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100

Turn the TV off, Turn the TV off, this musical artist performed at the 2025 Super bowl in New Orleans

Who is Kendrick Lamar?

100

Mmmmm Lunch... This dining hall serves as the main dinning hall for the University of Maryland's Upward Bound Program summer academy.

What is South Dining hall?

100

As you know, Prince George's County is known for its basketball scene. This former 37 year old thunder, warriors, nets, and for now phoenix sun is from here

Kevin Durant

100

These two T.Cs both go to the smith business school at UMD

Who are Lisset and Margarita!

100

UB stands for this two word phrase 

What is Upward Bound?

200
The olympic torch was lit again in 2024, as the summer olympics took place in this city

What is Paris, France?

200

Swish! This stadium is home to the UMD Men's and Women's Basketball teams

What is the Xfinity Center

200

A college town in its own right, the DMV area is home to several colleges. Name 2 colleges in DMV area (not including umd)

Bowie   Howard

PGCC   Montegomery College

GWU   UDC

American

Georgetown 

200

Medi-pedis anyone? This T.C. is planning to studying for their cosmetology license this upcoming year. 

Who is Chiamaka!

200

Its Monday and your parents called saying that they are coming to pick you up early on Wednesday, who do notify you go for an early dismissal slip.

Who is Mr. Whyte

300

Loathing.. I doubt anyone had Unadulterated Loathing for this 2024 movie based on a musical that premiered in 2003

What is Wicked (part 1)

300

Located in the middle of Campus, this greenspace is right next to the library bearing the same name 

What is McKeldin Mall

300

Before this event, D.C used to be a 10 by 10 mile square plot of land

What is the Virginian Retrocession of Alexandria

300

This T.C. has a twin sister

Who is Nkechi!

300

Name 3 out of 5 staff members that you may need to contact during your time at the program (Mateo is not included in this list)

Who are:

Mr. Jermaine Whyte - Residential Director

Mr. Jarrell Slade - Executive Director

Ms. Reina Fuentes - Counselor

Ms. Nia Dyson - Counselor 

Ms. Talaya Kelly - Admin Assistant

400

Name 3 out of 5 the teams that have won the championship in their respective professional league (NBA, WNBA, NFL, NHL, MLB) during the 2024/2025 season

Any combination of the New York Liberty, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Panthers.

400

Despite being named after the University and the city its located in, this metro stop is located 30 mins away from campus (please say the full name of the metro stop)

What is College Park-University of Maryland?

400
If you have been to d.c you know that some of the streets are named after letters (E st., F st., etc.), except for a street named this letter

What is J st. 

400

This T.C has graduated college and researches psychology

Who is Sam!

400

Before heading down to mitchell hall for to get my photo taken for my ID, you need to make sure you have these things

- UID number

- Some form of photo ID 

 

500

Name 1 of the top 5 most streamed songs of 2024

Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER

2,686,136,271

Lady Gaga - Die With A Smile

2,618,923,290

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

2,316,736,195

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

2,216,746,962

Jimin - Who

1,767,416,046

500

Hey where's Mr. Slade? Probably in this building that houses the UMD pre-college programs (Please say the full name of the building)

What is the John S. Toll Physics Building

500

The many counties of Maryland (and the dorms at UMD) are named after what famous group of people

Relatives of Baron Baltimore/Lord Calvert (the founder of Maryland
500

Test Test 1.2.3, this T.C has run a podcast

Who is lisset

500

LVII... aka the number of years that the UB program has been around for 

What is 57 years (will accept answers between 55 and 60 years)