Department Lore
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Geography
Winter Holidays
Fictional Anthropologists
100
Franz Boas, Father of American Anthropology…Who cares?? We jokingly call Dr. Hesson the father of AUA. His primary research is with this indigenous group, many of whom reside in the Yucatan Peninsula
Who are the Maya?
100
This commentary youtuber created the famous vine “Road work ahead? I sure hope it does!”
Who is Drew Gooden?
100
This island is the largest in the Caribbean
What is Cuba?
100
This drink is often associated with the celebration of the New Year
What is champagne?
100
“Never tell me the odds.” This actor played both space cowboy Han Solo and treasure hunting “archaeologist” Indiana Jones.
Who is Harrison Ford?
200
This is the home country of our beloved political anthropology extraordinaire, Dr. Mikhaylova
What is Lithuania?
200
The two bro’s in the hottub were this distance apart (because they are not gay.)
What is 5 feet?
200
This stately river runs through the Grand Canyon
What is the Colorado River?
200
This item is used to hold nine candles that are lit throughout the eight days and nights of Hanukkah
What is a menorah?
200
his video game series’ archaeologist protagonist has been ‘memed’ for her triangularly rendered breasts in her first appearance
What is Tomb Raider?
300
This is grad student was an underwater archaeologist and loves talking about January 6th. He shares his first name with Jacob Elordi’s character in Euphoria.
Who is Nate?
300
This is more likely than Hurricane Katrina.
What is Hurricane Tortilla?
300
The country of South Africa completely encircles this country.
What is Lesotho?
300
This Santa’s reindeer has a name associated with the Roman god of love
Who is Cupid the Reindeer?
300
This real life forensic anthropologist is best known for the TV show Bones, based on her Temperance Brennan novels
Who is Kathy Reichs?
400
In Anthropological Theory one day, Dr. Upton said this signature Gen Alpha brain rot phrase when lecturing about Saussure. This phrase apparently comes from a creepy Russian YouTube series.
What is “Skibbidi Toilet”?
400
This individual never learned how to read.
Who is Jared, 19?
400
This country has the most pyramids.
What is Sudan?
400
This week long, non-religious winter holiday’s name was derived from the Swahili phrase for "first fruits"
What is Kwanzaa?
400
“Live long and prosper.”
In Bryan Fuller’s Star Trek: Discovery, this character is the adopted sister of Spock, the first black woman lead in Star Trek history, and a xenoanthropologist.
Who is Michael Burnham?
500
This professor wore a similar outfit to the one shown when presenting his research last semester.
Who is Dr. Stankiewicz?
500
As two women fight in a waffle house, the young man filming attempts to order this.
What is a waffle?
500
This Asian country is doubly landlocked.
(surrounded only by landlocked countries)
What is Uzbekistan?
500
This winter holiday is celebrated on January 6th! Woohoo!
What is Three Kings Day?
500
This A24 film has been called a “how not to do an ethnography” tutorial, ending with three dead anthropology grad students and an indoctrinated psych grad student
What is Midsommar?