This Day in History
This DRG member began working at Notre Dame in 2001.
Trent Grocock
To traverse the world's longest continuous bridge over water, head to this U.S. state.
Louisiana (Lake Pontchartrain Causeway)
This Notre Dame residence hall is the only one not named for an individual or family.
Alumni Hall (a.k.a. The Center of the Universe)
Condensation, like the kind on the glass containing your favorite summer beverage, is the process by which matter turns from this into a liquid?
Gas (in this case, water vapor in the air)
If this DRG member could have dinner with any celebrity or historical figure, it'd be Oprah.
Heather Christophersen
This singer-songwriter, whose hits include "You're So Vain" and "Coming Around Again," was born in 1943.
Carly Simon
The River Lee runs through this city, the second-largest in the Republic of Ireland.
Cork
The Log Chapel is the final resting place of this priest, the first one to be ordained in the United States.
Fr. Stephen Badin
If it's muggy outside, a meteorologist might tell you about this measurement, which indicates the temperature at which the air can't hold any more moisture.
Dewpoint
This DRG member listed Counting Crows and One Republic among their favorite bands (but conspicuously not AC/DC).
Mike Seamon
Restaurants in Boston and Washington, DC, claim to have hosted the engagement of this future president and first lady in 1953.
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier
The largest city in this U.S. state is Charleston, its capital.
West Virginia
In 1964, Notre Dame President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., joined Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for a civil rights rally at this Chicago landmark.
Soldier Field
Swimmers along Lake Michigan beaches should watch out for this phenomenon, when water rapidly moves away from the shore.
Rip current
This DRG member's favorite author is Walter Isaacson.
Shannon Cullinan
This 1876 battle pitted Lakota leaders Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull against Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, in what would become known as the latter's "last stand."
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
Of the following countries, only this one does NOT share a border with Italy:
France, Germany, Austria, Slovenia
Germany
In 1860, Notre Dame founder Fr. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., said the University's revenue from producing this material was a "surer source of [its] existence than the number of its pupils.”
Brick
The "Dog Days of Summer" doesn't refer primarily to pups, but instead to this bright star, which the Greeks observed would annually appear just before sunrise in July and August.
Sirius
If this DRG member had a free day, they might go see a ballet performance in Chicago.
Tracy Weber
In 1975, this coastal country in southeastern Africa established its independence from Portugal.
Mozambique
All of the states below contain at least two national parks, except this one:
Florida, New Mexico, South Dakota, Virginia
Virginia (only has Shenandoah)
Florida has three (Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, and Everglades), while New Mexico (Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands), and South Dakota (Badlands, Wind Cave) have two.
In the mid- to late-1800s, this Notre Dame president chartered a special train car to bring new students from the American Southwest and Mexico all the way to South Bend.
Rev. John A. Zahm, C.S.C.
During the next summer thunderstorm, remember that the heat from a bolt of lightning can reach 50,000 degrees, five times hotter than this.
The surface of the sun
This DRG member's favorite hobbies include watercolor painting and cooking.
Dan Cook