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WorksheetsPurdue University
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year was Purdue University founded?
a)
1869
b)
1850
c)
1923
d)
1899
2.
What is Purdue's official mascot?
a)
Purdue Pete
b)
The Boilermaker Special
c)
The World's Largest Drum
d)
The Griffin
3.
As of 2021, who leads the rivalry between Purdue and IU football with a record of 74-42-6?
a)
Purdue
b)
IU
4.
As of 2021 who leads the Purdue - IU basketball rivalry with a record of 124-89?
a)
Purdue
b)
IU
5.
Who was the basketball coach for UCLA when the Bruins played Purdue at the dedication of Mackey Arena on December 2nd 1967?
a)
John Wooden
b)
Lew Alcindor
c)
Steve Alford
d)
Larry Brown
6.
The "Boilermaker" nickname was first used in 1891 by a reporter from what newspaper?
a)
Crawfordsville Daily Argus News
b)
The Purdue Exponent
c)
The Journal and Courier
d)
The Indianapolis Star
7.
What is the name of the Purdue Graduate who was the first man to step onto the moon?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Eugene Cernan
d)
Alan Shepard
8.
What is the name of the Purdue graduate who was the last man to step on the moon?
a)
Eugene Cernan
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
Alan Shepard
9.
Purdue Pete was originally created to be
a)
A Purdue Cheerleader
b)
A logo for University Book Store
c)
Purdue's official Mascot
d)
The engineer for the Boilermaker Special
10.
How many go-carts race in the Purdue Grand Prix each year?
a)
33
b)
20
c)
42
d)
25
11.
Purdue's colors were chosen in 1887. Who was responsible for the gold and black?
a)
The captain of the football team - J. B. Burris
b)
Purdue's president - James H. Smart
c)
The Debris co-founder - John T. McCutcheon
d)
The football coach - Albert Berg
12.
1928 Purdue graduate Orville Redenbacher was a member of the marching band and this sports team.
a)
Track
b)
Basketball
c)
Football
d)
Golf
13.
In 1935 Amelia Earhart served at Purdue as
a)
A counselor on careers for women
b)
A flight instructor
c)
An aeronautical engineering professor
d)
An aircraft technician
14.
What is located in the basement of Purdue's electrical engineering building?
a)
A nuclear reactor
b)
A particle accelerator
c)
Purdue Pete's fiberglass heads
d)
John Purdue's grave
15.
Which Purdue alumni won eight gold medals in the Olympics?
a)
Ray Ewry
b)
David Boudia
c)
Rod Woodson
d)
William Fritz Afflis
16.
Which Purdue alumni lead their NFL team to two Super Bowl victories?
a)
Bob Griese
b)
Drew Brees
c)
Mike Phipps
d)
Len Dawson
17.
How many former Purdue quarterbacks have started in the Superbowl?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
18.
How many Superbowl's have included a starting quarterback from Purdue?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
2
d)
5
19.
The "Spoilermakers" have beaten the number one team in the nation in football this many times?
a)
2
b)
5
c)
7
d)
10
20.
This Purdue Alumni is one of four people to ever be inducted in into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and as a coach?
a)
Matt Painter
b)
John Wooden
c)
Cuonzo Martin
d)
Joe Barry Carroll
21.
Jim Henson named Kermit the frog after a friend who was?
a)
A Purdue football player
b)
A Purdue professor
c)
A Purdue President
d)
A Purdue basketball player
22.
Purdue University Airport is the?
a)
Largest airport in the state.
b)
First university owned airport in the U.S.
c)
First airport in the state.
d)
The busiest airport in the state.
23.
Completed in 1877, it remains the oldest building on campus?
a)
Cary Quadrangle
b)
Memorial Union
c)
University Hall
d)
Elliott Hall
24.
This 1887 Purdue graduate was the chief engineer for the construction of Hoover Dam?
a)
Elwood Mead
b)
David Ross
c)
R. James Slayter
d)
Brian Lamb
25.
This former tuba player for the All-American Marching Band is credited with the development of fiberglass.
a)
David Ross
b)
R. James Slayter
c)
Charles Pankow
d)
Elwood Mead
26.
Edward Wotawa (music) and James Morrison (lyrics) composed what song in 1912?
a)
Hail Purdue!
b)
Ole Purdue
c)
The black and gold
d)
The national anthem
27.
Which Purdue Alumni is known for landing the airliner he was piloting on the Hudson Bay?
a)
Captain “Sully” Sullenburger
b)
Gus Grissom
c)
Neal Armstrong
d)
Gene Cernan
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