Trivia Question:
Name the school that will be making its 43rd consecutive NCAA DI Baseball Tournament appearance this week.  For a bonus point, how many times has this school won the Tournament?  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Upon further review, the trivia question should have been framed: Name the latest Rice student-athlete to earn two All-American honors in a span of four days.  In March, Grace Forbes earned two All-American honors in a span of four days for the 6,000-meter cross-country championship and the 5,000-meter track race.  Read more.  (Thanks, Joe Graves, Larry Nettles and Mike Ross!)

If you believe that you would have correctly answered the question as framed this way, please let me know.

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Steve Lukingbeal, Bob Toone, Martha Proctor Gano, Clarke Anderson, Richard Avant, Russell Henderson, Paul Reese, Ted Richard, Walt Greenberg, John Montana, Jim Woodruff, Larry Nettles, Greg Williams, Dennis Carnes, Steve Gilliland, Bev Schorre, Mike Ross, Chris Kohnhorst, Bryant Wilkinson, Sallie Schwall, Betty Bixby, Bob Reinhold, Melinda Clark, Joe Graves and James Walker!

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Trivia Question:
Name the only Rice student-athlete to earn two All-American honors in a span of four days.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Earlier this month, Nicholas Kristof delivered the Rice commencement address.  His wife Sherryl Dunn delivered the Rice commencement address in 2016.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bob Toone (2), Ann Bixby (2), Steve Lukingbeal (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Bev Schorre (2), Richard Avant (2), Ted Richard (2), Paul Reese (2), Martha Proctor Gano (2), Kirwin Drouet (2), Art Gottschalk (2), Walt Greenberg (2), George Wagner (2), Ty Buthod (2), Bryant Wilkinson (2), Bob Reinhold (2), Betty Bixby (2), Richard Zansitis (2), Sallie Schwall (2), Mike Ross (2), Melinda Clark (2), Mike Rogers (2), Joe Graves (2) and James Walker (2)!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Trivia Question:
First, James Walker also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question.

Earlier this month, Nicholas Kristof delivered the Rice commencement address.  Name the husband and wife who have each delivered a Rice commencement address within the last ten years.  One point for each.  Email your answer(s) here.

Trivia Answer:
William Cannady, an Eagle Scout from Port Arthur, will receive an ARA Meritorious Service Award at a virtual Laureates Awards Celebration on Tuesday, June 3 at 7 pm.  Click here to read more and/or to register.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!) 

Way to go, Russell Henderson, Clarke Anderson, Bob Toone, Ann Bixby, Bev Schorre, Martha Proctor Gano, John Montana, Bryant Wilkinson, Sallie Schwall, Ted Richard, Kirwin Drouet, Art Gottschalk, Paul Reese, George Wagner, Richard Avant, Bob Reinhold, Betty Bixby, Bryan Domning, Melinda Clark, Mike Ross and Joe Graves!

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Trivia Question:
Name the Eagle Scout from Port Arthur who will receive an ARA Meritorious Service Award next month.  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Kyle Frazier and Scott Wise for the guest trivia question!

Jack Burke Jr, who attended Rice in 1941 but left to join the Marine Corps during WWII, won the PGA Championship in 1956.  Dave Marr, who was a Rice freshman in the spring of 1951, won the PGA Championship in 1965.  Neither lettered in golf at Rice.  (Thanks, Joe Graves, Mike Ross and Jim Woodruff!)

Way to go, Kevin Ancell, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Richard Avant (2), Martha Proctor Gano, Art Gottschalk, Dick Stephens, Dick Fuqua, James Walker (2), Bob Toone (2), Jim Woodruff (2), Bill Allison (2), John Montana, Guy Rollins, Kirwin Drouet (2), George Wagner (2), Ann Bixby (2), Paul Reese (2), Bob Reinhold (2), Betty Bixby (2), Melinda Clark (2), Greg Williams, Mike Ross (2), Clarke Anderson (2), Bryant Wilkinson, Ted Richard (2), Danny Brennan, Mike Rogers, Sallie Schwall, Bev Schorre, Horst Paul (2) and Joe Graves (2)! 

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Guest Trivia Question:
The 2021 PGA Championship starts today.  Name two former Rice students who won a PGA Championship.  One point for each.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Amy Sutton ‘89/’90 and her husband Gary Chiles ‘86, who earned two master’s degrees and a PhD from Columbia University, will receive an ARA Meritorious Service Award at a virtual Laureates Awards Celebration on Tuesday, June 3 at 7 pm.  Click here to read more and/or to register.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!)

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Clarke Anderson, James Walker, Bob Toone, Ted Richard, Richard Avant, Scott Wise, Art Gottschalk, Martha Proctor Gano, Bev Schorre, John Montana, Russell Henderson, Dan Hyde, Walt Greenberg, Bob Reinhold, George Wagner, Paul Reese, Mike Ross, Jim Woodruff, Betty Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, Joe Graves,  Melinda Clark, Mike Rogers, Sallie Schwall and Peter Fasullo! 

Next trivai question tomorrow!

Trivia Question:
Who has three Columbia University degrees and will receive an ARA Meritorious Service Award next month?  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Maryana F Iskander ’97, who was a Rhodes Scholar, will receive an ARA Distinguished Alumni Award at a virtual Laureates Awards Celebration on Tuesday, June 3 at 7 pm.  Click here to read more and/or to register.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!)  

Way to go, Bob Toone, Ann Bixby, Bev Schorre, Clarke Anderson, Martha Proctor Gano, Scott Wise, Bryant Wilkinson, John Montana, Paul Reese, Mike Ross, Richard Avant, Art Gottschalk, George Wagner, Sallie Schwall, Larry Nettles, Melinda Clark, Jim Woodruff, Bob Reinhold, Betty Bixby, Bryan Domning, Joe Graves, Ted Richard, Rose Sundin, James Walker and Mike Rogers!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!