Brandeis History
This historian was the longest serving president of Brandeis University
Who is Abram Sachar?
______, Even onto its Innermost Part
What is Truth?
Who is President Wilson
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The name of the oldest public park
What Boston Commons?
The original in 1907 was made of iron and wood and had 100 light bulbs.
What is the New Year's Ball?
Before its founding, Brandeis University was originally going to be named for this scientist, who turned down the honor.
Who was Albert Einstein?
This student wrote a popular book about his Brandeis professor, Morrie Schwartz
Who is Mitch Albom?
The Supreme Court was originally housed here
What is the Old Senate Chambers
Chicago is from the Algonquian word Chigagou meaning what?
What is onion field?
This defunct university was located on the site of the Brandeis campus prior to the founding of Brandeis.
What is Middlesex University?
She served as both a trustee and professor at Brandeis, and gave the commencement address to the first-ever class of graduates.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
The first Justice to serve as a member of the Supreme Court alongside a Justice for whom he clerked
Who was Justice Gorsuchs?
The specific location of The 1893 Columbian Exposition
What is CHicago's Jackson Park?
This six sided object was largest measured at 15 inches
What is a snowflake?
The Shapiro Campus Center sits on the site of what former building that predated the university? This building's name was invoked as part of student protests in 1969 & 2015
What is Ford Hall
This professor emeritus published an acclaimed book in 2020 on the history of progressive causes at Brandeis, entitled "Learning on the Left"
Who is Steven Whittfield?
Not all judges were born in the US. Justice David Brewer was born where?
What is Turkey?
This massive and highly innovative engineering project was completed in Chicago in 1900
What is reversing the Chicago River?
Another planet scientists observed snow falling
What is Venus?
This acclaimed Finnish-American modernist architect designed much of the early conceptual campus infrastructure of Brandeis University
Who is Eero Saarinen?
This Brandeis resource had a temporary satellite location in Waltham Center during the 2010s. Name the resource as well as the name of the satellite location
What is the Rose Art Gallery (the satellite location was called The Rosebud)?
The two Justices who joined the court on the same day?
Who is Powell and Rehnquist?
The Holiday was banned from 1654-1689 because the Pilgrims thought it was a corrupt Holiday.
Christmas
When snow makes a noise
What is melting snow?