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100

What year was the arboretum implemented at AU?

What is 2003?

100

What year was AU founded?

What is 1893?

100

What is the name of AU's mascot?

What is Clawed Z. Eagle?

100

What is the name of the neighborhood AU is located?

What is Tenleytown?

100

Who is the famous AU Alum who is known as the Wolf of Wall Street?

Who is Jordan Belfort?

200

Which program is AU a top producer of that sends undergrads and other students abroad to teach?

What is the Fulbright Program?

200

Who founded American University?

Who is John Fletcher Hurst?

200

What tradition during welcome week allows students to meet and talk to student clubs and organizations?

What is the Student Involvement Fair?

200

What is the name of the restaurant that serves sandwiches, salads, and smoothies on east campus?

What is Freshens?

200

Which AU Alum is known for having their own TV Show centered around law?

Who is Judy Sheindlin? (Judge Judy)

300

What year did AU reach carbon neutrality?

What is 2018?
300

What year was SPA founded?

What is 1934?

300

What is the name of the student section for athletics at AU?

What is the Blue Crew?

300

What is the name of the tunnel that holds Subway, Qdoba, and Bender Arena?

Lydecker Tunnel

300

Which Famous AU alum was the speaker of the house from 2015-2019?

Who is Paul Ryan?

400

What was the name of the commencement speech given by President John F. Kennedy to the AU class of 1963?

What is "A Strategy of Peace?"

400

How many university presidents has AU had?

What is 16?

400

What do first year students do at the beginning of their convocation to signal good luck?

Rub the Talon of the eagle statue

400

What is the size of AU's Campus?

84 Acres

400

Which Famous AU Alum was the former moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press?"

Who is David Gregory?

500

What year did AU earn accreditation? 

What is 1928?

500

How many students were in AU's first class?

What is 12?

500

What tradition allows students to collectively scream on midnight near the end of each semester?

What is the Quad Scream?

500

How Many residence halls does AU have?

11! 


500

Which Famous AU Alum is Kerwin Hall named after?

Who is Cornelius Kerwin?

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