MIT Hacks

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Question 1

What traditional term do MIT students use to describe clever, harmless, and technically sophisticated campus pranks?

Question 2

What iconic neoclassical campus architectural structure serves as the premier canvas for MIT student hacks?

Question 3

In 1999, to mark the release of Star Wars Episode I, MIT hackers transformed the Great Dome into which character?

Question 4

In 2012, MIT hackers turned the 21-story Green Building facade into a giant playable version of which video game?

Question 5

What satirical student survival publication is compiled by the MIT hacking community to document campus routes?

Question 6

What fictitious freshman student did MIT undergraduates invent in 1928, maintaining his enrollment for decades?

Question 7

What unit of length, equal to 5 feet 7 inches, was established in 1958 by using a student's body to measure the Harvard Bridge?

Question 8

What object did MIT hackers place atop the Great Dome in 2003 to mark the centenary of powered aviation?

Question 9

In October 1996, what whimsical giant textile item with a wind-powered spinning propeller was placed atop MIT's Great Dome?

Question 10

What is the primary ethical rule embedded within the unofficial MIT 'Hacker's Code'?

What traditional term do MIT students use to describe clever, harmless, and technically sophisticated campus pranks?