Westminster History
What is our Mascots name?
Winston the Bluejay
How many Greek Life organizations do we have on campus?
9, 6 fraternities and 3 sororities
What are the 2 Major League baseball teams in Missouri
Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals
Which Greek God is considered the "King of the Gods"?
Zeus
Tom Hanks plays which character in the movie Toy Story?
Woody
What year was Westminster College founded?
1851
Around what percentage of the student body is involved in Greek Life?
Roughly 40%
How many teams are in the NHL?
32 teams
What famous temple dedicated to Athena sits atop the Acropolis in Athens?
The Parthenon
What planet is the largest in our solar system?
Jupiter
In which year did Westminster allow women to enroll?
1979
What are the Governing Bodies of our Fraternities and Sororities?
IFC (Interfraternity Council) and NPC (National Panhellenic Council)
What NFL team won the first Super Bowl, and in what year was it held?
Green Bay Packers in 1967
What was the name of the theory Aristarchus proposed that states the Earth rotates on its axis and orbits the sun?
Heliocentric theory
What was the full name of the multi-colored bird who is the mascot for Fruit Loops
Toucan Sam
What year did Winston Churchill give the Iron Curtain speech on Westminster's Campus?
1946
Name one fraternity that was removed from our campus
Phi Kappa Psi (Phi Psi) or Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)
What are the five Olympic colors?
Red, yellow, green, blue, and black
What is the name of the three sisters who were responsible for spinning, measuring, and cutting the threads of human life?
the Fates
Who was the host of Jeopardy for over 30 years? Give his first and last name.
Alex Trebek
What was Westminsters original name?
Fulton College
Name a Greek organization's national philanthropy that ISNT a member of your team.
Beta- Chads Coalition
Phi Delt- Live like Lou
Delt- Breakthrough T1D
KA- The Independence Fund
Sig Chi- Huntsman Cancer Institute
SAE- Children's Miracle Network
Kappa- The JED Foundation
Theta- CASA
Alpha Gam- Fighting Hunger
What is the official Missouri state sport?
Archery
How many of the 120 plays written by Sophocles have survived in their complete form today?
7
What is a group of flamingos called?
A flamboyance