Resources
What's the acronym for the free math tutoring center in the library?
MAC (Math Assistance Center)
A statue depicting a ____ is displayed in the courtyard near East lagoon.
Gargoyle
Since 1964, Cole Hall has been home to the Pick museum. What's the museum's focus?
Anthropology
Every fall, DeKalb holds Corn Fest with food, rides, and live music. What main street is the festival held on?
Lincoln highway
The popular statue Olive Goyle, now displayed in the courtyard near East lagoon, was struck by lightning ___ times.
Twice- once on the eve of NIU's very first graduation ceremony, and again a second time right before NIU's second graduation ceremony.
NIU offices, such as the Honor's program, Military/Veteran services, Counseling and Consultation services, the GSRC office, and many others can be found in which building?
Peters Campus Life Building
How many floors are there in Founder's Library?
Six
Recent petitions have called for the reopening of one of NIU Athletics' buildings. Anderson hall, closed in 2024, was home to what sports/kinesiology program?
Swimming
DeKalb is home to the only theater (east of the Rockies) listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its unique architecture. What's the name of the theater?
The Egyptian Theater
Are there more pool tables or pianos on campus?
Including the music building, there are over 125 pianos on campus!
Which of NIU's sports buildings is home to a free gym for all enrolled students to use?
The Recreation (Rec) Center
Which lecture hall, also the first of NIU's lecture halls to ever be built, is home to NIU's E-sports center?
Altgeld Hall
Before being rebranded as Northern Illinois University in 1957, NIU used to be a teaching college. What was its previous name?
Many stores in downtown DeKalb, as well as the local high school, have named themselves after ___, invented by Joseph Glidden in 1874.
Barbed Wire (Barbs)
In the 1960s, an escaped petting zoo goose gained love and fame on NIU's campus. After living in the East lagoon for many years, it was found murdered by a student in 1981. What was the name of the goose?
William
What are the hours for the Neptune Package room, now in room (FIND THE ROOM NUMBER)?
10am-6pm Monday-Friday
Open to students on Wednesday nights from 8pm-10pm, which building is home to NIU's observatory?
Davis Hall
The abandoned building on Annie Glidden road, planned to become the Health Informatics Technology Center, used to be a dorm hall. Before it closed in 2013, what was it's previous name?
Lincoln Hall
There are plans to extend the Metra UPN Railroad to DeKalb by/near 2040, but until then, NIU currently has a bus line that can take NIU students to the nearest train station. Where's the current closest Metra stop to NIU?
Elburn
Before Donna the WWII tank was gifted to DeKalb in 1949, what kind of war relic sat in its place before being melted down for scrap in the WWII war effort?
A WWI-era cannon
NIU's SPOT app tracks the location of all Huskie Bus Line buses, from Elburn to Sycamore. How many unique bus routes are there?
Eleven
This 8-mile walking path follows the Kishwaukee river, connecting Dekalb with Sycamore while cutting through NIU. Which NIU location does it pass through?
East Lagoon
The first of its kind (in the collegiate level) in the United States, which NIU extracurricular program allowed both men and women to participate in this historically male-only sport after its founding in 1900?
The Huskie Marching Band
The historic WWII tank 'Donna' is displayed on the corner of which two DeKalb streets?
First street and Lincoln highway
True/False: The Raising Cane's on Sycamore road went viral online for their comically loud bathroom door slamming