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Quiz about US Colleges with Unique Distinctions

US Colleges with Unique Distinctions Quiz

Some of these US colleges and universities are well-known, others less so. But each of them has a claim to fame that makes it unique in American higher education. How many can you identify?

A multiple-choice quiz by LakeSinclair. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
LakeSinclair

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
395,557

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. It's well-known that Harvard is the oldest university in the United States, but the second-oldest university can boast of having the oldest building of any campus in the country. Where is it? Hint

College of William & Mary

Princeton University

Yale University

University of Virginia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Some cities and towns have more than one highly-regarded college or university, but one particular city has a consortium of seven whose campuses all adjoin one another. Where would you find them? Hint

Boston, Massachusetts

Austin, Texas

Ithaca, New York

Claremont, California

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Question 3 of 10

3. At the invitation of a major corporation which felt that its home city needed a prominent university, this school packed up in 1956 and moved 120 miles to the west, relocating to a new campus funded by the corporation's foundations. The school is still named for the town that was its original location. Hint

The University of Chicago

Wake Forest University

Auburn University

Boston College

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Question 4 of 10

4. The smallest college in the United States, a two-year school located on an isolated Western cattle ranch, sees two-thirds of its alumni earn graduate degrees and over half its graduates earn doctorates. There is no charge for tuition, room or board. What is this incredibly unique college? Hint

Western Texas College

Sierra Nevada College, Nevada

Deep Springs College, California

Casper College, Wyoming

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Question 5 of 10

5. The college which became in 1835 the first in America to admit African-Americans became the first to admit women two years later. Considered one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States, it includes a world-class music conservatory. Which school is it? Hint

Amherst College

Grinnell College

Hunter College

Oberlin College

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Question 6 of 10

6. Two major state universities argue among themselves as to which one is the oldest public university in America. One was chartered first; the other opened its doors first. Which are these two? Hint

University of Georgia and University of North Carolina

University of Pennsylvania and Penn State University

University of Virginia and College of William & Mary

University of Maryland and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Question 7 of 10

7. The athletic teams of Yale University, Washburn University of Topeka, and Williams College in Massachusetts have something in common despite the dissimilarities of their athletic programs. What is it? Hint

They're each nicknamed after their school's founder

They were the first three schools in the country to create basketball teams

Each team wears blue and white

They're tied for the longest football winning streaks in history

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Question 8 of 10

8. There's a college in New York which charges no tuition and whose students all earn the same degree. Which one is it? Hint

The New School

The Juilliard School

Cooper Union

Webb Institute

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the Ivy League schools was originally established as a school to train Native Americans as Christian missionaries. Which one? Hint

Brown University

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Yale University

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Question 10 of 10

10. The smallest school to ever appear in the Rose Bowl held the University of California to a scoreless tie. Which college was it? Hint

Washington & Jefferson College

Sewanee, The University of the South

Bowdoin College

Lafayette College

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It's well-known that Harvard is the oldest university in the United States, but the second-oldest university can boast of having the oldest building of any campus in the country. Where is it?

Answer: College of William & Mary

William & Mary was founded in 1693, and the Sir Christopher Wren Building, built between 1695 and 1700, is the oldest college building still standing in the United States. In fact, it's the oldest restored building in Colonial Williamsburg.

Answer: Claremont, California

The seven schools include five undergraduate colleges - Pomona College, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, and Pitzer College - and two graduate schools - Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute. Claremont is 35 miles east of Los Angeles.

Answer: Wake Forest University

The foundations of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. lured Wake Forest with a brand new campus to relocate to Winston-Salem. The old campus in Wake Forest, NC is now the home of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Answer: Deep Springs College, California

The student body at Deep Springs numbers about 26. Their expenses are covered by the fortune of a power-plant industrialist whose plants required well-trained engineers capable of living under rough conditions. The nearest town to the campus is about an hour away by car.

Answer: Oberlin College

Located 35 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio, Oberlin has a long and well-known commitment to social activism and progressivism.

6. Two major state universities argue among themselves as to which one is the oldest public university in America. One was chartered first; the other opened its doors first. Which are these two?

Answer: University of Georgia and University of North Carolina

The University of Georgia was chartered in 1785 and opened its doors in 1801. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789 and enrolled its first students in 1795. Georgia's original building, Old College, has exterior doors with adjacent doors half their width in order to accommodate ladies' hoop skirts!

Answer: They're each nicknamed after their school's founder

Yale's teams are the Elis (after Elihu Yale), Washburn's are the Ichabods (after Ichabod Washburn), and Williams' are the Ephs (for Ephraim Williams).

8. There's a college in New York which charges no tuition and whose students all earn the same degree. Which one is it?

Answer: Webb Institute

Each graduate of Webb receives a B.S. degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. The school is located on Long Island. Cooper Union was tuition-free until 2014, but offers degrees in multiple fields.

9. One of the Ivy League schools was originally established as a school to train Native Americans as Christian missionaries. Which one?

Answer: Dartmouth College

Dartmouth continues to sponsor a Native American Program, a Native American Studies department, and its Admissions Office actively seeks to recruit Native students.

10. The smallest school to ever appear in the Rose Bowl held the University of California to a scoreless tie. Which college was it?

Answer: Washington & Jefferson College

The 1921 W&J Presidents finished their football regular season 10-0 and were invited to Pasadena to take on the Golden Bears of Cal in the 1922 Rose Bowl. At the time, each entering class at W&J contained under 400 men.

Source: Author LakeSinclair

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