College Lingo
Founded in 1636, this is the oldest college in the United States.
What is Harvard?
The American Film Institute named this film the greatest movie of all time in 2007, despite only making $11 million domestically (adjusted for inflation).
What is Citizen Kane?
Something may seem bad at first, but in time, it could turn out to be one of these in disguise.
What is a blessing?
This character's first words were "Hot Dogs" way back in 1929.
Who is Mickey Mouse?
This vibration through the air travels at 343 m/s. Hopefully you'll be able to hear me give this clue.
What is sound?
Before you can take that advanced class, you must complete these classes that are often needed to understand the more complex material.
What are prerequisites?
The Fire Swamp in "The Princess Bride" features three terrors: flame spurts, ROUS's, and this third terror.
What is lightning sand?
A minor action that causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction is said to be the straw that broke this.
What is the camel's back?
Flynn Rider, Maximus, and Pascal help the lost princess on her journey to accomplish her dream of seeing the floating lights in this 2010 film.
What is Tangled?
Vectors contain both a magnitude and direction, whereas these numbers contain only the former.
What are scalars?
Tri Delta and Phi Mu are examples of this all-female social group found on many colleges.
What are sororities?
$10 billion in the box office makes this the highest-grossing director. Second place has only $6.8 billion in the box office.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This delicious idiom tells you that something is very easy.
What is a piece of cake?
Starring animals, this movie was the first in Disney's canon to be set in America.
What is Dumbo?
This element has the atomic number 47. Its name comes from the Latin word argentum, meaning shiny and white. That explains why its symbol is Ag.
What is silver?
While many colleges have a hard deadline for applications, some implement this two-word system which responds to students more quickly.
What is rolling admissions?
In "The Godfather," Woltz wakes up to find this disturbing item laying next to him in his bed.
What is a horse head?
This idiom may constitute animal abuse, but its really just a way of telling someone to reveal a secret.
What is let the cat out of the bag?
This character has the least number of lines of any of the Disney princesses. Unless you count "zzz" to be a line.
Who is Aurora?
A tapering structure that hangs from the roof of a cave like an icicle.
What are stalactites?
This term is used for those who were once students and it comes from the Latin word for "foster son."
What is alumni?
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman live out the rest of their lives in Zihuatenejo, Mexico as the camera slowly zooms out in this movie.
What is The Shawshank Redemption?
In a debate, you may use this idiom, which includes a religious reference, to share an opinion you may not hold.
What is to play devil's advocate?
This movie is the highest grossing non-remake made by Disney Animation Studios.
What is Frozen 2?
This device measures duration and intensity of earthquakes.
What is a seismograph?