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What is St. Olaf’s rank among all baccalaureate colleges in the nation for total graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees?
A: 7th
B: 25th
C: 1st
A: 7th
Daily Double!
What St. Olaf department was established in 2025 to foster The College’s civic leadership and responsible community engagement?
A: Svoboda Center for Civic Engagement
B: Institute for Freedom and Community
C: Piper Center for vocation and Career
A: Svoboda Center for Civic Engagement
Who is our current college president, and in what year did they take office?
Susan Rundell Singer, 2023
Most St. Olaf buildings are built from what material mined from the same quarry?
A: Limestone
B: Sandstone
C: Slate
A: Limestone
This training required for all new and existing employees covers a variety of topics such as social engineering, phishing and malware.
A: Cybersecurity
B: FERPA
C: EHS Training
A: Cybersecurity
This is the first year St. Olaf has ranked in the Top 20 for which category in The Princeton Review?
A: Dream School
B: Green Matter
C: Extracurriculars
B: Green Matters
In what building on campus can you visit the Finance, Student Life, and Marcom offices?
A: Holland Hall
B: Old Main
C: Tomson Hall
C: Tomson Hall
St. Olaf has the largest ethnic manuscript collection managed by what historical association?
A: NAHA, Norwegian-American Historical Association
B: SARA, Swedish Archive and Research Association
C: SRRA, Scandinavian Record and Research Archives
A: NAHA, Norwegian-American Historical Association
What items hang along the ceiling of Boe Memorial Chapel to represent our diverse student body population?
A: Portraits of our current international students and their families
B: Framed world maps with selected countries that correlate to a past or present Ole
C: National flags that reflect the nationalities of current students
C: National flags that reflect the nationalities of current students
Group Question: How many acres does St. Olaf’s natural lands, including restored prairies, wetlands and woodlands cover?
*Closest without going over will receive points
430 Acres
In what publication was St. Olaf named #6 for best classroom experience and #15 for friendliest students?
A: The Princeton Review
B: Chronicle of Higher Education
C: Niche
A: The Princeton Review
What St. Olaf department creates spaces to encounter Lutheran identity and tradition, navigate across lines of religious difference, and explore our individual and collective vocations in ways that opens us up to the needs of others?
A: College Ministry
B: The Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion
C: The Lutheran Center
C: The Lutheran Center
What phrase, once substituted into the chorus of a Norwegian folk song, currently serve as the words to St. Olaf’s fight song?
Um! Yah! Yah!
In what classic American novel did the main character attend St. Olaf College?
A: To Kill a Mockingbird
B: The Great Gatsby
C: Death of a Salesman
B: The Great Gatsby
St. Olaf College’s leadership team is referred to by what acronym?
A: PLT - President’s Leadership Team
B: PLC - President's Leadership Council
C: PLB - President's Leadership Board
A: PLT - President’s Leadership Team
In what new book by author Jeff Selingo was St. Olaf highlighted as a college with high engagement and satisfaction scores amongst students?
A: "Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You"
B: "There is Life After College: What parents and Students Should Know About Navigating School to Prepare for the Jobs of Tomorrow"
A: "Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You"
What academic office facilitates and oversees the academic program and those that support teaching and learning at St. Olaf?
A: Academic Success Center
B: Provost's Office
C: The Registrar's Office
B: Provost's Office
Group Questions: How many presidents have served St. Olaf College since its founding in 1874?
*Closest without going over receives points
12
This St. Olaf building was featured in ‘The World’s Greenest Buildings,’ a book that assessed the highest rated “green” buildings around the world for their sustainable architecture, design and overall performance.
A: Alumni Hall
B: Tostrud Center
C: Regents Hall
C: Regents Hall
St. Olaf offers students how many total athletic sports (the total of men’s & women’s sports)?
A: 22 - 11 & 11
B: 24 - 12 & 12
C: 32 - 16 & 16
B: 24 - 12 & 12
Group question: Based on a recent study, how much (in millions) do Carleton College and St. Olaf College combined add to the local Northfield economy?
*Closest without going over will receive these points
$289.9 million
What does the acronym CURI, a program at St. Olaf that provides research opportunities for students from all academic disciplines stand for?
A: Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
B: Community Undergraduate Research Institute
C: Collegiate Union for Research and Innovation
A: Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
What recent event celebrated one and a half centuries of history on the hill with a Birthday Bash and Founders Day chapel service?
A: Homecoming and Family Weekend
B: St. Olaf Sesquicentennial
C: St. Olaf Centennial
B: St. Olaf Sesquicentennial
This building on campus was the first dormitory to be built in 1938 with gray limestone and in the Norman-Gothic style.
A: Mellby Hall
B: Mohn Hall
C: Thorson Hall
A: Mellby Hall
What benefit offered to employees of the college enrolled in health insurance allows you to access at home and virtual care options at no cost to you?
A: Nice Healthcare
B: Doctor On Demand
C: Midi Health
A: Nice Healthcare