Falcon Alum Lore
This Fitchburg State alumnus became Vice President of Developer Relations at NVIDIA and previously worked at Apple and Lucasfilm.
Who is Richard Kerris?
The year Fitchburg State was founded?
What is 1894?
Massachusetts was named after this group of people who inhabited "the large hill place"
What is the Massachusett Tribe?
This falcon is considered the fastest bird in the world, reaching around 200 mph during its hunting dive.
What is the Peregrine Falcon?
This fruit floats in water because about 25% of its volume is air.
What is an Apple?
This 2002/2004 alumnus created Fitchburg State’s original mascot, Falcor, and later spent 8 years as Wally the Green Monster.
Who is Jason Polonsky?
What was Fitchburg State originally called?
What is the State Normal School in Fitchburg?
This Massachusetts city is famous for the Witch Trials of 1692.
What is Salem?
This is the name of Fitchburg State’s current mascot.
Who is Freddy T. Falcon?
This is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight.
What is a Bat?
This 2022 Fitchburg State graduate performed Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.
Who is Ben Cezair-Thompson?
This historic building opened in 1896 and remains part of campus today.
What is Thompson Hall?
This is the highest point in Massachusetts.
What is Mount Greylock?
Before Freddy, the Fitchburg State mascot was known by this name.
What is Falcor?
This is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state.
What is Q?
This Fitchburg State alumnus played basketball for the Falcons and later built a career that took him to the NBA sidelines.
Who is Jim Todd?
In 1960, Fitchburg State expanded beyond education and changed its name to this.
What is State College at Fitchburg?
Many out of state Catholics confuse this colloquial abbreviation for Massachusetts with the Divine Liturgy
What is Mass?
This student-created mascot program began as part of Jason Polonsky’s master’s thesis.
What is Fitchburg State’s Falcon mascot program?
In a standard deck of cards, this is the only king without a mustache.
What is the King of Hearts?
This freshman Falcon became the first runner in Fitchburg State history to win an NCAA Division III East Regional Championship.
Who is Paulino Guevara Mateo?
In this year, the institution officially became Fitchburg State University.
What is 2010?
This famous Revolutionary War battle actually took place in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The word “peregrine” comes from a word meaning this, fitting the bird's long-distance travels.
What is “wanderer” or “pilgrim”?
This common household item was originally invented as a way to clean wallpaper.
What is Play-Doh?