Award Shows
The 2024 Webby Award for "Best Creator or Influencer Collaboration" was won by a collab titled "Welcome To Your Voting Era" between Vote.Org and this musical artist.
Who is Taylor Swift?
In 1955 for the College's centennial, students crafted this famous mascot from paper mache.
Who is Sparty?
Originally named the Drunk-O-Meter, and trademarked by Robert Frank Borkenstein at Indiana University.
What is a Breathalyzer?
A person in this career would design, build, and maintain infrastructure and buildings.
What is a Civil Engineer?
The best at something, or a farm animal known for having horns and a beard.
What is a/the GOAT?
The Academy Awards are more commonly known by the name of this statuette trophy presented to winners.
What are the Oscars?
Michigan State's first inductee into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame was this football coach, who now has an ice arena named after him.
Who was Clarence "Biggie" Munn?
Ice cream on a stick, trademarked by Unilever.
What is a popsicle?
This term refers to unelected government employees who work in the public sector, at any level of government.
What are Civil Servants?
Gossip, or a drink made by steeping leaves in hot water.
What is tea?
In 2016, this musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda took the Tony Awards by storm, winning 11 awards.
What is Hamilton?
A pioneer in the development of hybrid corn, this professor also built the botanical garden at MSU and started the one of the longest running experiments to date.
Who was W.J. Beal?
Packaging filler, trademarked by the Sealed Air Corporation.
What is Bubble Wrap?
This conflict between southern (confederate) and northern (union) states happened between 1861 and 1865 and is the deadliest military conflict in American history.
What was the Civil War?
To lie, or a hat worn in baseball.
What is cap?
This artist, famous for "going country" in 2024 with her album titled Cowboy Carter, holds the record for most Grammys won.
Who is Beyoncé?
In 1925, Michigan Agricultural College became Michigan State College, administration choose to replace this original nickname with "The Michigan Staters".
What were the Aggies?
Note: The Michigan Staters name was considered "cumbersome" by newspaper editors, who used the nickname Spartans in protest until the university officially changed it
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
A speedboat for one, trademarked by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
What is a Jet Ski?
This social revolution led by Martin Luther King Jr. in the mid-1900s sought to end racial segregation and discrimination in the USA.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
Stylish, or a drop of liquid.
What is drip?
Not to be confused with the prestigious award of the same name, this award given by the American Society of Civil Engineers is given out "for a technical paper of exceptional merit" rather than for physics, chemistry, or peace.
What is the Alfred Nobel Prize?
In the 1960s, Michigan State University partnered with the president of this African nation to build the first land-grant model university in Africa. Need a hint? Cities in this country include Lagos, Kano, and Abuja.
What is Nigeria?
Expanded polystyrene, trademarked by Dow Chemical Company.
What is Styrofoam?
This 1991 video game tasked players to "build an empire to stand the test of time" while challenging them to beat real world leaders such as Napoleon, Ghandi, and Ghengis Khan, among others.
What is Civilization?
Jealous, or over-seasoned.
What is salty?