Once upon a time (School History)
The founder and namesake of Drake
Who is Francis Marion Drake?
The number Griff Mascot we are on
2
The sports event held/celebrated during the Drake Relays
What is Track and Field?
The famous rapper who shares our namesake that has visited the school once at 3am
Who is Drake?
True or false: the capital of Iowa is Des Moines
True - and Drake is located right in the middle of it!
The year Drake University was founded
What is 1881?
True or false: Griff does not have social media accounts
What is false? Follow @drakeugriff on Insta and Facebook :)
The name of the world-renowned track inside Drake Stadium that hosts world class athletes every year during the Drake Relays
What is the Blue Oval?
The nickname for the surrounding area of restaurants and businesses near Drake
A common nickname for the Midwest region, based off the production of crops
What is the breadbasket?
The amount of students Drake first had
What is only 77?
The actual name of our current Griff
What is George?
Who Drake beat in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, their first since 1971
Name 3 Drake traditions
Possible answers: Kissing Rock, Homecoming, Beautiful Bulldog Contest, Painted Street, Hubbeling, Drake Relays
"Des Moines is known as the ______ capital of the world."
What is insurance?
The sport that Drake University won 3 consecutive national championships in the 1940s
What is cross country?
The mascot type Drake had BEFORE the bulldog
What was the Drake Ducks?
The former Drake basketball star and coach that was recently named head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Basketball team
Who is Jan Jensen?
Drake has students from approx. _____ states and _____ countries
What is 49 states and 26 countries?
The year Iowa became a state
1846
The Drake professor known for the construction of the Drake Municipal Observatory and a comet, which now bears his name
Who is Daniel Morehouse?
The name of the mascot that isn't Griff the dog
What is Spike?
The Drake alumnus that has won 2 major golf championships, the Masters in 2007 and the Open Championship in 2015
Who is Zach Johnson?
The building that houses the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement at Drake and is known as one of the most accessible buildings in Iowa.
What is the Tom and Ruth Harkin Center?
Name the 6 states that border Iowa
What are South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska?