One, Two, Tree
Through the process known as photosynthesis, trees absorb this harmful gas and turn it into both energy for itself and oxygen.
Carbon Dioxide
This event is typically regarded as the first event the CSC holds when the academic year begins.
What is the mass on the swamp?
This President attempted to cover up his involvement in the 1972 burglary of the Democratic National Committee Headquarters located at the Watergate Office Building.
Nixon
Not including jokers or trick cards, there are this many playing cards inside a classic deck.
52
With legendary voice actors like Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Wallace Shawn, it is no wonder this pioneer movie for Pixar led them to worldwide fame.
Toy Story
Over the last 20 years, this tree species has become the most popular for baseball bat construction, all while maintaining its status as the go-to for syrup.
Maple
This is the full name of the program led by Deacon Jim to initiate new Catholic converts into the Catholic faith.
What is the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)?
Despite securing the great Louisiana Purchase, this third president owned a significant slave population, despite routinely condemning the institution altogether.
Jefferson
This classic card game features players placing their cards in a solitaire-like layout on all sides and corners of a central deck, creating eight piles.
Kings Corners
While Avengers: Endgame got close to becoming the highest-grossing film of all time, that title currently belongs to this 2009 movie directed by James Cameron.
Avatar
Besides being able to tell us how old the tree is, tree rings are a useful tool for combatting this real-world problem of long-term shifts in temperature.
Climate change
This is the line Deacon Jim famously sang out during the Exsultet during the Easter Vigil last year when the fire alarms activated.
What is "Blow out your candles?"
This president had an affair with a white house intern half his age during his presidency, which led to his impeachment. Later, his wife would run for the same office he once held.
Bill Clinton
When playing rummy, cards are either organized into a set, which is a group of three or four cards of the same rank but different suits, or into this group of 3 or more consecutive cards sharing the same suit.
A sequence (or run)
The movie Rudy features the titular character's story attempting to fulfill his dream of playing on this legendary Catholic college football team in Indiana.
Notre Dame
The oldest tree in the world, named Methuselah, is almost this many millennia old.
5 (5000 years)
The original owner of the house the CSC now resides in created this antacid whose headquarters are still located in Saint Louis.
What are tums?
This president is often heralded as one of the worst in American history, mostly due to their refusal to address not only slavery, but also the large section of states breaking off to form the confederacy.
15th
James Buchanan
Similar to the basketball game HORSE, this card game features players passing cards, grabbing eating utensils, and accruing letters until they spell out the name of the game.
SPOONS
The legendary actress Meryl Streep has been nominated for an Oscar 21 times, winning this many.
Three
This tree species is known for being tall, and it currently holds the record for tallest tree at almost 400 feet.
Redwood (coast redwood)
The Catholic Student Center at WashU employs thirteen full time employees (and two part-time). Name them.
(Full time): Troy, MyLan, Kate, Jen, Fr. Brian, Joe, Alicia, Deacon Jim, Julie, Lisa, Carol, Laura, and Amir.
(Part time): Fr. Gary and Deacon Phil
This President reportedly wrote numerous love letters, some over 40 pages long, to the wife of one of his best friends, a dry-goods store owner. Some took on the form of poetry, but most described his paramour's body (often naked).
29th president
Warren G Harding
When playing poker, all players must put this equal forced bet into the pot before the cards are dealt each round.
Ante
The movie Back to the Future would never have been possible without a time machine, conveniently stored inside this vehicle.
DeLorean