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Round 1: аIJʿª½± Glorious

1. "Io Triumphe!" was introduced into the Oxy lexicon in 1905, but it's not native to the College. What school originated the nonsensical cheer?
A) Princeton
B) Albion College
C) University of Mississippi
D) Towson University

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2. Which of the following playwrights was the favorite of professor of drama emeritus Omar Paxson '48?
A) Gilbert & Sullivan
B) William Shakespeare
C) George Bernard Shaw
D) Samuel Beckett

3. When Eagle Rock High School teacher Howard Swan was hired in 1934 to conduct the Men's and Women's Glee Clubs at аIJʿª½±, he was offered a salary of $40 a month. Where did the money come from?
A) The sale of Glee Club 78s
B) President Remsen Bird's discretionary fund
C) Proceeds from the College bookstore
D) The College's athletics budget

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4. аIJʿª½± has had a float in the Rose Parade nine times. When was the last time Oxy had a float in the parade?
A) 1987
B) 1993
C) 1999
D) 2012

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5. Match the Commencement quote to the speaker.Ìý
A) "As a kid I was always telling my buddies I was a philosopher. And now, finally, somebody believes me."
B) "Courage is the most important of all the virtues—because without courage, you cannot practice any other virtue with consistency."
C) "I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful—an endless prospect of magic and wonder. Whatever mess we observe is our own responsibility!"
D) "Many or most of you—if the worst doesn't happen—will live to the year 2000. … Will we be flying to the Moon—or Venus—and who will the Venetians [sic] turn out to be?"

1)ÌýTimeÌýeditor-in-chief Henry Luce
2) Photographer Ansel Adams
3) Poet Maya Angelou
4) Motown founder Berry Gordy

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6. In what year were students and alumni involved in a major protest over gender-inclusive policies at аIJʿª½±?
A) 1911
B) 1968
C) 1997
D) 2012

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7. An October 1911 visit to Oxy's Highland Park campus by plus-size president Howard Taft necessitated a special chair to accommodate him. What renowned furniture manufacturer made and later gave the mahogany and leather chair to the College?
A) Barker Bros.
B) Dunbar
C) Gustav Stickley
D) Ikea

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8. Rank these Oxy traditions in order of their beginnings.
A) Dance Production (aka Dance Concert)
B) Chilcott Barbecue
C) Sagehen burials
D) Da Getaway

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9. Where did Oswald get his name?
A) From his mother
B) Mathematician Oswald Veblen
C) President Remsen Bird
D) Oxy students

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10. When was the last time it rained on move-in day at the beginning of Orientation?
A) 1948
B) 1965
C) 1993
D) It never rains in Southern California!

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11. In its original incarnation, campus radio station KOXY had a different set of call letters. What were they?
A) KAGC
B) KIOT
C) KTGR
D) KYO

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12. Vol. 3, No. 1 of theÌýаIJʿª½± Alumnus(dated June 10, 1922) was the first issue of the magazine to feature a photo on the cover. Who (or what group) was it?
A) President Remsen Bird
B) Oxy's "Beloved Dean," Thomas G. Burt
C) The Men's and Women's Glee Clubs
D) Track captain Art Martin of the Class of 1922

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Round 2:ÌýAlumni Meritorious

13. Don Carpenter '39 enjoyed a brief burst of notoriety by achieving what national championship on the lawn of the ATO house?
A) Tree sitting
B) Goldfish gulping
C) Pogo sticking
D) Jitterbugging

14. M.F.K. Fisher '31 is among the most beloved food writers of all time, and her books remain in circulation today. Which of the following was not written by Fisher?
A)ÌýServe It Forth
B)ÌýConsider the Oyster
C)ÌýWith or Without
D)ÌýHow to Cook a Wolf

15. On a weekend getaway to Catalina in October 1937, Martha Stanley '38 (an Alpha Kappa) and Barbara Garrison '38 (a Delta Gamma) reeled in a pair of big fish—catching the eye of an Acme News Pictures photographer. (Oh, the things we find on eBay.) What kind of fish are they holding?
A) Halibut
B) Mackerel
C) Yellowfin tuna
D) White sea bass

16. Who is the only Oxy alumnus or alumna to ever appear on a U.S. postage stamp?
A) Robinson Jeffers 1905
B) Robert Finch '47
C) Homer Lea 1900
D) Ernesto Galarza '27

