Rice Trivia

Trivia Question:
Name the Rice graduate, born in Madisonville, whose firm was involved in the design of the Astrodome, Wortham Center and Pennzoil Place, among others.  Email your answer here.

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

John Hathorn (BA, 1918; MA, 1922) was a four-year baseball letterman (1915-16-17-18) who holds the Owls single game strikeout record (19 vs. SMU in 1919).  After teaching positions in Houston, Chicago and California, he joined the faculty of Sam Houston State Teachers College (now State University) in 1927. Interestingly, his son Frank graduated from Rice in 1957.

Way to go, Trey Cash, Jim Woodward, Peter Fasullo, Joe Quoyeser, Rod Boane, Bob Reinhold, Bryant Wilkinson, Frank Hathorn, Betty Bixby, Ann Bixby and Nancy Burch!

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Guest Trivia Question:
Name the Owl pitcher who set a Rice strikeout record and later became an assistant professor of English at Sam Houston State Teachers College (now State University).   Email your answer here.

Trivia Leaderboard (ten plus ties):
22   Ann Bixby, Peter Fasullo, Mike Ross
21   Rod Boane, Bob Reinhold
20   Betty Bixby, Don Greive, John Wolda, Jim Woodward
18   Joe Quoyeser

Trivia Answer:
Michael S. Owen '73, who is the US Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, double majored at Rice in civil engineering and economics.  He is an avid Astros and Owls baseball fan.  Click here for a very interesting interview with him in the Fall 2007 Sallyport entitled "On a Mission".

Way to go, Tre Fischer, Don Greive, Ann Bixby, Trey Cash, Jim Woodward, Peter Fasullo, John Wolda, Rod Boane, Bob Reinhold, Kirwin Drouet, Mike Ross, Betty Bixby, Bill Allison and Nancy Burch!

Trivia leaderboard on Sunday and next trivia question next Tuesday!

Trivia Question:
Name a US Ambassador with an undergraduate degree from Rice.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Leaderboard (ten plus ties):
21   Ann Bixby, Peter Fasullo, Mike Ross
20   Rod Boane, Bob Reinhold
19   Betty Bixby, Don Greive, John Wolda, Jim Woodward
18   Joe Quoyeser

Trivia Answer:
Michael Ratterree has homered in each major league ball park he has played in this year.

Way to go, Jimmy Disch, Trey Cash, Ann Bixby, Rod Boane, Sten Gustafson, John Wolda, Joe Quoyeser, Guy Rollins, David Eldredge, Don Greive, Jim Woodruff, Bob Reinhold, Bryant Wilkinson, Peter Fasullo, JP Heath, Jessica McKelvey, Deborah Domning, Bill Allison, David Ownby, Jim Woodward, Betty Bixby, Billy Arhos, Gary Wendel, Nancy Burch, Kyle Frazier and Mike Ross!

Trivia leaderboard tomorrow and next trivia question next Tuesday!

Trivia Question:
Which Owl has homered in each major league ball park he has played in this year?  Email your answer here.

Trivia Leaderboard (ten plus ties):
20   Ann Bixby, Peter Fasullo, Mike Ross
19   Rod Boane, Bob Reinhold
18   Betty Bixby, Don Greive, John Wolda, Jim Woodward
17   Joe Quoyeser