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This actor earned the esteemed "Best Actor" trophy at the 2023 ceremony.
Who is Brendan Fraser?
Rick Riordan is most famously known for writing the adventures of this Greek demi-god.
Who is Percy Jackson?
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This popular vacation spot has the hottest recorded temperature in the state: 128 degrees Fahrenheit on June 29, 1994.
What is Lake Havasu City?
This was the year Sparky became our official mascot.
What is 1951?
Fun Fact! Sparky was originally designed as a logo in 1946 and only "appeared in the flesh" in 1951.
If you happen to have a group of bats flying around your attic, you might say you have a "-- of bats".
What is cauldron?
This courageous movie won for "Best Animated Movie" at the 2013 ceremony.
What is Brave?
This sparkly tale was reimagined (with swapped genders) in 2015 as Life and Death.
What is Twilight?
This Northern Arizona spot has the coldest recorded temperature in the state: -40 degrees Fahrenheit on January 7, 1971.
What is Hawley Lake (located in the White Mountains)?
President Crow has been President of ASU since this early-aughts year.
What is 2002?
Fun Fact! He's ASU's sixteenth president.
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You do NOT want to anger an obstinacy of this animal.
What is buffalo?
Jennifer Hudson earned the "Best Supporting Actress" trophy in 2007 for her role in this movie.
What is Dreamgirls?
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S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders, one of THE greatest YA novels of all time, when she was this age.
What is 16?
This intense dust storm is common in Southern Arizona, and it's ALWAYS guaranteed to make at least one person in the room giggle.
What is a haboob?
This building, part of the Territorial Normal School and built in 1898, was the first building on the Tempe campus.
What is Old Main?
This alliterative animal in a group is known as a zeal.
What is zebra?
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This mousy man may be considered a GOAT instead as he has earned the most trophies in history: 22 (+4 honorary awards)!
Who is Walt Disney?
This comic-based book series following the adventures of two 4th graders and their superhero friend consistently tops the list as one of the most banned books in school libraries.
What is the Captain Underpants series?
Although not as natural disaster prone as some states, Arizona has its fair share! These three weather events impact us the most.
What are wildfires, dust storms, and extreme heat?
ASU and Starbucks began their sugary, caffeinated partnership during this year.
What is 2015?
I've always wanted to start my own business! Unless it involves a group of this animal.
What is ferret?
This prestigious actress is the most recent addition to the EGOT club (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
Who is Viola Davis?
This fiery prequel novel was released in 2020 and has a HOT film adaptation releasing this November.
What is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
The Deer Valley Airport holds the record for the highest recorded wind gust in Arizona history - hold your hats because the wind got up to this speed!
What is 115 mph?
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In 2021, ASU announced its collaboration with Blue Origin and Sierra Space to launch this commercial space station.
What is Orbital Reef?
Fun Fact! As of August 2022, Orbital Reef is in the Design Phase after successfully completing a System Definition Review with Nasa.
GO, DIAMONDBACKS, GO! (BTW, a group of rattlesnakes is known as this.)
What is a rhumba?
Fun Fact! A group of unknown snakes can be called a pit, knot, den, nest, or bed.