Notable Alumni
This popular evening talk show host graduated from NU's School of Communications in 1986
Who is Stephen Colbert
This is the number of NU campuses
What is 3. Evanston, Chicago, Doha.
NU plays in the Big 10 conference. There are currently this many teams in the Big 10.
What is 14. The most recent additions are Nebraska (2011), Maryland (2014), Rutgers (2014).
Evanston was founded in 1854 by this person.
Who is John Evans. Evans was one of the founders of Northwestern University, which was founded in 1851.
This independent coffee shop in downtown Evanston closed its doors in Sep 2020.
What is The Unicorn Cafe.
This alum graduated in 2003 with a double major in theater and international studies. She is internationally known for the family she married into.
Who is Meghan Markle
This is the number of undergraduate schools at NU
What is 6: Weinberg School of Communication, School of Education and Social Policy, McCormick School of Engineering, Medill School of Journalism, Bienen School of Music
This is the current number of bowl game victories the Wildcats have won consecutively.
What is 4. The 2016 Pinstripe Bowl, 2017 Music City Bowl, 2018 Holiday Bowl, 2021 Citrus Bowl.
Name the tallest building in Evanston.
What is the Chase Bank Building at 277 feet tall, one foot taller than Sherman Plaza. By comparison, the Gross Point Lighthouse north of campus is 113 feet tall, and the Clock Tower at the Crown Center is 100 feet tall.
This Evanston movie theater closed its doors on Mar 1, 2021
What is the Century 12/CineArts 6, another casualty of the pandemic. No word yet if Terra and Vine intends to stay open.
This 1988 graduate went on to found the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago.
Who is David Schwimmer
As of Fall 2020, this was the acceptance rate (%) at NU
What is 9%, the lowest rate in the Big 10, followed by University of Michigan at 23%. The University of Iowa brings up the rear with a rate of 83%.
In terms of NCAA titles, this is the most successful athletic program at NU.
What is the Women's Lacrosse Team. They have 7 NCAA Championships, 2005-2009, 2011-2012, finishing as runner up in 2010.
Early after it's founding, because of strong Methodist influence, Evanston was nicknamed this.
What is Heavenston. Fun fact, in more recent times, the border of Skokie that falls within the Evanston township schools is known as Skevanston.
In 2015, there were this many Whole Foods groceries in Evanston.
What is 3. The South Evanston location is now a Binny's. The downtown and North Evanston locations remain.
This actor dropped out of NU in her Junior Year to take a job at Saturday Night Live. She later received an honorary doctor of arts degree in 2007.
Who is Julia Louis-Dreyfus
This is the ratio of students to faculty at NU as of Fall 2020
What is 6 Students to 1 Faculty member. There are 8000+ undergraduates and 13000+ graduate students.
This NU swimmer has won a total of 6 Olympic medals in the 2008 and 2012 games combined.
Who is Matt Grevers. Grevers won 3 medals at the 2012 Games in London, and 3 medals at the 2008 games in Beijing.
Much of this 1984 John Hughes movie was filmed in and around Evanston.
What is Sixteen Candles. Evanston has also appeared in the Home Alone movies, Uncle Buck and Major League among others. The Home Alone house is just up the road from NU in Winnetka.
This 1956 graduate of the Medill School of Journalism went on to create and produce Happy Days, The Odd Couple, Laverne and Shirley and Mork and Mindy.
Who is Garry Marshall. Marshall also produced the movie Pretty Woman, and also acted on TV and in films.
This writer graduated with a bachelor's in journalism in 1970, before finishing his MS in 1971. His series 'A Song of Fire and Ice' was adapted into the HBO mega-hit Game of Thrones.
Who is George R.R. Martin
The Northwestern Arch was dedicated in this year.
What is 1994, by 14th NU President Arnold Weber, who felt the lack of a single gate through which students, faculty and visitors entered NU was an architectural gap on the campus.
Name the winningest golfer produce by NU, with 17 professional victories, 5 on the PGA tour.
Who is Luke Donald. Interestingly, he was initially recruited by Stanford but was not admitted to the university.
There once was a Marshall Field's department store in downtown Evanston. Where was it located?
What is the corner of Church and Sherman. Opened in 1929, closed in 1986. Most of us know it as the building that Panera bread occupied in downtown Evanston.
According to Playbill Magazine in 2019, NU placed in the top 10 most represented colleges on Broadway. Where did we place?
What is 8th, behind NYU, Michigan, Carnegie Mellon, Julliard, AMDA College of Performing Arts, U of Cincinnati College of music, and the Boston Conservatory.