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TBP Info Session Trivia

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

[TBP] There was 1 SD Mines faculty member in the video shown. Who was it?

a)

President Jim Rankin

b)

Dr. Larry Simonson

c)

Dr. David Dixon

d)

Dr. Carter Kerk

2.

[SDSMT] What year was SDSMT founded?

a)

1875

b)

1880

c)

1885

d)

1890

3.

[Science] What is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust?

a)

Iron

b)

Aluminum

c)

Copper

d)

Manganese

4.

[Wild] What was the first name Dr. Frankenstein?

a)

Ivan

b)

Victor

c)

Hans

d)

Alfred

5.

[TBP] At what university was Tau Beta Pi founded?

a)

Lehigh University

b)

South Dakota School of Mines

c)

University of Nebraska

d)

University of Tennessee Knoxville

6.

[SDSMT] What was the name of the original Mines mascot?

a)

Mucker the Cat

b)

Shiftless Sam

c)

Grubby the Miner

d)

The Longlocks

7.

[Science] Who is considered to be the first programmer?

a)

Niklaus Wirth

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Guido Van Rossum

d)

Ada Lovelace

8.

[Wild] How many times larger than Rhode Island is Texas?

a)

92

b)

142

c)

257

d)

312

9.

[TBP] Which of these people is NOT a Tau Beta Pi member?

a)

Mark Rober

b)

Isaac Asimov

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

Buzz Aldrin

e)

President Herbert Hoover

10.

[SDSMT] What is the oldest building here on campus?

a)

Music Center

b)

McLaury Building

c)

Connolly Hall

d)

Civil/Mechanical Building

11.

[Science] Organic chemistry is the study of the compounds that make up living organisms. All organic molecules contain

a)

Carbon only

b)

Carbon and Hydrogen

c)

Carbon, Hydogen, and Oxygen

d)

Carbon and Nitrogen

12.

[Wild] What folk hero of the Wild West was killed in South Dakota?

a)

Doc Holliday

b)

Jesse James

c)

Wild Bill Hickock

d)

Annie Oakley

13.

[TBP] How many collegiate chapters are there across the United States?

a)

245

b)

255

c)

265

d)

275

14.

[SDSMT] How many different engineering majors are offered at Mines?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

15.

[Science] What form of radiation has the longest wavelength?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Infrared Radiation

c)

Microwaves

d)

Ultraviolet Radiation

16.

[Wild] What sport has been played on the moon?

a)

Golf

b)

Soccer

c)

Frisbee

d)

Football