Halloween
This animal is supposedly bad luck if it crosses your path.
Black cats
Who is our academic advisor?
Lisa Giudici
Who is our mascot?
Rhody Ram
The earliest universities were found on these two continents.
(Bonus points if you can name the country containing the oldest degree-granting university)
What is Asia and Africa?
(Morocco)
What is Butterfield Hall's LLC?
Education!
Jack-O-Lanterns used to be carved into this vegetable.
Turnips
How many certifications are offered for the Secondary Education major?
(Bonus points if you can name all of them!)
Nine!
(Bonus: Biology, Chemistry, Science, Physics, English, Language, Social Studies, History, and Math)
Our first sports team at URI, founded in 1892.
Baseball
When was the University of Oxford founded?
1096
Name all of the student staff in Butterfield Hall.
Claudia, Mariah, Zach, Megan, Grace, Thea, Anders, and Jamie
This festival is celebrated by Hispanic and Latin cultures, centered around remembering family.
Day of the Dead/Dia de Los Muertos
How many full-time faculty + lecturers are there in the School of Education?
20
The first sorority on campus, founded 1914
What is Sigma Tau Delta?
This famous actress went to high school in Central Falls, and is now known for her award-winning roles in The Help and How To Get Away With Murder.
Viola Davis
What state is RAM Jamie from?
(Bonus points if you can name the city too!)
California
(Bonus: San Diego!)
True or False: Halloween aka All Hallows Eve was widely celebrated in the 13 colonies because they believed in Pagan rituals.
False: Halloween was extremely limited in the colonies due to strict Protestant belief systems.
What popular kids tv show has a URI education professor written for and been on?
Sesame Street
The first President of URI, he also has a building named after him.
Who is Dr. Washburn?
America's oldest public school was founded in which of the 13 colonies?
(Bonus points if you can also guess the city!)
Massachusetts
(Bonus: specifically Boston)
RA Anders' & RA Grace's favorite color.
Blue
The original Celtic festival that Halloween is based on.
Samhain
How many dogs are collectively owned among the faculty?
12
What year was the Freshman Village completed?
2000
Name the highest need areas of teachers in the US.
STEM, TESOL/BLD, and Special Education
This building is the first free-standing building of its kind on a college campus in the world.
The Gender & Sexuality Center