Halloween
This orange gourd is carved into jack-o’-lanterns every Halloween.
A pumpkin
I have hands but no arms, and I tell time. What am I?
A clock
This staple grain feeds more than half the world’s population and comes in varieties
Rice
This flightless bird is the mascot of Linux — and also the only bird native to Antarctica.
Penguin
This is the year San Francisco State University was founded.
1899
Kids say this phrase when they go door-to-door for candy.
Trick or Treat
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
This Korean dish of fermented vegetables, usually cabbage and radish, is known for its spicy, tangy flavor.
Kimchi
This planet spins the opposite way of most others, meaning the sun rises in the west and sets in the east.
Venus
The Gator mascot was chosen because the student newspaper shared this name
Golden Gator
This nocturnal creature, often linked with vampires, uses echolocation to find its way in the dark.
A bat
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A Candle
This spice blend, popular in autumn, doesn’t actually contain any pumpkin.
Pumpkin Spice
This sea creature has three hearts and blue blood.
Octopus
This iconic campus building, often called “the heart of campus,” houses the bookstore, dining center, and event spaces.
Cesar Chavez Student Center
This spooky 1978 film introduced the masked killer Michael Myers.
Halloween
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An Echo
This Italian cooking term means “to the tooth,” describing pasta that’s firm when bitten.
al dente
Before erasers were invented, people used this _ to remove pencil marks.
Bread
SFSU was a major site of activism in the late 1960s, when students led a historic strike demanding the establishment of this academic program—the first of its kind in the nation.
College of Ethnic Studies
This traditional Halloween game involves trying to grab floating fruit from a tub of water using only your mouth.
Bobbing for Apples
I can fly without wings, cry without eyes, and wherever I go, darkness flies. What am I?
A cloud
In the 1830s, this popular condiment was sold as medicine, believed to cure indigestion and even diarrhea.
Ketchup
This animal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans’ that they could taint a crime scene investigation.
Koala
This Oscar-winning filmmaker and SFSU alumnus is best known for creating the Toy Story franchise.
Steve Jobs or Andrew Stanton