Harvard Specific
This is the name of the famous statue of the university's claimed founder in Harvard Yard.
What is the John Harvard statue?
This phrase is used to describe the unfortunate event of a freshman getting carried away in both the dining hall and with DoorDash.
What is Freshman 15?
This Caribbean country is best known for Jerk Chicken, Oxtail, and Reggae Music.
What is Jamaica?
This 2021 Netflix phenomenon centered on deadly children’s games became the platform’s most-watched show ever.
What is Squid Game?
Will Smith rose to fame playing this fictional character.
Who is the Fresh Prince of Bel-air?
This is Harvard’s official student newspaper.
What is The Harvard Crimson?
This common freshman activity is especially prevalent when they decide to “study” in the library with friends.
What is procrastination?
This Jamaican activist was credited for the creation and spread of Pan-Africanism.
Who was Marcus Garvey?
This pop icon’s documentary Homecoming celebrated Black excellence and HBCU culture at Coachella 2018.
Who is Beyonce?
The father of Rock and Roll.
Who is Chuck Berry?
The iconic Harvard building, with a towering clock and bell.
What is Memorial Church?
This awfully placed event is the only time a student will sprint like a track star when they discover attendance is being taken.
What is a 9am class?
These are the two most commonly spoken native languages in Nigeria.
What are Hausa and Yoruba?
This British actor and comedian hosted The Late Late Show and made "Carpool Karaoke” a viral sensation.
Who is James Corden?
This show is the longest-running black sitcom of all time.
What is Tyler Perry's House of Payne?
These are the freshman dorms that are not in Harvard Yard.
What are Greenough, Hurlbut, Pennypacker, and Apley Court?
This chore is the freshman version of a science experiment, implying mixing colors, heat, and regret.
What is doing laundry for the first time?
This Mali emperor was known as the richest man in the world at the height of his power.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This 2022 film, inspired by an actual all Black-women’s military regiment in 19th-century Africa, starred Viola Davis and highlighted themes of sisterhood and resistance.
What is The Woman King?
This artist was the first to have a music video on MTV.
Who are the Buggles?
Founded in 1720, this Harvard building is the oldest surviving structure on campus.
What is Massachusetts’s Hall?
This unfortunate but common freshman experience targets even those with the best immune systems.
What is the Freshman Flu?
This stewed beef dish is served with bread on Christmas as the Guyanese national dish.
What is Pepper Pot?
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, this actor voices Miles Morales, the Brooklyn teen juggling hero life and identity.
Who is Shameik Moore?
The National Security Agency (NSA) banned this toy from its headquarters in 1999.
What is the Furby toy?