Pratt Facts
Which Prostaff has a twin
Oliviaaa
Which student dorm was designed by a Jail Architect
Stabile
What NYC fashion designer, known for her whimsical, punk-glam style, often ends runway show by cartwheeling down the catwalk?
Betsey Johnson
What's the name of the giant naval shipyard turned creative campus a few blocks from Pratt, where some Pratt grad programs now have space?
Brooklyn Navy Yard
What's the actual name for the tiny pocket sewn into jeans, and what was it originally for?
The watch pocket, designed to hold a pocket watch.
What is the name of the famous rat sculpture on campus
Sitting on His Laurels
What's the name of the academic building where Pratt held its very first classes?
Main building
Which Pratt architecture alumni designed the Chrysler building
William Van Allen
Which country is smaller than Central park?
Monaco
Why do keyboards use "QWERTY" instead of alphabetical order?
Designed to slow typists down and stop old typewriter arms from jamming, not for speed
What year did Pratt hold its first classes?
1887
which building has a courtyard where indigo is grown for natural dye and inside, writers gather to workshop their words
Cannoneer Court
Who's music video was filmed in the engineering building
Billy Joel
What was Times Square originally called before 1904?
Longacre Square
Why are manhole covers round instead of square?
A round cover can't fall through its own hole (a square one can, diagonally) plus it's easier to roll
Townhouses
What year did Pratt redesign the Pi shop?
2025
Which Alumni was an American photographer best known for his black-and-white photographs.
Robert Mapplethorpe
What do brown street signs in nyc indicate?
You are walking through a historic district
What everyday product was originally invented and marketed as wallpaper?
Bubble wrap
Founder Charles Pratt made his fortune in what industry before starting the school?
Oil / petroleum (he was a Standard Oil associate)
Which building can I prob find Elsa doing work late at night ( Hint: Industrial Design Major )
Design Building, Pratt Studio's side
Joseph Barbera was a legendary animator and co-creator of ?
Tom & Jerry and the Flintstones
What was NYC's original name under Dutch colonial rule?
New Amsterdam
What's the origin of the @ symbol?
used by merchants as a shorthand for bookeeping/ meant "at the rate of"