Mascots
CT Colleges
College Sports
General Facts
Colleges in TV/Movies
100
This University just welcomed a new mascot - a 2-month-old Siberian Husky named Jonathan XV. What University was this?
University of Connecticut
100
What CT University was founded in 1701?
Yale University
100
The Heisman Trophy is presented in which sport?
Football
100
In 2022, Taylor Swift gave a commencement speech at what University?
New York University
100
Where did Elle Woods attend Law School?
Harvard Law School
200
In US college sports, what is the most common nickname/school mascot?
Eagles
200
What branch of the US Military has their service academy in New London, CT?
United States Coast Guard
200
Forty-one states are home to at least one active FBS (college football) program. Which of these states has the highest number of FBS programs at 12?
Texas
200
What year was Harvard University established? (Originally called the New College)
A. 1636
B. 1619
C. 1652
D. 1682
A. 1636
200
In which college is the movie Good Will Hunting set?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
300
Which University has this mascot?
Stanford
300
The University of Connecticut was originally founded as a:
A. Agricultural School
B. Medical School
C. Business School
D. Veterinary School
A. Agricultural School
300
What University did all of these professional athletes attend?
(Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm, Julius Peppers)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
300
What percentage of American college students are women?
A. 50%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 30%
C. 60%
300
What are the two schools that Rory from "Gilmore Girls" was deciding between?
Harvard and Yale
400
What University is this the mascot for?
A. West Virgina University
B. Purdue University
C. Wichita State University
D. Appalachian State University
D. Appalachian State University
400
This Rhode Island Ivy league, offers a master's program in biology at a Pfizer facility in Groton, CT.
Brown University
400
If you've got a pair of tickets to see a sports game at the stadium unofficially known as "The Big House" (capacity 107,601), what team are you almost certainly there to watch?
University of Michigan
400
Which University's library could kill you in the event of a fire because it releases lethal fire suppressing gas to save the rare books?
Yale University
400
What is the name of the university attended by the characters in the TV show Community?
A. Glendale Community College
B. Freeview Community College
C. Greendale Community College
D. Fairfax Community College
C. Greendale Community College
500
What animal is the UCSC's mascot?
Banana Slug
500
How many 4 year accredited University/Colleges are in Connecticut?
A. 18
B. 26
C. 21
D. 23
C. 21
500
The first college football game was played on November 6th, 1869 between Rutgers and what other University?
Princeton University
500
What Latin meaning does "Alma Mater" come from?
Nurturing Mother
500
What movie did this iconic sweatshirt/shirt design come from?
Animal House