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The History of Cal
Oski
Card Stunts
The Stanford Axe
The California Victory Cannon
100
This slab of earth was where the twelve founders of UC Berkeley decided to locate the campus around.
What is Founder's Rock?
100
Oski directly comes from this animal, which is our mascot.
What is a bear?
100
Card stunts most often appear during games of this sport.
What is football?
100
The Stanford Axe is awarded to the winner of the football game between which two schools?
What is UC Berkeley and Stanford?
100
The California Victory Cannon is used mainly for games of this sport.
What is football?
200
This color was chosen as one of the UC Berkeley colors partially due to the color of the student cadet uniforms.
What is blue?
200
Oski was first featured in what newspaper?
What is The Daily Cal?
200
Card Stunts were invented at this university.
What is UC Berkeley?
200
This school currently holds the axe.
What is Stanford?
200
The Cannon fires whenever our football team does this particular football-related action.
What is a touchdown?
300
The Campanile was designed by this man.
Who is John Galen Howard?
300
This is the name of the campus group that chooses and trains Oskis.
What is The Oski Committee?
300
Card Stunts were first presented during this year. HINT: This was on the study guide.
What is 1910?
300
The Stanford Axe first appeared in 1899 in a game of this particular sport.
What is baseball?
300
Issues with this university's cannon forced Cal to move its cannon from the football field to Tightwad Hill.
What is Stanford University?
400
This man was the second most-successful football coach in Cal's entire history.
Who is Pappy Waldorf?
400
Oski made his live debut as a mascot on this year. HINT: This was totally on the study guide.
What is 1941?
400
During the early years of Cal, people in the student section had to wear this color so the cards could stand out more clearly.
What is white?
400
This is the name of the Stanford-based campus organization that maintains the axe (when it's in their possession).
What is the Axe Committee?
400
This is the particular type of powder that fuels the Victory Cannon.
What is black powder?
500
This song was written due to the successes of our university's track team back in 1895.
What is The Golden Bear?
500
What 2011 American-French romantic comedy film did Mal Pacheko (the speaker for Oski) relate Oski to when discussing his cultural impact overseas?
What is A Midnight in Paris?
500
This is the name of the company that featured this topic's speaker, Michael Running, in a short video covering UC Berkeley traditions.
What is Nissan?
500
This fraternity was where the Stanford Axe was briefly stored when Cal first stole it in 1899.
What is Chi Phi?
500
The two people who operate and maintain the cannon are usually identified under this title.
What is a Cannoneer?