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This is what you get when you flip around “Madam Morrible”
Wicked Witch
This flammable white building has been given this beloved nickname by students
Old Mo
This dystopian novel by Suzanne Collins follows Katniss Everdeen in a televised fight for survival.
The Hunger Games
Harry Potter attends school at this castle
Hogwarts
Name that tune by Cutting Crew
(I just) died in your arms
Robert Irwin danced his way to victory on this long-running reality competition
Dancing With the Stars
This annual Transy tradition lights up campus each fall with hundreds of carved pumpkins
Pumpkinmania
Published in 1868, this novel follows four sisters coming of age during and after the Civil War
Little Women
This crime-ridden fictional city is protected by the Dark Knight in multiple Batman films
Gotham City
Name that tune by Toto
Hold the Line
This famous actor slapped Chris Rock at an award show
Will Smith
This former Transylvania professor is rumored to have placed a curse on the university after being fired
Constantine Rafinesque
Fyodor Dostsoyevsky’s most famous novel that follows the murder of a brutal landowner
The Brothers Karamazov
“That’s no moon,” Obi-Wan Kenobi says about this massive Imperial structure in A New Hope
The Death Star
Name that tune by AC/DC
Back in Black
In a viral interview clip, this Radio Rebel star claimed she wanted to “make history.”
Debby Ryan
Transylvania University was founded this year
1780
Written in 1641, this book contains the famous philosophical phrase “Cogito Ergo Sum” or “I think, therefore I am.”
Descartes - Meditations & other Metaphysical Writings
This fantasy trilogy was filmed extensively in New Zealand
The Lord of the Rings
Name that tune by Journey
Don't Stop Believin'
Elijah Wood’s increasingly confused responses in a prank interview helped make these hair accessories a viral TikTok punchline
Wigs
Transylvania University has been undefeated in this sport since 1942
football
The first installment of The Stormlight Archive, this novel is often cited as one of the longest fantasy books to gain mainstream popularity.
The Way of Kings
In How to Train Your Dragon, Hiccup’s village is located on this rugged island.
The Isle of Berk
Name that tune by Beethoven
Ode to Joy