Mississippi
What is the student lead newspaper called?
A. The Maroon and White
B. The Reflector
C. The Bully's Paper
D. The Bark
B. The Reflector
What are the names of the mascots for Mississippi State University?
Bully and Belle
On Fridays, we wear what color?
Maroon
What year was MSU founded?
1878
MSU holds which national championship title?
2021 College World Series
Who is the president of Mississippi State University?
Mark E. Keenum
What is the name of the student section in Davis Wade and Humphrey Coliseum?
The DAWG Pound
What is the name of the MSU fight song?
Hail State
What is considered to be the heart of campus?
*hint: it is the most photographed area on campus
The Drill Field
What is the name of the 22nd live mascot of Mississippi State University?
Dak
MSU’s campus is home to a famous cheese shop. What product is it best known for?
Edam cheese (a.k.a. MSU’s famous “cheese balls”)
What is the oldest building still standing on MSU’s campus?
Lee Hall
How did the Junction receive its name?
A. A railroad used to run through the area.
B. There used to be a multiple-road intersection, which students referred to as Malfunction Junction.
C. It is used as a central location for tailgating at MSU football games.
D. All of the above.
All of the above.
What are the names of the baseball players known as "Thunder and Lightning"?
Rafael Palmeiro and Will Clark
MSU is known as a leader in what specific type of agricultural research, related to plants grown in the South?
Sweet potato and cotton
What is the story behind the cowbell?
A jersey cow wandered on the playing field when State was playing our arch-rival. Mississippi State beat Ole Miss that Saturday. College students immediately adopted the cow as a lucky charm. Students are said to have continued bringing a cow to football games for a while, until the practice was eventually discontinued in favor of bringing just the cow's bell.
What dormitory was destroyed by fire in 1959?
What building was made with the bricks from that old dormitory?
Old Main;Chapel of Memories
What year was Mississippi State established?
1878
What famous novelist graduated from MSU?
A. John Grisham
B. Steven King
C. Michael Connelly
D. J.K. Rowling
A. John Grisham
What was MSU's athletic team mascot before becoming the Bulldogs?
Maroons
Tree
What year did Dak Prescott lead Mississippi State football to its first-ever #1 national ranking in the College Football Playoff poll?
2014
What non-traditional ice cream flavor is MSU known for making?
Muscadine Swirl
How many gallons of water are in the indoor swimming pool at the Sanderson Center?
500,000
How many acres is Mississippi State's campus?
4,200 acres