Midwest Media
This recently concluded supernatural thriller follows a group of misfits as they battle extradimensional forces
What is Stranger Things and Indiana?
Macalester students can take advantage of free lessons of this instrument
What are bagpipes?
Who are Mary Heskel, Michael Anderson, and Jerald Dosch?
These two cities hosted the 2026 Winter Olympics
What are Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo?
This gas is significantly more potent than carbon dioxide, with 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide.
What is Methane?
This mockumentary followed the challenges and triumphs of a municipal service department in a fictional town
What is Parks and Recreation and Indiana
These 4 animals* were the top contenders for Macalester's new logo in 2024 before the Highland Cow was selected as the new face for the college.
What is a Kelpie, the Loch Ness Monster, a Highland Cow, and a Unicorn?
This professor is a triplet and has called 17 places "home."
Who is Mindy Price?
This American Olympic athlete is known for their halo hair.
Who is Alysa Liu?
This was the first US National Park.
What is Yellowstone (1872)?
This movie and TV series share a name with the town in which they are based
What is Fargo and North Dakota?
This year is when the Macalester Environmental Studies program officially became a department
What is 2004?
This professor originally went to college for optometry before realizing they didn’t want to work with eyes.
Who is Jerald Dosch?
This Macalester neuroscience alum ‘24 recently competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics in the Men’s 1000m speedskating.
Who is Conor McDermott-Mostowy?
This term describes species that play a disproportionately large role in maintaining ecosystem structure
What is a keystone species?
This musical drama followed the struggles of a young musician and shares a name with a famous song.
What is Purple Rain and Minnesota
This Macalester outdoor space is laid out in the tartan pattern when viewed from above
What is Marvin Plaza?
This professor competed in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
Who is Louisa Bradtmiller?
This was the year of the first Winter Olympics (originally called International Winter Sports Week)
When was 1924?
This was the month and year of the first Earth Day
When was April 1970?
This movie followed a self-centered lawyer sentenced to community service of coaching a rag-tag youth hockey team
Bonus 100: who in the Department has a friend who was in this movie?
What is The Mighty Ducks and Minnesota
Who is David Owen
This is the name of Macalester's wind turbine.
Who is Derbin the Urban Wind Turbine?
This visiting professor, when not researching forest carbon cycling, is a high school XC ski coach and an avid skier.
Who is Adrienne Keller?
This was the nickname of the person who set the Winter Olympic record for most gold medals.
Who was King Klaebo?
This president signed the Endangered Species Act into law.
Who was President Nixon?