17. In what year were two Oxy graduates selected as Rhodes Scholars?
A) 1907
B) 1959
C) 1988
D) 1997

18. As producers, directors, and even subjects, Oxy has produced multiple Academy Award winners in the Best Documentary Film category. Match the alumnus or alumna to their film.
A) Richard Farsons '47 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
B) Caitrin Rogers '04Ìý
C) Dennis Patrick '73 ÌýÌý
D) Marcel Ophuls '50Ìý

1.ÌýHôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
2. March of the Penguins
3.ÌýJourney Into Self
4.Ìý20 Feet From Stardom

19. Barack Obama '83 lived in Haines when he was an Oxy student. Which residence hall did Ben Affleck '95 live in?
A) Newcomb
B) Stearns
C) Wylie
D) Bell-Young

20. What California landmark was recognized by the U.S. Forest Service after a group of Oxy students led by 1905 graduate Percy "Pete" Goodell built a trail connecting it to Mount Wilson in 1915?
A) аIJʿª½± Peak
B) Goodell Heights
C) Mount Oxy
D) Ego Rock

21. Which of the following scions of industry leaders never attended Oxy? (Hint: None ofÌýthem finished their degree here.)
A) Clarence J. Gamble, grandson of Procter & Gamble co-founder James Gamble
B) Albert G. Ralphs Sr., son of Ralphs Grocery Store founder GeorgeÌýAlbert Ralphs
C) Geordie Hormel, right, grandson of Hormel Packing Co. founder George Albert Hormel
D) Armie Hammer, great-grandson of longtime аIJʿª½± Petroleum CEO Armand Hammer

22. Which of the following Oxy musicians jammed with the Grateful Dead?
A) Lyle Ritz '52
B) Clarence Treat '61
C) Professor Richard Grayson
D) John "Marmaduke" Dawson '67

23. Which of the following started out as a project in Derek Shearer's Urban Business class in the early 1980s?
A) The Women of Oxy calendar
B) The Men of Oxy calendar
C) The Sidetrack Cafe
D) The аIJʿª½± Bookstore catalog

24. Who was the recipient of the first Alumni Seal in 1965? (Hint: President Emeritus Remsen Bird drew this portrait of him.)
A) Bill Henry 1914
B) John Parke Young 1917
C) Arthur G. Coons 1920
D) Lawrence Clark Powell '28

Round 3:ÌýO'er Our Foes Victorious

25. Whose shoes were bronzed and turned into a trophy that аIJʿª½± and Whittier have been playing for since 1946?
A) Whittier running back Myron Claxton
B) Oxy halfback Glenn Groves '39
C) Tigers coach Roy Dennis '33
D) College registrar Florence Brady 1919

26. Which of the following teams did Jack Kemp '57 not play for?
A) Detroit Lions
B) Pittsburgh Steelers
C) Calgary Stampeders
D) Los Angeles Chargers

27. Oxy has produced seven Olympic medalists over the years, the most prominent being Sammy Lee '43 (golds in platform diving in 1948 and 1952) and Bob Gutowski '58, above (silver in pole vault in 1956). Match these other alumni medal-winners to their sports.
A) Alphonso Bell 1895 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
B) Craig Dixon '48 Ìý Ìý Ìý
C) Robert McMillen '53 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
D) George Roubanis '59 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
E) Robert Deaver '52 Ìý

1. Bronze, pole vault
2. Silver, tennis doubles
3. Bronze, high hurdles
4. Bronze, Dragon class yachting
5. Silver, 1500 meters

28. A 2006 commercial for what brand of beer made then-Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Mora '57's infamous 2001 "Playoffs?" press conference the centerpiece of a classic campaign?
A) Bud Light
B) Coors Light
C) Miller Lite
D) Natural Light

29. On what popular 1950s TV game show did Sammy Lee '43 appear as a contestant?
A) "What's My Line?"
B) "I've Got a Secret"
C) "Twenty One"
D) "You Bet Your Life"

30. Who is the only Oxy athlete or coach to grace the cover ofÌýSports Illustrated?
A) Payton Jordan
B) Jim Mora '57
C) Jack Kemp '57
D) Bob Gutowski '59

