Auburn Alumni
Athletes
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Scientists/Inventors
100

Who is the professional football and baseball player who played in the NFL for the Royals after graduating from Auburn, where his baseball jersey was retired due to his achievements on the team?

Bo Jackson

100

Who was the professional golfer who underwent multiple back surgeries after a serious car accident, but maintained Grit to then be deemed one of the best golfers of all time?

Tiger Woods

100

Who was the women that developed Scarlet Fever at the age of 7, which resulted in loss of hearing and sight, yet she overcame this adversity and learned to communicate and write a book?

Helen Keller

100

Who were the brothers that pioneered the first successful airplane?

The Wright Brothers

200

Who is the current CEO of Apple that joined the business during a low period, showing his dedication to the company?

Tim Cook

200

Who is considered the greatest female tennis player of all time?

Serena Williams

200

Who was the general of the continental army that led to the defeat of Britian, resulting in America’s freedom?

George Washington

200

Who was the psychologist that followed up with the Treadmill test data at Harvard University to complete decades old work?

Hint: They are mentioned in the book.

George Vaillant

300

Who is the actress that graduated from Auburn, taking on small roles, until one day she landed one of the leading roles in the movie "The Help", which jump started her career?

Octavia Spencer

300

Who is quoted to be “like a fish” and is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. They won 7 Gold Medals in 1972 Olympics.

Hint: They were mentioned in the book.

Mark Spitz

300

Who was deemed the title “The Great Storyteller of American Literature Today”?

Hint: They were mentioned in the book.

John Irving

300

Who said "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" when describing his research into developing the lightbulb?

Thomas Edison

400

Who is the Auburn alum that experienced 64 lunar orbits, making him 1/24 people in history to have visited the Moon?

Ken Mattingly

400

Who is the Arkansas walk-on who was told his whole life that he will not make the football team, yet through his dedication and hard work, he received numerous awards and now has a scholarship in his honor?

Brandon Burlsworth

400

Who was the author that had her first novel rejected 12 times, for it to finally be accepted and then turned into one of the highest selling novels of all time?

J.K. Rowling

400

Who is the women who pioneered the calculations for the first successful maned orbit in American history?

Katherine Goble