KU Sports
This KU men’s basketball player, a projected future NBA lottery pick, is known for his elite scoring ability and joined the Jayhawks as part of the highly ranked 2024 recruiting class.
Who is Darryn Peterson?
This KU building served as the first major academic hall
Strong Hall
This comedian and KU alum is known for his roles in “The Hangover,” “21 Jump Street,” and as a correspondent on The Daily Show.
Rob Riggle
This company became the first publicly traded firm to reach a $3 trillion market cap.
Apple
This bird is the closest living relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Chicken
This KU alumni was a leader in the Petroleum industry and has a Baseball field named after him across the street.
Forrest Hoglund (Hoglund is accepted)
This KU road was once a military road used during Bleeding Kansas
Jayhawk Blvd
The Jayhawk Cafe
This American corporation came under scrutiny in 2015 for cheating on diesel emissions tests.
Volkswagen
This country is the only one in the world with no rivers, even though it’s one of the richest nations on Earth.
Saudia Arabia
This KU Center scared fans last semester by entering the transfer portal but came back to start this season.
Flory Bidunga
Although it might've helped us out against the wildCats, this KU mascot was replaced by the Jayhawk in 1886
Bulldog(s)
This rapper named his Jet "JayHawk" because it was out of Kansas
Travis Scott
This fast-fashion giant became the most downloaded shopping app in the U.S., leading to congressional hearings about supply chains.
Shein
this state has the most lighthouses and 3,288 miles of coastline
Michigan
Much like it's name, this KU football renovation project opened up to fans this year and is set to finish in 2027
The Gateway District
KU’s motto, meaning “I will see the vision,” appears on the KU Seal
Videbo Visonem
This KU basketball player was mentioned in a collaboration song with 21 Savage and Drake
Andrew Wiggins
Blue Origin became the second private company to land a reusable rocket. This company was the first.
SpaceX (Tesla also accepted)
This animal can jump higher than your average dorm bed loft — even though it has no muscles in its legs.
a flea
This KU one and done played alongside Frank Mason and Devonte Graham before becoming the 4th Overall Pick in the 2017 NBA Draft
Josh Jackson
KU's first class had this many students enrolled
+-5
55
This comedian, podcast host, and stand-up star known for her Netflix specials and roasting Tom Brady attended the University of Kansas before launching her national comedy career.
Nikki Glasser
In one of the most unusual IPOs of 2023, this German sandal-maker—founded in 1774—went public on the NYSE with a valuation above $8 billion after exploding in popularity due to celebrity endorsements and a cameo in the Barbie movie.
Birkenstock
This famous university library is sinking about an inch every year because it was built without accounting for the weight of the books.
MIT Library