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100

The first building to open in Cary

East

100

This famous alum is commemorated in statue form on campus

Amelia Earhart

100

Superman's planet of origin

Krypton

100

This French general was portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in a 2023 film

Napoleon Bonaparte

100

Ikea's country of origin

Sweden

200

The formal name of the courtyard within "the quad"

Spitzer Court

200

This famous comedian walked on to the Purdue football team back in the day

Jim Gaffigan

200

He plays Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso

Jason Sudeikis

200

The largest cereal manufacturer in the United States

General Mills

200

The number of hearts an octopus has

Three

300

The former name of The Burrow

All American Dining Room

300

This guy

Drew Brees

300

The combined runtime of the Lord of the Rings trilogy extended editions (within an hour)

11 hours and 23 minutes

300

The 18th president of the United States was previously a general in which war? (double or nothing for the name of the president)

The US Civil War

300

The month and year that Queen Elizabeth II of the UK died (double or nothing for the exact date within two days)

September 8, 2022

400

The location of Purdue Pete's Room (as specific as possible)

The Alumni and Guest Center in the middle of the first floor of south

400

This current Purdue achivist has one of the highest Jeopardy win streaks of all time and is considered a "superchamp"

Adrianna Harmeyer

400

The creators of South Park also wrote this hit musical

The Book of Mormon

400

The appropriate response to a fan of the Star Wars prequels greeting, "Hello there!"

"General Kenobi"

400

The actual name for Chicago's iconic "bean"

Cloud Gate

500

The year the south building opened to residents for the first time (within two years)

1939

500

The second Purdue grad to walk on the moon

Eugene Cernan

500

The most streamed album on Spotify

Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

500

According to Merriam Webster, "the act or process whereby a learned response is made to a stimulus similar to but not identical with the conditioned stimulus"

Generalization

500

The third qualification for a heavenly body to be considered a planet in addition to orbiting a star and being massive enough to be round

Cleared its orbital path of other objects