Chemistry – Short Answer What state of matter has a definite volume but not a definite shape?
ANSWER: LIQUID
__ by Taylor Swift x I would die _ u by Prince
What is 88?
(22 x 4 = 88)
A color illusion between black, blue and gold made a photo of this object go viral
What is a Dress?
This individual has a statue located in front of the Academic Building
Who is Lawrence Sullivan Ross?
The one man composed Minecraft’s original soundtrack. (give full name)
Who is Daniel Rosenfeld?
This country is said to have the nicest and most humane prison in the world.
What is Norway?
TOSS UP
3) Chemistry – Short Answer What is the term for a neutralization reaction that is monitored with an acid-base indicator to determine the concentration of an acid or base?
ANSWER: TITRATION
_ Mile (2002) + Welcome to the Circus by _ Finger Death Punch
What is 13?
(8 + 5 = 13)
This song released in 2012 became the first youtube video to hit 1 Billion Views
What is Gangam Style by Psy?
Texas A&M hosts 3 public broadcasting stations. Name all 3.
What are KAMU-TV, KAMU-FM, and KANM?
This branch of mathematics has a name derived from the arabic word meaning “reunion of broken parts”
What is Algebra?
This country holds the record for the highest ever recorded temperature.
What is the United States (Death Valley, California at 134 degrees)
TOSS UP 4) Earth and Space – Multiple Choice Which of the following pairs of planetary neighbors have the greatest average distance between them?
W) Mercury and Venus
X) Venus and Earth
Y) Jupiter and Saturn
Z) Uranus and Neptune
ANSWER: Z) URANUS AND NEPTUNE
____ by The Smashing Pumpkins - ____ by George Orwell
What is -5?
(1979-1984 = -5)
What web-based phone and chat company was purchased by Microsoft in 2011?
What is Skype?
Official Aggie Bonfire, at its tallest, reached this exact height.
What is 109'10"?
This punctuation mark, when used correctly, connects ranges of numbers, dates, and times.
What is en-dash?
This country holds the records for the highest number of tornadoes per square mile.
What is the United Kingdom?
TOSS-UP 5) Physics – Short Answer What simple machine is created by wrapping an inclined plane around a cylinder?
What is a Screw?
Scary Movie _ (2006) ^ ( _ of Crows by Leigh Bardugo)
What is 4096?
(4^6 = 4096)
In May of 2017, 22 people died after a bomb exploded outside an Ariana Grande concert in this city
What is Manchester?
The Aggie Ring was introduced in this year?
What is 1894?
The molar mass of Methamphetamine (+ or - 1)
What is 149.237?
This African country contains the largest portion of the Sahara Desert covering more than 80% of its territory.
What is Algeria?
TOSS UP 6) Energy – Multiple Choice Scientists supported by the Department of Energy are studying protein interactions. Which of the following forces is MOST important in stabilizing the core of a folded protein?
W) Hydrophobic interactions
X) Ionic bonds
Y) Covalent bonds
Z) van der Waals forces
ANSWER: W) HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS
(a^b)-c
a: Death on _ legs by Queen
b: Ocean’s _ (2018)
c: Fahrenheit ___ by Ray Bradbury
What is -195?
((2 ^ 8) - 451= -195)
A group of cave divers got stuck in Tham Luang, Thailand. This many individuals were saved
What is 13? (12 Boys + 1 Coach)
The number of hours will SBISA be open this week
What is 66.5?
The year the Complete King James Bible Published
What is 1611?