Miami History
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Famous Alumni
In 1809....
100
In what year was Miami University chartered?
What is 1809?
100
What year was MUSF founded?
What is 1972?
100
Where on campus do you go with your sweetheart to ensure that you'll be 2getha4evah? Bonus Points: Under what conditions?
What is Upham Arch? (At midnight with the lantern on)
100
What SuperBowl winning quarterback is a 2012 grad?
Who is Ben Roethlisberger?
100
In 1809, who was inaugurated president?
Who is James Madison?
200
What year did classes start on Miami's campus?
What is 1824?
200
What are five events that MUSF is a part of or puts on throughout the year?
What are the Homecoming House Decorating Competition, Family Weekend Auction, Senior Week, Charter Day Mix and Mingle, Run for Love and Honor/Homecoming 5K, Valentine's Day Chapstick Handout, GradFest, Homecoming Parade, Chicago Bus Trips, and more!
200
What little animals on campus give students good fortune?
What are the turtle at the Sundial?
200
What president is a Miami graduate?
Who is Benjamin Harrison?
200
In 1809, who was the Emperor of France?
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
300
How many fraternities and sororities were founded here at Miami? (For funsies and bonus points, who were they?)
What is 4 fraternities and 1 sorority? (Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Tau, Beta Theta Pi, and Delta Zeta.)
300
What organization was MUSF based off of?
What is IUSF (Indiana University Student Foundation)?
300
What three objects are highlighted on Miami's seal and what do they represent?
What are a book (past), and a globe (present), a telescope (future).
300
This 2012 United States Vice Presidential candidate is a Miami grad.
Who is Paul Ryan?
300
In 1809, how many states were there? Bonus Points: At the time, which state was the most recent addition to the United States?
What is 17 states? (Ohio was the most recent in 1803.)
400
When did Miami University merge with Western College for Women?
What is 1974?
400
About how large is MUSF's endowment?
What is ~$600,000?
400
The Sundial was a gift from whom?
What is the Delta Delta Delta sorority?
400
What NFL coach received his degree from Miami and recently won a SuperBowl title? Bonus: What team does he coach?
Who is John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens)?
400
In 1809, what city was founded for the purpose of the newly charted university to reside in?
What is College Township?
500
What is the Freedom Summer of 1964?
What is a summer on Western College in Oxford where college students gathered to train for the voting right efforts in Mississippi?
500
What other student org is associated with the Miami University Alumni Association?
What is NO ONE. We're kinda a big deal.
500
The Latin motto on our seal is: "Prodesse Quam Conspici" What does that mean?
What is "To accomplish without being conspicuous."
500
What popular ice cream company's CEO is a Miami grad?
Who is Richard Graeter? (Graeter's Ice Cream)
500
In 1809, how much did it cost to attend Miami University? (For some perspective, tuition back then covered room, board, laundry, candles, and wood.)
What is $93?