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This Hopkins Alum (class of 1964) is an American businessman and politician and the namesake of two buildings on the Homewood Campus alone.

Who is Michael Bloomberg?

100

This Johns Hopkins cheer, which is also a popular social media hashtag, has traditionally been shared amongst students, athletes, and alumni.

What is GoHop! 

100

From the African Students Association to the Chinese Students Association, these types of organizations help students connect through shared cultural experiences and identities.  

  • What are Fraternities and Sororities?  

  • What are Political Action Organizations?  

  • What are Culture and Identity Organizations? 

  • What are Community and Economic Development Organizations? 

What are Culture and Identity Organizations?

100

You may have seen this number on some Hopkins merch. Johns Hopkins University opened in this year. 

  • What is 1776? 

  • What is 1806? 

  • What is 1876? 

  • What is 1906? 

 


What is 1876?

100

Located in Gilman Hall, this space is accessible to all students and was created for workshopping, outlining, revising, editing, or gaining new perspective on a paper.  

  • What is the Academic Support Center? 

  • What is The Writing Center?  

  • What is the Student Success Center?  

  • What is the Learning Commons?  


What is The Writing Center? 

200

You may know this Hopkins Alum and two-term U.S. president for his policy of neutrality during the outbreak of World War I. 

  • Who is William Howard Taft? 

  • Who is Woodrow Wilson? 

  • Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt? 

  • Who is John F. Kennedy?  

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

200

On May 22, 2024, the legendary soul musician behind “Sir Duke” and “Superstition” took the stage as commencement speaker at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins.  

Who is Stevie Wonder?

200

Johns Hopkins fields 24 varsity teams, 22 of them compete at the NCAA Division III level. These two varsity teams compete in the Division 1 level.  

  • What are Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse? 

  • What are Men’s and Women’s Football? 

  • What are Men’s and Women’s Track and Field? 

  • What are Men’s and Women’s Swimming? 

What are Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse?

200

Johns Hopkins University’s undergraduate campus that houses the Krieger School of Arts and Science as well as the Whiting School of Engineering is named after this estate. 

  • What is the Homewood House? 

  • What is the Hopkins Estate? 

  • What is the Alumni Memorial Residence 1? 

  • What is the Wolman House? 

What is the Homewood House?

200

It acts as your Johns Hopkins ID, library card, and key. On the back, it lists contacts for Homewood resources such as security, emergency services, JHU’s sexual assault and mental health crisis hotline, and the Blue Jay Shuttle. 

  • What is a Hopkins Access Card?  

  • What is a Blue Jay Pass? 

  • What is a Homewood ID?  

  • What is a J-Card?

What is a J-Card? 

300

Americanah (2013), Purple Hibiscus (2013), and The Shivering (2016) are original works by this Nigerian writer, who graduated from Hopkins with a Master of Arts in Creative Writing in 2003.

  • Who is Rupi Kaur? 

  • Who is Mark Twain?  

  • Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?  

  • Who is Agatha Christie? 

Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?  

300

The circular grass field that lies behind the “Johns Hopkins University” sign and directly in front of Milton S Eisenhower Library has a nickname inspired by the sound of cars passing by. 

What is The Beach?

300

This center focuses on student development through community engagement. They collaborate with Baltimore City organizations, Hopkins faculty, and other campus partners to curate community-based programming that helps equip students to be engaged in their community.  

  • What is The Bloomberg Student Center? 

  • What is The Center for Social Concern? 

  • What is The Office of Leadership Engagement and Experiential Development?  

  • What is The Life Design Lab?

What is The Center for Social Concern?

300

Opened in 1915, Johns Hopkins opened this building on the Homewood Campus in honor of the first president of Johns Hopkins.

  • What is Remsen Hall? 

  • What is Mudd Hall? 

  • What is Gilman Hall? 

  • What is Mason Hall? 

What is Gilman Hall?

300

This 80,000-square-foot space offers an array of equipment, open play spaces, and group fitness courses to stimulate the mind, body, and soul, valued in Hopkins’ eight-dimension model of health and wellness.  

