We are the Champions
NC State has sent many swimmers to the Olympics in past years, which one recently won gold in the women's 4x100 meter medley in Paris, 2024?
Katharine Berkoff
What is the study of fish called?
Ichthyology
In the Super Mario Bros franchise, one of the main enemies that Mario can encounter are similar to what real life member of the Testudinidae family?
Turtles or (more correct) Tortoises
Shakespeare wrote a play about this infamous English king, who is known for having many wives and killing a good few of them
King Henry VIII
What NC County does Charlotte reside in?
Mecklenburg County
NC State has won the NCAA tournament in men's basketball twice, once in 1974 and again in 1983: Name one of the two teams we defeated to win the championships
Marquette (1974) and Houston (1983)
In terms of taxonomic ranks, what is the lowest and most specific rank a species has in its taxonomy?
Species, also Subspecies
In the Animal Crossing franchise, what species is the main antagonist Tom Nook?
Raccoon
Known for writing an autobiography titled Mein Kampf, or "My Struggle", this individual was one of the main political focal points of World War II.
What was the most recently added state to the United States?
Hawaii
According to the NC State Athletics page, what was the last year NC State football placed first in the ACC Conference?
1979
What nucleotide base does RNA have that DNA does not?
Uracil
In the movie adaptation of the novel Marley and Me, what breed of dog depicts the lovable lead canine Marley?
Labrador Retriever
Wikipedia accredits 15 books to this ex-President from the early 70's, who wrote much about his political beliefs and later controversial scandals and policies.
Richard Nixon
What is the capital of Ukraine?
Kiev
According to an NC State News article, for every summer Olympic Games between 1968 and 2020, NC State Athletes brought home how many gold medals?
10 gold medals, mostly in swimming, track and field, and basketball
What type of animal belongs to the phylum Porifera and also likes to hunt jellyfish in their spare time?
Sponges
In the movie Madagascar, what species is King Julien and (most) of his following?
Ring-Tailed Lemur
This infamous terrorist with a knack for building explosives wrote a "book" titled Industrial Society and Its Future, which heavily criticized technological advancement and industrialization
The Unabomber or Ted Kaczynski
Lesotho
How far did NC State baseball get in their 2024 postseason?
What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine Triphosphate
In the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, what species is Sonic's partner Knuckles? (Hint: He is not a hedgehog, but he is a monotreme)
Echidna
The Necronomicon was first penned into existence by this famous sci-fi author, who used it as a source of evil in many of his short stories
H.P. Lovecraft
According to Wikipedia, how many currently recognized countries INCLUDING Russia once made up the Soviet Union?
15; Russia, Armenia, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan