Famous Scientists
Occupation of Gregor Mendel while he played around with peas
What is a Friar/Abbot?
This meme is often used to demonstrate a clear preference for one object, while the perceived personality of the other objects looks on in indignation.
What is "the distracted boyfirend meme?"
This former drummer of a popular 90's grunge band went on to form his own successful group.
Who is Dave Grohl?
This small mammal represents the Rice Coffee house.
What is a squirrel?
This American gymnast holds the record for the most World medals in the sport's history.
Who is Simone Biles?
One of the two famous scientists who characterized the discontinued short sequences of DNA on the lagging strand during DNA replication
Who is Reiji or Tsuneko Okazaki?
This meme demonstrates the complexity of a topic by using a statement taken from a character in a popular fantasy movie trilogy.
What is Boromir at the Council of Elrond?
Musical Clue
What is "Beautiful Day" by U2?
These are two of the buildings where you can get tested for Covid-19.
What are:
I'm not going to type all of them
This game is one of the three biggest E-sports.
What is League of Legends, Dota 2, or Counterstrike: Global Offensive?
Nobel Prize winner who discovered the transposable elements
Barbara McClintock
This character from a cult classic scifi TV show can often be found facepalming as a way of expressing frustration in exasperating situations.
Who is Captain Jean-Luc Picard?
The lead singer of the rock and roll band Guns and Roses has a name that's appropriate to the band.
Who is Axl Rose?
This after-hours undergrad-run food vending site in the RMC has saved many a hard-working graduate student from starvation
What is "The Hoot?"
This is the highest Dan for a blackbelt that you can recieve in Taekwondo.
What is 9th Dan?
Double Nobel Prize-winner who got WRONG the structure of the DNA at first
Who is Linus Pauling?
Screenshots from this popular music video from a famous artist often serve to demonstrate a preference for one item over another.
What is Hotline Bling by Drake?
Musical Queue
What is "Boys Don't Cry?" by The Cure
This lawyer (and best friend) of William Marsh Rice helped solved his murder, and got a building named after him on campus.
Who is James A. Basker Sr?
This sport contains the fastest moving physical object in any sport.
What is fencing? (The tip of a foil)
German scientist famous for coining the word “enzyme” and discovering trypsin
Who is Wilhelm Kühne?
This flag appears in the background of a popular still from a show featuring a cartoon rabbit, often referencing a political idealogy for the purpose of gaining a share of something.
Musical Queue
What is "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega?
This genus and species name indicates the common rice plant.
What is Oryza sativa?
This is the most common value assigned to the rook in chess competitions.
What is 5?