La Vie Trivia
What date was the first La Vie sent to press?
March 30, 1890
The name of the sapling given to Evan Pugh by his friend Alexander Pope. There have been three generations of this tree on campus. (Possibly 4 soon)
Old Willow
Who was originally supposed to be on the Challenger space shuttle on the day of its disaster? Hint: Big and Yellow.
Big Bird!
Current president of France
Emmanuel Macron
Which Pope called the first crusade?
Pope Urban the second
What was the price for a copy of La Vie in 1890?
$1
Name of the Penn State band that plays at the football games
Blue Band
Name of the horse shaped piece in chess. Moves in an L.
Knight
Name of Chinese space station
Tiangong space station
Why is six flags called six flags?
six flags over texas
How many yearbooks did we sell last year?
90
Name of any other PSU publication?
The Free Lance, Valley mag, Onward State, Collegian, etc.
Name of the planned missions in which the US will return to the moon in the next few decades (original moon missions were called Apollo)
Artemis
Famous frog, known for saying "it isn't easy being green"
Kermit
US Senator from wisconsin, was censured by congress for his accusations of communism in hollywood and government
McCarthy
Which year did La Vie publish the eulogy of Old Coaly, the mule who was instrumental in the building of Old Main and many other campus buildings.
1894
Number of cigars that was produced annually at Dibert bros. cigar manufacturing plant (in 1860)
3 million
Who is the worst Beatle?
Chef's choice
Who plays Blade in the trilogy released from 1998-2004
Wesley snipes
As a result of the big bang, the universe is constantly expanding. As objects like stars move farther away from us, the light waves are stretched out giving them a reddish tinge. What is the name of this phenomenon?
red shift/ doppler effect
Date we have to update our constitution by
November 19
Original school colors
Black and Pink
Name of the man who assassinated John Lennon in NY
Mark Chapman
Me (in a dream one time)
Author of scarlet letter, related to judge that condemned multiple witches to death at the Salem Witch trials.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Greatest country on Earth
America