School Spirit
In Allen Fieldhouse, there is a banner that reads “Beware of the ________”
What is Phog?
A sample of this gas was analyzed on the basement of Bailey Hall in 1905, making it the first time it was ever detected on Earth
What is Helium?
This bloom is named after the hottest star in our solar system at 27 million degrees Fahrenheit
What is a sunflower?
The basketball team and debate team share this number of national championships
What is 6?
A watermelon is 92% this element
What is water?
This is the last line of the Alma Mater:
”Far above the golden valley, glorious to view…
…Hail to thee our alma mater, ___________”
What is “Hail to old KU”?
Legend has it, if you walk through this building before your graduation day, you’ll never graduate.
What is the Campanile?
This tree is named after the material that makes clothes, medical supplies, and even baseballs
What is a cottonwood tree?
The crowd chanted this saying at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics
This green, tree-like vegetable contains more protein than steak
What is broccoli?
Take this street to get to buildings like Wescoe Hall and the Kansas Union
What is Jayhawk Boulevard?
The Chi Omega fountain can hold this many gallons of water
What is 8,500 gallons?
This yellow bird is also the state bird of Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, and Wyoming
What is the western meadowlark?
He lead last year’s historic KU football season and signed a new contract to continue as head coach
Who is Lance Liepold?
Pizza was created in this city in Italy
Where is Naples?
You can not be taller than this height to fill the role of Baby Jay
What is 5’ 2”?
This was the year the first black student was admitted to KU
What is 1876?
This latin phrase is Kansas’s state motto and the title of the statue located on the top of the Kansas State Capitol
What is “Ad Astra Per Aspera”?
This is the year that women’s sports started at KU
What is 1968?
Red dye used in candy and desserts is made from these creatures
What are beetles?
This is the number of fight songs that the KU Marching Jayhawks play during pregame
What is 5?
This person discovered Pluto as an amateur astronomer and later studied at KU
Who is Clyde Tombaugh?
This state amphibian shares a name with a wildcat (and no it is not the wildcat you‘re thinking of)
What is the Barred Tiger Salamander?
This player is the all time leading scorer in KU basketball history
Who is Danny Manning?
This fruit is a member of the rose family
What are raspberries?