mathNEWSquiz # 1

Hey everyone, your summer squizmasters Craig and Eric are back! For those of you not familiar with the squiz, it's mathNEWS's weekly trivia column. Think you're the master of trivia? Then prove it by submitting your answers to the squiz — either by e-mail at mathnews@student.math.uwaterloo.ca or by a paper submission to our BLACK BOX on the third floor of the MC. Each week's winner will receive a $5 gift certificate from the math C&D. Good luck!

Disclaimer: We do not in any way sanction the use of Google or any other internet search engine for the purposes of answering squiz questions. Doing so will irreparably compromise your enjoyment of the squiz. Besides, if you use the internet to answer the squiz, then you're just a loser.

Buildings of the University

1. What is the largest building on campus that is not a residence?
2. What is the oldest building on the south campus?
3. What was built first? Modern Languages or Biology I?
4. What building has the shortest name? The longest?
5. True or False: The Dana Porter Library is sinking.

Famous Last Words

Each of the following quotes is the last line of a movie, book, TV series or song. Identify the source, as well as the person who says the line.

1. I'm going to show them a world without you ... a world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries. A world ... where anything is possible. Where we go from there ... is a choice I leave to you ...
2. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.
3. Five card stud, nothing's wild, and the sky's the limit.
4. I was cured all right.
5. Such a sight as this becomes the field, but here shows much amiss. Go, bid the soldiers shoot.

MathSoc Elections

Answer the following questions about the election of MathSoc's President and Vice President, Activities and Services.

1. When (date and time) can you vote in the election?
2. Who are the candidates for the presidential election?
3. Who are the candidates for the VPAS election?
4. Who won the election?

Bonus: When was the last time the wall in the Mathsoc office was repainted?

A Riddle Limerick

The following is a limerick. Merely tell us how the end of the limerick should be said to get 5 points

A mathematician named Paul
Had a hexahadronical ball
w³ * π - 8 = sqrt(0)

Good luck, and happy squizzing!

Your Squizmasters
Eric & Craig