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First, Greg Williams correctly answered both trivia questions on Tuesday!
How many applicants did Rice admit to the incoming class of 2030 as of the March 25 regular decision announcements? Email your answer here.
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Name the one-year Rice letterwinner who is a 2026 Distinguished Owl Club Awards honoree. For a bonus point, name the three-year Rice letterwinner who is a 2026 Distinguished Owl Club Awards honoree. Email your answer(s) here.
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Name the four-year Rice letterwinner who is a 2026 Distinguished Owl Club Awards honoree. Email your answer here.
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The late Karen Hess Rogers ’68, a fifth-generation Houstonian, is a 2026 Distinguished Owl Club Awards honoree. "An Evening for Rice's Honour" will take place Wednesday, September 30 at the River Oaks Country Club. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
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Name the fifth-generation Houstonian who is a 2026 Distinguished Owl Club Awards honoree. Email your answer here.
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First, thanks to Bo Carter for the guest trivia question!
Kermit Beahan ‘40 attended Rice on a football scholarship and was the bombardier aboard the B-29 Superfortress who dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on August 10, 1945. Read more. (Thanks, Russell Henderson, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
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Who attended Rice on a football scholarship and later dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki Japan? Email your answer here.
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First, thanks to Brian Ford for the guest trivia question!
Anthony Rendon is one of only seventeen MLB players in the Modern Era (since 1900) to have knocked in at least ten runs in a single game. On April 30, 2017, he joined the exclusive club by going 6-for-6 with 3 homers and 10 RBI as the Washington Nationals routed the New York Mets, 23-5. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
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On July 7, the Pirates Ryan O’Hearn became just the 17th MLB player in the Modern Era (since 1900) to have knocked in at least ten runs in a single game. Name the former Rice baseball player who is part of this elite group. Email your answer here.
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First, thanks to John Montana for the guest trivia question!
Pete Runnels, the grandfather of former Rice baseball player Jonathan Runnels, was a five-time MLB All-Star [1959, 1960 (2x) and 1962 (2x)]. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)