May 6, 2022
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Susan Zimmerman for the guest trivia question!
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Susan Zimmerman for the guest trivia question!
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the one-year Rice football letterman who became a sculptor and created works for the Rice campus and other places coast to coast. Email your answer here.
Trivia Answer:
2022 Laureates Award honoree Y Ping Sun earned an AB degree from Princeton (1985) and a JD degree from Columbia (1988).
The 2022 Laureates Awards Celebration will take place at 6 pm this Saturday at The Revaire (7122 Old Katy Road). Click here for more information and registration and to meet the 2022 Laureates Honorees.
Trivia Question:
Name the 2022 Laureates Award honoree who earned degrees from Princeton and Columbia. Email your answer here.
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Dan Hyde for the guest trivia question!
Former Owl pitcher Philip Humber was drafted by 2 major league franchises in the same city. He was drafted in the 29th round (875 overall) by the Yankees in 2001 and in the first round (3 overall) by the Mets in 2004. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the former Owl pitcher who was drafted by two major league franchises in the same city. Email your answer here.
Trivia Answer:
First, Elizabeth Gillis also correctly answered last Thursday's trivia question!
In 2011, the late Rice golfer James Ragan (then 17 years old) teamed up with 14 year old Scottie Scheffler to win the Burke Cup at his home club in Corpus Christi. They had grown close as junior golfers.
Trivia Question:
In 2011, the late Rice golfer James Ragan (then 17 years old) teamed up with a 14 year old to win the Burke Cup at his home club in Corpus Christi. Name his playing partner. Email your answer here.
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Lyndon Duplessis, the son of 2022 Laureates Award honoree Kathy Duplessis, was a freshman catcher on the Rice baseball team that won the national championship in 2003. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Trivia Question:
Name the 2022 Laureates Award honoree whose son was a member of the Rice baseball team that won the national championship in 2003. Email your answer here.
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Chip Bruce for the guest trivia question!
The late FAU head softball coach Joan Joyce struck out Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams in front of 17,000 people. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Hall of Famer Joan Joyce Has Passed Away (FAU News)
Guest Trivia Question:
Last weekend, Rice baseball hosted FAU at Reckling Park. Name the late FAU head coach who struck out Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams in front of 17,000 people. Email your answer here.