General MSU Facts
Campus Life
Sports
Springfield Facts
Missouri Facts
100
What animal is MSU's mascot?
a) panthers b) bears c) tigers d) bulldogs
b) bears
100
Which of these plant science courses is NOT offered by the College of Agriculture at MSU?
a) AGP 575 Plant Breeding and Genetics
b) AGP 455 Plant Molecular Biology
c) AGP 300 Wine Appreciation for Consumers
d) AGP 395 Crop Rotation Techniques
d) AGP 395 Crop Rotation Techniques
100
How many college sports teams does MSU have?
a) 3 b) 2 c) 17 d) 19
b) 17
100
Where is Springfield in Missouri?
a) Northeast Missouri
b) Northwest Missouri
c) Southeast Missouri
d) Southwest Missouri
d) Southwest Missouri
100
Where is Missouri? Point at the right state.
200
MSU has "three pillars" in its public affairs mission. They are: ethical leadership, community service, and ______________.
a) community engagement b) being awesome c) sustainable growth d) cultural competence
d) cultural competence
200
The Plaster Student Union is where students can go to join clubs, eat at local restaurants, watch theater shows and movies, and hang out. What is its nickname?
a) The Union
b) Plasty
c) The PSU
d) The Fun Zone
c) The PSU
200
This famous actor played football for MSU. What is his name?
a) James Goodman b) John Goodman c) John Woodman d) Joe Biden
b) John Goodman
200
What is the population of Springfield?
a) 100,000
b) 170,000
c) 230,000
d) 310,000
b) 170,000
200
What is the population of Missouri?
a) 6 million
b) 10 million
c) 13 million
d) 15 million
a) 6 million
300
The student population at MSU is:
a) 25,000 b) 26,000 c) 19,000 d) 30,000
b) 26,000 students
300
Where did your teacher work on MSU's campus?
a) Bill and Lucille Magers Health and Wellness Center
b) Scholar's House
c) Foster Recreation Center
d) KSMU Ozarks Public Radio
d) KSMU Ozarks Public Radio
300
Name one of MSU's team sports. You can't name one that's already been named. (e.g., basketball)
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(men's and women's) basketball, golf, soccer, swimming and diving; (men's) baseball and football; and (women's) beach volleyball, cross country, softball, tennis, track, and volleyball
300
Springfield was founded in 1830. Which Native American nation lived on the land before it was founded?
a) Cherokee
b) Iriquois
c) Osage
d) Sioux
c) Osage
300
What is the largest metropolitan area of Missouri?
a) Springfield
b) Kansas City
c) St. Louis
d) Chicago
c) St. Louis (population 2 million)
400
Like Southwest University, MSU was originally founded in 1905 as a teacher's school (Fourth District Normal School). It was then called Southwest Missouri State University. In what year did we become Missouri State University?
a) 1919 b) 1940 b) 1967 d) 2005
d) 2005
400
Our oldest building on campus is Carrington Hall. When was it built?
a) 1905
b) 1909
c) 1935
d) 1879
b) 1909
400
Where can fans watch MSU football games?
a) Plaster Stadium b) Foster Recreation Center c) next to McDonald's d) Clif Smart's house
a) Plaster Stadium
400
Springfield was built on the top of the _________ Mountains.
a) Appalachian
b) Ozark
c) Rocky
d) Green
b) The Ozark Mountains. One of Springfield's nicknames is The Queen City of the Ozarks.
400
Which city is called "The Barbecue Capital of the World"?
a) Cape Girardeau
b) St. Joseph
c) St. Louis
d) Kansas City
d) Kansas City
500
This is MSU's President, Clif M. Smart III. What is Clif's middle name?
a) Milton b) Murray c) Milhouse d) Mark
b) Murray
500
What is the name of MSU's official mascot?
a) Boomer b) Sam c) Killer d) Larry
a) Boomer Bear
500
How many athletics facilities does MSU have?
a) 5 b) 11 c) 29 d) 394
b) 11
500
Springfield is famous for invention what famous Chinese-American food dish?
a) Cashew chicken
b) Shrimp fried rice
c) The egg roll
d) The fortune cookie
a) Springfield-style cashew chicken
500
What is Missouri's most valuable crop, in U.S. dollars?
a) Corn
b) Wheat
c) Cotton
d) Rice
e) Soybeans
f) Wine grapes
e) Soybeans ($2 billion per year)
