Pop Culture
Rings. Speed. Sega. Blue. These clues all point to this video game character.
Who is Sonic the Hedgehog??
Bowling, tennis, baseball, and boxing turned living rooms into playing fields when this Nintendo console introduced motion controls.
What is the Nintendo Wii?
I was a Howard County educator and community leader, and an HCC program now carries my name.
Who is Dr. Silas E. Craft?
This dragon represents HCC at games, events, and around campus.
Who is Duncan the Dragon?
These famous Golden Arches belong to this fast-food chain.
What is McDonald's?
This actor has played both Adonis Creed and Erik Killmonger on the big screen.
Who is Michael B. Jordan?
In 2017, these small spinning toys became so popular that some schools started banning them from classrooms.
What are fidget spinners?
First-, second-, and third-year Silas Craft students each belong to one of these groups based on when they entered the program.
What is a cohort?
Grants, loans, and other types of federal student aid often begin with completing this application.
What is the FAFSA?
During a race, you pass the runner currently in second place. You are now in this position.
What is second place?
Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Sanji, and the Grand Line all belong to this series.
What is One Piece?
In 2015, one photo had the internet arguing over whether this item was blue and black or white and gold.
What is “The Dress”?
Beyond the classroom, Silas Craft Collegians can expand their learning through service opportunities and this experience that can take students outside the United States.
What is study abroad?
Tutoring, academic coaching, study skills, and other learning support are available through this HCC center known by these three letters.
What is ACE — the Academic Center for Excellence?
This company began by selling books online before expanding into streaming, cloud computing, groceries, electronics, and almost everything else.
What is Amazon?
In 2018, this Compton rapper became the first hip-hop artist to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
In the summer of 2016, people gathered in parks and landmarks while staring at their phones trying to catch virtual creatures.
What is Pokémon GO?
From the first year through the third, a Silas Craft Collegian can complete up to this many one-credit college success seminars.
What is six?
HCC's campus food pantry operates as part of this initiative designed to help address food insecurity among students.
What is Fueling Dragons?
You receive an urgent message that looks official and asks you to click a link and enter your password. This type of cyber scam is called this.
What is phishing?
After moving from Chicago to Woodcrest, these two brothers live with their grandfather and often see the world very differently.
Who are Huey and Riley Freeman?
Before TikTok, creators had only six seconds to make people laugh, tell a story, or create a meme on this now-defunct app.
What is Vine?
Dr. Silas E. Craft helped lead the effort to open this Howard County school, created to expand educational opportunities for African American students during segregation.
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What is Harriet Tubman High School?
HCC opened its doors in 1970. Approximately how many students enrolled that first fall: 394, 594, 1,594, or 5,940?
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What is 594?
Born Cassius Clay, this Olympic gold medalist became heavyweight champion and famously called himself “The Greatest.”
Who is Muhammad Ali?