Washington University in St. Louis!
WashU was named after this former U.S. president.
Who is George Washington?
One of the features of a typical grandfather clock is this long swinging weight, keeping time from a combination of gravity and mechanics.
What is a pendulum?
In 2024, this accomplished swimmer became the most decorated female American olympian of all time.
Who is Katie Ledecky?
The Oxford English Dictionary named this popular slang term for romantic appeal or charm its "word of the year" in 2023.
What is rizz?
These three words are what "RUF" stands for.
What is Reformed University Fellowship?
WashU was founded in this year, the first year of Franklin Pierce's presidency.
What is 1853?
This time-keeping device has been in use since as early as the 16th century B.C., and involves waiting for a material to flow from one side to the other.
What is an hourglass?
This former NFL superstar recently commentated his first game with Fox at the outset of the 2024 season.
Who is Tom Brady?
This term, often associated with the negatives of being constantly online, has serged in popularity in 2024.
What is brainrot?
This home-flipping couple gained fame from their HGTV show "Fixer Upper."
Who are Chip and Joanna Gaines?
This is the acceptance rate percentage of WashU in 2024.
12.4%
The use of alarm clocks have long been accused of disrupting this biological mental cycle influenced by light and dark periods of the day.
What is the Circadian Rhythm?
This MLB team has the most World Series penants, with 27.
Who are the New York Yankees?
This popular video game introduced the world to dances like "flossing" and "orange justice."
What is Fortnite?
This late actor, arguably most well-known for providing the voice of Darth Vader, died in September 2024.
Who is James Earl Jones?
This WashU building was originally constructed for administrative use in the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
What is Brookings Hall?
NIST-F1, the official source of all timekeeping in the United States, is this type of clock, meaning it operates through the detection of small molecules like cesium or ammonia.
What is an atomic clock?
This former Iowa Hawkeye basketball player now plays for the Indiana Pacers.
Who is Kaitlyn Clark?
This viral 2014 trend fundraised millions of dollars for a rare neurodegenerative disease.
What is the ALS ice bucket challenge?
One of only three countries in the world to be surrounded entirely by another country, this southern African nation is one of the smallest on the continent.
What is Lesotho?
As seen on the official WashU seal, this latin phrase is the motto of the university. (Original latin or english translation accepted).
What is Per Veritatem Vis (Strength through Truth)?
This Pink Floyd song from The Dark Side of the Moon begins with a cacophony of chimes and alarms going off, settling into a distinctive "tick-tock" rhythm as it progresses.
What is "Time?"
The St. Louis Blues most recently won the Stanley Cup in this year.
What is 2019?
The internet was rocked by this 2013 trend in which a flash mob assembles to dance chaotically, usually in costume, to a song by Bauuer.
What is the Harlem Shake?
Of the many plays that the bard William Shakespeare wrote, this is his shortest.
What is "The Comedy of Errors?"