Trivia Night: Engineering Ambassadors vs NSBE

Math

100

8 x 6 = ___

48!

200

sqrt(121)

11!

300

6*3(1-2)² = ?

A) -18

B) 18

C) 24

B) 18!

400

How many sides does a heptagon have?

A) 9

B) 5

C) 7

C) 7

500

I have 4 sides, but only two of them are parallel. What am I?

*Hint hint- NOT two pairs, but two sides

A) trapezoid

B) rhombus

C) parallelogram

A) trapezoid

Science

100

Carbon dioxide's chemical equation?

CO₂

200

What's the life cycle of an insect called?

A) Metamorphosis

B) Photosynthesis

C) Anaphase

B) Metamorphosis

300

How does one determine if a solution is acidic or basic?

pH scale

400

What causes night & day?

A) Earth's Tilt

B) Earth's Rotation

C) Earth's Revolution

B) Rotation

500

Scientist who is famously known for proposing the idea that E= mc²

* for extra points (300), can you tell me what the meaning of "c" is? I want the numerical value also!

A) Galileo Gallilei

B) Charles Darwin

C) Einstein

C) Einstein

c= 3.0 x 10⁸ m/s; Speed of light! 

History/Geography

100

What's the largest city in the US?

New York

200

In 30 seconds, name at least 10 cities in the US for 200 points

Nice one #congrats

300

President known for being on the 20 dollar bill?

A) Andrew Jackson

B) Abraham Lincoln

C) Benjamin Franklin

A) Andrew Jackson

400

The prequel to the Constitution was called the ______

A) Preamble

B) Articles of Confederation

C) Federalist Papers

B) Articles of Confederation

500

Which of these is NOT a city in Europe?

A) Algiers

B) Belgrade

C) San Marino

D) San Sebastian

A) Algiers (Algeria)

Pop-Culture

100

Celebrity known for her music/fanbase & relationship with newly crowned SB champion, Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift

200

Drake is to Adonis as North is to ______.

Ye, Kanye West

300

NBA player with the most points of all time (39,868)

A) Michael Jordan

B) LeBron James

C) Kevin Durant

B) LeOld, LeGOAT, LeCap, LeBron

400

How many children does Oprah Winfrey have?

0

500

What YEAR did the first gen iPhone get released?

A) 2006

B) 2007

C) 2005

B) 2007

Wreck em! (TTU)

100

What year was Texas Tech University established?

A) 1913

B) 1933

C) 1923

D) 1943

C) 1923

200

The TTU mens football team played against _____ in their very FIRST game of the season.

A) Wyoming

B) Oregon

C) Tarleton State

A) Wyoming (35-33 OT loss)

300

TTU's oldest on-campus residential building is _____.

A) Sneed

B) Knapp-Horn

C) Talkington

A) Sneed

400

What's the oldest engineering building on campus?

A) Mechanical Engineering

B) Civil Engineeiring

C) Electrical Engineering/Comp E

A) Mechanical Engineering

500

What year was the United Supermarkets Arena built/opened to the public?

A) 1999

B) 2002

C) 2000

A) 1999