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1. Which distinction does The University of Missouri in Columbia, MO, proudly hold? -It was the first publicly-funded university...
2. The University of Missouri at Columbia is better known to its alumni as what?
3. Years ago on campus, where now stands the Reynolds Alumni Center, there used to be a row of offbeat stores, including a beer joint. It was here that alumnus Mort Walker was inspired to draw the first Beetle Bailey cartoon. What was the name of that beloved bar?
4. Which American president has a monument on campus, thanks to his ardent desire to democratize the populace with a universal educational system?
5. Arguably the best journalism school in the United States is at the University of Missouri at Columbia. Not only is it the oldest one in the world, but today is one of the few, if not the only one, to contain its own public television and radio stations AND publish a daily newspaper. Which of these is an illustrious alumnus of MU's School of Journalism?
6. In which year did the University of Missouri at Columbia open its doors?
7. The University of Missouri has branched out from its original Columbia campus. Which of these Missouri cities does NOT contain a campus of the university?
8. The most famous site at the Columbia campus are the "columns," remnants of the first building erected on campus. How many columns in a row still stand from old Academic Hall, which burned in 1892?
9. What is the mascot of the University of Missouri at Columbia?
10. The alumni of Missouri's flagship university are proud and numerous. Which of these did NOT attend the university?
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