Building
A large, modern dining hall located on Freshman Hill.
What is Commons(Dining Hall)?
Launch of the “Rensselaer Plan” and Mandatory Laptop Program(+/- 5).
What happened in 1999?
Common Apple Color.
What is Red?
The designer of the original Ferris Wheel.
Who is George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.?
Co-founder of NVIDIA; designer of the first PC video processor.
Who is Curtis Priem?
A multi-purpose hub for student activity.
What is The Union?
Opening of the Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)(+/- 2)
What happened in 2008?
50 Shades.
What is Gray?
The Microprocessor.
Who is Marcian “Ted” Hoff?
Co-founder of Garmin.
Who is Gary Burrell?
A large arena perched on the hill overlooking the campus.
What is The Houston Field House?
The year the university was officially changed to “Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.”(+/- 5)
What happened in 1861?
Eclipse.
What is Black?
The Transcontinental Railroad Route.
Who is Theodore Judah?
Aeronautical engineer/designer of the B-58 supersonic bomber.
Who is Robert H. Widmer?
Campus Size.(Within 25 Acres)
What is 265 Acres?
The Year Freshman Hill Residence Complex was established. (+/- 10)
What Happened in 1953?
Is Right.
What is White?
Creator of Email(@).
Who is Raymond Tomlinson?
U.S. Army Major General; highest-ranking U.S. casualty of the War in Afghanistan.
Who was Harold J. Greene?
A large arena perched on the hill overlooking the campus.
What is Hirsch Observatory?
Year of the RPI Fire(+/- 10).
What happened in 1904?
RPI Mascot.
What is Puckman?
Leading developer of Holographic Video Displays.
Who is Dr. N. George?
First woman chemical engineer at RPI; first woman president of a major engineering society.
Who is Nancy Deloye Fitzroy?