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100

CWU was founded in this year

What is: 1891?

100

The first building build on our campus when we were founded as the Washington State Normal School

What is: Barge Hall?, 1893?

100

Names of all the JSLs

Charles, Devon, Grace, Manny, Luis, and Hailey 

100

Name two of CWU's most popular Majors

What is: Education, Aviation, Business, Construction Management?

100

The amount of bones a shark has

200

CWU is known for its highly caffeinated student body. on our campus alone, we have ___ Coffee Shops

What is: 8 Coffee shops

200

This building has our Diversity and Equity Center (DEC) located inside of it

What is: Black Hall

200

When Jump Start was founded 

2022

200

The minimum amount of credits needed to graduate 

What is 180

200

The percentage of water that makes up the human brain

What is 40%

300

CWU at one point had a real-life lynx as a mascott. His name was?

What is Tuffy the Linx

300

Which floor of our library is our Peer Assisted Learning (Pals) center located?

What is: First floor

300

Which CWU president brought Jump Start over to CWU? 

Who is Jim Wohlpart

300

To be put on the deans list, you need to have a __ GPA or above in a quarter

What is: 3.5?

300

Type of car used as a time machine in "Back to the Future" 

A DeLorean
400

We have had ___ number of presidents in our history that have shared the name James.

What is: 4?

James (Jim) Wohlpart

James (Jim) Pappas

James (Jim) Guadino

James Brooks

400

Our Shaw-Smyer Business School has __ amount of pillars at the front of the building.

What is: 6 Pillars?

400

Where is the Jump Start Office located?

Bouillon 

400

The Primates studies program worked directly with chimpanzees in which building

What is: The Psychology Complex?

400

The amount of eyes that bees have

5

500

Before the rename to Central Washington University in 1977, CWU had 3 different names. Please name at least two of the three.

What is: 

Washington State Normal School 1890

Central Washington College of Education 1937

Central Washington State Collage 1961

500

Which building does CWU Housing operate out of?

What is: Button Hall 

"Cute as a Button"

500

How many program Coordinators has Jump Start had

3

500

The first American president in the Wrestling Hall of Fame

Abraham Lincoln