This month marks the end of summer and is named after the Roman emperor Augustus. It is also RA Kyle's birthday month.
What is August?
In hockey, this term refers to a player scoring three goals in a single game.
What is a hat trick?
This year marks the founding of Le Moyne College.
What is 1946?
This “King of Pop” released the album Thriller, the best-selling album of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This global conflict lasted from 1914 to 1918.
What is World War I?
This field uses data, statistical methods, and technology to help companies make informed decisions and improve performance. RA Kyle and Angel both have this as a major.
What is business analytics?
In baseball, this statistic measures a pitcher’s effectiveness by calculating earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched.
What is ERA (Earned Run Average)?
In 2016, the Le Moyne’s men’s team won the NCAA Division II Championship in this sport.
What is lacrosse?
This singer-songwriter, nicknamed “The Man in Black,” was famous for socially conscious country songs.
Who is Johnny Cash?
This Mesopotamian city-state is credited with creating the first written legal code, the Code of Hammurabi.
What is Babylon?
This city in New York is home to a major public university and is often referred to as the “Carousel Capital of the World.” And is also the hometown of RA Angel.
What is Binghamton, NY?
This country won the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987.
What is New Zealand?
The Le Moyne campus includes this type of sculpture honoring the college’s Jesuit heritage.
Who is Saint Ignatius?
This classical composer was deaf for much of his life but wrote masterpieces like his Ninth Symphony.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This 1815 battle marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
This Wisconsin-based company is one of the largest producers of natural cheese in the United States, known for its shredded and block cheese products. RA Kyle has interned there.
What is Great Lakes Cheese?
This Formula 1 driver tragically died during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, leading to major safety changes in the sport.
Who is Ayrton Senna?
Students participate in this service-based tradition each spring, helping the Syracuse community.
What is DIVE day?
This percussion instrument, consisting of tuned metal bars struck with mallets, is often used in orchestras and marching bands.
What is a glockenspiel?
The Battle of Agincourt (1415) was fought during this long conflict between England and France.
What is the Hundred Years’ War?
This health insurance company serves many residents in upstate New York and shares its name with a Latin word meaning “to rise up.”
RA Angel has interned there last summer and returning this coming summer.
What is Excellus?
This ancient Olympic event combined running, long jump, discus, javelin, and wrestling.
What is the pentathlon?
Iggy was first introduced in this decade.
What is the 1960's?
This Swedish band, known for its theatrical stage presence and the Papa Emeritus persona, blends heavy metal with melodic, pop-influenced hooks.
Who is Ghost?
This war between Athens and Sparta lasted 27 years in ancient Greece.
What is the Peloponnesian War?