Tulane Buildings
What is Tulane's oldest standing building named?
Gibson Hall
This president could hold his whiskey so well he was known as “Blue Whisky Van”.
Martin Van Buren
This epidemic crushed the European population in the thirteen hundreds. The death toll stood at 75-200 million. What was it’s name?
Black Death
At which college did the GOAT play?
Michigan
What krewe anoints the king of carnival?
Rex
Who was Tulane’s engineering building named after?
Lindy Boggs
This bachelor president, also considered the drunkest president in history, scolded liquor merchants for tiny champagne bottles, and was known to crush madeira and sherry, like nobody’s business.
James Buchanan
This was muy malo for the world. From 1918-1920, it killed from 17-100 million people. What was it’s name?
Spanish flu
How many championships do the Boston Celtics have?
17
In what year did Mardi Gras day become an official holiday (+/- 5)?
1875
Name that fruit! The president's residence was formerly owned by this gent.
The first American wine snob, this president learned about vineyards in France, and even built 2 vineyards himself.
Thomas Jefferson
As of May 9th, the death toll worldwide from COVID 19 was this number (+/- 2,000)
279k
ON February 4th, 2004, the Patriots won the superbowl against the Carolina Panthers in a high scoring matchup. What was the score of that game?
32-29
Where in North America was the first Mardi Gras Celebrated?
Alabama/Mobile Alabama/Point du mardi gras
Name 2 of the 5 special collections in the Jones Hall Library
Hogan Jazz/ Southeastern Architectural Archive/ University Archives/ Rare Books & Manuscripts/ Louisiana Collection.
This president bribed voters with booze, passing out 144 gallons of hooch during his bid for the Virginia house of Burgesses.
George Washington
Fauci was named head of NIAID in this year.
1984
What pick was Larry Bird in the 1978 NBA draft?
6
How many krewes participate (+/- 5)
70
How many buildings are on Tulane’s uptown campus (+/- 2)?
89
This president’s baller wife hosted a bash at the White house every week for hundreds of people for 8 years. In his later years, he was known as the father of the Constitution.
James Madison
This plague killed about 25 million people, about half of Europe's population in 541-542. What was it’s name?
Plague of Justinian
Havlicek stole the ball! Is an iconic radio moment in Boston sports history. Name the announcer who stated it.
Johnny Most
What was the name of the first Mardi gras krewe?
Mistic Krewe of Comus