Stanford/Daily History
Which former EIC of The Stanford Daily recently covered the jury selection of Elizabeth Holmes’ trial for the New York Times?
Erin Woo
The Watergate scandal brought down the Nixon administration, inspired a generation of mistrust in the US government, and its own suffix has affixed itself to countless other scandals. Which two Washington Post reporters broke the story?
Woodward and Bernstein
Non-Californians often use this atrocious moniker to refer to the state of California. You should never use it
Cali
Olivia Rodrigo’s breakout hit Driver’s License combined the gut punch of teenage love gone sour with a youthful swan song about earning your driver’s license to tickle the heartstrings of millions. The song has almost 300 million views on Youtube, was parodied on SNL, and launched Rodrigo’s pop career. Who is America’s Secretary of State
Anthony Blinken
This country consumes the most candy per-capita on an annual basis
Germany
Before she became EIC of The Stanford Daily, an article Ada Statler wrote about then Speaker of the House John Boehner’s visit to campus received over a quarter of a million views and almost crashed The Daily’s website. The article received national attention because Boehner called one of the 2016 Presidential candidates “Lucifer in the flesh”. Who did Boehner insult?
Ted Cruz
Charles Foster Kane of the critically acclaimed film Citizen Kane, is based off of which American journalist?
William Randolph Hearst
How many acres is the University’s campus?
8,180
Jacob Eisenach is an incoming senior at Stanford and one of the well-known musicians within our community. According to him, the genre of music he makes is indie-pop-rock-with-a-twist-of-lime. What is the name of his latest song released?
Hello Kitty
Emma Talley published this many articles in the San Francisco Chronicle this year
32
What future U.S. president organized the inaugural Big Game against U.C. Berkeley in 1892?
Herbert Hoover
The New York Times has won the most Pulitzer Prizes in history. How many awards has it received?
132
Lorenzo, the brilliant editor of podcasts for The Daily, is from the great northern State of Alaska! How many cities/towns in Alaska have more than 30,000 residents
Three! Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau
The photo/video section hosts a series called off-the-record, which features various artists in the Stanford community in a small concert and Q&A format. Which artist was featured in off-the-record during Spring Quarter 2021?
Easha
Emma Talley detests (but is adjusting to) which software used by The Daily?
Notion
Stanford has its fair share of esteemed alumni, but very few Presidents have attended the school. Herbert Hoover graduated with the first Stanford class in 1895, but only one other future President attended Stanford. Who was it? Hint: He audited classes at the Business School for a few months before leaving without a degree.
John F. Kennedy
What is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S.? (Hint: Gilmore Girls fans may recognize the city this newspaper publishes from.)
The Hartford Courant
K2, the second tallest mountain in the world, is located on the border of which two countries?
China and Pakistan
This gospel inspired album was Kanye Omari West's ninth studio album
Jesus is King
What is Emma’s favorite type of chocolate milk?
Horizon Organic Chocolate Milk
What was the name and outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court case between The Daily and a local district attorney? After police searched The Daily offices for photographs of a demonstration outside the university’s hospital, The Daily filed a suit contending that the warrants were unconstitutional and should have been subpoenas.
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily.
We lost. (Bonus point: The Supreme Court ruled against The Daily but Congress later passed the Privacy Protection Act of 1980, providing additional protections against searches and seizures to the press and individuals who disseminate information to the public, unless that individual is suspected of a crime or a life-threatening situation is present.)
Four years after he wrote The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx ironically accepted a job as a London-based foreign correspondent for which American Newspaper?
New York Tribune
The Stanford Daily has its very own building on campus! What two streets is the Lorry I. Lokey Building at the corner of?
Smile! Ray Bans recently announced they’re releasing a pair of sunglasses equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The glasses let you snap pics, answer phone calls and listen to your favorite music. Which large technology company did Ray Bans partner with to produce the sunglasses?
Emma Talley once compared Desk Editor and Engagement Editor Cameron Ehsan to which kitchen appliance?
A self-cleaning oven