Trivia Question:
Name the Rice alumnus who wrote the race war novel The Turner Diaries which “was a key inspiration for Timothy McVeigh’s 1995 Oklahoma City bombing”.  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to VIcki Bretthauer for the guest trivai question!

Colorado governor Teller Ammons wagered and “lost” Pikes Peak to Texas governor James V Allred when Rice defeated Colorado in the 1938 Cotton Bowl, 28-14.  Read more.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Hal Gosnell, Betty Bixby, Ellen Pierce, Bob Toone, James Walker, Ann Bixby, Bev Schorre,  John Montana, Paul Dishman, Paul Reese, Matt Moake, Sallie Schwall, Martha Proctor Gano, Peter Fasullo, Bryant Wilkinson, Ben Mayberry, Bob Reinhold, Art Gottschalk, Chris Kohnhorst, Melinda Clark, Joe Graves, Ted Richard, Mike Ross and Mike Rogers!

Next-to-last trivia queston of the year tomorrow!

Guest Trivia Question:
When Rice and Colorado played each other in the 1938 Cotton Bowl, the governors of the two states made a side bet.  What did the Colorado governor bet?  Email your answer here.