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100
In the film directed by Christopher Nolan, what is the full name of the Princeton University Professor who played a pivotal role as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project during World War II, contributing to the development of the atomic bomb?
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?
100
Name the residential college that is known for its brunches, often featuring açaí bowls, pastries, and a chocolate fountain!
What is Forbes?
100
This app was the most downloaded in the 2010s.
What is Facebook?
100
This actress has starred in numerous iconic TV shows including Disney’s “Shake It Up”, “KC Undercover”, and Max’s “Euphoria”
Who is Zendaya?
100
This residential college has its own bell tower!
What is Rocky?
200
Name the show where the main character upon realizing that “Princess College” does not exist, wants to attend Princeton University instead due to her late father’s suggestion before his passing.
What is Never Have I Ever?
200
What building did Einstein’s lectures take place in when he visited Princeton as a guest lecturer from 1933-1939?
What is Frist Campus Center (then Jones Hall)?
200
The Apple staple device, the "iPhone" came out in which year?
When is 2007?
200
In the most recent hit song of this singer, she begs her boyfriend to not embarrass her. This singer also has two songs currently in the billboard top 10 and got her start on Disney
Who is Sabrina Carpenter?
200
This college won clash of the colleges last year?
What is Yeh College?
300
Name the film starting Hilary Duff in which she is pen pals with another student that also wants to go to Princeton.
What is A Cinderella Story?
300
Name the hall at Princeton University that served as the United States Capitol for four months and eight days in 1783.
What is Nassau Hall?
300
This programming language was named after a type of Indonesian coffee.
What is Java?
300
This rapper was momentarily involved in a diss track war between Aubrey Drake Graham and Kendrick Lamar Duckworth. However, shortly after releasing a diss track of his own, he took the song down and publicly apologized to Kendrick instead. Name this rapper.
J.Cole
300
The Butler Bee is accelerating down a runway at 4.3 m/s^2 for 45 seconds from standstill. Determine the distance that the Butler Bee traveled before takeoff. Include units.
(Equation: d = vi*t + 0.5 *a*t2 )
What is 4353.75 meters?
400
Name the fictional Princeton hospital where the show House MD takes place.
What is Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital?
400
This residential college offers motivation to all who walk over its “Yes!” Bridge, and is named after a former CEO of Ebay? Name this res college.
What is Whitman College?
400
This game is the best selling game ever as of today.
What is Minecraft?
400
This famous Tik Tok personality/podcaster released a multi-part series exposing her ex-boyfriend for faking the death of his entire family, pretending to be Australian, and cheating on her throughout the entire relationship. Name this Tik-tok star.
Brooke Schofield
400
Solve this limit.
What is -⅓?
500
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s debut novel he writes “I think of Princeton as being lazy and good-looking and aristocratic—you know, like a spring day.” Name this novel.
What is “This Side of Paradise.”
500
Before becoming the founder of Amazon and one of the world's wealthiest individuals, which Princeton eating club was Jeff Bezos a part of during his time at the university?
What is Quadrangle Club? (or simply "Quad Club")
500
This supremely popular online retailer got its start selling books.
What is Amazon?
500
This actor from the film Everything Everywhere All At Once was the first Vietnamese person to win an oscar.
Who is Ke Huy Quan?
500
This was the former name of New College West before the donor dropped out.
What is Perelman?