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Campus Life at the
Campus Trivia
What was the final vote count for the 1968 United States presidential election?
The final vote count for the 1968 United States presidential election was:
- Richard Nixon – 31,783,783 votes
43.4% vote share - Hubert Humphrey – 31,271,839 votes
42.7% vote share - George Wallace – 9,901,118 votes
13.5% vote share
Via Wikipedia
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Campus Trivia Night
Question: Which five countries are the world’s top Iron Ore Exporters?
Via World’s Top Exports:
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- South Africa
- India
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Campus Trivia Night
Which five countries are the world’s top pineapple producers?
Campus Trivia
Question: What were America’s 10 largest companies in 1970?
The 10 largest companies on the 1970 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:
- General Motors
- Exxon
- Ford
- General Electric
- International Business Machinges
- Chrysler
- Mobile
- Texaco
- ITT Industries
- Gulf Oil
Between 1960 and 1970 – two companies dropped out of the top 10: U.S. Steel and Esmark.
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Campus Life at the
University of Lethbridge
Campus Trivia Night
Question: What are the five tallest buildings that can be seen from the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City?
Via Wikipedia:
- Astra Tower – 137 meters
- Wells Fargo Center – 129 meters
- LDS Church Office Building – 128 meters
- 95 State at City Creek – 120 meters
- Worthington Tower – 116 meters
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Campus Life at
Durham University
Chris Wright was born
on this day in 1965
Chris Wright — the American businessman and government official who has served as the United States Secretary of Energy since February 2025 — was born on this day — January 15, 1965 — in Colorado.
He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and completed graduate studies in electrical engineering at both the University of California, Berkeley and MIT.
Prior to his appointment to the Cabinet, Wright was a prominent executive in the energy sector, serving as the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy. He is widely recognized for his work in the development of hydraulic fracturing technology and has been a vocal advocate for the role of fossil fuels and nuclear energy in global energy security.
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