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Colleges and Universities Trivia Quiz

A quiz on colleges and universities, mostly American.

A multiple-choice quiz by lucydep. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lucydep

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
78,705

Updated
Oct 08 26

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2616

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these colleges is NOT all-girls? Hint

Mt. Holyoke

Smith

Bryn Mawr

Vassar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is NOT in New York City? Hint

Columbia University

The Juilliard School

New York University

Skidmore College

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Question 3 of 10

3. Barnard College is affiliated with what university? Hint

Yale

Columbia

NYU

Syracuse

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Question 4 of 10

4. Boston College is a public college in Boston.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following schools did Debra Messing (of Will and Grace) attend? Hint

Tufts

Brandeis

Wesleyan

Wellesley

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Question 6 of 10

6. McGill University, considered the 'Harvard of Canada,' is located in what city? Hint

Montreal

Vancouver

Toronto

Quebec

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following is NOT an Ivy league school? Hint

Cornell

Dartmouth

Amherst

U of Pennsylvania

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Question 8 of 10

8. All Ivy League schools are located in the east of the US.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what city is Carnegie Mellon University located? Hint

Cleveland

Pittsburgh

Cincinnati

Rochester

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following universities was founded in the United States during the 19th century? Hint

Cornell University

U of Heidelberg

La Sorbonne

Princeton University

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these colleges is NOT all-girls?

Answer: Vassar

Vassar started out as an all girls school, but is now co-ed.

2. Which of the following is NOT in New York City?

Answer: Skidmore College

Skidmore is in Saratoga Springs, in up-state New York. Juilliard is a performing arts school which is part of the Lincoln Center in Manhattan. NYU, where many famous film directors studied, is located on Washington Square. Columbia, an ivy league school, is in Upper Manhattan.

3. Barnard College is affiliated with what university?

Answer: Columbia

Barnard is the all-girls' college of Columbia University.

4. Boston College is a public college in Boston.

Answer: False

Boston College is not actually in Boston, and it is a private, Roman-Catholic school.

5. Which of the following schools did Debra Messing (of Will and Grace) attend?

Answer: Brandeis

Brandeis is a very good school with a large Jewish population, and is located near Boston.

6. McGill University, considered the 'Harvard of Canada,' is located in what city?

Answer: Montreal

McGill University and the University of Toronto are considered to be the best universities in Canada.

7. Which of the following is NOT an Ivy league school?

Answer: Amherst

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and is part of the 5 College Consortium, which consists of Hampshire College, Smith College, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Mt. Holyoke College.

8. All Ivy League schools are located in the east of the US.

Answer: True

Many people believe that Stanford University is ivy-league, but it isn't.

9. In what city is Carnegie Mellon University located?

Answer: Pittsburgh

Where actor Ethan Hawke studied.

10. Which of the following universities was founded in the United States during the 19th century?

Answer: Cornell University

Cornell University was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White in Ithaca, New York, and opened to students in 1868.

Source: Author lucydep

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