Rice Trivia

Trivia Leaderboard (top ten plus ties):
33  Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby
31  Nancy Burch, Peter Fasullo, Mike Ross
30  Rod Boane
29  Bob Reinhold
28  Bryant Wilkinson
27  Melinda Clark
26  Kathleen Boyd, Rick Sheridan, John Wolda

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Mike Ross for the guest trivia question!

Asteroid Davemckay, #6111 was named after NASA scientist David McKay '58/'64.  Married to Mary Fae Coulter '63, he passed away earlier this year.

Way to go, Kathleen Boyd, Tre Fischer, Ann Bixby, John Wolda, Bev Schorre, Guy Rollins, Rod Boane, Bill Allison, Peter Fasullo, Rick Sheridan, Bob Reinhold, Betty Bixby, Nancy Burch, Bryant Wilkinson and Melinda Clark!

Trivia leaderboard tomorrow and next trivia question next Thursday!

Guest Trivia Question (Rice Asteroids for $20):
Name the deceased Rice alum with an asteroid named after him.  (Hint: as a NASA scientist, he was lead author of a 1996 paper proposing that a Mars meteorite contained evidence for life on Mars.)  Email you answer here.

Trivia Leaderboard (top ten plus ties):
32  Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby
30  Nancy Burch, Peter Fasullo, Mike Ross
29  Rod Boane
28  Bob Reinhold
27  Bryant Wilkinson
26  Melinda Clark
25  Kathleen Boyd, Rick Sheridan, John Wolda

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Kathleen Boyd for the guest trivia question!

The asteroid 13123 Tyson is named after Neil DeGrasse Tyson, the husband of Alice Young ’79.  On Saturday, he delivers the commencement address at Rice. 

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby, Peter Fasullo, Nancy Burch, Tommy LaVergne, Bev Schorre, Mike Ross and Bryant Wilkinson!

Trivia Leaderboard tomorrow and next trivia question next Thursday!

Guest Trivia Question:
Name the Rice alum whose husband has an asteroid named after him.  (Hint: if you combine his first name and her maiden name, you get a famous Canadian singer-songwriter.)  Email your answer here.

Trivia Leaderboard (top ten plus ties):
31  Ann Bixby, Betty Bixby
29  Rod Boane, Nancy Burch, Peter Fasullo, Mike Ross
28  Bob Reinhold
26  Melinda Clark, Bryant Wilkinson
25  Rick Sheridan, John Wolda

Trivia Answer:
Bill Archer attended Rice in 1945-46, graduated from UT and later served as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee from 1995 to 2001.

Way to go, John Wolda, Harvin Moore, James Thompson, Bob Reinhold, Peter Fasullo, John Montana, Joe Quoyeser, Donald Bowers, Melinda Clark, Lynda Crist, Guy Rollins, Ann Bixby, Tre Fischer, Rick Sheridan, Rod Boane, Tom Stallings, John Spear, Mike Ross, Betty Bixby, Bev Schorre, Carolyn Brewer, Tommy Reckling, Richard Gerlach, Kriwin Drouet, Bryant Wilkinson, Kyle Frazier, Martha Hoffman, Richard Zansitis, Paul Dishman, Marty Kerner, Jim Woodruff, Vicki Bretthauer, Nancy Burch and Gloria Tarpley!

Trivia Leaderboard tomorrow and next trivia question next Tuesday!

Trivia Question:
Who attended Rice and later served as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee?  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Kathleen Boyd for the guest trivia question!

In 2007, Rice grad Elizabeth Avellan won the first Ann Richards Award at the 7^th annual Texas Film Hall of Fame awards gala.  She produced El Mariachi, the Dusk to Dawn series and the Spy Kids series with her ex-husband, Robert Rodriguez. 

Way to go, John Wolda, Donald Bowers, Peter Fasullo, Melinda Clark, John Montana, Mike Ross, Betty Bixby, Guy Rollins, Ann Bixby, Rick Sheridan, Bryant Wilkinson, Richard Gerlach, Barney McCoy, Martha Hoffman, Bob Reinhold, Richard Zansitis and Rod Boane!

Next trivia question tomorrow!