Think and Do (NCSU Lore)
The NC State Belltower turns this color when the Wolfpack wins a major game.
What is red?
This billionaire famously rebranded Twitter to a single letter of the alphabet, causing a massive drop in brand value.
Who is Elon Musk?
This Marvel hero "built this in a cave! With a box of scraps!"
Who is Tony Stark/Iron Man?
This is the universal "Master's Student" and "Entry-Level" struggle: You need 5 years of this to get an "Entry-Level" job that only pays for 0 years of it.
What is experience?
In the world of emojis, what is the most used emoji of all time? (Hint: It’s not the heart).
What is the The Face with Tears of Joy (😂)?
The specific name of the brick-lined tunnel where students are encouraged to paint graffiti legally.
What is the Free Expression Tunnel?
The Netflix series where every episode is a standalone nightmare about how technology might eventually ruin our lives?
What is Black Mirror?
This Christopher Nolan movie explores dreams within dreams and features folding cityscapes.
What is Inception?
According to every "hustle culture" TikTok, you should wake up at this ungodly hour to drink a green smoothie and code for 4 hours before work.
What is 5 AM?
The only letter that does not appear in any of the 50 US State names?
What is the letter Q?
Before we were the "Wolfpack," NC State's athletic teams were known by this "farmer" name.
What is the Aggies?
This annual tech conference hosted by Apple is known by this four-letter acronym, where new products like iPhones are unveiled.
What is WWDC?
In The Martian, what food does Mark Watney famously grow on Mars to survive?
What are potatoes?
The 3-letter acronym you put in your email subject line to let people know you are on vacation and won't be answering them
What is OOO (Out of Office)?
This 1990s toy was a small digital "pet" on a keychain that you had to feed and clean up after, or it would literally die.
What is a Tamagotchi?
The names of the two wolf mascots who officially got "married" in 1981.
Who are Mr. and Ms. Wuf?
Before he became the Lead Singer of The Black Eyed Peas, this famous musician was hired by Intel in 2011 to be their "Director of Creative Innovation"
Who is will.i.am?
In the movie Jurassic Park, what is the name of the fictional theme park's island where "life finds a way"?
What is Isla Nublar?
This is the universal "corporate" term for a meeting that definitely could have just been an email.
What is a "Sync" or "Touchbase"?
This unit, named by a Scottish engineer, measures power and is equivalent to 746 watts.
What is horsepower?
The number of bricks it supposedly takes to cover the Brickyard on Main Campus.
What is 120,000 to 500,000?
This company’s "Metaverse" avatar was roasted globally in 2022 because it looked like a Nintendo Wii character from 2006.
What is Meta/Facebook?
In the movie Spider-Man: No Way Home, what is the name of the Multiverse "glitch" that causes villains from other movies to appear in Tom Holland's world?
What is The Nexus Event?
In project management, this 2-word term describes when a project’s requirements keep growing and growing until the original deadline becomes impossible to meet.
What is Scope Creep?
In a standard deck of cards, there are four Queens. Three of them are looking sideways, but this is the only Queen facing fully toward the viewer.
What is the Queen of Spades?