UCSB Trivia
Name all the residence halls on campus, not including undergraduate apartments.
Anacapa, Manzanita, San Miguel, San Nicolas, Santa Catalina, San Rafael, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa
We learned at our Canto 101 event that this phrase translated to English means “Hey, I’m ready to order.”
m4 goi1, lok6 daan1
Packaged in tiny bright magenta pink cylinders, these brown discs are created from what fruit?
Hawthorn
A popular and famous broadcasting company based in Hong Kong that brings in 2.5 billion HKD in revenue and has a variety of shows.
TVB
33 + 4(8-5) ÷ 6
29
Graduated from UCSB in 2018, Gabe Vincent was on the men’s basketball team and now a current player for which NBA team?
Los Angeles Lakers
This is how you say “Are you kidding me?” in Cantonese.
jau5 mou5 gaau2 co3
First introduced in 1976, this company is known for making a variety of classic drinks such as the one sold by HKSA at TASA night market.
Vita
Born in Taiwan, this singer and actress released classics such as “Tian Mi Mi” (甜蜜蜜) and “The Moon Represents My Heart” (月亮代表我的心). Bonus points if you sing a portion of one of her songs.
Teresa Teng
What is the length of triangle side b if triangle side a is 12 in and the hypotenuse is 13 in?
5 in
Created as a joke, the Department of Gnome Studies is located in what hall’s stairway at UCSB?
Girvetz Hall
This phrase is commonly used to express that you can understand Cantonese but can’t speak it.
Sik tang mm sik gong
Different from the average milk tea, Hong Kong milk tea uses these two ingredients that bring it a different flavor.
Condensed milk and evaporated milk
Who is this?
Eric Tsang / 曾志偉 / loong9
What is the quadratic formula for x given ax2 + bx + c = 0?
x = (-b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4ac))/2a
Having served its community for numerous years, what year was HKSA founded in?
2005
Tell us today’s date in Cantonese.
ji6 ling4 ji6 mm5 nin4 mm5 jyut6 sap6 luk6 hou6
How many Calbee Shrimp Chips flavors can be found in the U.S.? Bonus points if you can list the flavors.
6. Original, Hot Garlic, Sriracha Mayo, Yuzu Black Pepper, Chili Lime, and Wasabi
TVB is also famously known for its cute TV mascot with 3 colors found on its screen. List the colors found from top to bottom.
Blue, green, red
How many seconds are there in a week?
604800 seconds
Jack Johnson, UCSB alumnus, references which dining hall in his song “Bubble Toes”?
De La Guerra
What does this term: 扣底 (kau3 dai2) mean when spoken in a restaurant setting?
Less rice
Before using a rabbit, the logo of White Rabbit Candy used this animal instead.
Mouse
Fill in this famous line from the 2004 movie <<江湖>> by Andy Lau: 講你又唔聽;聽你又唔明;…咁我點吖？(gong2 nei5 jau6 m4 teng1; teng1 nei5 jau6 m4ming4; …gam2 ngo5 dim2 aa1？)
講你又唔聽; 聽你又唔明; 明你又唔做; 做你又做錯; 錯你又唔認; 認你又唔改; 改你又唔服; 唔服你又唔講; 咁我點吖？(gong2 nei5 jau6 m4 teng1; teng1 nei5 jau6 m4 ming4; ming4 nei5 jau6 m4 zou6; zou6 nei5 jau6 zou6 co3; co3 nei5 jau6 m4 jing6; jing6 nei5 jau6 m4 goi2; goi2 nei5 jau6 m4 fuk6; m4 fuk6 nei5 jau6 m4 gong2; gam2 ngo5 dim2 aa1？
Have one group member stand up, list the first 20 digits of pi.
3.14159265358979323846