Will Rice
Murt
Lovett
Rice
2024
100

Will Rice is known for sweeping Beer Bike 5 times, which consists of the bike team, pit crew, and this other team.

Chug Team

100

McMurtry is known for its love of bananas, so much so that bananas are the unoffical mascot. What is Murt's official one?

Lion

100

The grating of Lovett is one of its many marvels and the basis behind its nickname. What the main building of Lovett nicknamed?

toaster

100

This "culty" residential college was 4th in founding order.

Wiess

100

On April 8th, 2024, Rice students got a day off of classes because of this natural phenomenon.

Solar Eclipse

200

Will Rice has these 2 famously named Quads - one for New Students and one for upperclassmen.

Perch and Piano Room

200

McMurtry's hallways are affectionately divided into sides based on the colors of the walls. What is the name for the area of the hallway between O and Y sides?

Awk

200

Lovett's elevator is a little quirky. What floor of Lovett does the elevator NOT go to?

6

200

This is the newest dorm building on campus

New Hanszen

200

On March 10th, 2024, this director won best director for his historical themed movie.

Christopher Nolan

300

Lost in Old Dorm? Luckily there's the painting of this animal that will help guide you.

Snake (she's called Esmeralda)

300

What country of origin do many of McMurtry's traditions come from?

Scotland

300

This was built in Lovett's original parking lot

Sid Richardson College

300

When was the original end date for the academic quad reconstruction? (give month/year)

April 2024

300

Which 2 countries won the most gold medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics?

China and U.S.

400

This room in Will Rice used to be an actual kitchen.

PDR (private dining room)

400

Before construction of McMurtry was completed, Murts famously lived in these.

Tents

400

Word for word, recite the message on the wall of one of the Lovett commons bathrooms.

No matter how many times they paint over this wall Cobb still sucks

400

When you enter Sewall Hall through the automatic doors by the welcome center desk, what floor are you on?

3

400

On June 7th, 2024, this pop artist released her album featuring songs like "Apple" and "Rewind".

Charlie XCX

500

While Will Rice as a whole is named after the founder of Rice University, once a year,
New Dorm secedes and becomes a
college named after this man,
who murdered William Marsh Rice.

Albert Patrick

500

Burt and Deedee McMurtry, McMurtry College's namesakes, feel in love while at Rice. What year did they both graduate?

1956

500

Edgar Odell Lovett was the first president of Rice and the namesake of Lovett. However, when he assumed his presidential position in 1912, Rice went under a different name. What was it?

The Rice Institute

500

What is the specific date when President John F. Kennedy gave his famous speech at Rice, that contained the line 'we must be bold'?

Sept. 12, 1962

500

On August 17th, 2024, this Asian country is inaugurating a new capital city.

Indonesia