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100

The year USC was founded?

1801

100

Who is our beloved mascot

cocky

100

What year did Sandstorm become a traditional song for us?

2009

100
What decade were the first fraternities established on campus?

1850's

100

How many national championships have the women's basketball team won?

3

200

This was the original name of USC?

South Carolina College

200

What year was our official seal adopted?

1803

200

True or False

Only men were allowed to attend the university when it was first created?

True

200

What decade did the university get renamed to University of South Carolina 

1900's

200

What year did the Darla Moore School of Business open?

2014

300

What was the first building on campus?

Rutledge

300

What song does the band typically play at our athletic events?

Fight Song

300

What team did we play when Sandstorm evolved into one of our main songs to play at sporting events?

Ole Miss

300
What decade did the first female student get admitted to the university?

1890's

300

What year was the university's bicentennial celebrated?

2001

400

Tue or False

The college closed in the 1800's after a fire?

True

400

How many credit hours do you have to complete to be eligible to purchase a University Ring?

At least 60 credit hours

400

What part of campus today was the original area considered to be "campus" in the early 1800's?

The Horseshoe 

400

What decade was University 101 first offered during?

1970's

400

What other college uses our nickname "Gamecocks"?

Jacksonville State University

500

Who was the university's first African American professor?

Richard T. Greener

500

What is our pep rally celebration that leads up to our rivalry game against Clemson? 

Bonus: what year did this pep rally start?

Tiger Burn

1902

500

How many years after USC was created in 1801 did classes finally start being held?

4 years later in 1805

500

What decade did the first Black person graduate from the university?

1960's

500

How many pounds does the Cocky Statue on campus weigh?

773 lbs

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