Hum 110
This epic is about a man who took 20 years to get home.
What is The Odyssey?
Initially a garden sculpture, this became Reed's unofficial mascot.
What is the Doyle Owl?
In 1989, Reedie Larry Shaw '61 created this new calendar-date-based holiday that gained international popularity.
What is Pi Day?
Debuting in 1981, this arcade game from Nintendo would be the first to feature their plumber mascot, Mario.
What is Donkey Kong?
George Michael: “Guilty feet have got no rhythm”
What is “Careless Whisper”?
This is the deepest point on Earth.
What is the Challenger Deep?
This famous Greek philosopher was put on trial and then put to death.
Who is Socrates?
Legend has it that a student's car rests beneath a certain campus building.
What is the Hauser Library?
Steve Jobs claims that this specific class at Reed inspired the earliest typography in Mac computers.
What is calligraphy?
The popularization of mullets in the 80s is accredited to this movie.
What is Dirty Dancing?
Tracy Chapman: "Is it fast enough so we can fly away?"
What is “Fast Car"?
This animal kills the most humans on average per year.
What is a mosquito?
This was Dante's first guide in The Divine Comedy.
Who is Virgil?
One of the "bridges" across Reed's canyon, this is perhaps frequented by ichthyophiles.
What is Fish Ladder?
James Beard '24 popularized this category of bite-sized foods from his catering business.
What are hors d'oeuvres?
This American concert film was released in 1984 and has become a cult classic, recently rereleased by A24.
What is Stop Making Sense?
Bruce Springsteen: “A freight train running through the middle of my head”
What is “I’m on Fire”?
This TRIGA Mark I has been a popular Reed tour spot since its installation on campus in 1968.
What is the Reed Research Reactor?
This is the first Greek writer to use the term historia.
Who is Herodotus?
A term coined by Norm Coleman that inspired the name of Reed's student newspaper.
What is "comrades of the quest"?
This alum, famed for discovering 'Weird Al' Yankovic, wrote his thesis on post-Wagnerian opera.
Who is Dr. Demento?
This economic plan led to a budget deficit, and eventually the recession of 1982.
What is Reagonomics?
Donna Summer: "And I'll never have that recipe again"
What is “MacArthur Park”?
This is the most recently discovered element on the periodic table.
What is Tennessine?
This is the home of the original David by Michelangelo.
What is the Galleria dell'Accademia?
In 1968, this student founded the First Annual Reed College Renaissance Faire.
Who is Linda G. Howard?
The City of Portland renamed Front Avenue in honor of this alum.
Who is Bill Naito?
In 1981, she was appointed as the first woman to serve in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Depeche Mode: “The map represents you and the tape is your voice”
What is “Photographic”?
The true first species animal to be cloned.
What is the African Clawed Frog?
A white horse appears, whose crowned rider has a bow with which to conquer.
What is the First Seal?
These two grotesques perched atop ODB keep a lookout for anyone passing through Sallyport.
What are Lux and Nox?
This mayoral alum shares a name with #9 on the Seattle Seahawks.
Who is Bud Clark?
Sesame Street's Big Bird was almost a casualty in this disastrous explosion.
What is the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster?
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic: “Art Fleming gave the answers, but I couldn’t get the questions right”
What is “I Lost On Jeopardy”?
This is the only thing that can escape from a black hole.
What is Hawking radiation?