Geography
This river, the longest in the world, flows through northeastern Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile River?
The University of Michigan's Department of Economics is part of this college, which houses social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.
What is the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA)?
This Dutch painter is known for his swirling "Starry Night."
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
Located on the River Thames, this capital city is home to Big Ben and Buckingham Palace.
What is London?
In To Kill a Mockingbird, this character famously says, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."
Who is Atticus Finch?
Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, lies on the border between Nepal and this country.
What is China (Tibet Autonomous Region)?
The Michigan Economics Department has contributed significantly to international economics, including studies on trade under imperfect competition, a theory advanced by this economist, who later won the Nobel Prize.
Who is Paul Krugman?
Painted by Leonardo da Vinci, this portrait is known for its subject’s mysterious smile.
What is the Mona Lisa?
Sharing its name with a famous ancient empire, this Peruvian capital was once the seat of Spanish colonial power in South America.
What is Lima?
This dystopian novel by George Orwell introduced the concept of "Big Brother" watching over society.
What is 1984?
This desert, located in Central Asia, is considered the coldest desert in the world, with temperatures dropping below -40°C in winter.
What is the Gobi Desert?
The University of Michigan is known for this annual economic survey that tracks consumer confidence and is frequently cited in financial news.
What is the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index?
This Renaissance artist sculpted David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
This South American capital lies at the foot of the Andes and shares its name with a pepper.
What is Santiago?
The fantasy series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman begins with this novel, which follows young Lyra Belacqua.
What is The Golden Compass (or Northern Lights)?
This European river flows through more countries than any other river in the world, passing through cities like Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade.
What is the Danube River?
This Nobel Prize-winning economist, known for his work on consumer behavior and economic theory, earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan.
Who is Robert J. Shiller?
Pablo Picasso co-founded this 20th-century art movement that breaks objects into geometric shapes.
What is Cubism?
At 2,850 meters above sea level, this capital of Ecuador is one of the highest capital cities in the world.
What is Quito?
The novel The Great Gatsby is set in this fictional town on Long Island, representing the new wealth of the 1920s.
What is West Egg?
This world capital, located at over 11,000 feet above sea level, is considered the highest capital city in the world.
What is La Paz, Bolivia?
In macroeconomic research at Michigan, the Michigan Model often refers to models incorporating this type of expectations, where agents use all available information efficiently.
What are rational expectations?
The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, is located in this European capital.
What is Paris?
This African capital, whose name means "place of peace," is uniquely located between two rivers, the Blue and White Nile.
What is Khartoum (Sudan)?
This 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess uses a fictional slang called "Nadsat," blending Russian and English, to narrate the violent exploits of Alex and his "droogs."
What is A Clockwork Orange?