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Colleges & Universities (Part 2) Quiz

Identify the college or university by the association. I apologize for the overweighting given to U.S. colleges and universities.

A multiple-choice quiz by LUCA_BRASI. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
LUCA_BRASI

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
309,519

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. What highly ranked member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities) was established by an act of the Parliament of Australia on August 1, 1946? Hint

Charles Darwin University

Australian National University

Monash University

University of Sydney

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the oldest Roman Catholic university in the U.S.? Hint

College of the Holy Cross

Georgetown University

University of Notre Dame

Villanova University

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the song "Creeque Alley", where does sophomore Mama Cass plan to go before changing her mind? Hint

Vassar College

Bryn Mawr College

Swarthmore College

Skidmore College

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Question 4 of 10

4. What university's student center, the Frist Campus Center, is used for external shots of the fictional teaching hospital on the television series "House"? Hint

Princeton University

Johns Hopkins University

Duke University

Rutgers University

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the oldest university in The Netherlands? Hint

Utrecht University

Maastricht University

Leiden University

University of Amsterdam

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Question 6 of 10

6. From 1971-1974, what NCAA Division I school won an unprecedented 88 consecutive games in men's basketball?
Hint

Duke University

University of North Carolina

University of Kentucky

UCLA

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Question 7 of 10

7. What university's Washington Square campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan?
Hint

City University of New York

New York University

Columbia University

Fordham University

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Question 8 of 10

8. At what school did Seung-Hui Cho kill 32 people and wound others before committing suicide on April 16, 2007? Hint

University of Virginia

Virginia Tech

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Military Institute

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Question 9 of 10

9. What university did James Meredith integrate on October 1, 1962? Hint

University of Alabama

University of Texas at Austin

University of Arkansas

University of Mississippi

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Question 10 of 10

10. At what university did running back Jay Berwanger, the first winner in 1935 of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy (renamed the Heisman Trophy in the following year), star? Hint

University of Michigan

University of Chicago

University of Notre Dame

Yale University

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What highly ranked member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities) was established by an act of the Parliament of Australia on August 1, 1946?

Answer: Australian National University

Located in Canberra, Australian National University is the smallest of the Group of Eight. Monash is the largest university in Australia; Sydney is the oldest. Charles Darwin, located in the Northern Territory, is not a Group of Eight member.

2. What is the oldest Roman Catholic university in the U.S.?

Answer: Georgetown University

What is a Hoya? You don't really want to know, but if you insist, the following is the answer according to the Official Web Site of Georgetown University Athletics:
"Many years ago, when all Georgetown students were required to study Greek and Latin, the University's teams were nicknamed 'The Stonewalls'. It is suggested that a student, using Greek and Latin terms, started the cheer 'Hoya Saxa!', which translates into 'What Rocks!' The name proved popular and the term 'Hoyas' was eventually adopted for all Georgetown teams."
Thus it has nothing to with the genus of tropical plants or the famous boxer.

3. In the song "Creeque Alley", where does sophomore Mama Cass plan to go before changing her mind?

Answer: Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College is a private, independent liberal arts college located eleven miles southwest of Philadelphia. It consistently ranks among the very top liberal arts colleges in the U.S. "Mama" Cass Elliot dropped out of American University during her freshman year and planned to continue her education at Goucher, a women's college that does not rhyme with "sophomore".

4. What university's student center, the Frist Campus Center, is used for external shots of the fictional teaching hospital on the television series "House"?

Answer: Princeton University

The Frist Campus Center was endowed with money from the Frist family which includes the former Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist. The fictional hospital on "House" is called the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.

5. What is the oldest university in The Netherlands?

Answer: Leiden University

Leiden University was founded in February 1575, as a gift from William of Orange to the citizens of Leiden who had withstood a long siege by the Spaniards. The University of Amsterdam evolved from the Athenaeum Illustre in 1632. Utrecht University was established in 1636 and Maastricht University was founded in 1976.

6. From 1971-1974, what NCAA Division I school won an unprecedented 88 consecutive games in men's basketball?

Answer: UCLA

Notre Dame had trailed UCLA 70-59 with three minutes remaining before scoring twelve straight points for the streak-ending victory. Ironically, UCLA's last loss before the streak was also to Notre Dame. During the UCLA streak, the Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record by winning 33 consecutive games. It was a great time for the basketball fans of Los Angeles.

7. What university's Washington Square campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan?

Answer: New York University

Columbia's main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Fordham's main campus, known as Rose Hill, is located in The Bronx. CUNY, the largest urban university in the U.S., has campuses in all five boroughs.

8. At what school did Seung-Hui Cho kill 32 people and wound others before committing suicide on April 16, 2007?

Answer: Virginia Tech

At the time, it was the deadliest shooting incident by a single gunman in U.S. history. Virginia Tech's full name is the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

9. What university did James Meredith integrate on October 1, 1962?

Answer: University of Mississippi

James Meredith's historic enrollment at Ole Miss was a milestone in the Civil Rights movement, accomplished only with the support of U.S. marshals and federal troops. It sparked riots on the Oxford campus that left two people dead and scores injured. Bob Dylan dealt with these events with his song "Oxford Town".

10. At what university did running back Jay Berwanger, the first winner in 1935 of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy (renamed the Heisman Trophy in the following year), star?

Answer: University of Chicago

Berwanger played for the legendary coach Amos Aloonzo Stagg. He was picked first overall in the first NFL draft, but he decided not to pursue a career in professional football.

Source: Author LUCA_BRASI

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