Journalism History
Journalism Courses
The Journalism
Department
Fun Faculty
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AP Style Grammar
100

Q. Which newspaper was founded in 1851 and holds more Pulitzer prizes than any other newspaper?



What is the New York Times

100

Which course is required by all journalism majors and completes the junior year writing requirement?


What is Journalism 300: Newswriting and Reporting

100

Which UMass faculty member once photographed Alex Trebek?




Who is Brian McDermott

100

 Which UMass Journalism faculty member likes Bruce Springsteen?



Who is Steve Fox

100

 Generally speaking, in AP Style, which numbers are spelled out and which are written as numerals?



One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine; 10 and higher are numerals

200

Which local news publication was said to come into existence because of the events of Shay's Rebellion? 



What is the Daily Hampshire Gazette

200

Who teaches African American Freedom Struggle and the Press in the Journalism Department?




Who is Kathy Roberts Forde

200

Which advisor went to UMass Amherst for undergrad?



Who is John Ciampa

200

Which UMass Journalism faculty member is a columnist for the Daily Hampshire Gazette?



Who is Razvan Sibii

200

True or False: The Oxford (or serial) comma is used in AP Style writing? 



False (it is not used in AP Style)

300

Reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein famously broke the Watergate scandal in the Washington Post. What was the name of the subsequent book they published based on their reporting?



What is All the President’s Men

300

On what online platform can students apply for a journalism scholarship?





What is Academic Works

300

Who is the Journalism Internship Coordinator?



Who is B.J. Roche

300

Which Journalism faculty member has degrees from UMass, Columbia and Harvard?

Who is Nick McBride

300

In AP Style, which months are NOT abbreviated? 



March, April, May, June and July

400

What journalist who published anti-lynching reporting and books in the 1890s would later become a co-founder of the NAACP?



Who is Ida B. Wells

400

There are four UMass Journalism faculty member who work with the Sports Journalism concentration. Name two. 




Who are Steve Fox, Greeley Kyle, Nick McBride, and Jenna Janovy

400

In what location can the Communication and Journalism equipment be found?

What is The CAJE

400

Which UMass Journalism faculty member has lived in South Korea, India, Australia, Alabama, Florida and Amherst?



Who is Ah-Ram Lee

400

True or False: In AP Style, periods and commas are always used within quotation marks?



True

500

In 1972, Susan Stamberg was the very first woman to become an anchor for a national news broadcast in the United States. Which organization did she work for?


What is NPR

500

Who founded the Journalism program at UMass Amherst?



Who is Howard Ziff

500

Which UMass Journalism faculty member once taught Brad Pitt when she worked at the University of Missouri?



Who is Karen List

500

Which UMass Journalism faculty member has traveled to South America with a journalist studying Charles Darwin and was featured in the book “Darwin Slept Here?”



Who is Josh Braun 

500

In AP Style, there are eight states that are not abbreviated. Name three.



Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah