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"Kansas isn't the flattest state, it's the FOURTH flattest state!"
Who is Keaton Donaghue?
A drink that is also a part of the Sun
What is Corona?
Andy Harris was annoyed at this professor because he skipped the first couple weeks of Fall semester to attend Burning Man
Who is Benedikt Diemer?
Mr. Steal Your Girl himself
Who is Lee Mundy?
Within 1 square kilometer, the size of the College Park campus of the University of Maryland
What is 5 square kilometers?
"I have many large bottles of alcohol laying around, I don't need another one"
Who is Chris Reynolds?
The star cluster that inspired the brand of a Japanese car manufacturer
What is Pleiades?
What Jacob Bean famously described the women in his group as when visiting UMD
What are "diamonds in the rough?"
Has co-authored a paper with Queen lead guitarist (and astrophysicist) Brian May
Who is Jessica Sunshine?
The number of offices that UMD Astro graduate students occupy as of this academic year (PSC and ATL combined)
How many is 11?
“Is that your mom?? She is HOTTT”
Who is Zuzanna Kocjan?
The song that was first meant to be sung in a musical about a vampire and their lover before becoming a viral sensation
What is the "Total Eclipse of the Heart?"
Took quite a while to finish her PhD, lived in the department for a while, and was a little racist? (passed down through previous grads)
Who is Mahmuda Afrin-Badhan?
Met his (now) wife at the disco
Who is Massimo Ricotti?
According to the Astro 2020 Decadal Survey, this is the percentage of Black astronomers in the U.S. (must be exact, will say higher or lower)
What is 1%?
“I invoke my right to self-incrimination”
Who is Mark Ugalino?
The observatory featured in the movie "Contact"
What is Green Bank?
What is "Irwin?"
Didn't know that graduate students have to pay taxes
Who is Andrew I. Harris?
The number of professorial faculty the department will have as of Fall 2025 (assuming we hire 2 this semester)
How many is 14?
"I really hope they don't bring life into this world. I mean that as harsh as possible. Derogatory."
Who is Giannina Guzmán Caloca?
The state with station stops at Jupiter, Venus and Mars
What the heck is Florida?
These astronomers graduated in 1972 from UMD and collaborated on a famous relation named after them.
Who are R.B. Tully and J.R. Fisher?
Is vegetarian!
Who is Derek Richardson?
The year the UMD Observatory (RIP) opened (within 3 years)
When was 1964?