Caltech Pranks

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Question 1

In 1984, during the Rose Bowl game between UCLA and Illinois, Caltech students altered the scoreboard to display what score?

Question 2

What annual Caltech tradition involves seniors leaving campus while underclassmen solve complex mechanical puzzles to enter their rooms?

Question 3

What are the elaborate puzzles and barriers designed by Caltech seniors on Ditch Day traditionally called?

Question 4

In 2005, Caltech students distributed T-shirts to incoming MIT freshmen bearing the MIT logo on the front and what phrase on the back?

Question 5

In 2006, Caltech students disguised as contractors successfully transported what 130-year-old cannon from Caltech's rival house?

Question 6

What material did Caltech pranksters use in 1987 to temporarily change the Hollywood Sign during Los Angeles's bicentennial?

Question 7

What did Caltech pranksters build inside the Millikan Library reflecting pond during a legendary overnight stunt?

Question 8

In 2014, Caltech students gave MIT prospective freshmen mugs that revealed what slogan when filled with hot liquid?

Question 9

Which undergraduate residential house at Caltech is historically renowned as the primary home of the Fleming Cannon?

Question 10

Which industrious animal serves as Caltech's official mascot, celebrated in their engineering pranks?

In 1984, during the Rose Bowl game between UCLA and Illinois, Caltech students altered the scoreboard to display what score?