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Quiz about SUNY The New York State University System

SUNY, The New York State University System Quiz

The SUNY system includes dozens of four-year and two-year schools. How well do you know higher education in the Empire State?

A multiple-choice quiz by neon000. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
neon000

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
255,951

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
472

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which SUNY campus is the art school? Hint

Purchase

Plattsburgh

Oneonta

Old Westbury

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which SUNY campus is so close to the Canadian border, local hotels have signs in English and French? Hint

Plattsburgh

Fredonia

Albany

New Paltz

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Question 3 of 10

3. Of the following, which SUNY school is *not* a four-year technology college? Hint

Fulton-Montgomery

Delhi

Alfred State

Canton

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which SUNY college is located across the street from the main branch of the New York Public Library, in Manhattan? Hint

SUNY State College of Optometry

Downstate Medical Center

Maritime College

Fashion Institute of Technology

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what city is the SUNY university for Environmental Science and Forestry? Hint

Syracuse

Brockport

Buffalo

Stony Brook

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Question 6 of 10

6. University Centers are a subset of the larger campuses in the system. They are the only SUNY schools which can participate in a certain activity. What is it? Hint

Accepting transfer students from two-year colleges

Competing in Division I of NCAA athletics

Requiring transcripts to be sent with applications

Hosting SUNY Information Workshops

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Question 7 of 10

7. As of 2007, which of the following schools was the only one in the SUNY system to host a varsity team in alpine skiing? Hint

Fredonia

Cobleskill

Buffalo

Alfred University NYS College of Ceramics

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Question 8 of 10

8. Of the following, which is the only SUNY four-year campus located within Brooklyn? Hint

Herkimer

Broome

Downstate Medical Center

Farmingdale State

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which SUNY school shares campus space with an Ivy League institution? Hint

Potsdam

Empire State College

Cornell

Mohawk Valley

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following SUNY schools hosts a club team in cricket? Hint

Old Westbury

Canton

Empire State

Cortland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which SUNY campus is the art school?

Answer: Purchase

The college is located in Westchester County. Alumni include actor Wesley Snipes and filmmaker Hal Hartley, among many others.

2. Which SUNY campus is so close to the Canadian border, local hotels have signs in English and French?

Answer: Plattsburgh

The college and town of Plattsburgh, New York, are just a few miles south of the border with Canada. Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec, is the nearest large city to Plattsburgh.

3. Of the following, which SUNY school is *not* a four-year technology college?

Answer: Fulton-Montgomery

Fulton-Montgomery is a community college, which offers Associates degrees through two-year programs. It is located in Johnstown.

4. Which SUNY college is located across the street from the main branch of the New York Public Library, in Manhattan?

Answer: SUNY State College of Optometry

The campus is at 33 West 42 St., New York, NY. Go, Fighting Optometrists!

Just kidding. That's not their nickname. Although it would be cool if it were.

5. In what city is the SUNY university for Environmental Science and Forestry?

Answer: Syracuse

Renewable energy is a popular area of study there. So is Ranger School, which trains students to become forest rangers.

6. University Centers are a subset of the larger campuses in the system. They are the only SUNY schools which can participate in a certain activity. What is it?

Answer: Competing in Division I of NCAA athletics

Most SUNY campuses take part in NCAA Divisions II and III.

7. As of 2007, which of the following schools was the only one in the SUNY system to host a varsity team in alpine skiing?

Answer: Alfred University NYS College of Ceramics

The team competes in alpine skiing as part of NCAA Division III. The school has men's and women's teams.

8. Of the following, which is the only SUNY four-year campus located within Brooklyn?

Answer: Downstate Medical Center

It is the site of the only teaching hospital in the borough of Brooklyn. The medical school claims to have trained more of the doctors in New York City than any other school in the country.

9. Which SUNY school shares campus space with an Ivy League institution?

Answer: Cornell

The SUNY-run public sections offer majors in several sciences. These number among the largest undergraduate departments on the Cornell campus.

10. Which of the following SUNY schools hosts a club team in cricket?

Answer: Old Westbury

The campus is located in Nassau County. It hosts approximately 3,300 students.

Source: Author neon000

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