LARES Trivia | UIC History | Getting to Know the Familia | Back to School | Miscellaneous |
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1975
What year was LARES founded?
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The Academic and Residential Complex
What is the name of the newest UIC dorm?
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Jennifer
This LARES team member used to work at a public radio and hosted three radio shows during their undergrad years.
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22
Solve: 3 (3+7) - 4² / 2
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Tiger King
This popular Netflix series features in the infamous Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic.
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Annual Recognition Dinner for Latino Graduates
Since 1986, LARES has hosted what signature event for their graduates?
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Circle Campus
From 1965-1981, UIC was known as ___ Campus, named after the modern Chicago freeway.
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Eddie
This LARES team member and their siblings are named after notable people.
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Mexico
This third largest country in Latin America is made up of 31 states and one federal district.
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Los Bukis
Name the Mexican music group that reunited to perform in 2021 after 25 years.
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LARES Latina Leadership Institute
Which LARES program “seeks to understand the Latina identity, experience, and sense belonging in the context of race, gender, mental health, self-advocacy, and education.”
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2014
In what year was UIC designated a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)?
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Celina
This LARES team member can write with both their left and right hands.
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New York
Albany is the capital of this East Coast state.
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In the Heights
Name the movie which is an adaption of the Tony-award winning musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes about the hopes and struggles of residents of New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood.
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LARP – Latin American Recruitment Program
Before being renamed to LARES, what is the original name of the program and what did the acronym stand for?
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Benny the Bull
What famous Chicago sports mascot is the cousin to UIC’s Sparky?
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Maria
This LARES team member has a middle name of Adileni.
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Salt
This chemical compound, NaCl, can also be found in many kitchen households.
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Fenway Park of the Boston Red Sox
What is the name of the oldest MLB ballpark?
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Luis Duarte, Hugo Teruel, Leonard Ramirez
Name the last three Executive Directors of the LARES program.
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UIC College of Pharmacy
Which UIC College is the oldest college in the university, predating the Civil War?
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Daisy Medina
This LARES team member used to create music and share on SoundCloud.
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Taj Mahal
This world wonder was created to house the tomb of the commissioner's favorite wife.
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Chance the Rapper
This Chicago-native rapper, singer, and record producer founded SocialWorks, a non-profit organization that aims to empower the youth through the arts, education and civic engagement.
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