Bright College Class Years
2024 in Review
Town & Gown
Who's a Good Boy?
Quote-mas Classics
Under Development
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Stephen Adams

1959

100

It began in June and ended in September, with an official goodbye from Charlie XCX herself.

What is brat summer?

100

Back in 1637, leaders of the New Haven Colony created a town plan of this many squares.

What is nine?

100

Named for a Yale football legend, he was Kingman's predecessor.

Who is Walter?

100

"Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal."

What is Home Alone?

100

These four pillars of the For Humanity campaign rule us all.

What are (1) Leaders for a Better World, (2) Science for Breakthroughs, (3) Collaborating for Impact, and (4) Arts & Humanities for Insight?

200

Stephen Schwarzman

1969

200

DAILY DOUBLE

Who is Moo Deng?

200

No Yale ID? No problem. You can waltz right into Sterling Memorial Library, at least before the clock strikes this time. 

What is 6pm?

200

Handsome Dan XVIII and Handsome Dan XIX are technically this breed of dog, a change-up from previous Handsome Dans. 

What is Olde English Bulldogge?

200

"Fra-gee-lay. It must be Italian."

What is A Christmas Story?

200

The Jackson School of Global Affairs was the first professional school to be founded at Yale since this school in 1976.

What is the School of Management?

300

Joe Tsai

1986

300

And the 2024 Oscar for Best Picture went to...this film.

What is Oppenheimer?

300

New Haven was not Yale's first rodeo. When it was known as the Collegiate School, Yale was located in this town at the mouth of the Connecticut River. 

What is Old Saybrook?

300

Not in the mood for a burger? The Shake Shack on Chapel Street offers this menu item as an alternative. 

What is a Handsome Dog?

300

"Iris, if you were a melody... I used only the good notes."

What is The Holiday?

300

Structured or free, these For Humanity campaign graphic elements are adored by many. Just don't let Lainie Lipsher see them as she'll quickly tell you how much she hates them. 

What are dots?

400

Donna Dubinsky

1977

400

This earliest version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain back in January.

Who is Steamboat Willie?

400

DAILY DOUBLE 

What is 50 Vanderbilt Avenue?

400

Legend has it that Yale student Andrew Barbey Graves paid this amount to a New Haven blacksmith for the original Handsome Dan in 1889. 

What is five dollars?

400

"It's not what's under the Christmas tree that matters, but who's around it."  

What is A Charlie Brown Christmas?

400

The fundraising campaign Yale launched back in 1992 was called this, a reminder that not only God and Country required donors' attention.

What is "...and for Yale"?

500

John Sterling

1864

500

In March, a container ship struck one of this Baltimore bridge's six piers.

What is the Francis Scott Key Bridge?

500

He was president of Yale in 1779 when the British and their loyalists landed in New Haven Harbor and raided the town. 

Who is Ezra Stiles?

500

The only female Handsome Dan, she reigned during the decade when women were first admitted to Yale College. 

Who is Bingo (aka Handsome Dan XII)?

500

"Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it!" 

What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?

500

The Reunion Giving team is all too familiar with this four-syllable word meaning "recurring every five years."

What is quinquennial?

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