UC Facts and History
Which UC President started the cooperative education practice and in what year?
Hermann Schneider in 1906
Who is the current Athletic Director?
John Cunningham
The University of Cincinnati was founded in what year?
1819
This UC alum UC alum served as the 27th president of the United States and Supreme Court Justice.
William Howard Taft
UC is home to the second largest free-standing staircase in the word stretching eight stories tall. Where is the staircase located on campus?
Inside of the Lindner Center
There are three Starbucks located on campus... can you name their locations?
Lindner College of Business
Langsam Library
CCM
What year was Nippert Stadium built?
1924
Who is this year's Homecoming Grand Marshall?
Katrina Merriweather
This UC Engineering professor was also well known for being the Commander of Apollo II and being the first man to walk on the moon in July 1969:
Neil Armstrong
To honor UC's academic traditions, a brick from the original McMicken Hall was used in the construction of:
The Golden Gate Bridge
The UC Medical Library holds the world-record for the most overdue book. How long did it take for the book to be returned?
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145 years
What is the name of the future Hall of Fame broadcaster who serves as the voice of UC sports?
Dan Hoard
SAC usually presents at the CASE ASAP Nationals conference. What does CASE ASAP stand for?
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Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Affiliated Student Advancement Programs
Working as a faculty researcher at UC, he discovered the world's first antihistamine, Benadryl, which is still in wide use today.
George Rieveschl
The origins of what government agency can be traced back to UC?
The National Weather Service
Cleveland Abbe, director of the UC-owned Cincinnati Observatory, initiated a program in which trained observers around the country telegraphed weather data to him at the Observatory in the 1860s.
What was the name of the Alumni Association building before it was torn down to become the new Carl H. Lindner College of Business?
Meyer Alumni Association Building
What is the name of the current head coach for the UC Baseball team?
Jordan Bischel
What was the only company to have a sponsorship in the 2019 Red and Black Book?
Bishops
This scholars program (formerly known as the Minority Scholars Program) was established in 1976 to honor an African American student who, at the age of 16, was the youngest person ever to graduate from the University of Cincinnati.
Darwin T. Turner
The UC men's basketball team holds the NCAA record for the most overtime periods in a single game. How many was it?
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Seven Overtimes
Nippert Stadium was originally erected in 1916 around a playing surface known as:
Carson Field
Which UC female athlete ran the first leg for the U.S. Women's 4 × 400 meter relay team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games?
Mary Wineberg
What was the first apparel item that the Student Alumni Council donned around campus?
V-neck Sweaters
UC medical researcher Albert Sabin helped save thousands of lives around the world with what accomplishment?
Developing the oral vaccine to battle polio
Legend has it that one of the most prominent figures of the 19th century once read every book within UC's College of Applied Science library in the span of one year. Who was that individual?
Thomas Edison