31. Match these All-American student-athletes—all Division III national champions—to their sport or event.
A) Jerri Baker '85 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
B) Shawn Lawson-Cummings '86 Ìý ÌýÌý
C) Jean Marie (Sanders) Szakovitz '84 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
D) Cresey (Stewart) Mayer '87 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý

1. Tennis
2. Distance running, hurdles
3. Heptathlon
4. 1500 meters

32. Who became, at age 22, the youngest head football coach in Oxy history?
A) John Lawrence Goheen
B) Jim Mora '57
C) Bruce Allen, above
D) Dale Widolff

33. 1910 graduate Fred Thomson, who parlayed amateur athletics success into a career as one of the most popular movie cowboys of the silent era, died of a tetanus infection at age 38 on Christmas Day 1928. His horse, Silver King, continued to make movies. What was his final screen appearance?
A)ÌýPals of the WestÌý(1934)
B)ÌýCarrying the MailÌý(1934)
C)ÌýThe Lone RangerÌý(1938)
D) The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)

34. In 1976, to promote the newly opened Aspen Club in Colorado, who did Sally Moore Huss '62 (the club's head pro) play in a $1,000 winner-take-all tennis match?
A) Chris Evert
B) Martina Navratilova
C) Billie Jean King
D) Bobby Riggs

35. Five аIJʿª½± baseball players made it to the majors, if only briefly. Whose big league "cup of coffee" lasted the longest?
A) William "Dutch" Hinrichs 1910
B) Dudley "Lee" Thompson '24
C) Arthur "Bud" Teachout '27
D) Hershel Lyons '37
E) Grant Dunlap '46

36. In 2011, Olin Browne '81 became only the fifth professional golfer to notch career wins on the PGA's developmental tour, the PGA Tour, and the PGA Champions circuit. Which of the five senior majors did he win that year?
A) The Tradition
B) Senior PGA Championship
C) U.S. Senior Open
D) Senior Players Championship
E) Senior British Open Championship

Round 4:ÌýаIJʿª½± Flair

37. Oxy has hosted countless musicians in many venues. Match the performer to the venue.
A) Linda Ronstadt Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
B) Snoop Dogg Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
C) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
D) Roto Rooter Good Time Christmas Band Ìý
E) Ravi Shankar Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý

1. The Quad
2. Rush Gymnasium
3. Herrick Chapel/Interfaith Center
4. Thorne Hall
5. Remsen Bird Hillside Theater

38. For everyÌýCluelessÌý(81% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes) orÌýThe Kids Are All RightÌý(93%), there are a handful of movies filmed at Oxy that didn't wow the critics. Of these four cinematic clunkers, which one is the lowest-rated?
A)ÌýD2: The Mighty DucksÌý(1994)
B)ÌýDon't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodÌý(1996)
C)ÌýJurassic Park IIIÌý(2001)
D)ÌýMade of HonorÌý(2008)

39. Who gave the first Remsen Bird Lecture at Oxy?
A) Poet Robert Frost
B) Argentine novelist Enrique Anderson-Imbert
C) Pediatrician Benjamin Spock
D) U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

40. On what 2018 TV series was Barack Obama '83 attacked by an oversized gorilla as an Oxy freshman?
A) "The Flash"
B) "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD"
C) "DC's Legends of Tomorrow"
D) "Timeless"

41. Oxy's popularity as a film location is well documented, but it's also a go-to destination for national advertisers. Which recent national campaign featured this image?
A) Best Buy
B) Samsung Galaxy
C) NCAA
D) Pepsi

42. In 1967, the wife of a beloved American singer donated a collection of sheet music and operatic scores annotated by her husband to the College. Who was the singer?
A) Nelson Eddy
B) Eddie Cantor
C) Lawrence Tibbett
D) Vaughn Monroe

43. The "Oxy Statistic" is a persistent myth that claims that the majority of аIJʿª½± alumni marry other Oxy grads. When was the first Oxy Statistic marriage?
A) 1897
B) 1907
C) 1917
D) 1914

44. Which of the following namesake beverages is not served at the Green Bean?
A) Green Dynamite, after the Leonard Green Family
B) The Studenmaker, after Oxy professor Woody Studenmund
C) To Veitch Their Own, after President Jonathan Veitch
D) Skotcheim, after President Emeritus Robert A. Skotheim

