Geography
Bill Gates and Alexander Dreyfoos were major funders for the construction of this iconic MIT building, which opened in 2004
What is the Stata Center?
This person served as the first president of MIT from 1862-1870
Who is William Barton Rogers?
This restaurant opened at the corner of Broadway and Third Street in August 2019
What is Shy Bird?
In 2012, MIT hackers turned the 21-story Green Building into a giant, playable game of this, controlled by a joystick attached to a podium
What is Tetris?
MIT's "greatest fictional alumnus," this character was portrayed by Robert Downey Jr in several films
Who is Tony Stark/Iron Man?
MIT fraternities, sororities, and independent living groups can be found in these 3 cities/towns
What are Cambridge, Boston, and Brookline?
North Court was named after this former MIT President in 2019
Who is Susan Hockfield?
MIT established its first research center outside of Massachusetts in this country in 2007
What is Singapore?
Google Earth offers this unit of measurement as an option for measuring distance, named after an MIT alum and fraternity member
What is a smoot?
Jodie Foster played an astronomer and MIT alum who finds evidence of extraterrestrial life in this 1997 movie
What is Contact?
The first three floors of 314 Main Street in Kendall Square (aka "Site 5") will be home to this MIT entity beginning in 2022
What is the MIT Museum?
This current director of MIT Emergency Management has been in the spotlight for COVID response during the past year
Who is Suzanne Blake?
"Camelot" and "Intervale" are two cabins owned by MIT in this state for use by the MIT Outing Club
What is New Hampshire?
The uncle of this former U.S. President was a professor of engineering at MIT from 1936-1973
Who is Donald Trump?
Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, both MIT alums, hosted this popular radio show on NPR from 1977-2012
What is Car Talk?
The names of 270,000 MIT students, faculty, alumni, and staff from 1861-2018 are etched onto a mosaic of the Great Dome, which can be seen in the lobby of this research facility on campus
What is MIT.nano?
This current president of RPI and life member of the MIT Corporation was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD from the Institute (in 1973)
Who is Shirley Jackson?
This off-campus research center is engaged in radio science research and the practical application of related technology
What is the Haystack Observatory?
What is the Brass Rat?
Matt Damon played the title character in Good Will Hunting (partially set at MIT); Ben Affleck's character was named this
Who is Chuckie?
The MIT football field is named after this person, an unpopular name in Boston
Who is Henry Steinbrenner?
(Class of 1927, father of George)
This Economics Professor was the second woman and the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics when she won in 2019
Who is Esther Duflo?
President Obama had lunch at this Main Street restaurant near Tech Square during a visit to Boston/Cambridge in 2015
What is Area Four?
Residents of Baker House drop this item from the roof of their building to recognize "Drop Day" each year
What is a piano?
This book by Ben Mezrich told the story of MIT card counters beating casinos at their own game
What is Bringing Down the House?