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100

What year was Morgan founded?

1867

100

What is the name of Morgan’s football stadium?

Hughes Stadium

100

What is the name of Morgan State’s mascot?

Benny the Bear

100

This Morgan alum became the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in the pole vault.

Edwin “Ed” Temple

100

Track 1

Hate it or Love it

200

What was Morgan’s original name before becoming Morgan State University?

Centenary Biblical Institute

200

Which residence hall has the oldest active dining hall?

Rawlings Hall

200

Which athletic conference is Morgan State a part of?

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)

200

Which Morgan alum served as Baltimore’s Mayor from 2010–2016?

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake


200

Track 2

Devil in a new dress

300

In what year did Morgan become a public university?

1939

300

What is the name of the building that the ballroom resides in?

University Student Center (USC)

300

Morgan won the NCAA Division II Football Championship in what year?

1966

300

This Morgan graduate became the first African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

General Colin Powell

300

Track 3

Stay Schemin

400

Who was the first African American president of Morgan State University?

Dr. Martin D. Jenkins

400

The MSU choir has performed at which famous US venue?

The White House

400

Which Morgan alum became the first African American head coach in the NFL?

Frederick Douglass “Fritz” Pollard

400

Which famous jazz musician studied at Morgan?

Eubie Blake

400

Track 4

Presence of the Lord is Here

500

Morgan is designated as Maryland’s “preeminent” institution for what type of research?

Urban Research

500

When the last time Morgan State beat Towson in football?

2009 

500

What is the name of the historic rivalry game Morgan plays against Howard University?

The “Battle of the Beltway”

500

Which Morgan alum became a U.S. Congressman from Maryland’s 7th district?

Elijah Cummings

500

Track 5

Revolution