45. Match the individual or group to the gift they made to Oxy.
A) The Classes of 1938-41 Ìý Ìý Ìý
B) Alzada Carlisle '45Ìý
C) Gilbert C. Van Kamp Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
D) Stanley Johnson Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý

1. Oxy's Vantuna research vessel
2. An IBM 1620 Model II computer
3. The "Westminster Chimes"
4. A new tiger mascot

46. Which of the following is not grown in Oxy's FEAST garden?
A) Carrots
B) Cauliflower
C) Celery
D) Corn

47. Prior to his academic career, Jonathan Veitch was an extra in a number of Hollywood productions. Which of the following did not contain the college-age thespian?
A) "Charlie's Angels"
B) "Fantasy Island"
C)ÌýHarold Robbins' The Pirate
D)ÌýThank God It's Friday

48. After new dumpsters were placed around the аIJʿª½± campus recently, Oxy's Dumpster Art Committee sponsored a pair of campuswide competitions to turn these mobile garbage bins into works of art. Match each dumpster to its location on campus.
1. Bioscience Building
2. Pauley Hall
3. Thorne and Booth halls
4. Tiger Cooler

Trivial Pursuits: How did you do?

аIJʿª½± Glorious

1) B.ÌýAlbion College in Albion, Mich., another school renowned for its squirrel population. Written by the Class of 1900, "Some of its phrases were taken from other college yells, some from a Greek play that had been presented on campus during that period, and others were borrowed from the poems of the Roman writer Horace," according to the Albion website.

2) C.ÌýShaw, although Gilbert & Sullivan and Shakespeare were also staples of Oxy Summer Theater productions. (Omar was known to have a distaste for Beckett.)

3) D.ÌýGraduate manager Ted Brodhead '27 paid Howard Swan $40 a month out of the College's athletics budget.

4) B.ÌýThe 1993 Alumni Association entry was titled "Everything is coming up roses."

5) A:4Ìý(2007).ÌýB:3Ìý(1994).ÌýC:2Ìý(1967).ÌýD:1Ìý(1954).

6) A.ÌýIn 1911, students and alumni of both sexes rallied and persuaded the Board of Trustees to reverse its decision to turn Oxy into an all-male school. It was Oxy's first major protest.

7) A.ÌýBarker Bros., founded in 1880 by O.T. Barker, which closed its doors after filing for bankruptcy in 1992. After spending many years in the office of professor emeritus Wellington Chan, the chair currently resides in President Veitch's office.Ìý

8) C-B-A-D.ÌýThe ceremonial burial of a rubber chicken prior to the Oxy-Pomona football game began in the early 1930s. (On the flip side, Pomona students burned a papier-mâché tiger.)

9) D.ÌýOxy students gave Oswald his name.

10) B.ÌýIt rained so hard in 1965 that the sidewalks were flooded on York Boulevard.

11) D.ÌýKYO (short for Know Your Oxy).

12) D.ÌýMartin, who set a school record in the 880 with a time of 1:59.1.

Alumni Meritorius

13) B.ÌýCarpenter swallowed 39 live goldfish "without benefit of salt or chaser," Thomas Heber wrote in the Los Angeles Times. Oxy psychology professor Gilbert Brighouse weighed in on the craze, calling it "a quick [and] easy way to emerge from the morass of anonymity."Ìý

14) C.ÌýWith or Without—a phrase associated by more than four decades of alumni with Oxy's legendary director of food services, Clancy Morrison.

15) C.ÌýA yellowfin tuna.

16) A.ÌýAn 8-cent stamp honoring Jeffers was part of the American Arts Series issued in 1973.

17) B.ÌýJohn Paden '59 and Aaron Segal '59.

18) A:3.ÌýPsychologist Farsons co-leads the 16-hour group therapy session that is the subject of the 1968 documentary Journey Into Self.ÌýB:4.ÌýRogers is producer of 20 Feet From Stardom, about backup singers Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, and their kin.ÌýC:2.ÌýAs president of National Geographic Ventures, Patrick oversaw the release of Penguins.ÌýD:1.ÌýDirector Ophuls (The Sorrow and the Pity) won the Oscar on his second try with Hôtel Terminus.

19) B.ÌýStearns Hall.

20) A.ÌýаIJʿª½± Peak.

21) D.ÌýGamble, Ralphs, and Hormel enrolled at Oxy as members of the Class of 1914, 1920, and 1950, respectively. Hammer, who dropped out of high school in 11th grade to pursue an acting career, studied briefly at Pasadena City College and UCLA to appease his parents.

