1974
Yale
College Football Nicknames
World Capitals
100

This U.S. president resigned following the Watergate scandal.

Who is Richard Nixon?

100

Yale admitted its first women students in the fall of 1969, outpacing this rival Ivy League school by eight years. 

What is Harvard?

100

Michigan State, San Jose State

What are Spartans?

100

Paris

What is France?

200

On March 29th 1974, an underground collection of 8,000 terracotta soldier sculptures dating back to 200 BC was discovered by farmers in this country. 

What is China?

200

In 1861, Yale awarded the first of this type of post-graduate degree in the United States. 

What is a PhD?

200

Eastern Michigan, Boston College, Georgia Southern, Southern Miss

What are Eagles?

200

Ottawa

What is Canada?

300

The winner of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest was "Waterloo" by this Swedish band.

Who is ABBA?

300

This actress holds the record for the most Oscar nominations and received an MFA from Yale in 1975. 

Who is Meryl Streep?

300

New Mexico State, Texas A&M, Utah State

What are Aggies?

300

Ulaan Baatar

What is Mongolia?

400

This actor who played Batman was born on January 30th, 1974. 

Who is Christian Bale?

400

In 2017, this Yale residential college was renamed Hopper College after computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper. 

What is Calhoun College?

400

Miami (FL)

What are Hurricanes?

400

Kinshasa

What is the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

500

Even though this country only existed for 41 years, they won two FIFA World Cups—one in 1954 and one in 1974. 

What is West Germany?

500

As part of the class of 1878, this Yale graduate went on to become the 27th President and the 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. 

Who is William Howard Taft?

500

UNLV, Ole Miss

What are Rebels?

500

Nuku'alofa

What is Tonga?

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