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JMU Trivia
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100

The professional organization that governs ethical practice for SLPs in the U.S.

What is ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)?

100

This system is used by linguists to represent the sounds of spoken language with one symbol per sound.

What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?

100

This unit of measurement is used to describe the intensity of sound.

What is the decibel (dB)?

100

JMU’s official mascot, Duke Dog, is based on this breed of dog.

What is an English bulldog?

100

This dining hall is famous for being one of the most popular and scenic places to eat, overlooking Newman Lake.

What is D-Hall

200

This is the most common type of fluency disorder.

What is stuttering?

200

The IPA symbol /θ/ represents this sound, which appears in the English word “think.”

What is voiceless “th”?

200

The three tiny bones of the middle ear are collectively called this.

What are the ossicles?

200

This well-known mountain range provides the scenic backdrop to JMU’s campus.

What are the Blue Ridge Mountains?

200

JMU’s football stadium is named after this long-serving coach.

What is Bridgeforth Stadium (named for William E. Bridgeforth)?

300

entry of food/liquid into the laryngeal vestibule above the level the vocal cords is defined as:

penetration

300

The symbol /ə/ represents this famous vowel, often described as “neutral” or “reduced.”

What is the schwa?

300

This part of the ear equalizes air pressure between the middle ear and the atmosphere.

What is the Eustachian tube?

300


Before becoming James Madison University in 1977, the school’s official name was this.

What is Madison College?

300

This 9-acre body of water, located at the heart of campus, is home to ducks, turtles, and student study breaks.

What is Newman Lake?

400

The cranial nerve responsible for hearing and balance.

What is the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)?

400

The IPA symbol /ɾ/ represents this sound in American English words like “butter” or “ladder.”

What is a tap or flap?

400

A hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve is called this.

What is sensorineural hearing loss?

400

The university’s Division I athletics teams compete in this conference, which they officially joined in 2022.

What is the Sun Belt Conference?

400

This tunnel connects East and West Campus safely under Interstate 81.

What is the Duke Dog Tunnel/ Alley?

500

Impairment, as a result of brain damage, of the capacity for interpretation AND formulation of language symbols is defined as:

Aphasia 

500

The sound /ʔ/ is found in English in phrases like “uh-oh” and is produced here in the vocal tract.

What is the glottis? (glottal stop)

500

An audiogram that shows an air-bone gap typically indicates this type of hearing loss.

What is conductive hearing loss?

500

This building, constructed in 1909, was the first on JMU’s campus and is now one of its most iconic.

What is Wilson Hall?

500

This central campus landmark was modeled after Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, and remains the symbol of JMU.

What is Wilson Hall?

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