U of A History
What were the original school colors?
Sage & silver
UA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully brought back a sample of what back to Earth in 2023?
an asteroid
How many total students are enrolled at the U of A (all levels)?
53,187 total students
In whose memory was the fountain in front of Old Main created?
Students who died in World War I
Which planet has the most gravity?
Jupiter
How many days of sunshine does Tucson get annually?
350
The title of U of A's Fight Song
Fight! Wildcats! Fight!
How many University of Arizona faculty members have won Nobel Prizes?
3
What’s located beneath Arizona Stadium that most people wouldn’t expect?
A giant mirror-making lab!
Name one female-only residence hall
Maricopa and Coconino
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in this African country.
Tanzania
This annual February event celebrates over 200 artists and draws thousands to the streets of Tucson
Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
"Bear Down!" first heard in 1926 by this man has become Arizona's rallying cry
John "Button" Salmon (student body president & star quarterback)
T/F UA researchers invented the first tree-ring dating (dendrochronology) method.
True
What is “Sentinel Peak” now called?
On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, we honored service members killed on this vessel with a memorial on the mall.
The USS Arizona (with the USS Arizona Mall Memorial)
This Spanish artist & sculptor is famous for co-founding the Cubist movement.
Pablo Picasso
DAILY DOUBLE
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (Titan II missile incident)
The year Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat were married
1986
This is the world’s largest closed ecological system used for climate and sustainability experiments (feat. movie Bio-Dome).
The UA Biosphere 2
What movie was famously filmed on the U of A campus?
Revenge of the Nerds
This courtyard near Centennial Hall recognizes famous poets, artists, and humanitarians
Women's Plaza of Honor
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
Tucson became the first U.S. city to earn this UNESCO distinction in 2015
City of Gastronomy
Name the first two colleges at the U of A.
Agriculture and Mining
Bob Baffert, legendary horse trainer, graduated from this UA program (one of the few)
UA’s Race Track Industry Program—
U of A boasts a #1 ranking across U.S. public universities with this Eller degree program
MIS (Management Information Systems)
There’s an underground time capsule buried under this building to be opened by ASUA members in 2085.
Old Main
Which artist holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won by a female artist?
Beyonce
Tucson is famous for its dark skies and is home to this internationally renowned observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory
The "Pride of Arizona," UA's marching band, performed at the first-ever Super Bowl in this year
1967
This UA bachelor's degree is the only one of its kind in the western U.S. (hint: lasers)
Optical Sciences & Engineering
DAILY DOUBLE
1997
This building is organized around a “slot canyon,” created out of humble desert materials - concrete, corten steel & glass
Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building (ENR2)
This superhero film became the first to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
Black Panther
El Charro Café claims to have invented this Mexican-American dish in 1922
the chimichanga