Notable IU Alumni
This 1970 graduate's acting credits include such films as The Big Chill, In & Out, Dave, and A Fish Called Wanda, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Kevin Kline
Conflict between the U.S. & the Soviet Union from the 1940s to the 1990s that’s a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells
Cold War of the Worlds
This adjective for something neither bad nor good is from Latin for "of middle quality"
Mediocre
Her autobiography's dedication included "Malia and Sasha" & a man "who always promised me an interesting journey"
Michelle Obama
Attention, students! Anisocoria is where these eye parts are unequal in size, maybe due to a torn or blocked blood vessel in the neck
The Pupils
This 1981 graduate founded video portal Broadcast.com with fellow Indiana University alum Todd Wagner in 1995 and sold it to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in 1999. Today he owns the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and is cofounder of Cost Plus Drugs, which he launched in January 2022 with the aim of lowering prescription drug prices
Mark Cuban
Hillary Clinton’s former job that’s an annual piece of presidential oratory
Secretary of State of the Union
Koplik's spots are associated with this contagious disease
The Measels
His book "iWoz" is subtitled "Computer Geek to Cult Icon"
Steve Wozniak
Avian term for the tiny wrinkles that form around the eyes as we age
Crow's Feet
In 2020, Bob Chapek, 1981 graduate, became the seventh CEO of this giant media conglomerate known for brands such as Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN, and Pixar
Disney
Han Solo’s freighter is a 1980s primetime soap set at a vineyard & starring Jane Wyman
Millenium Falcon Crest
Metheglin is a variety of this fermented beverage
Mead
Part of the "Life" of this Rolling Stones guitarist: "I am pulled over by police officers in Arkansas... and a standoff ensues"
Keith Richards
Everyone has a blind spot, as there are no photoreceptors--that is, rods or these--in the optic disk
Cones
If you Google Jimmy Wales (PhD 1990), it's likely the first hit will be to this non-profit website that he co-founded with Larry Sangers in 2001
Wikipedia
Movie in which Morgan Freeman chauffeurs Catherine Bach in her short shorts, perhaps in the General Lee
Driving Miss Daisy Duke
To wander aimlessly
Meander
His autobiography said in 1835 Mr. Freeland hired him from his master, but he wanted "to live upon free land as well as with Freeland"
Frederick Douglass
It's a clouding of what was once a clear eye lens; seeing halos around lights is a sign of them
Cataract
This 1980 graduate began her career as a writer for children's tv shows on Nickelodeon. Her big break came in 2001 with the release of her first novel, The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
12th U.S. president who topped the pop charts with “Shake It Off”
Zachary Taylor Swift
A body part is found in this word describing one who refuses to tell the truth in plain language
Mealymouthed
If we may get existential for a moment... in 1963 this thinker published "Les Mots", or "The Words" of his life
Sartre
Referring to the device used, these 2 words are the "L-A" in LASIK eye surgery
Laser-assisted