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Name a Knight in France’s National Order of Merit who will receive a 2023 Laureates Award on May 4.  Email your answer here.

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First, thanks to Martin Kaplan for the guest trivia question!

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Name the Fulbright Scholar who announced Rice athletic events for over 50 years. Email your answer here.

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Former Peace Corps volunteer Eric Nelson ‘83 will receive a 2023 Laureates Award on May 4.  Click here for more information and registration and here to meet the 2023 Laureates Honorees.

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Name the former Peace Corps volunteer who will receive a 2023 Laureates Award on May 4.  Email your answer here.

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Name the only Rice student caught by campus police for turning around Willy’s Statue on April 12, 1988.  Email your answer here.

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Kathleen Matthews, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Texas, will receive a 2023 Laureates Award on May 4.  Click here for more information and registration and here to meet the 2023 Laureates Honorees.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)

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Who earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas and will receive a 2023 Laureates Award on May 4?   Email your answer here.

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Baker College won the first Beer Bike race held in 1957.  Future Houston City Councilman Jim Greenwood ’58 was a member of the winning team.  Hanszen College was disqualified for taking “a ‘long’ short-cut”. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

Baker College is Bike Race Victor (The Rice Thresher, 5/10/1957, p. 1)

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Name the college that won the first Beer Bike race held in 1957.  For a bonus point, name the future Houston City Councilman who was a member of the winning team.  For another bonus point, name the college that was disqualified. Email your answer(s) here.