  • What is the Ralph S. O’Connor Center for Recreation & Well-Being?  

  • What is the Johns Hopkins Recreation Center?  

  • What is the Bloomberg Recreation & Wellness Center?  

  • What is the Homewood Fitness Center for Well-Being?

What is the Ralph S. O'Connor Center for Recreation & Well-Being? 

400

This Grammy Award-winning guitarist earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory in 1975, then returned to Baltimore to serve as a Professor and start his own guitar studio.

  • Who is Manuel Barrueco? 

  • Who is Jimi Hendrix? 

  • Who is Jimmy Buffet? 

  • Who is Eddie Van Halen? 

Who is Manuel Barrueco? 

400

This set of artists performed on the Homewood campus for the Spring Fair Concert.  

  • Who are Tyler, The Creator, Toosi, and Ari Lennox? 

  • Who are Kehlani, Gunna, and FloMilli? 

  • Who are Olivia Dean, Ariana Grande, and the Beaches?  

  • Who are The Cranberries, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, and Malcolm Todd? 

Who are Kehlani, Gunna, and FloMilli? 

400

The Johns Hopkins community gathers to witness this spectacular lighting ceremony at the end of every first semester. This tradition boasts musical performances, sweets, crafts, and illuminated arts.

  • What is Hoptoberfest? 

  • What is Spring Fair? 

  • What is Lighting of the Quads? 

  • What is Blue Jay Opening Day? 

What is Lighting of the Quads?

400

Johns Hopkins University played its first lacrosse game against this Mid-Atlantic rival in 1895. 

  • What is Georgetown University? 

  • What is Morgan State University? 

  • What is the University of Maryland? 

  • What is Towson University? 

What is the University of Maryland?

400

During New Student Orientation week, admitted students are assigned to a group led by a current Hopkins student, also known as this, who is responsible for guiding students through activities and discussions designed to introduce, integrate, and engage them in the Hopkins community.  

  • What is an Orientation Leader? 

  • What is a Blue Jay Mentor? 

  • What is a Student Orientation Advisor? 

  • What is a First-Year Mentor?  


  • What is the Career Center?  

  • What is the Life Design Lab? 

  • What is the Professional Development Center?  

What is a First-Year Mentor? 

500

This individual was the first female graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first female professor at Hopkins, and the first woman elected president of the American Association of Anatomists.

  • Who is Dr. Virginia Apgar? 

  • Who is Dr. Elizabeth Jenner? 

  • Who is Dr. Johns Hopkins? 

  • Who is Dr. Florence Rena Sabin? 

Who is Dr. Florence Rena Sabin?

500

In 2009, parts of the Hopkins Homewood campus were featured in this film about the founding of Facebook and the lawsuits that followed.

What is The Social Network? 

500

The fraternity and sorority community at Hopkins is made up of over 1,300 students spread across this many organizations.  

  • What is 26? 

  • What is 27? 

  • What is 28? 

  • What is 29? 

What is 26?

500

This student-created literary and humor magazine, first published in 1920, is credited with introducing Hopkins’s now-beloved Blue Jay mascot.  

  • What is “The JHU Newsletter”? 

  • What is “The Blue Jay Day News”? 

  • What is “What Did the Blue Jay Say Today?”? 

  • What is “The Black and Blue Jay”? 

What is “The Black and Blue Jay”?

500

Positioned inside the Imagine Center, this space highlights career pathways, internship, job, and research opportunities, interview and resume assistance, as well as one-on-one support. 

  • What is the Career Center?  

  • What is the Life Design Lab? 

  • What is the Professional Development Center?  

  • What is the Student Opportunity and Pathway Hub? 

What is the Life Design Lab? 

500

At Hopkins, this emblem, featured on the campus’ tallest building, carries a superstition: stepping on it could jeopardize a prospective student’s admission, a current student’s graduation, or a faculty member’s chances of earning tenure.

What is the Gilman Seal?

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