U of A trivia
There are several locations in the state of Arizona where one can see various artifacts that were salvaged from the USS Arizona including at The University of Arizona. The U of A houses one.
What is the one of the two bells salvaged from the USS Arizona?
it is rung seven times each month at 12:07 pm to honor the sunken ship and those who perished on it.
This game challenges you to put your hands and feet at different places on the mat without falling over!
What is Twister?
George Lucas has lived here since 1978.
Where is Skywalker Ranch?
The only city where all the major sports teams (MLB,NHL,NFL) have the same colors: Black and gold.
What is Pittsburg?
The first alternative to a hamburger sandwich at McDonalds
What is the McChicken Sandwich?
The colors sage green and silver in reference to sagebrush and the state’s mining industries
What were the U of A’s colors before they were changed to cardinal red and navy blue?
This game was first marketed by Parker Brothers in 1935.
What is Monopoly?
Who is Winnie the Pooh written by A.A. Milne?
After a game-fixing scandal in the 1919 World Series the Chicago White Sox were given this nickname.
What is the Black Sox?
Child star famous for a move in 1990 where he got left in the house alone for a holiday and fought off potential robbers. The former child star turned 40 on Aug. 26.
Who is Macaulay Culkin who played crafty kid Kevin McCallister in "Home Alone"?
This was the first para-sport introduced to the U of A in 1997. Since that time wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby have been added as recognized team sports.
What is handcycling and wheelchair track (road racing) ?
Card game with four suits of 25 cards each, eight Wild cards, three Customizable cards and one Special Rule card.
What is UNO?
In 1956 these popular sunglasses were introduced to the market
What were Ray Ban sunglasses?
Olympic Weight Lifting, wrestling, and boxing have shared the same restriction until, 2000, 2004, and 2012 respectively.
What the Olympic sports that excluded women?
In 1977 the Minnesota Company test-marketed a product called “Press ‘n Peel.” Small pieces of paper had re-adherable glue on the back but the product flopped. In 1980 the company changed the name and it ‘stuck.’
What is the post-it?
392 acres
How many acres does the U of A occupy?
The highest selling board game of all time which can be traced back to 1200. The object of the game is to capture your opponent's king.
What is Chess?
Courgette is the name by which the British know this green vegetable
What is Zucchini?
In 1995 the U of A Marching Band was granted a unique opportunity when playing at the half time entertainment of the Super bowl. They played nonstandard music at halftime.
What was the 'The World's First Alternative Music Marching Band"?
The Pride of Arizona has performed halftime show featuring the music of Radiohead, Weather Report, Smashing Pumpkins, Led Zeppelin, and The Who among others.
In Game 6, this rookie point guard played what may have been the greatest game of his career in 1980. He eventually played all five positions in a dominating performance. In 2002, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Who is Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959)?
1885
When did the U of A open its doors for the first time?
March 12, 1885, Arizona
The longest-running game show, originally created by Merv Griffin, currently has been in production for 54 years - not just in the United States but the entire world - is ____ with a staggering 9,900-plus episodes.
What is Jeopardy?
A common human activity which uses 72 different muscles.
What is talking?
This Olympic Athlete has won most medals in history.
Who is Michael Phelps?
A professor at the College of Applied Science at Budapest University, invented his addictive puzzle game in 1974. The Ideal Toy Corporation licensed the product in 1980 and turned it into a worldwide sensation. Four decades later, a supergenius would solve it in 4.22 seconds.
What is the Rubik's Cube?