Claire
Alex
Daniel
AU History
AU History FUNNNN
100

What is Claire studying at AU?

Global politics or international economics 
100

Where is Alex from? 

Georgetown, Maine

100

Daniel has been working at AU for over 3 years. His original job duties has changed since then. Which of the three major areas were added within a year after he started: Recruitment, Training or Leadership Programs?

Recruitment 

100

When was AU chartered? 

1893

100

What neighborhood is the second oldest after Georgetown? 

Tenleytown

200

where did Claire go for undergrad? 

UNC Chapel Hill

200

What E-board position did Alex have last year? 

Vice President of Engagement and Administration 

200

True or False: Daniel has been on the leadership team for all of Housing and Residence Life the longest. 

True! (Honestly this just shocked me lol out of all the directors, and ADs…I’ve been in my position the longest and helped recruit all of them)

200

Which building is home to the last remaining chalkboard on campus? 

Hurst Hall

200

In 1926, AU students voted for the official school colors to be ____ and _____. 

Blue and Orange 

300

What are the posters of in Claire's office? 

Stray Kids (k-pop) 

300

Where does Alex work in the summer?

Lobster Shack 

300

All of you know that Daniel has his two turtles but there wasn’t always two! Which turtle did Daniel adopt first: Ozzie or Leo.

Leo! I adopted Leo in September 2019. She wasn’t adjusting well to my home so I figured I’d get her an emotional support buddy so Ozzie came along in late October 2019! Tragic though seeing that they can’t stand each other and live in separate tanks now. 🐢

300

For the first three decades of AU's history, a _______ sat on the Board of Trustees 

US president 

300

What tree did First Lady Michelle Obama gift AU from the White House grounds in 2012

Magnolia Tree

400

What color did Claire used to dye her hair? 

Blue

400

How many siblings does Alex have?

3 ---- Bonus points if you count the brother in law for 3.5) 

400

How many dogs does Daniel’s immediate family currently have?

5

400

Who founded American University

bonus points for what his job title was when he founded the school

John Fletcher Hurst 

Methodist bishop 

400

How long did AU club football run for? 

1969-1976

500

What words are on the bracelet Claire wears every day? 

Resplendent Life

500

What animal was Alex bit by which traumatized him as a child? 

Ostrich 
500

Which artist was Daniel’s first concert EVER?

Britney Spears

500

When did classes first begin at AU? 

bonus points for why it was this date...

1914 

started after it was chartered in 1893 because of financial constraints 

500

Who planted the first four of AU's famous cherry blossom trees? 

Syngman Rhee - who was the first president of South Korea