Hockey
This silver trophy, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the NHL's playoff champion.
What is the Stanley Cup?
In 1692, this colonial port town became infamous for a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft.
What is Salem?
This prominent family, famous for its soap and toothpaste company, gave the university its name due to decades of financial support.
Who are the Colgates?
This 1969 festival in upstate New York, featuring acts like Jimi Hendrix and Creedence Clearwater Revival, became the defining counter-culture event of the 1960s.
What is Woodstock?
This is the zone in which a goalie operates and infringement usually results in a penalty.
What is the crease?
The first battle of the American Revolution in April 1775, "the shot heard 'round the world," was fired in this town.
What is Lexington? (Concord is also acceptable, as the battles are linked).
Colgate University's NCAA Division I sports teams compete in this athletic conference.
What is the Patriot League?
This festival in Chicago's Grant Park, founded by a Jane's Addiction singer, is now a massive 4-day event.
What is Lollapalooza?
Nicknamed "The Great One," this player holds nearly every major scoring record in the NHL, including most goals, assists, and points in a career.
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
The names of all four major Boston Sports Teams (NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB)
What are the Patriots, Bruins, Celctics, and Red Sox?
This legendary "60 Minutes" commentator, a Colgate alumnus class of '42, often ended his segments by saying, "Did you ever wonder...?"
Who is Andy Rooney?
In 1993, this grunge band performed a legendary acoustic set for a TV special, released as the album MTV Unplugged in New York.
What is Nirvana?
These are the original six teams that founded the NHL. (need 4/6)
Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Bruins, Red Wings, Blackhawks, and Rangers
James Naismith invented the sport of basketball in 1891 while working for the YMCA in this western Massachusetts city.
What is Springfield?
Before it was renamed in 1890 to honor the Colgate family, the school was known by this name.
What is Madison University?
Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers were leaders of this early 2010s musical movement, characterized by acoustic instruments and folk-style singalongs.
What is the Folk Revival? (or "Indie Folk" is an acceptable answer).
A player achieves this unofficial "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" by doing these three things in a single game.
What is score a goal, get an assist, and get in a fight?
This 1786 armed uprising of western Massachusetts farmers and Revolutionary War veterans, protesting economic injustices, helped spur the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
What is Shay's rebellion?
This year's undefeated, untied, and unscored upon Colgate football team was famously "snubbed" from the first-ever Rose Bowl.
What is 1932?
This band's 1997 headlining performance at the Glastonbury Festival, plagued by technical problems and bad weather, is now legendary and often cited as one of the greatest festival sets of all time.
What is Radiohead?