GCU Facts
What year was GCU founded?
1949
What is the most popular professional sports league in the United States?
NFL
What 1990s movie features the line "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get"?
Forrest Gump
What was the first commercially successful video game?
(100 bonus points if you can name the exact year of release)
Pong (1972)
What is JJ's favorite movie?
Remember the Titans
How many total colleges does GCU currently have?
8
What is the highest score you can achieve in a single game of bowling?
300
According to Buddy the Elf, the four food groups are candy, cane canes, candy corns, and what?
Syrup
What did Nintendo sell before getting into Video Games?
Playing Cards
In what sport atmosphere did JJ work in prior to being our student worker?
Golf
What was GCU's original name and what city was it started in?
Grand Canyon College; Prescott, AZ
Who is the MLB career leader in Home Runs?
(100 bonus points if you can give the number of Home Runs, and the controversy surrounding it)
Barry Bonds *
*Steroid controversy
Total Homeruns: 762
What is Bill Murray's occupation in "Groundhog Day"?
Meteorologist
What food did the creator of Pac Man model the character after?
Pizza, he was eating some as he came up with the idea for the character
April 2020, April 2022
What famous GCU baseball player went on to the MLB and played 14 seasons for the Angels? (Hint: he won the 1993 Rookie of the Year)
Tim Salmon
Which NBA franchise has the most NBA Championships?
(100 bonus points if you know how many they have)
Of the 27 movies, which James Bond movie was released first?
(100 bonus point if you can give the exact year)
Dr. No (1962)
As of December 2022, what is the best-selling video game of all time?
(100 bonus points to the team that is closest in how many copies sold)
Tetris. 520 million copies
What are JJ's two favorite weekend activities?
Pickleball; the Casino
What is the official capacity of GCU Arena?
7,000
In what year did the first modern Olympic Games take place?
1896
What is the material Wolverine's claws are made out of?
Adamantium
In what video game did the universally known character of "Mario" first appear?
Donkey Kong
Which sport did JJ compete in at a pro-amateur level?
(100 bonus points if you can name his exact age when he won second place)
Jet Ski Racing (second place when he was 14)