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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this supervillain aims to wipe out half of all living beings to restore balance.
Who is Thanos?
"Guess you didn't mean what you wrote in that song about me"
What is "'Cause you said forever, now I drive alone past your street?"
These two teams competed in this year's NBA championship.
Who are the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns?
St. Louis was built at the confluence of two major rivers. Name at least one of these rivers.
WashU has an undergraduate population of approximately this many students.
What is 7,600 students? (We will accept any answer between 7,000 and 8,000)
In a 1997 box office smash, these two people develop feelings for each other as the ship they are on begins to sink into the ocean.
Who are Jack and Rose?
Who are Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet?
"The city's cold and empty/No one's around to judge me"
What is "I can't see clearly when you're gone?"
This MLB player holds the all-time record for most career home runs.
Who is Barry Bonds?
This iconic St. Louis structure is the tallest monument in the United States.
What is the St. Louis Arch?
The Engineering School is named after the father of this famous WashU alum.
Who is Jim McKelvey?
In the third installment of a movie series set in a galaxy far, far away (the original one), these furry creatures aid the protagonists.
Who are the Ewoks?
What is "ice cold"?
This NFL team has the worst all-time win-loss record.
Who are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
The Zoo-Museum District in St. Louis is unique among comparable ones throughout the United States for this reason.
What is the fact that everything is free?
WashU was established in this year.
What is 1853?
Julie Andrews plays this character in the iconic 1965 film, The Sound of Music.
Who is Maria von Trapp?
"Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard"
What is "their shadows searchin' in the night?"
Soccer is widely recognized to be the most played sport in the world. This sport is the second-most played sport in the world.
St. Louis pizza stands out from Chicago-style deep dish and New York's longer pizza slices for this reason.
On the Danforth Campus, there are this many libraries.
What are ten libraries?
Outside of Hogwarts, these two schools compete in the Tri-Wizard Tournament.
(If you can only guess one, you will be rewarded 250 points. If you cannot guess either school, you will not be awarded any points.)
What are the Beauxbatons Academy and the Durmstrang Institute?
"R-E-S-P-E-C-T"
What is "find out what it means to me?"
Simone Biles has the third most Olympic metals of any American woman gymnast. This American woman has the second most Olympic metals.
Who is Aly Raisman?
The city of St. Louis is fairly large in population—it contains approximately this many people.
What is 308,000 people? (We will accept any answer within 50,000 of this number)
In the past 5 years, WashU has won national championships in three different sports. Name two out of these three sports.
What is cross country?
What is soccer?
What is track and field?