Commons Trivia
The first Colgate Alumna
Whos is Mabel Dart Colegrove
The 4 biggest Colgate Traditions
Founders Day Convocation, Homecoming, the torchlight procession and Commencement
When did Colgate first officially become a Co-educational school?
When is 1970
How many people can the Andy Kerr stadium fit (closest wins)
10,221 people
True or False, The Maroon-News is the oldest weekly newspaper in the US
True
Name every commons mascot
What is
Brown Commons: River Otter
Ciccone Commons: Owl
Dart Colegrove: Red Fox
Hancock Commons: Black Bear
Why 13? (Name ALL of the reasons for the Colgate’s lucky number 13)
What is 13 men, who each offered $13 and 13 prayers. The society’s original constitution contained 13 articles. Our address is 13 Oak Drive, and we are located in the zip code 13346 (the first two digits are 13, and the last three digits add up to 13).
Where were the stones that make up West Hall taken from?
What is the Colgate Quarry
How many division 1 varsity teams does Colgate have?
94
Fossils decorate the side of which building
A) Hascall Hall
B) Stillman Hall
C) West Hall
D) Frank dining hall
What year did the Residential Commons System begin?
What is 2015
Home to many long standing traditions, Colgate is the ________ oldest college in the United States.
a. 66th
b. 12th
c. 82nd
What is the 66th
Name 3 of titles that Colgate University had before being officially named Colgate University
What is
Baptist Education Society of the State of New York
Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution
Madison University
In what year were the first women’s teams (basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball) launched?
A) 1973-1974 (correct)
B) 1976-1977
C) 1968-1969
D) 1981-1982
How many majors does Colgate have?
56
Name who each commons is named after
What is
Brown Commons: Coleman Barr Brown and Irene Brown
Ciccone Commons: Diane Ciccone
Dart Colegrove: Mabel Dart Colegrove
Hancock Commons: Gordon Blaine Hancock
What is the Chorus of the Colgate Fight song?
Fight, fight, fight for dear old Colgate! With Heart and hand now we’ll win for thee! Oh, we will fight, fight, fight for Alma Mater, On to victory we’re marching! Foes shall bend their knee before us, And pay their homage to pow’r so great, So let us send out a cheer, and banish all fear, While we are fighting hard for old Colgate.
Up until the 1960s, upperclassmen enforced the rules requiring first-year students to wear WHAT on their heads
Green caps
What year did Colgate win its first ECAC Hockey tournament? They also advanced to the NCAA championship game this year.
1990
What year was the Colgate Thirteen founded?
1942
One of the first full-time female professors hired, ____ became the first female Dean of Faculty. In 2001, she became interim president. She is currently the Thomas A. Bartlett Chair and Professor of English emerita
Who is Jane Pinchin
Sing the Alma Mater with all of the correct words (from memory)
When through thy valley, Fair Chenango twilight falls, Bringing its silence To our college halls; In that happy moment, Love for Alma Mater swells, And the heart outpouring, Of her glory tells: (Chorus) Colgate, Alma Mater, Fairest theme of all our lays! Colgate! Alma Mater, Ever blest, thy days. Far from thy valley, Yearly rove thy loving ones, Yet, in their dreaming, E'er thy name returns; 'Tis the same fond spirit Which the mem'ry lingers o'er And our lips but echo That old song of yore: (Chorus) Colgate, Alma Mater, Fairest theme of all our lays! Colgate! Alma Mater, Ever blest, thy days.
In the early 1900s, Students would toss WHAT object into Taylor Lake to signal the ending of the year
An Ax
Women’s hockey set a program record in 2018 with how many wins? This year they also advanced to the Frozen Four and the national championship game.
34
How many steps are between each floor in alumni hall?
13