22) D. John Dawson—who co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage—not only jammed with the Dead, he also co-wrote "Friend of the Devil."

23) A, B, and C.ÌýInspired by the popularity of similar calendars at Arizona State University and USC, Lynne Watson '83 and Vyla Rollins '84 partnered with photographer Glenn Mar '84 to produce the 1984 Men and Women of Oxy calendars. A second group in Shearer's class conceived the Sidetrack Cafe, which Oxy built as a refreshment stand on the side of the newly resurfaced track.Ìý

24) C.ÌýPresident Coons.

O'er Our Foes Victorious

25) A.ÌýThe cleats belonged to Myron Claxton, an All-American running back for Whittier, and were stolen from the Poets' locker room just before a contest with аIJʿª½± in 1939. Undaunted, Claxton took to the field in his work boots, leading Whittier to a 36-0 victory.Ìý

26) A.ÌýAfter being selected by theÌýDetroit LionsÌýin the 17th round of theÌý1957 NFL draft, Kemp was cut from the squad before theÌý1957 football seasonÌýbegan.

27) A:2Ìý(1904).ÌýB:3Ìý(1948).ÌýC:5Ìý(1952).ÌýD:1(1956).ÌýE:4(1964).

28) B.ÌýThe Coors Light spot ran in 2006.

29) D.ÌýThe two-time Olympic diving champion traded quips with emcee Groucho Marx on the April 19, 1956, episode of "You Bet Your Life."

30) D.ÌýGutowski was on the cover ofÌýSI's June 24, 1957, issue with the headline "The Assault on 16 Feet." Jordan made the cover ofÌýLifeas a USC undergrad in 1939, while Kemp appeared on the cover ofÌýTimeÌýin 1996 alongside presidential running mate Bob Dole.

31) A:2. B:3. C:1. D:4.

32) C.ÌýUniversity of Richmond alumnus Bruce Allen, who was hired by the Tigers in July 1979. He led аIJʿª½± to a 2-6-1 record in his single season as coach before leaving to coach the short-lived California Football League's Los Angeles Thunderbolts. Since 2009 he's been president of the Washington Redskins, dad George's former team.

33) C .Silver King was the original Silver inÌýThe Lone Rangermovie serial.

34) D.ÌýBobby Riggs, who brought his "Battle of the Sexes" shtick to the Rocky Mountains resort community. Who won? For that you'll have to read Aspen Hustle (2008), by Sally and husband Marv Huss.

35) C.ÌýPitcher Bud Teachout played 67 games with the Chicago Cubs (1930-31) and a single game as a St. Louis Cardinal (1932) before hanging up his jersey. (As a Tiger, the southpaw had a record of 30-6.)

36) C.ÌýIn 2011, Browne won the U.S. Senior Open by three strokes over Mark O'Meara at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

аIJʿª½± Flair

37) A:4. B:5. C:2. D:1. E:3.

38) D. Patrick Dempsey'sÌýMade of Honor, at 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.

39) D.ÌýJustice William Douglas, whose 1948 lecture, titled "The College and Society," was published by the College the following year.

40) C.Ìý"DC's Legends of Tomorrow."

41) B.The Samsung Galaxy ad is titled "Growing Up."

42) A.ÌýNelson Eddy, who is probably best remembered for the eight films he made with Jeanette MacDonald.

43) A.Ìý1907, when 1906 graduate Edna Cumberland married Oxy junior Will Roberts of the Class of 1909.

44) B.ÌýBut a Studenmaker sounds pretty good, right?

45) A:3. B:4. C:1. D:2.

46) D.ÌýNo corn so far—but if students plant it, it will come.

47) B.Ìý"Fantasy Island"—although Veitch did appear on "The Love Boat" as an extra. "People think it's glamorous, but movie sets are very dull, actually," he told аIJʿª½± in 2009. "The thing I liked about it was I could read all day long."

48) A:4. B:1. C:2. D:3.

COVER) C.ÌýDonald O'Connor—although the actor and hoofer played a post-WWII dad and college football player in the musical comedyÌýYes Sir, That's My Baby, which includes footage of the Jan. 1, 1949, Raisin Bowl in Fresno between аIJʿª½± and Colorado A&M.