Centennial Perspectives

BGSU Trivia was created for the 75th Anniversary of Bowling Green State University in 1985. Similar in play to the popular game, "Trivial Pursuit", questions were organized into six categories-people, sports, places, odds-n-ends, campus life, and history. To mark the Centennial celebration of the University, the Center for Archival Collections will present a quiz each month, featuring two questions from each of the categories. An interactive version is also available.  Test your knowledge and have fun!

Quiz #1--October

1. What was the title of the first college song composed in 1914 by Ernest G. Hesser?
   • a) Alma Mater
   • b) We Hail You, Dear Normal College
   • c) Home of Aspiring Souls, Our College Stands
   • d) Ay Ziggy Zoomba
2. When Bowling Green State Normal College started classes in 1914, tuition was
   • a) Free
   • b) $1 per semester hour
   • c) $36 per semester
   • d) $36 per year
3. The 1931 Homecoming Queen's attendant was the
   • a) Football team captain
   • b) Runner-up candidate
   • c) President of BGSC
   • d) Mayor of BG
4. As a 1975 Homecoming activity, BGSU students danced their way into the Guinness Book of World Records with the "world's longest snake dance." How long was this?
   • a) 3,376 persons
   • b) 6,376 persons
   • c) 9, 376 persons
   • d) 12,376 persons
5. What is the name of the ghost of the Chi Omega sorority?
   • a) Alice
   • b) Amanda
   • c) Casper
   • d) Larry
6. The zip code for all mail addressed to BGSU is
   • a) 43402
   • b) 43403
   • c) 43404
   • d) 43304
7. Which of the following was not an occupant of Ivy Hall?
   • a) Shotgun factory
   • b) Underwear factory
   • c) Women's dorm
   • d) Co-ed dorm
   • e) Chicken hatchery
   • f) Fraternity
   • g) Tool shop
   • h) Warehouse
8. What is the name of the cemetery surrounded by the BGSU campus?
   • a) Ridge Street
   • b) Bowling Green
   • c) Oak Grove
   • d) University Park
9. The housing of both civilian and Navy V-12 men in Kohl Hall required civilian men to observe quiet hours and
   • a) Morning calisthenics
   • b) No smoking in rooms
   • c) Lights out by 11 PM
   • d) No restroom use between 11 PM and 7 AM
10. Roommate assignments in the early years of the College were
    • a) In the same room with the same person until graduation
    • b) By choice and changed every semester
    • c) Assigned for the first semester and by choice the following semesters
    • d) In the same dorm with a different person every year until graduation
11. BGSU has participated in volleyball as a women's intercollegiate sport since 1967. Which of the following is not a position in that sport?
    • a) Fielder
    • b) Outside Hitter
    • c) Middle Hitter/Blocker
    • d) Setter
12. The length of most of the BGSU men's cross country races is
    • a) 3 miles
    • b) 5 miles
    • c) 10 miles
    • d) 13 miles

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