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Founded as a French fur trading outpost with 30 settlers in 1763, now home to 280,000 Missourians.
What is the City of St. Louis?
Named after a former professor of classics who served as Mizzou's very first "Dean of Women," this building was previously used for dorms at MOYLF.
What is Johnston Hall?
In a bizarre historical coincidence, founding fathers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both passed away on this exact calendar date in 1826, the nation’s 50th birthday.
What is the 4th of July?
Before joining Taylor on "Fortnight," this Post-Malone ruled the charts with his own melodic hip-hop tracks. Finish the lyric to his song "Sunflower" from the movie Spiderman into the Spider-verse: "Then you're left in the dust. Unless I stuck by ya. You're the sunflower. ______ . Or you'll be left in the dust. Unless I stuck by ya. You're the sunflower"
What is "I think your love would be too much"
The legendary Brooklyn rapper behind "Empire State of Mind" who holds the record for the most number-one albums by a solo artist.
Who is Jay-Z?
Because it is home to over 7,500 mapped underground tunnels and caverns, Missouri is officially known by this adventurous nickname.
What is The Cave State?
Standing right in the center of Francis Quadrangle, this is the exact number of historic stone columns that everyone stops to take pictures with.
What is Six?
On August 21, 1959, President Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10834 establishing the design of our current 50-star flag after congress made these two territories into America's most recent states.
What are Alaska and Hawaii?
He laid down a fiery guest verse on Taylor's remix of "Bad Blood," but he completely dominated the charts with his own historic 2024 diss track. "Not Like Us" went on to win Song of the Year, but name any one of the three solo Kendrick tracks that came right before it in that legendary feud.
What is Meet the Grahams? (Acceptable: 6:16 in LA or Euphoria)
Boasting a winding, unique "dragon" shape with more shoreline than the entire state of California, this massive man-made body of water is a premier vacation destination for Midwesterners and Southerners alike.
What is the Lake of the Ozarks?
When Richard Nixon played this official Missouri state song on the piano during a White House event, guest of honor Harry Truman bluntly told him, "I don't care for that song."
What is "The Missouri Waltz"?
The campus statue of comic character Beetle Bailey marks the original spot of this legendary, beloved Mizzou student hangout that tragically burned down in 1988 (a successor was rebuilt on campus in 2007).
What is the Shack?
Abraham Lincoln famously opened the Gettysburg Address with the phrase "Four score and seven years ago"—referencing this specific founding year in American history.
What is 1776?
Before joining Taylor on the track "Snow on the Beach," Lana Del Rey ruled indie-pop. Finish the lyric to her massive hit "Summertime Sadness": "I got my red dress on tonight. Dancin' in the dark, in the pale moonlight, Done my hair up real big ______ . High heels off, I'm feelin' alive "
What is "Beauty Queen Style"
This single-named superstar started her career on the Disney channel before winning 2 Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for her lead role in a now concluded HBO drama.
Who is Zendaya?
Missouri is bordered by a whopping eight different states—tying it with Tennessee for the most borders in the country. Name any four states that touch Missouri.
What are [any four of: Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, or Nebraska]
This hometown Columbia native and Mizzou women's basketball legend became the program's all-time leading scorer before taking her talents to the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.
Who is Sophie Cunningham?
Cowboy Wyatt Earp was a policeman in Wichita and Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone during this exact year of America’s 100th birthday, our first Centennial.
What is 1876?
This country music superstar famously teamed up with a young Taylor Swift for the 2013 hit "Highway Don't Care." Finish the lyric to his own legendary, stadium-shaking anthem "Live Like You Were Dying": "I went skydiving / I went Rocky Mountain climbing / I went 2.7 seconds on a ______."
What is "Bull named Fumanchu"
Originally introduced by Nintendo back in 1986, this legendary, gold-plated video game cartridge required players to guide a sword-wielding hero named Link through the kingdom of Hyrule.
What is The Legend of Zelda?
While the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair famously popularized the ice cream cone, it was also the birthplace of this sweet concession, which was introduced to the public under the name "Fairy Floss."
What is "Cotton Candy"?
Mizzou's world-famous School of Journalism is highly unique because it is the only university program in the entire country to own and operate a major commercial network TV station. Name the network.
What is NBC? (Acceptable: KOMU)
A single summer in 1946 saw the birth of three future U.S. Presidents. While Bill Clinton was the youngest, you must name the other two presidents born that same year.
Who are George W. Bush and Donald Trump?
After she opened for the Eras Tour, Taylor featured Sabrina Carpenter on the title track of her The Life of a Showgirl album. Finish the lyric to her own massive, caffeinated summer hit "Espresso": "Too bad your ex don't do it for ya / Walked in and dream-came-trued it for ya / Soft skin and I perfumed it for ya / (Yes) I know, I ______ / (Yes) that morning coffee, brewed it for ya / (Yes) one touch and I brand-newed it for ya"
What is "Mountain Dew it for ya"
He once tweeted out a cryptographic cipher on Halloween to show he was in on the joke, mocking a long-running internet meme that claims this United States Senator is actually the 1960s Zodiac Killer.
Who is Ted Cruz?