UMKC History Trivia

What UMKC building was once William Rockhill Nelson Elementary School?

• Scofield Hall

• Bloch Executive Hall

• Cockefair Hall

• Grant Hall

In what year were classes first held at the university?

• 1929

• 1954

• 1933

• 1941

The murals on the 2nd floor landing of Haag Hall represent a "modern" take on what classic work of literature?

• Great Expectations

• The Great Gatsby

• Don Quixote

• War and Peace

This campus building was once the home of the Dickey family.

• Bloch Executive Hall

• Grant Hall

• Scofield Hall

• Epperson House

Which campus building was named for a former university chancellor?

• Grant Hall

• Spencer Chemistry Building

• Katz Hall

• Scofield Hall

What building has an astronomical observatory on the roof?

• Royal Hall

• The Miller Nichols Library

• The Student Union

• School of Education Building

What is the oldest campus building, originally built in 1909?

• Epperson House

• Bloch Heritage Hall

• Cockefair Hall

• Scofield Hall

Who is represented by the bronze bust on the quad?

• President Harry Truman

• Walt Disney

• Robert Flarscheim

• Kenneth Spencer

What is the name of the monumental yellow steel sculpture in front of the Performing Arts Center?

• Summer

• Music and Memory

• The Fire Tomorrow

• Dancing

Katz Hall was originally the home of what program?

• Pharmacy

• Nursing

• Medicine

• Fine Arts