Sociology
These large, macro-scale systems like Education, The Family, Healthcare, are all examples of:
What are (social) institutions?
Also the name of a building on campus, this is the year that MSU was founded by the Morill Land Grant.
When is 1855?
This is the highest grossing movie as of 2026, and is part of a very popular franchise.
What is Avengers Endgame or Avatar?
This building on campus has been the home of the Sociology Department since it's construction in 1945
What is Berkey Hall?
One day after Halloween, this holiday is celebrated primarily in Mexico and other Latinx communties to honor passed loved ones.
What is Dia de los Muertos?
Kimberle Crenshaw coined this term in 1989 to help explain the unique oppression of African American women
What is intersectionality?
What are Division 1 sports and a Research 1 research?
Rapper Tee Grizley referenced this MSU dorm building in his song "First Day Out"
What is Hubbard Hall?
A professor who is the Undergraduate chair for the SOC department and leads a study abroad in Ireland
Who is Dr. Sarah Prior?
This country is home to the most amount of people, with 1.4 billion citizens.
Where is India?
These two distinict types of data explain both 1) numerical, measurable data, and 2) data focused on contexts and meanings.
What is 1) quantifiable data, and 2) qualifiable data?
After Aidan Chiles departure, this sophomore is the starting quarterback on the MSU football team.
Who is Milivojevic? (Pronounce it how you must.)
Joe Exotic stars in this 2020 documentary series about himself.
What is Tiger King?
What are five of the required courses for a SOC major/minor?
SOC214-16, 281-282, 488/499, SOC300 electives
This bird, named Michigan's state bird, appears every spring on campus.
What is the American Robin?
Known as the father of sociology, this famous French was interested in his theory of "social facts"
Who is Durkheim?
This facility on campus is the first in the world of it's kind, and studies nuclear physics
What is the FRIB?
This cartoon has over 800 episodes over 36 years, and is the longest running sitcom AND animated show in America.
What are the Simpsons?
In 1944, the sociology department merged briefly with this other social science discipline.
What is anthropology?
This is the only part of the human body that cannot heal or regenerate itself.
What are teeth?
This famous sociologist coined the term "double consciousness" and conducted one of the first major studies on Black urban life.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
This 2016 film featured the MSU Broad Art Museum.
What is Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice?
This 1982 album remains the #1 best-selling album of all time.
What is Thriller by Michael Jackson?
This is the number of faculty members in the sociology department.
What is 33? (30-36 accepted!)
This aquatic mammal has pods known for passing knowledge down through generations, leading to their unique behaviors
What is orcas/killer whales?