WashU Trivia
Jack C. Taylor (who dropped out of WashU) was the founder of this company, which gives WashU students cheap car rentals!
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
This UNESCO World Heritage site, located just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, was once a massive Native American city with over 100 earthen structures.
What are the Cahokia Mounds?
Toys freeze when kids enter the room.
What is Toy Story?
Pikachu, Charizard, Bulbasaur, Squirtle.
What are Starter Pokemon?
“Known for ‘rationalizing bad spending,’ this female meme‑math trend exploded on TikTok with users calling things ____
What is girl math?
When was WashU founded?
What is 1853?
This famous franchise restaurant has a specific name that is only used in St. Louis. (This restaurant sells sandwiches and Paninis and soups).
Panera Bread (St. Louis Bread Company)
Theme park animals eat the visitors alive.
What is Jurassic Park?
Gretzky, Brady, Jordan/Lebron, Ruth
The GOATS of the 4 Major Sports
Created by Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung and sold by Pop Mart, this collectible ‘monster elf’ became a fashion status-symbol in 2025 after a surge in limited blind‑box drops and celebrity unboxings
What are Labubus?
WashU's motto (In Latin)
What is Per veritatem vis
The 1904 Olympics were significant because they introduced this concept for the winners.
What are gold, silver, and bronze medals?
Hong Kong cop teams with loud LAPD detective
What is Rush Hour?
221B Baker Street, Wayne Manor, 4 Privet Drive, 742 Evergreen Terrace
What are the homes of famous fictional characters?
This famous saying is often said after seeing a picture of a rabbit holding a timepiece.
"All Roads lead to Rome"
Before being named Danforth Campus, WashU’s main campus was commonly called this.
Hilltop Campus
St. Louis houses the largest population of this group who fled during a 1990s genocide
Who are Bosnians?
Math genius solves proofs while mopping hallways.
What is Good Will Hunting?
Venus flytrap
Pitcher plant
Sundew
Nepenthes
What are Carnivorous Plants?
This internet theory revived in 2025 argues that much of the content on social media is generated by AI or bots, reducing genuine human interaction.
What is Dead Internet Theory?
This semi‑annual WashU tradition offers undergraduates with a meal plan a free, all‑you‑can‑eat late‑night breakfast at Bear’s Den or Village during reading week.
Moonlight Breakfast
This soda, which was originally named “Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda, was invented in St. Louis- it is also the name of a kids' game.
What is 7-Up?
Dreams stacked inside dreams inside dreams collapse.
What is Inception?
Platypus
Axolotl
Coelacanth
Horseshoe Crab
What are living fossil animals?
A TikTok trend called ‘holding space’ used this Broadway song’s climactic lines to create emotional, reflective montage videos
What is Defying Gravity?