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UK Trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was UK founded?

a)

1865

b)

1885

c)

1835

d)

1855

2.

In what year did UK celebrates its first Homecoming?

a)

1908

b)

1922

c)

1930

d)

1915

3.

Who was the first woman to graduate from the University of Kentucky?

a)

Belle C. Gunn

b)

Mary C Lobe Collins

c)

Lena Phillip

d)

Chloe Gifford

4.

What year did the first woman graduate from the University of Kentucky?

a)

1888

b)

1869

c)

1881

d)

1890

5.

Who did UK beat in the first Homecoming game?

a)

Florida

b)

Georgia

c)

Tennessee

d)

Ole Miss

6.

What was the winning score of the first UK Homecoming game?

a)

13-3

b)

6-0

c)

6-3

d)

21-17

7.

When did the university take on its current name as the University of Kentucky?

a)

1908

b)

1899

c)

1916

d)

1918

8.

How many national championships has UK cheerleading won?

a)

18

b)

24

c)

22

d)

10

9.

How many seats are in Kroger field?

a)

81,000

b)

71,000

c)

51,000

d)

61,000

10.

What year was the first graduating class at UK?

a)

1879

b)

1869

c)

1872

d)

1867

11.

The first UK graduating class consisted of how many students?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

18

d)

3

12.

In what year did integration take place at UK?

a)

1949

b)

1948

c)

1951

d)

1959

13.

What year did UK establish a men’s basketball team?

a)

1903

b)

1911

c)

1885

d)

1906

14.

What year did UK establish a woman’s basketball team?

a)

1908

b)

1902

c)

1913

d)

1906

15.

In 1933, UK alum Thomas Hunt Morgan won the Nobel Prize in what area?

a)

Mathematics

b)

Physics

c)

English

d)

Physiology

16.

In 1976, UK alum William Lipscomb won the Nobel Prize in what area?

a)

Biology

b)

Physics

c)

Chemistry

d)

Medicine

17.

Many of UK’s head basketball coaches were not born in Kentucky. Who was the first Kentucky- born head coach?

a)

Edwin R. Sweetland

b)

Harold J. Iddings

c)

James Park

d)

John J. Tigert

18.

The creation of the bounce pass revolutionized basketball, creating a new way to move the ball and initiate the offense. This former Kentucky coach is credited with popularizing the pass.

a)

George Bucheit

b)

Adolph Rupp

c)

Ray Eclund

d)

John Mauer

19.

Who is the voice of the Wildcats at Kroger Field?

a)

Carl Nathe

b)

Mark Stoops

c)

Matt Jones

d)

Bill Baker

20.

What is the name of UK’s fight song?

a)

Go Big Blue

b)

Til the Battle is Won

c)

On, on U of K

d)

C-A-T-S