Long-Lost YRIS Lore
This is what the acronym YRIS stands for.
What is "The Yale Review of International Studies"?
This cone-shaped shelter was used by Plains tribes.
What is a teepee?
This style of architecture was popular in the 1920's and 30's.
What is Art Deco?
This is the common anscestor of all romance languages.
What is Latin?
This is a desk head.
What is Vidhi, Nilab, Win, Isabel, or Kate?
These are the names of our previous Editors-in-Chief.
Who are Cormac Thorpe and Sreenivas Kuntamukkala?
Arguably the most important texts in Hinduism, this corpus contains teachings on metaphysics, the nature of the divine, and the universe’s creation.
What are The Vedas?
In the 18th century, this European country colonized Greenland?
What is Denmark?
The word "burger" comes from this German city, known for its famous beef patty.
What is Hamburg?
This is the major that both EICs have in common.
What is global affairs?
The is the newest board position (excluding deputies and assistants).
What is the Social Chair?
This ethnic group, inhabitants of Western Anatolia and Iran, and Northern Syria and Iraq, has the saying “[we have] no friends but the mountains."
Who are the Kurds?
The Evian Accords ended this country’s war of independence against France in 1962.
What is Algeria?
This language has the 4th most speakers.
What is Arabic?
This YRIS board member has a twin.
This is the year YRIS was founded.
What is 2010?
This region is the most genetically diverse on earth.
What is sub-saharan Africa?
This 19th-century rebellion in China, led by a man claiming to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ, resulted in the 4th deadliest war in human history.
What is the Taiping Rebellion?
This language family includes languages like Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian.
What is Uralic?
This is Beckett's favorite historical musical?
What is Les Miserables?
This is the number of followers the (now defunct) YRIS Facebook page has.
What is 1.9K?
This Italian dish, made of thinly sliced raw meat or fish, is typically served as an appetizer and often accompanied by olive oil and capers.
What is Carpaccio?
The movie "The Wizard of Oz" is a historical allegory for this late-18th century U.S. election.
What is 1896 U.S. presidential election?
This is the Greek equivalent of the phrase, "it's all Greek to me."
What is, "it's Chinese to me"?
This board member has a dairy allergy but only when exercising.
Who is Kate Bingham?