Columbia History
The Neighborhood
NOPM
What every student should know.
Campus
100
The year that Columbia University was founded.

What is 1754?

100
The name of the local restaurant that was the location of the fictional Monk's in the 1990 sitcom Seinfeld?

What is Tom's Restaurant?

100
The name of the building where the NOPM program is housed.

What is Lewisohn Hall?

100

The item that every student should bring with them when they come to campus.

What is their CUID?

100

The name of the statue that sits on the steps of Low Library.

What is Alma Mater?

200

The original name of Columbia University.

What is Kings College?

200

The name of the singer songwriter who wrote this song? [Audio clip]

Who is Suzanne Vega?

200

The member of the NOPM team that is an alum of Columbia University.

Who are Vicky, Lonni, and Basil?

200

The Columbia University school colors.

What are Pantone 290 (Columbia Blue) and white, which were selected in 1896 based on the colors of Columbia's two oldest student organizations.

200

The names of the three US presidents who attended Columbia University.

Who are Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Barack Obama?

300

The number of students that were in the first graduating class.

What is five?

300

The Italian deli that serves over 100 sandwiches and is lauded as having NYC's best Chicken Caesar wrap?

What is Milano's?

300

The last day of add/drop without penalty this fall.

What is 9/12?

300

The name of Columbia's mascot.

What is Roaree the Lion?
300

The name of the first building built on the Morningside campus.

What is Low Library?

400

The year that Columbia established the Pulitzer Prizes.

What is 1917?

400

The place Columbia students and neighbors have been stopping by for over 60 years for coffee and pastries (no wifi).

What is the Hungarian Pastry Shop?

400
The full name of NMSA.

What is the Nonprofit Management Student Association?

400

The number of schools in the Ivy League.

What is eight including Columbia.

400

The name of the building the houses "the stacks."

What is Butler Library?

500

The founding father who was a prominent early president of Columbia University.

Who is John Jay?

500

The largest Gothic Cathedral in the world, that is one of the six largest church buildings in the world.

What is the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, built in 1892. 

500

The name of your Academic Advisor.

Who is Ayiisha Ferrell?

500

The day/location of the NOPM welcome back event.

What is 9/10 (from 8-9:30) at Amity Hall?

500

The name of the building "The Thinker" ponders in front of.

What is Philosophy Hall?

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