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100

What year was Boston University founded?

1839

100

What is the name of the main student center on campus?

George Sherman Union

100

Which U.S. President attended BU Law School?

William Howard Taft

100

What is the name of BU's mascot

Rhett the Boston Terrier

100

What is the name of Boston University's Honors College?

Kilachand Honors College

200

Where was Boston University originally located? 

BU's founding School of Theology started in Newbury, Vermont before relocating to Concord, New Hampshire. It finally moved to Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood in 1867 and bounced around other areas before moving to the present-day Charles River Campus in the late 1940s. 

200

What is the name of BU's student newspaper?

The Daily Free Press

200

Which famous civil rights leader received his PhD from BU?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

200

What is the name of BU's hockey arena?


Agganis Arena

200

What is the name of BU's main library?

Mugar Memorial Library

300

What was Boston University the first university in the U.S. to do?

Award a PhD to a woman

300

What is the name of BU's student radio?

WTBU Radio

300

Which famous actor studied at BU's School of Theatre?

Julianne Moore

300
Which intramural sport at Boston University has been described as a cross between ice hockey, curling, and golf?
Broomball
300

What is the BU Hub?

BU's equivalent of general education/liberal arts requirements

400

What is BU's official color scheme?

Scarlet and White

400

Where on campus is a past president of Boston University buried?

President Marsh had his ashes interred beneath the alter in Marsh Chapel. 

400

Which U.S. politician graduated from Boston University in 2011 as an international relations and economics double major?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

400

How many varsity athletic programs does BU have?

24

400

What's the difference between a double major and a dual degree?

Double major: two areas of specialization, one degree

Dual degree: two different degrees from two schools or colleges

500

How much was tuition for Boston University's first undergraduate class of 1877?

$60

500

Where on campus did the presidents of the University once live?

The Castle on Bay State Road (right next to the visitor's center)

500

Which famous journalist and BU alum won a Pulitzer Prize?

David Barstow

500

Which BU athlete was the #1 overall pick of the 2024 NHL draft?

Macklin Celebrini

500

BU is a member of which association of North America's most prestigious research institutions?

Association of American Universities