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100

Mikey Anderson ’19 completed his undergraduate studies at Otterbein with this academic major.

Allied Health

100

This chart-topping rapper, known for hits like “WAP” and “Bodak Yellow,” shares a name with our school mascot.

Cardi B

100

This person is the 21st president of Otterbein University.

John Comerford

100

This iconic Otterbein building was constructed in 1872 after a fire destroyed its predecessor, and was officially named in 1956 after being known simply by its nickname for decades.

Towers Hall

200

This campus icon always brings the school spirit and wears feathers with flair.

Cardy the Cardinal

200

Until this year, Otterbein students were allowed to bring this small aquatic pet to campus.

Turtle

200

This longtime Otterbein legend began as a hall director in 1978 and retired in 2019 after 41 years of service as Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs.

Bob Gatti

200

In 1995, Otterbein opened its first apartment-style housing on campus. Name this residential complex.

The Commons on Park Street

300

Julien Cardy played this sport professionally in France.

soccer (or football)

300

Students must complete this in order to be approved to bring an air conditioner to campus

Accommodation form

300

In 2009, this educator became Otterbein’s 20th—and first female—president.

Kathy Krendl

300

Otterbein’s oldest residence hall still standing, built in 1926, was originally known by this name.

King Hall

Renamed Dunlap-King Hall after renovations in 1988

400

The Otterbein alum Mikey married during the summer of 2025.

Elyssa Anderson

400

This British–American physicist, known for breakthroughs in conformal field theory, shares a name with our university president—and our mascot’s nickname.

Who is John Cardy?

400

Propping doors open or lending out Cardinal Cards are violations of this

Student Code of Conduct

400

The first Otterbein graduating class in 1857 included these two pioneering women. Name one.

Sarah Miller and Mary Katherine Winter

400

Before Courtright Memorial Library was built in 1972, Otterbein’s library was located in which building?

Towers Hall

500

This legendary comic book artist, best known for his work on Teen Titans and Aquaman, has a last name that matches our mascot’s nickname.

Nick Cardy

500

This type of hair dryer is not permitted in residence halls due to its tendency to trigger fire alarms.

Non-ionic hair dryer

500

Otterbein University was named after this co-founder of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.

Philip William Otterbein

500

This newly constructed facility officially opened during Otterbein’s 2009 Fall Homecoming and remains the university’s most recent new building.  

Austin E. Knowlton Center for Equine Science 

-Devore opened in 2006

-Kerr opened fall of 2008, originally a retirement home.

-The point was renovated from a pre-existing warehouse in 2018-2019