November 13, 2025
Trivia Question:
Who attended East Texas State and won the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City? Email your answer here.
Trivia Question:
Who attended East Texas State and won the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City? Email your answer here.
Trivia Answer:
Don Henley attended Stephen F Austin and North Texas and went on to become a founding member of the Eagles, the band that sold more albums in the Seventies than any other American band. (Thanks, Art Gottschalk!)
Last night, Rice men’s basketball was defeated by Stephen F Austin, 81-69, and on Sunday Rice volleyball plays at North Texas.
Trivia Question:
Who attended Stephen F Austin and North Texas and went on to become a founding member of the band that sold more albums in the Seventies than any other American band? Email your answer here.
Trivia Answer:
Brothers Ty and Elroyal III Morris are on the Rice football roster. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Trivia Question:
Name the two brothers on the Rice football roster. One point for each. Email your answer(s) here.
Trivia Answer:
Anthony Rendon homered in game 7 of the 2019 World Series. Max Scherzer and George Springer played in that game as well as last Saturday night’s game 7 of the 2025 World Series. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Trivia Question:
Name the Owl who homered in a game 7 of a World Series. In the same game, two players participated who also participated in last Saturday night’s game 7 of the 2025 World Series. For a bonus point each, name them. Email your answer(s) here.
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Bryan Guido Hassin for the guest trivia question!
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the two Rice faculty members who have been elected to all three national academies: The National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine. One point for each. Email your answer(s) here.
Trivia Answer:
D’Andre Hardeman Sr, the father of Rice freshman football player D’Andre Hardeman Jr, was a running back for the Aggies. His son plays the same position and scored his first career touchdown for the Owls on Saturday against UConn. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)