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Who is the current president of ASU?
Michael Crow
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What do ASU football fans do before kickoff?
Shake their keys.
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What are the three primary colors of ASU?

White, Maroon, & Gold.
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True or False. The College of Nursing originated downtown?
False. The College of Nursing was founded on the Tempe campus as a part of the College of Liberal Arts. It moved to the Downtown Phoenix campus in 2006 and named the College of Nursing and Health Innovation. 
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True or False. ASU founded the nation's first school of sustainability? 
True.
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Tempe campus was built on what once was a ____.
Cow farm.
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ASU and U of A annually compete for the oldest trophy in NCAA history, what is the name of the trophy?
The "Territorial Cup."
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What is the name of the theater at ASU Tempe that houses many touring broadway performances? 
ASU Gammage. 
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The first nursing course at ASU was held in Tempe on September 22, 1957 and was offered by the College of Liberal Arts. How many student enrolled in the course?
58 students.
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What is the name of the student section at sports games?

The Inferno.

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How many students were in the first class on campus? 
The first class was composed of 33 people. 
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What day of the week do students wear gold? 
Friday
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What Olympian once danced behind the curtain of distraction at an ASU Men Basketball game?

Michael Phelps.

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In 2017, the College of Nursing and Health Innovation celebrated their ____ anniversary? 
60th anniversary
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How many physical campuses make up ASU?

5; Downtown, Tempe, Polytechnic, Thunderbird, West, & Colleges at Lake Havasu City

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Before settling on the name Arizona State University, 58 years ago, the university went through five other names. Name one of those names.
Arizona State College at Tempe, the TempeState Teachers College, the Tempe Normal School of Arizona, the Normal School of Arizona, & the Territorial Normal 


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In the beginning of the year, freshmen whitewash the what?


The "A" on "A" mountain. 
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Who did the ASU football team play during homecoming 2017?

The University of California.

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What year did the College of Nursing become an autonomous college?
1964
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How many students are enrolled at ASU?

Over 10,000; 71,000 of those students attend a physical campus. 

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What was the first degree program offered at ASU?
Masters in Education.
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What is the first line of the fight song?
Fight, Devils down the field. 
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What was the original mascot, when ASU was originally founded in 1891?

The "Normals." We then went on to become the Owls in 1899, the Bulldogs in 1922, and finally settled on Sparky in 1951.



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Who is the current dean of the College of Nursing and Health Innovation?
Judith Karshmer, she started in June 2018.
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Name and explain one of the events that take place during ASU's homecoming, besides the big football game. 

Lantern Walk-A tradition that occurs the Friday before the ASU Homecoming game. It remains one of the oldest and most treasured tradition at ASU, first starting in 1917. Students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends climb to the top of A Mountain carrying lanterns to light up Tempe. The Homecoming Royalty is crowed at the top of the mountain. 

Homecoming Parade- Four hours prior to kickoff, student organizations, the ASU Marching Band, colleges, departments, community organizations, and local celebrities, walk in the parade. The parade takes place on and around Tempe's campus. 

The Block Party- Over 100 tents are set up on Tempe's campus on the day of the ASU football homecoming football game. Everyone is welcome. The Homecoming parade runs through the Block Party.

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