The Gold and Blue-UC Berkeley

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1. Which major California city is located near Berkeley? San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles Sacramento

2. No great school would be complete without a great rivalry. Which university does Berkeley have a long-running rivalry with? San Jose State University University of California, Davis Stanford University University of San Francisco

3. Berkeley is famous for the Free Speech Movement which took place during the 1960s. Which park did students and school authorities clash over? Chavez Park Ohlone Park People's Park Strawberry Creek Park

4. Berkeley has sent more volunteers to this organization than any other U.S. university. Which organization is it? Teach for America National Organization for Women Greenpeace Peace Corps

5. Many distinguished people have graduated from Berkeley. However, one of the celebrities listed below did not. Which one was never a Cal Golden Bear? Julia Morgan, architect Beverly Cleary, children's author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball player Gregory Peck, Hollywood actor

6. UC Berkeley is divided into fourteen colleges. Which is not one of them? Haas School of Business College of Architecture College of Environmental Design College of Natural Resources

7. In 2006, Berkeley boasted that twenty of its professors have won Nobel prizes. Who can claim to be the first to have done so? John Northrop Glenn Seaborg Ernest Lawrence Melvin Calvin

8. Berkeley's landmark bell and clock tower frequently appears in postcards and promotions of the school. What is its name? Tribune Tower Coit Tower Sather Tower Hoover Tower

9. Berkeley claims to offer more than one hundred and thirty majors. Which of the following is NOT? Engineering Mathematics and Statistics Celtic Studies Nursing Political Economy of Industrial Societies

10. Unlike students at many other universities, Berkeley students are given the chance to take DeCal classes for credit. What are DeCal classes? Classes that teach students how to make decals Classes taught by other students Classes that promote school spirit Classes that help prepare students for studying abroad