College Trivia

A bit of College Trivia in honor of our seniors who are anxiously awaiting their college application decisions:

Q: Can you name the 8 schools the make up the Ivy League?
A: Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Yale University

Q: Ebay was founded by a graduate of what prestigious institution?
A: Princeton

Q: Who was Al Gore’s roommate at Harvard University?
A: Tommy Lee Jones

Q: At which university was Gatorade invented?
A: University of Florida

Q: How many colleges are in the Big 10 athletic conference? Can you name them?
A: Eleven - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin

Q: Which colleges have their own working ice cream creameries? (there may be more)
A: University of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania State University, Kansas State University

Q: What colleges exist where you take only one class at a time for three weeks at a time?
A: Colorado College, Colorado; Cornell College, Iowa; Tusculum College, Tennessee

Q: What was the first coeducational college campus in the United States?
A: Franklin College (now Franklin and Marshall College) – Rebecca Gratz (a Jewish woman) enrolled when the college started in 1787.

Q: Which college graduated the most US presidents?
A: Harvard University

Q: Who won the first NCAA Division 1 basketball championship?
A: University of Oregon

Hallie Schein
Director of College Counseling