Trivia Answer:
Germaine (Petry) Franco ‘84/’87 was the first Latina to join the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  Today is the release date of her latest movie, the Disney animated movie Encanto.  The songs in Encanto were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and accompanied by her musical scoring.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Click here for a photo of Germaine with several fellow Rice “Mobsters”, circa 1979.  (Thanks, Grungy!)

Way to go, Bev Schorre (2), Art Gottschalk (2), Bob Toone (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Melinda Clark (2), Ann Bixby (2), Grungy (2), Scott Wise (2), Dan Hyde (2), Dennis Carnes, John Montana (2), Paul Reese (2), Joe Graves (2), Kathleen Boyd (2), Betty Bixby (2), Guy Rollins (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), Richard Avant (2), Bill Allison (2), Walt Greenberg, Sallie Schwall (2), Bob Reinhold (2), James Walker (2), Ted Richard (2), Mike Ross (2) and Bryan Domning! 

Next trivai question next Tuesday, November 30!

Trivia Question:
Name the first Latina to join the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  For a bonus point, name her latest movie being released into theatres tomorrow.  Email your answer(s) here.

Trivia Answer:
Former Rice volleyball player Shelby Livingstone is the daughter of Baylor president Linda Livingstone and Rice soccer player Shelby DesRoches is the daughter of incoming Rice president Reginald DesRoches. (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Melinda Clark, Nancy Bailey, George Dethlefsen, Ann Bixby, Bev Schorre, Art Gottschalk, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Martha Proctor Gano, Jimmy Disch, Scott Wise, Matt Moake, Clarke Anderson, Steve Lukingbeal, Bill Allison, Russell Henderson, Ted Richard, Richard Zansitis, Dennis Carnes, Walt Greenberg, Nancy Eubank, Richard Avant, Joel Gilbert, George Wagner, Jim Woodruff, Paul Reese, Bryant Wilkinson, Dan Hyde, Joe Graves, Cary Gray, Bob Reinhold, Betty Bixby, James Walker, Larry Nettles, Joan Krajca-Radcliffe, Chris Kohnhorst, Mike Ross, Guy Rollins, Nancy Burch and Sallie Schwall!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Trivia Question:
There are two Rice student-athletes, one current and one former, with a parent who is either a current president or an incoming president of a university in Texas.  What is the first name that these two Rice student-athletes share in common?  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Lou Brock, who attended Southern University, was the first player from an Historically Black College & University to be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, according to a Southern University release.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Last night, the Owls men’s basketball team defeated the Jaguars, 81-63, at Tudor Fieldhouse. 

Way to go, Art Gottschalk, Bob Toone, John Montana, Martha Proctor Gano, David Ownby, Bev Schorre, Betty Bixby, Walt Greenberg, Bill Allison, Ted Richard, James Walker, Paul Reese, Greg Williams, Bob Reinhold, Chris Kohnhorst, Mike Ross, Bryant Wilkinson, Joe Graves, Richard Avant, Sallie Schwall, Ann Bixby, Melinda Clark and Clarke Anderson!

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Trivia Question:
Name the first player from an Historically Black College & University to be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Last month, Nicole Lennon became Rice Volleyball’s all-time leader in career kills, surpassing Rebeca Pazo’s previous record (1,969). (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Russell Henderson, Bob Toone, Richard Avant, James Walker, Bill Allison, Joan Krajca-Radcliffe, Matt Moake, Ted Richard, Sallie Schwall, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Martha Proctor Gano, Clarke Anderson, George Wagner, Ann Bixby, Dennis Carnes, Paul Reese, Walt Greenberg, Betty Bixby, Jimmy Disch, Kellen Theriot, Melinda Clark, Joel Gilbert, Jim Woodruff, Peter Fasullo, Nancy Bailey, Greg Williams, David Gano, Bob Reinhold, Ty Buthod, Joe Graves, Mike Rogers and Mike Ross!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Trivia Question:
First, Bill Allison also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question!

Name Rice Volleyball’s all-time leader in career kills.  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Tre Fischer for the guest trivia question!

A NFL rule is named after Bert Emanuel ’94 who played baseball and football at Rice.  (Thanks, Joe Graves, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Tomorrow night, Ridge Point (with Bert’s son Bert Jr and ND Kalu’s son DK) will face Seven Lakes (with Jeremy Thigpen’s son Jonah) in the 6A Division I bi-district playoffs.

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Bob Toone, George Dethlefsen, Jimmy Disch, Nancy Bailey, Brian Ford, Clarke Anderson, Ted Richard, Scott Wise, Martha Proctor Gano, Peter Fasullo, Kirkwood Johnston, Dan Hyde, Walt Greenberg, James Walker, Paul Reese, George Wagner, Matt Moake, Betty Bixby, Chris Kohnhorst, Nancy Burch, Sten Gustafson, Russell Henderson, Kirwin Drouet, Ty Buthod, Guy Rollins, Bob Reinhold, Bev Schorre, Sallie Schwall, Bryant Wilkinson, Melinda Clark, Mike Ross, Joe Graves and Richard Avant!  

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Guest Trivia Question:
Who is the former Rice baseball player who has a NFL rule named after him?  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Vicki Kopp for the guest trivia question!

Brooks Raley played outfield for Texas A&M against Rice in 2 games in 2009 as well as pitching once against Rice in 2008.  He made 4 relief appearances for the Astros in this year’s World Series.  (Thanks, Joe Graves, Paul Reese and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bill Allison, Paul Reese, Mike Ross, Betty Bixby, Bob Reinhold, Richard Avant, Ann Bixby, James Walker and Joe Graves!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Guest Trivia Question:
Name the player in this year’s World Series who played against Rice twice as a college outfielder.  Email your answer here.