THE MIDDLE AGES
CAMPUS TOUR
TODAY’S HITS
IT’S A PLANET
3-LETTER RESPONSES
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The Middle Ages are traditionally defined as the period beginning with the 5th c. collapse of this empire
What is the Roman Empire?
200
Sweet dreams in this building, from Latin for "sleeping place" (no, it's not the library)
What is dormitory?
200
Beyoncé played her country cards right (woo!) with this song (hey!), rhyming "Lexus," and hitting No. 1.
What is Texas Hold ‘Em?
200
Our closest neighbor, it has a surface temperature hot enough to melt lead
What is Venus?
200
The figure seen in silhouette on its logo was modeled after Jerry West
What is NBA?
400
The Middle Ages came to an end in the 14th & 15th centuries with the dawn of this era of revival & discovery
What is The Renaissance?
400
From Latin for "workplace", it's a workplace for scientists
What is laboratory?
400
This one-time star of Disney’s "Girl Meets World" had a feather touch in 2024.
Who is Sabrina Carpenter?
400
Its most prominent feature, the Great Red Spot, is more than twice as wide as the Earth
What is Jupiter?
400
It’s Winnipeg’s airport code
What is YWG?
600
The high period of this architectural style of rib vaults & pointed arches began around 1200
What is Gothic?
600
"Liberty, equality," this organization, like Sigma Lambda Beta
What is fraternity?
600
Former YouTube Star turned singer-songwriter earned his first No. 1 with "Ordinary" in 2025.
Who is Alex Warren?
600
Its frozen dry ice polar caps recede & advance with the planet's seasons
What is Mars?
600
Lou Gehrig's disease is also known by this initialism
What is ALS?
800
The first of these military expeditions to the Holy Land was launched in 1095
What are the Crusades?
800
It's another name for a student activities center, or for the Canadian Labour Congress
What is union?
800
This Kendrick Lamar’s quarrelsome track sampled Debbie Deb’s "When I Hear Music," earning him is fifth No.1.
What is Squabble Up?
800
Named for the first ruler of the universe in Greek mythology, it was the first to be discovered by telescope
What is Uranus?
800
The RAV4 or the Rogue
What is SUV?
1000
This saintly Italian, the leading theologian of the Middle Ages, did all of his theologizing in the 1200s
Who is Thomas Aquinas?
1000
Yikes! The name of this facility is from the Greek for "to train naked"
What is gymnasium?
1000
In her 2024 song "Nasty," this one-name singer asks "Is somebody gonna match my freak?"
Who is Tinashe?
1000
Methane clouds in itsatmosphere give it a distinctive look
What is Neptune?
1000
He was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis in 1968.
Who is MLK?