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Title IX
Honorable Athletes
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100

When was the department of Physical Education for every woman est?

a) 1915

b) 1925

c) 1963

d) 1951

1925

100

What year did Title IX get passed?

a) 1972

b) 1959

c) 1949

d) 1967

1972

100

What year did Purdue’s first lesbian athlete come out?

a) 2021

b) 2015

c) 2001

d) 2012

2015

100

When was Purdue women's basketball's first and only national championship?

a) 1999

b) 1967

c) 2002

d) 1978

1999

200

When was the women's athletic association established?

a) 1919

b) 1921

c) 1949

d) 1967

1921

200

How long after title IX was passed did Purdue's women's sports teams make their charter debut?

a) 6 years

b) 11 years 

c) 3 years 

d) 1 year

3 years

200

Who was one of the first black cheerleaders at Purdue?

a) Barbara Cook

b) Pam King

c) Mary Mather

d) Marjorie Moore

Pam King

200

How many women from Purdue were sent to the Paris Olympics

a) 6

b) 4

c) 3

d) 1

6

300

The first sorority dedicated to women’s athletics was established in what year?

a) 1928

b) 1936

c) 1967

d) 1964

1928

300

Name one of the first women sport teams to make their charter debut after Title IX got passed?  

Women's basketball, golf, tennis, track & field/cross country, swimming & diving, and volleyball

300

Who is the only person to win Purdue a women's diving and swimming national championship?

a) Donna Marshall

b) Casey Matthews

c) Jaye Patrick

d) Daryn Wright

Casey Matthews

300

What team in 1979 became the first revenue generating program in Purdue women's sports history?

a) soccer

b) diving

c) golf

d) volleyball

Volleyball

400

What mascot was introduced in 1975 that faced backlash from the female population at Purdue?

Polly Purdue

400

If found out of compliance with Title IX, schools risk losing this crucial type of support.

Federal Funding

400

What got Pam King barred from entering the gym floor during a game against Ohio University?

Raising the Black Panther Salute

400

 What is the original motto for the women's athletic association?

A team for every girl, every girl on a team

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