Pop Culture & Media
The highest-grossing film of all time
What is Avatar?
The closest planet to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
The country with the longest coastline of any nation in the world.
What is Canada?
The ancient civilization that built the Pyramids of Giza along the Nile River.
What is Ancient Egypt?
The animal featured as the official mascot for AUS athletics and student teams.
What is the Leopard?
The artist known as the "King of Pop."
Who is Michael Jackson?
The gas that makes up the largest percentage of Earth's atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen?
The European country instantly recognizable on a map due to its distinct boot shape.
What is Italy?
Spanning over 13.7 million square miles at its peak around 1920, this was the largest empire in human history by total land area.
What is the British Empire?
This major engineering discipline at AUS focuses on building bridges, roads, and buildings.
What is Civil Engineering?
The best-selling video game console of all time.
What is the PlayStation 2?
The hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth.
What is diamond?
The transcontinental city that famous sits across two continents: Europe and Asia.
What is Istanbul?
The legendary ancient Greek military tactic and massive wooden structure used to sneak soldiers inside the city of Troy.
What is the Trojan Horse?
This annual two-day festival at the Main Plaza is the biggest event at AUS.
What is Global Day?
The author who wrote the Harry Potter book series.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
The main organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the human body.
What is the heart?
The deepest point on Earth, located in the western Pacific Ocean over 36,000 feet below sea level.
What is the Mariana Trench?
The legendary 13th-century conqueror who united the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia to form the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
The essential online portal that newly oriented students use to register for classes, check their schedules, and view their final grades.
What is Banner?
The name of the fictional town in Indiana where all four seasons of Stranger Things take place.
What is Hawkins?
The only non-metallic element on the periodic table that exists as a liquid at room temperature.
What is Bromine?
The narrow man-made waterway completed in 1914 that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Panama Canal?
The French emperor and military leader who was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Who is Napoleon?
The four-letter acronym for the dedicated engineering college at AUS.
What is CEN?