UMN Lore
What is the full name of the current UMN president?
Rebecca Cunningham
If the stretch of University Avenue on campus instead corresponded with the grid naming system, what would its name be?
3rd St (SE)
What is the most possible points to score in a traditional rec rules volleyball game?
70
Mark Ronson brought the house down with this song featuring one of the world's biggest pop stars on its way to being the biggest song of 2015 according to Billboard
Uptown Funk
This brand is the biggest soy sauce company in the world, and were founded over 400 years ago.
Kikkoman
How many UMN owned apartments/dorms are there?
13
Name one popular invention from the University of Minnesota.
Honeycrisp apple, pacemaker, captcha, open heart surgery, frozen pizza, *will accept any answer if proven right, but needs to popular and is my judgement only*
Ellen DeGeneres came out with a game that took the app store and world by storm in 2013. What was it called?
Heads Up!
One of the most famous internet debates in 2015 stemmed from a picture of what?
A dress (that's blue and black)
This is another name for a small and usually worthless object, commonly found in gift shops and Christmas trees.
Knickknack
What is the former name of KK? This name is a popular bar name across college campuses nationwide.
Insomnia Cookies
What are the five Olympic ring colors?
Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black
The highest grossing film of 2015 belongs to the second highest grossing film franchise of all time, only behind the MCU. Hint: it is not Jurassic World
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens
This job is similar to that of a librarian, with more double letters in the word too.
Bookkeeper - one of my favorite words :)
In 1970, a rally was held at Coffman, amassing over 5,000 students. What were they protesting?
A. Environment, B. Tuition, C. Watergate, D. War
D. War
How many ways can you cross the river in between Stone Arch and Washington Avenue? (both of those do not count, pretend construction does not matter either, and obviously you can't swim)
A. 2, B. 3, C. 4, D. 5
B. 3
Which of these UMN Teams most recently won an NCAA recognized championship in 2016?
A. W Hockey, B. M Wrestling, C. M Golf, D. W Gymnastics
A. W Hockey
The word of the year in 2015 according to the Oxford Dictionary was not a word. What was it?
A. Acronym, B. Two words, C. Hashtag, D. Emoji
D. Emoji (😂)
Which of these is the name of a Japanese island, home to over 5 million people?
A. Hokkaido, B. Gakko, C. Chakku, D. Kakko
A. Hokkaido
Which restaurant did the UMN campus bus crash into in 2022?
Acadia Cafe
Which campus building is this? 123 SE Harvard St.
Hint: this building does not end with the word "hall"
Rec
Besides Monopoly, what is the best selling commercial board game in the world? Hint: this is a one word game.
Which iPhone came out in 2015?
iPhone 6s (and 6s plus), NOT the iPhone 6
This musician sang a song with Rihanna in 2013
Mikky Ekko