UMW History
The school was founded in this year.
What is 1908?
It took the FBI a decade to recover this classic movie prop when they were stolen from a Minnesota museum in 2005.
What are Dorothy's red slippers from the Wizard of Oz?
This president was elected as the first Roman Catholic president and the youngest person to ever be elected president.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This animated show is one of the longest running scripted shows in history, with more than 620 episodes aired.
What is The Simpsons?
One in eight people have been employed by this fast food chain.
What is McDonald's?
From 1944-1972, UMW functioned as the women's college of this university.
What is the University of Virginia?
This classic animator was an FBI informant from 1940 till his death. He fed the FBI names of animators and actors who were right-wingers or suspected communists.
Who is Walt Disney?
This superhero webbed his way into comic books, debuting in the Amazing Fantasy #15.
Who is Spider Man?
This NBC sketch comedy show has won more Emmy's than any other show.
What is Saturday Night Live?
This European Country sold Alaska to the United States for 2 cents per acre.
What is Russia?
The General Assembly of Virginia renamed the school to the University of Mary Washington in this year.
What is 2004?
This popular musician was put under FBI surveillance. Nixon was also concerned that he would sway voters in the 1972 election.
Who is John Lennon?
This retail company opened its first store in Rogers, Arkansas.
What is Walmart?
This sci-fi show aired the first interracial kiss on TV in 1968.
What is Star Trek?
Cows outnumber humans three to one in this US state.
What is Montana?
This academic building is named after the third president of the university.
What is Combs?
The FBI investigated this Christmas movie for communist propaganda after an agent saw it before its official release.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
The BBC broadcasts the very first episode of this iconic sci-fi show in 1963.
What is Doctor Who?
This 1960's animated series had the first married couple sharing a bed portrayed on live TV.
What is The Flinstones?
This east coast state is the state with the most presidents be born in it.
What is Virginia?
The seventh president of the university is the only president to have been president for one year.
Who is William J. Frawley from 2006-2007?
The FBI only went fully digital in this year.
What is 2012?
Sidney Poitier wins the Academy Award for "Best Actor" for this movie, becoming the first African American actor to win.
What is Lillies of the Field?
When this NBC hit comedy aired in 1982, it was originally a flop; ranking 77 out of 100 shows.
What is Cheers?
More people live in this city than in 40 out of 50 states.
What is New York City?