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37. How tall is the Sun God statue (including
the ivy pedestal)?
A. 19 feet
B. 29 feet
C. 39 feet
D. 49 feet
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B. 29 feet
The details: Sun God is a 14-foot statue on a 15-foot pedestal.
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Question submitted by:
Jeremy Cogan, '05
Congratulations to the winner:
Seth Klonsky, '04
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38. Can you name this Stuart Collection outdoor piece by artist Robert Irwin?
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Two Running Violet V Forms
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Courtney Domer, '99 |
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39. What is the name of UCSD's new business school?
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The Rady School of Management
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Congratulations to the winner:
Philippe Soenen, '02
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40. The one feature which sets UCSD apart from most large universities (and the other UC campuses) is the "small college" concept, patterned after those at Cambridge and Oxford. Each of the six undergraduate colleges at UCSD has its own residence halls, student services, requirements, educational philosophy, traditions, even graduation ceremonies.
Name the college that celebrated its inaugural graduation on Father’s Day 2006. |
Sixth College
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Congratulations to the winner:
Margarita Mendez, '90
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41. What campus vegan eatery calls itself the community space and serves as an all-ages resource center for radical grass-roots activists?
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Ché Café Collective MORE
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Wendy Kim, '02 |
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42. What mock horror cult movie created on campus at Geisel Library (then Central) in the 1970's by alumni John DeBello,’75 and former California State Senator Steve Peace,’76, was recently inducted into the B-movie Hall of Fame?
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
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Name the architect that designed the inverted pyramid of the library shortly before designing the upright pyramid of San Francisco's landmark Transamerica building.
William Pereira |
Congratulations to the winner:
Julie Robbins, '94
Question submitted by:
Richard Gleaves, '79
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# 43. What was the name of the UCSD record store in the 1980's?
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Assorted Vinyl
Question submitted by Carol Rogers '84
Congratulations to the winner:
Daniel Phillips, '89
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# 44. Where can you attend free faculty author book signings, purchase official UC San Diego insignia merchandise, be offered educationally discounted computer hardware and software, find the best deals for medical instruments, and relax in a comfortable chair while enjoying your favorite bestsellers and magazines?
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UCSD Bookstore
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Anna Hall, '01 |
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# 45. What was the name of the first student-run newspaper at UCSD? And what is it called today?
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Triton Times
The Guardian
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Steve Hoisch, '83 |
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# 46. During the 1970s, what was the name of the bus which offered
round trip transportation to UCSD from Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff,
Encinitas and Leucadia?
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The Coast Cruiser
Question submitted by Peter Maxwell, '83
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# 47. What are the words to the UC San Diego Fight Song? |
Fight on, with mighty Triton Spirit, Hail to, the Triton name.
Men and Women march victorious, on to fame.
Fight on, the Triton host prevails,
march on, in unity -
Bold and strong we fight for
Triton Victory.
UCSD Fight! Fight! Fight!
Congratulations to the winner: Rizwan Markar '99
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# 48. What brand of ice-cream did the ice-cream shop on the Revelle
campus serve in the 1980s? |
Niederfrank's (based in National City)
Question submitted by Susan Geanacou '87
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