Economics
In economic analysis, this term defines the value of the next-best alternative forgone when a choice is made.
What is opportunity cost?
What is the name of our mascot?
What is "The Duck"?
Jesse Eisenberg plays a Harvard student who founds Facebook in this 2010 film.
What is The Social Network?
In May 2026, Kevin Warsh became chair of this institution.
What is the Federal Reserve?
The professional league that makes the most money?
What is the NFL?
What does PPF stand for?
What is Production Possibilities Frontier?
In 2024, the Ducks left the Pac-12 for this conference.
What is the Big Ten?
Margot Robbie explains subprime mortgages from a bubble bath in this 2015 film about the housing crash.
What is The Big Short?
Roughly a fifth of the world's oil passes through this strait between Iran and Oman.
What is the Strait of Hormuz?
What overrated team has never made it the World Series?
Who are the Seattle Mariners!
You've already paid $80 for a concert ticket, but you're sick and would rather stay home. Going anyway just because you paid would mean falling victim to this economic fallacy.
What is the Sunk Cost Fallacy?
Before co-founding Nike, this UO track coach poured rubber into his wife's waffle iron to make shoe soles.
Who is Bill Bowerman?
Paul Dano plays Keith Gill, aka "Roaring Kitty," who helps fuel the 2021 GameStop short squeeze in this 2023 film.
What is Dumb Money?
The term for the 250th anniversary the US celebrated on July 4, 2026.
What is a semiquincentennial?
Who is famous for this quote, "When there is a fork in the road, take it."
Who is Yogi Berra
What is an Autarky?
An economic system or national policy of complete self-sufficiency where a country operates as a closed economy without any international trade
This 1978 John Belushi comedy was filmed largely on the UO campus.
What is Animal House
Dustin Hoffman counts cards at Las Vegas blackjack tables alongside Tom Cruise in this 1988 Best Picture winner.
What is Rain Man?
This bloc, named for the initials of its original five members, added Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE in 2024.
What is BRICS?
This Michael Lewis book shows how Billy Beane exploited market inefficiencies to compete on one of baseball's smallest payrolls.
What is Moneyball?
Define Heteroscedasticity.
What is the size of the error or scatter in a statistical model is not constant across the values of an independent variable?
The year the University of Oregon opened its doors.
What is 1876
In this 1983 comedy, Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd bankrupt two brothers by cornering frozen orange juice futures.
What is Trading Places?
On January 1, 2026, this Balkan country became the 21st nation to adopt the euro.
What is Bulgaria?
This Dodgers star's $700 million contract defers $680 million until after it ends, making it a lesson in the time value of money.
Who is Shohei Ohtani?