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This 1994 animated Disney film about a young lion features the iconic songs "Circle of Life" and "Hakuna Matata."
What is The Lion King?
This city, known as the "Gateway to the West," is home to the iconic Gateway Arch.
What is St. Louis?
This is the largest species of whale and the largest animal on Earth.
What is the blue whale?
WashU's official mascot
What is the Bear?
This viral song from Barbie: The Album in 2023 was performed by Ryan Gosling and became a surprisingly popular hit on the charts.
What is "I'm Just Ken?"
This actor, known for his roles in Top Gun and Mission: Impossible, has been one of Hollywood’s most famous leading men since the '80s.
Who is Tom Cruise?
This famous author, born in Hannibal, Missouri, wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain?
These whales are known for their haunting, melodic songs and are commonly found in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What are humpback whales?
The largest residential college at WashU
What is UMZEE
This rapper’s 2022 album Her Loss was a joint project with fellow rapper 21 Savage, showing his signature mix of melodic hooks and sharp lyrics.
Who is Drake?
This 2019 South Korean film became the first non-English language movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
What is Parasite?
This Missouri town’s courthouse was the site of the famous Dred Scott case, a pivotal lawsuit that escalated tensions leading up to the Civil War.
What is St. Louis?
This type of whale has a large, pointed tusk that earned it the nickname "the unicorn of the sea."
What are narwhals?
WashU was founded in this year
When is 1853
Raised in Start Hill, Essex, this artist began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. In 2024, she has made a neon-green comeback.
Who is Charli XCX?
This film from 1968 is often regarded as one of the greatest science fiction films of all time and was directed by Stanley Kubrick.
What is 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Missouri is bordered by eight states, tied for the most in the U.S. Name four of those states.
What are Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska? (Any four)
This species of toothed whale is known for its matriarchal social structure, with females leading groups called pods.
What are killer whales (orcas)
WashU First Chair of the Board of Trustees, William Greenleaf Eliot, is the grandfather of this Nobel Prize laureate
Who is T.S. Eliot?
This K-pop group's 2023 comeback album 5-STAR broke records, further solidifying them as global icons with their fanbase, STAY.
Who is Stray Kids?
This film, directed by Roman Polanski, won the 1974 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and is famous for the line, “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”
What is Chinatown?
This U.S. President was born in Lamar, Missouri, and was responsible for the decision to drop the atomic bombs during World War II.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This type of whale, found in Arctic and subarctic waters, is known for its bow-shaped skull, which helps it break through thick ice.
What is the bowhead whale?
WashU became the first university in the nation to ban this item in 2009
What are single-use plastic water bottles?
In 2023, this pop-punk drummer and producer added another Grammy nomination to his name for his collaboration on Mainstream Sellout with Machine Gun Kelly, but he's still best known for his work with Blink-182.
Who is Travis Barker?