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100

Who founded Apple? 

Steve Jobs

100

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat” is an iconic quote from which 1975 movie?

Jaws

100

What is the programming language developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and named after the type of coffee from Indonesia?

Java

100

What year was Northeastern founded?

1898

100

Which country has the largest population in the world?

China

200

What year was the iPhone released?

2007

200

Which band’s album cover features a baby floating in a swimming pool?

Nirvana

200

What popular operating system, launched in 1991, also has its own mascot, Tux the penguin?

Linux

200

The Adirondack chairs found around campus are made from recycled what?

Plastic Bottles
200

What is the capital of Thailand?

Bangkok

300

Who is the head of software at Apple?

Craig Federighi

300

“Phone a Friend” is an option for contestants of what popular 2000’s game show?

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

300

In what year was eBay founded?

1995

300

What is the name of Northeastern’s award winning a cappella group?

The Nor'easters

300

What country has the most natural lakes?

Canada

400

What feature was introduced with the iPhone 6s that was later removed?

3D touch

400

“Spare” is the name of a memoir penned by what notable figure?

Prince Harry

400

The 2.0 version of the Android operating system was nicknamed "Eclair" and the 2.3 version was nicknamed "Gingerbread." In between was the five-letter name of a cold dessert. What dessert is this?

Froyo

400

This building on campus has more than 2 million visitors each year.

Snell Library

400

How many time zones does Russia have?

11

500

What decade was the first Apple watch distributed?

500

How many kids does Angelina Jolie have?

6 (Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne)

500

Before the Wi-Fi branding originated, a university built the first campus-wide wireless Internet network and named it Wireless Andrew. What university?

Carnegie Mellon

500

Matthews Arena hosted rallies for two presidents who shared what last name?

Roosevelt

500

What is Europe named after?

A princess from Greek mythology (Europa)