Q 01/05

ASU's Sparky the Sun Devil was drawn by a former studio illustrator and is rumoured to have whose face?

A) Howard Hughes

B) Walt Disney

C) Charlie Chaplin

D) Clark Gable

Answer · why

B) Walt Disney

Walt Disney had been the boss of Sparky's designer, Berk Anthony, who is said to have slipped his old employer's features into the mascot's face.

Q 02/05

Which visitor's 1987 service for 75,000 at ASU's Sun Devil Stadium had every devil image and nickname covered?

A) Billy Graham

B) Mother Teresa

C) Archbishop Desmond Tutu

D) Pope John Paul II

Answer · why

D) Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in Tempe during a tour of the United States, so every Sun Devil logo and mention in the stadium was removed or hidde...

Q 03/05

In 2014, which coffee chain began helping its employees finish a bachelor's degree through ASU Online?

A) Starbucks

B) Dunkin'

C) Dutch Bros

D) Peet's Coffee

Answer · why

A) Starbucks

Starbucks named the deal its College Achievement Plan, and it covers full tuition for benefits-eligible staff who enrol in any ASU Online undergraduat...

Q 04/05

Which architect based ASU's Gammage Auditorium on an opera house he had planned for Baghdad?

A) Le Corbusier

B) Eero Saarinen

C) Frank Lloyd Wright

D) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Answer · why

C) Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright drew the circular opera house for Iraq's King Faisal II, and after a revolution killed the king the design found a new home in Temp...

Q 05/05

Which Olympic swimmer burst from ASU's Curtain of Distraction in a Speedo during a 2016 basketball game?

A) Ryan Lochte

B) Mark Spitz

C) Ian Thorpe

D) Michael Phelps

Answer · why

D) Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps popped out as an Oregon State player shot free throws. ESPN has estimated that the student curtain is worth one to three points a game ...