BBO Trivia Night

Question 1

What is the original title of the University of Cincinnati school song?

Accepted Answer

“A Varsity Song”

Question 2

How long was the longest wedding veil?

Accepted Answer

63.5 football fields

Question 3

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Question 4

What was the original name of the settlement that would become Cincinnati?

Accepted Answer

Losantiville

Question 5

What is the most popular breed of dog in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Labrador Retriever

Question 6

What does a bearcat smell like?

Accepted Answer

Popcorn

Question 7

When was the first computer invented?

Accepted Answer

1946

Question 8

What is the real, scientific name for a bearcat?

Accepted Answer

Binturong

Question 9

What does O.T.R. stand for? Hint: it's a Cincinnati neighborhood!

Accepted Answer

Over the Rhine

Question 10

Where is the Cincinnati airport located?

Accepted Answer

Covington

Question 11

The Engineering Resource Center is modeled to look like like what?

Accepted Answer

A 4 Cylinder Engine

Question 12

Which Cincinnati family founded United Dairy Farmers?

Accepted Answer

Lindner

Question 13

What is the highest possible score in 10-pin bowling?

Accepted Answer

300

Question 14

The MBB team holds the NCAA record for the most overtime periods in one game. How many was it?

Accepted Answer

Seven

Question 15

What is UC's newest Residence Hall?

Accepted Answer

Marian Spencer

Question 16

What year was the University of Cincinnati founded?

Accepted Answer

1819

Question 17

How excited are you about starting your first year at UC?

Accepted Answer

Cats by 90, yes, 11/10, So excited!

Question 18

Which Christmas song was composed by a UC alum?

Accepted Answer

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Question 19

What is the name of the street or path that runs through the center of campus?

Accepted Answer

Main Street

Question 20

Cincinnati is known as the city of how many hills?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 21

What did Sigma Sigma Commons used to be?

Accepted Answer

A parking lot

Question 22

How many hearts does an octopus have?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 23

How many US Presidents are from Ohio?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 24

What was the first toy to be advertised on television?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Potato Head

Question 25

Brazil produces 1/3 of the entire world's supply of what product?

Accepted Answer

Coffee

Question 26

UC medical researcher Albert Sabin helped save thousands of lives around the world with what accomplishment?

Accepted Answer

Development of an oral polio vaccine

Question 27

Which Cincinnati team was the first professional team of their kind?

Accepted Answer

The Cincinnati Reds

Question 28

What is UC's mascot?

Accepted Answer

Bearcat

Question 29

Who played the female lead in the dystopian political thriller "V for Vendetta"?

Accepted Answer

Natalie Portman

Question 30

Legend has it, a prominent figure of the 19th century once read every book within the Engineering Library.. who was it?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

Question 31

What are the names of the two stone lions that stand in front of McMicken Hall?

Accepted Answer

Mick and Mack

Question 32

What does CCM stand for?

Accepted Answer

College Conservatory of Music

Question 33

When was Calhoun Hall built?

Accepted Answer

1967

Question 34

Who is the current President of the University of Cincinnati?

Accepted Answer

Neville Pinto

Question 35

What is the amusement park located in the Cincinnati area?

Accepted Answer

Kings Island

Question 36

Herman Schneider, one of the most important figures in UC history, is best known for what?

Accepted Answer

Being the founder of co-op education

Question 37

Roughly, how many student organizations are on campus?

Accepted Answer

600

Question 38

What over the counter drug did George Reiveschl develop at UC?

Accepted Answer

Benadryl

Question 39

Who is not a famous UC alum?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo DiCaprio

Question 40

How many months have 28 days?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 41

What is the "not-so-secret" ingredient in Cincinnati chili?

Accepted Answer

cinnamon

Question 42

What is the little plastic piece on the end of a shoelace called?

Accepted Answer

Aglet

Question 43

Where are the three smallest bones in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Ear

Question 44

You can find statues of what animal all around Cincinnati?

Accepted Answer

Pig

Question 45

What is the tallest, accessable building in Cincinnati?

Accepted Answer

Carew Tower

Question 46

What is the name of the famous hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo?

Accepted Answer

Fiona

Question 47

Who was the very first American Idol Winner?

Accepted Answer

Kelly Clarkson

Question 48

Victoria Beckham was part of a famous English pop group formed in 1994 called Spice Girls. What was her "Spice" nickname

Accepted Answer

Posh Spice

Question 49

How many books are located in all of the libraries on campus?

Accepted Answer

4.5 million

Question 50

When was Diet Coke invented?

Accepted Answer

1982

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