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100

This mascot is named Jonathan in honor of Jonathan Trumbull, the last colonial and first state Governor of Connecticut

What is Jonathan the Husky? 

100

This university boasts alumni working in the prestigious Broadway production, Hamilton.

What is Fairfield University? 

100

This on-campus resource offers free help with coursework, like tutoring or study groups.

What is the Academic Success Center (or Tutoring Center)?

100

This creative activity, often used as a form of therapy, can help reduce stress and improve mood.

What is art? 

100

I study the mind, behavior, and thought,
Why people act as they do, I’ve often sought.
From emotions to habits, I seek to explain,
What shapes our feelings and drives our brains.


What am I?

What is psychology? 

200

This mascot is named Kizer after Harrison Kiser who was the first chairman of the physical education department at Central.

What is the blue devil? 

200

This university is the alma mater of George W. Bush, who served two terms in the early 2000s.

What is Yale Univeristy? 

200

This on-campus center often supports diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for students from underrepresented groups.

What is the Multicultural Center (or Diversity Center)?

200

The term for setting healthy limits in relationships to protect mental health.

What is boundaries? 

200

I craft words and stories, some short and some long,
I study the works of the poets and songs.
Shakespeare and novels, my passion’s well-stirred,
My work is with language, the written and heard.
What am I?

What is English major? 

300

This mascot name was derived from Bobst Library’s catalog system, nicknamed BobCat.

What is NYU?

300

This university's women’s basketball team has won 11 NCAA championships (as of 2024).

What is UConn? 

300

Programs like “bridge” or “summer prep” aim to help students transition to college.

What are academic skills workshops?

300

This is the first step in dealing with emotions, involving recognizing and naming how you feel.

What is identifying emotions?

300

Numbers and equations are my domain,
Solving problems is my constant refrain.
From graphs to calculus, I handle it all,
Without me, structures and systems would fall.
What am I?

What is a math major? 

400

It was the first time that I had seen it and the size of the entire eleven nearly knocked me cold, men that I had seen play last year looking like they had nearly doubled in size. Coach Wade stated. They are referred to as. "Red Elephants"

What is the University of Alabama? 

400

Vincent van Gogh has a famous art gallery with a collection of works at the university. 

What is Yale University? 

400

This term describes academic support programs tailored to the unique needs of first-generation and low-income students.

What is Student Support Services? 

400

This is the practice of exploring your thoughts and feelings through writing to better understand your emotions.

What is journaling? 

400

I build things that touch the sky,
Bridges, buildings, reaching high.
Calculations ensure they're strong and true,
Without me, what would the architects do?
What am I?

What is a civil engineering? 

500

In the late 1890s, this University did not have a mascot of any kind until a Eugene Guard sports writer referred to the football team as the “Webfoot boys” in a preview of a game against Pacific University. It is now known as "The Duck" 

What is the U of O

500

This university is known for its famous Van Vleck observatory, open to the public for stargazing events.

What is Wesleyan University? 

500

First-generation students may be eligible for this federal program that provides academic and financial support services.

What is TRIO? 

500

This type of coping focuses on finding ways to change or solve the problem causing stress.

What is problem-focused coping?

500

I guide the young, their minds I inspire,
Teaching them skills and lifting them higher.
From ABCs to critical thought,
Lessons for life are what I’ve brought.
What am I?

What is an education major?