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
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2556

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 85 (9/10), Guest 24 (7/10).

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

Vassar

Bryn Mawr

Mt. Holyoke

Smith

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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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3. Barnard College is affiliated with what university? Hint

Syracuse

Yale

Columbia

NYU

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4. Boston College is a public college in Boston.

True

False

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

Brandeis

Wesleyan

Tufts

Wellesley

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

Toronto

Montreal

Vancouver

Quebec

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

Dartmouth

Cornell

U of Pennsylvania

Amherst

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

True

False

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

Pittsburgh

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Rochester

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10. Which of the following is not considered to be in the world's top 10 universities, according to US News and World Report? Hint

Princeton University

La Sorbonne

Cornell University

U of Heidelberg

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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 is not considered to be in the world's top 10 universities, according to US News and World Report?

Answer: Cornell University

Also on the list are Harvard, McGill, Yale, and a few others.

Source: Author lucydep

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