ASU Knowledge & History
Who is the current president of ASU?
Dr. Robert Scott
What financial statement reports the revenues and expenses for a period of time such as a year or a month?
income statement
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
What 2023 film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling was a billion-dollar box office hit based on a toy?
Barbie
True or False: Land is a fixed asset.
True
What was the theme of 2025 ASU HOCO?
Reigniting the flame
What financial statement reports the assets, liabilities, and owner's equity at a specific date?
Balance sheet
What poet and author wrote the iconic autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Maya Angelou
Which show about a chess prodigy, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, was a massive Netflix hit in 2020?
The Queen's Gambit
What is the name of the hugely popular reality dating show where single "Islanders" live in a villa and must couple up to avoid being dumped from the island?
Love Island
Who served as the student affairs vice president for 30 years? (Hint: The student center is named after him)
C.W. Grant
What is revenue minus expenses called?
Net Income
What African American scientist and inventor developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans?
George Washington Carver
Which rapper's album "Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers" won the Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2023?
Kendrick Lamar
Founded in 1909, what is the name of the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States, known for its work in fighting for justice and equality for African Americans?
NAACP
We are not a family but a …?
Ramily
What is COGS an acronym for?
Cost of Goods Sold
What was the name of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States until the mid-1960s?
Jim Crow Laws
What Game of Thrones prequel series premiered in 2022?
House of the Dragon
A devastating flood in what year destroyed many of the ASU campus buildings, leading to a relocation and rebuilding effort?
1994 (The Great Flood of 1994)
Which building on campus has been considered the “Academic Powerhouse”?
Billy C. Black
What is the system where every transaction affects two accounts?
Double-Entry Accounting
Before becoming a Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall famously won which landmark 1954 case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Which British singer-songwriter's album "30" detailed her divorce and won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2023?
Adele
Who wrote the ASU Alma Mater?
Gladys Ward McCullough Sapp