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College Knowledge 2nd Edition

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Michael Jordan was a Tar Heel before he went on to play for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. Which college did Jordan attend?

a)

North Dakota University

b)

Northern Florida State University

c)

North Washington State University

d)

University of North Carolina

2.

Students from Notre Dame University, located in Indiana, are known as what?

a)

The Blue and Gold Conquerors

b)

The Lucky Charms

c)

The Golden Eagles

d)

The Fighting Irish

3.

This Rhode Island university claims their library holds seven 15th century letters written by Christopher Columbus claiming he discovered the New World.

a)

Rhode Island State University

b)

University of Boston

c)

Brown University

d)

University of Rhode Island

4.

Columbia University is located in which state?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New York

5.

Which Washington DC University is home to Healy Clock Tower?


It has long been part of this university's history that the students steal the clock hands from the tower clock and mail them to the person they most want to visit their campus.

a)

Georgetown University

b)

University of Washington

c)

Institute of Technology Washington D.C.

d)

District of Columbia University

6.

This Southern California university is home to a living citrus museum called, The Citrus Variety Collection, with over 900 types of citrus. One goal of this school is to save the world's citrus trees from decimation by a particular tiny Asian insect.


Which university is going to help save orange juice?

a)

University of California Riverside

b)

California State University San Bernardino

c)

University of California Los Angeles

d)

California State University San Diego

7.

The mascot from this college became the inspiration for the MGM Studios' lion.

a)

Columbia University

b)

New York University

c)

University of California Los Angeles

d)

California State University Anaheim

8.

Rolling down 4.0 hill is supposed to get you a great semester grade at this California School.

a)

University of California Los Angeles

b)

California State University San Diego

c)

University of California Berkley

d)

California State University San Bernardino

9.

The mega star, Madonna, attended this university on a dance scholarship, but she left and moved to New York before completing her degree. Which college was it?

a)

University of California Los Angeles

b)

Univeristy of Minnesota

c)

University of Michigan

d)

California State University Berkley

10.

"Lance Up!" and join the college students at this California University at the dining hall. This private university has been awarded recognition for having one of the top three dining halls in the nation.

a)

University of California Berkley

b)

California State University at San Bernardino

c)

Catholic Brethren University in San Mateo

d)

California Baptist University in Riverside

11.

This university hosts a special Dance-a-Thon each February to raise money for pediatric cancer patients. For 48 hours college students, volunteers, and guests don't sit or sleep...they dance!....and raise money.


They "Just Do It" like one of their college graduates did when he went on to create NIKE.

a)

Julliard Performing Arts University

b)

University of California in Riverside

c)

Vanderbuilt University in Nashville

d)

Penn State University

12.

Every morning during Finals week, exactly at 7 am, the school mascot, a beaver, and students hear the "Flight of the Valkyries" blaring over this California campus. Which technology university it it?

a)

University of California Los Angeles

b)

California Institute of Technology

c)

San Diego Institute of Technology and Mathematics

d)

California State Technology University in Fresno

13.

The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers have also been known by what name in their past history?

a)

The University of Nebraska Bug Eaters

b)

The University of Nebraska Rattlesnake Boys

c)

The University of Nebraska Antelopes

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

14.

The Trojans' marching band paid tribute to one of their most famous graduates, George Lucas.


Which college is this?

a)

University South Carolina

b)

Connecticut State University

c)

University of Southern California

d)

University of Southern Colorado

15.

If you attend this university, you will have 130 beaches within close driving distance from the campus.

a)

University of California San Bernardino

b)

Texas A & M

c)

Florida State University

d)

University of Hawaii