Seeing Red
Having a cheerful worldview for no reason is seeing life through these glasses
What are rose-colored glasses?
"Spring forward" is a mnemonic used to remember this: which in the US actually begins still in winter
What is daylight savings time?
This 4-letter ancient Roman garment was draped over the shoulder and made of white wool
What is a toga?
Cyanobacteria, which can occur in tide pools, hot springs, and ice-covered lakes, are also known as blue-green this
What is algae?
"Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm" is the very first name of this university
What is ISU?
Many celebrities' shoes have stepped on this as they arrive to awards shows and other events
What is the red carpet?
This US federal holiday is the only one in the spring
What is memorial day?
Popular in the 60s and 70s, these wide-legged jeans flare out from the knee to the ankle are also called flares
What are bell-bottoms?
A single alteration in the sequence of bases in a DNA molecule, such as a change from thymine to cytosine, is the point type of this
What is a mutation?
You're not a true Iowa Stater until you do this at midnight under the most important clock on campus
What is campaniling?
After dad Thorvald was exiled from Norway, this viking explorer was exiled from Iceland around 980
Who was Erik the Red?
In March on the first day of spring in this spot, see the sun skim the horizon to begin six months of near-total daylight
Where is the North Pole?
Plaid flannel shirts were a big part of this 90s style of fashion and music associated with Nirvana
What is grunge?
It's 1,836 times the mass of an electron and equal and opposite in charge
What is a proton?
ISU is one of these: an educational institution that received benefits from the Morrill Acts
What is a land grant university?
With origins going back to 1869, this Ohio sports team was named for its players' stockings
Who are the Cincinnati Reds?
Before "spring," the season was called this, like a religious fasting period
What is Lent?
Holey sweaters and t-shirts became popular in 2016 thanks to this distinct feature on the shoulder
What are cold shoulders?
There are 602 sextillion, 200 quintillion atoms in one of these standard international base units
What is a mole?
This yearbook boomed on ISU's campus from 1894-1994
What is The Bomb?
The red type of this is less bearlike than the giant one, looking more like a raccoon
What is a panda?
In Greek mythology, spring was marked by the return from Hades of this daughter of the goddess of agriculture
Who is Persephone?
Until she wore a white wedding gown for her 1840 royal wedding, most women wore their best dress when they walked down the aisle
Who is Queen Victoria?
It's a watch brand and a Nissan your parents drove - oh, and a star that emits regular bursts of radio waves
What is a pulsar?
The name of this first ISU president isn't featured on any campus streets - but if you want to hit up Stomping Grounds, he's right outside
Who is Welch?