Ritika's Riddles
Collegiate Cameos
Perplexing Palindromes
Kiddie Lit and Cinematic Hits
STEM v STEAM
100
"res colkege"

"res college"

100

Though she rarely discusses her time at Princeton, this former First Lady finally opened up about her collegiate experience in this autobiography.

Becoming by Michelle Obama

100

Many a teens' first car is this Honda model

Civic

100

Greek God(dess) I wish I had as a parent

Poseidon

100

Steam is the gaseous form of which molecule?

Water (H2O)

200

"and waved to mccosh in case you were looki our"

"and waved to McCosh in case you were looking out"

200
A character played by Tina Fey worked in Princeton's admissions office in this 2013 film.

Admission

200

An impractical means of transportation for landlocked Oklahomans

Kayak

200
Hogwarts house I most closely identify with

Gryffindor

200

This tree, famously mentioned in a classic patriotic tune, is the tallest growing tree in the world.

Redwood

300

"ich bin sehyr hungry"

"I am very hungry"

300

In this 1983 coming-of-age-film-turned-party-theme, the main character's father desperately wants his son to attend Princeton.

Risky Business

300

Flat

Level

300

Best Friends character

Chandler Bing (will also accept Chanandler Bong)

300
18th century inventor of the steamboat

Robert Fulton

400

"most r went"

"most recent"

400

A prominent character in this 1980s American comic series written by Alan Moore received a PhD in atomic physics from Princeton University before becoming a blue person with superpowers in an experiment-gone-wrong.

Watchmen

400

Principle

Tenet

400

What TV show am I currently binging?

24

400

This geyser, which shoots water over 300 ft into the air, is the world's tallest active geyser. (Half credit if you can name the state and park in which this geyser is located)

Steamboat Geyser

500

"like i’ll ds asked again"

"like I'll fall asleep again"

500

Karl certainly tells anyone who will listen about his membership in the same eating club as the author of this book commonly considered to be a loose autobiography of his years at Princeton.

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

500

In the past 50 years, the world lived through its first "global palindromic date" in over 900 years, a date written the same both forward and backward in MM/DD/YYYY and DD/MM/YYYY form.  What is that date? Bonus Points: What was the most recent global palindromic date before that?

February 2, 2020 (02/02/2020)

Bonus: November 11, 111 (11/11/1111)

500

Best marvel superhero

Captain America

500

Approximately how many plant species are currently known to science (+/- 50%)

400,000 (will accept 200,000-600,000)

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