Trivia Answer:
Before Rice football shut out No. 15 Marshall on Saturday, the last ranked opponent that Rice shut out was No. 16 Texas, 7-0, on October 22, 1960 in front of a sellout crowd at Rice Stadium.  (Thanks, Joe Graves, Grungy, Russell Henderson and Mike Ross!)  

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Kirkwood Johnston, Ellen Pierce, Steve Lukingbeal, Nancy Bailey, George Dethlefsen, Bob Toone, Martha Proctor Gano, Richard Avant, Ben Mayberry, George Wagner, Kirwin Drouet, Paul Reese, Scott Wise, Jim Woodruff, Russell Henderson, Peter Fasullo, Walt Greenberg, Larry Nettles, Chris Kohnhorst, Gene Walker, Cory Barton with an assist to JP Heath, Tommy LaVergne, Grungy, Mike Ross, Betty Bixby, Bob Reinhold, Randy Schaffer, Joe Graves,  Steve Brown, Richard Zansitis, Bev Schorre, Greg Williams, Mike Rogers, William Allison, Chris Reichert and Melinda Clark! 

Final trivia leaderboards of the year tomorrow!

Trivia Question:
Before Rice football shut out No. 15 Marshall on Saturday, name the last ranked opponent that Rice shut out.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Federal prosecutors described the novel The Turner Diaries by white supremacist William L Pierce under the pseudonym of Andrew Macdonald as the blueprint for Timothy McVeigh’s bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995.  Born in Atlanta, Pierce graduated from Rice in 1955 with a BA in Physics.  Read more.  (Thanks, Joe Graves, Walt Greenberg, Mike Ross and James Woodruff!)

Way to go, Nancy Bailey, Ann Bixby, Art Gottschalk, James Walker, Bob Toone, Susan Zimmerman, Bev Schorre, George Dethlefsen, Kathleen Boyd, Peter Fasullo, John Montana, Bryant Wilkinson, Nancy Eubank, Russell Henderson, Martha Proctor Gano, Paul Reese, George Wagner, Sallie Schwall, Walt Greenberg, David Ownby, Guy Rollins, Jim Woodruff, Dan Hyde, Mike Ross, Bob Reinhold, Betty Bixby, Melinda Clark, Richard Avant, Joe Graves, Mike Rogers, Ted Richard and Rick Sheridan!

Last trivia question of the year next Tuesday!

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.