Word Origins (French)
What you ask for when you want ice cream with your pie
a la mode
How many times has Mrs. Elena Grade Schwegman made a "B" as a grade in her life for a class?
ZERO
Which U.S. President gave his famous "We choose to go to the Moon" speech at Rice Stadium in 1962, linking the university to the American space program?
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Math
What is 25% of 300?
75
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
When you feel like something has happened before
deja vu
What is Mckyla's middle name?
NONE! Mckyla van der Westhuizen is long enough!
Which specific college is the oldest, originally built in 1912?
Baker College
History
Who was the UK Prime Minister during World War II?
Winston Churchill
What's lighter than a feather but impossible to hold for much more than a minute?
Your breath
A person appointed specifically to drive one's car
chauffeur
What Conference did Sultan attend this fall?
Afrotech (Yes, Sultan, Coach knew...)
The first building at Rice whose construction was funded by a philanthropic donation rather than the university's founder was the faculty club. What is that building called today?
The Cohen House
Science
What gas makes up most of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
I have two hands, but I can not scratch myself. What am I?
A Clock
A phrase that is overused and common
cliché
Where is Juan from in South Africa?
Ceres and/or Western Cape
The campus includes a "moon tree" (an offspring of a seed flown on the Apollo 14 mission). What type of pine is this tree?
Loblolly Pine
English
What is a word that means the opposite of another word?
Antonym
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A Map
An embarassing social blunder
faux pas
How many All-Conference Honors (Top 3 finishes at a conference meet) has Cal earned between Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor Track in his Rice Career?
6 (with more to come this Indoor!)
2025 AAC Outdoor (Hammer Throw - 3rd)
2025 AAC Indoor (Weight Throw - 2nd)
2024 AAC Outdoor (Hammer Throw - 1st)
2024 AAC Indoor (Weight Throw - 1st)
2023 C-USA Outdoor (Hammer Throw - 2nd)
2022 C-USA Outdoor (Hammer Throw-3rd)
In 1996, Rice chemistry professor, Robert F. Curl Jr., won the Nobel Prize for discovering what?
Fullerenes (buckyballs)
Geography
What is the largest island in the world that is not a continent?
Greenland
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"