History of Brown
One of eight American universities, Brown is a member of this elite athletic conference.
What is the Ivy League?
Before coming to Brown, this alumnus was the brightest witch in her year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Who is Emma Watson?
You might see this famous Rhode Island frozen lemonade stand on corners around campus.
What is Del's?
This celebrity is known for playing Eleven in Netflix’s Stranger Things
Who is Millie Bobby Brown?
This building has 14 floors, representing levels 0-14 on the pH scale.
What is Sciences Library?
Brown University is one of only nine American colleges founded before this pivotal conflict in US history.
What is the Revolutionary War?
This actor, best known for playing Jim Halpert on The Office, got his start at Brown in sketch comedy groups.
Who is John Krasinski?
This unique-to-Rhode Island flavor of milk is surprisingly un-caffeinated despite its name.
What is coffee milk?
This animal is active at night and its subspecies appears on a U.S. state flag
What is brown bear?
When built in 1770, this Brown University building was the largest in Rhode Island
What is University Hall?
Featuring artists over the years such as Bob Dylan, Kendrick Lamar, and Phoebe Bridgers, Brown is home to this annual student-run music festival.
What is Spring Weekend?
Fans of the musical Hamilton might picture this Brown alum when they think of Thomas Jefferson.
Who is Daveed Diggs?
This historical figure, often referred to as the founder of Rhode Island, advocated for religious freedom and the separation of church and state during colonial times.
Who is Roger Williams?
This sweet dish was first invented to make them fit in lunch boxes for women attending the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893
What is brownie
Built in 1907, this building served as a gymnasium for female students in Pembroke College
What is Smith-Buonanno Hall (Smitty B)?
It is a common belief among Brown students that if you walk through these gates more than twice, you will not graduate.
What are the Van Wickle Gates?
This five-time-Emmy-nominated actress is best known for her role as Dr. Rainbow Johnson on the hit comedy series Black-ish.
Who is Tracee Ellis Ross?
You might want to take a day trip to this Rhode Island coastal city, where millionaires built their lavish mansions during the "Gilded Age" of US History.
What is Newport?
Of the three libraries at Brown with the word “John” in their names, this library is named after the son of the namesake of the University and is right by Littlefield
What is John Carter Brown Library?
Built in 1823, this building is the second oldest building on Brown’s campus
What is Hope College?
The first African American president of an Ivy League institution and named by Time Magazine as the best college president of her time, this Brown University President's namesake is honored on the green space behind Sayles Hall.
Who is Ruth Simmons?
"Don't call me. Don't come by my house. We're done." Famous lines uttered by this iconic character and Brown alum.
Who is Robert Capron/Rowley?
This Italian mafia boss is famous for his criminal operations in Federal Hill in the 1980s before being succeeded by his son of the same name.
Who is Raymond Patriarca?
These astronomical objects are larger than gas giants but smaller than main sequence stars and can't fuse hydrogen in their cores
What is brown dwarf?
This Brown observatory was once used to measure the longitude between Washington D.C. and Providence
What is Ladd Observatory?